The Hershey Press 1918-02-01

              Hershey Department Store Will In-stitute
New Plan Friday
February 1st
"Cash and Carry equals Thrift. " This
motto that the Hershey Departmeht
Store has adopted in its grocery depart-ment
is the first and strongest effort that
every housekeeper in "this section can
make towards reducing their living cost.
The price of the goods on a cash basis
is the big argument to answer the question
as to whether the consumer will profit by
the withdrawal of free delivery service.
To carry your purchases will be the out-ward
manifestation that your desire to
serve and save is real.
To serve our country and save your
means so as to be in a position to invest
in Thrift Stamps or other ways of help-ing
to finance the war for humanity is the
one thought of the Hershey Department
Store management in instituting this plan
sgflSg groceries.
Regular schedule of delivery for the
Hershey Dept. Store, beginning Friday,
February 1st: Hershey, Derry Church
and Spring Creek, daily at 9.30, 1.30 and
4.30. Monday, Wednesday and Satur-day,
Hummelstown, a. m., Palmyra, p.
m. South of Hershey to State road, Tues-day.
North of Hershey, to Jonestown
road, Thursday.
PERSEVERANCE WINS
R. H. Hull, our efficient electrician, is
also a chicken fancier." He had told his
friend, Squire Miller, that he was going to
develop a strain of chickens that would
lay. So he started in and bought himself
about 25 or 30 chickens early last Fall.
This winter Mr. Hull's duties mainly
consisted of going out- to the hen coop
with a bucket filled with food, and a bas-ket
for the reward of his endeavors. But
he always cameback with the bucket empty
anl the basket also unfilled. This pastime
he continued for quite a number of months.
Although he worked hard shoveling the
snow so that he could get to the coop tor
feed the chickens and gather the fruit, the
chickens only looked on. However, this
week one of the chickens took pity on
him and laid an egg. So overjoyed "was
Mr. Hull that he brought it to work with
him and showed it to his friend, Squire
Miller. But the Squire has his doubts,
and has his worthy officer Ralph Fiore
working on the case.
THE NEW GARAGE
George W. Stout, of Hamilton, Can-ada,
has charge of the new Garage, on
Chocolate Avenue. Mr. Stout was form-erly
connected with the Studebaker Cor-poration.
The Garage, which was re-constructed
from the Hershey Transit
Company's carbarn, is one of the finest
in the state. Will easily house 50 cars.
FEBRUARY FURNITURE SALE
The February Furniture Sale at the
Hershey Department Store began on Fri-day,
February 1st. Mr. Harry Clark,
who has charge of this department, has
made a large number of attractive bar-gains
in the furniture line. It will pay
you to make a visit to this interesting
department.
To Withdraw Fre e
Deliver y Service
Burden of Responsibility Up to You
Single Persons With $1,000 Salary
Hit; Married With $2,000
S. B. Kreider of Lebanon and S. P.
Bacastow, of Hershey, are the deputy
collectors of income tax of this district,
and are stationed at the Hershey post-office
this week and next week, where they
will be glad to assist in the preparation
of income tax returns.
Taxpayers should apply at this of-fice
at once, the officials stated yesterday
as there is every probability that many
will defer filling out the returns until the
last few days and as the facilities here
are limited, such persons would then run
the risk of not being able to meet the re-quirements
of the law.
The burden of filling out the tax returns
rests with the indivudual, and the law
provides severe penalties for failure to
comply with its provisions. Persons who
are single are subject to the law, if they
receive an income of §1,000 in 1917, and
married persons must make a return if
their income amounted to $2,000 last year.
The deputy collectors have a number
of return blanks on hand, which will care
for persons whose income did not exceed
$3,000 in. 1917. While blanks for larger
incomes are expected daily, it has been
learned that the Lancaster office is mailing
these blanks to those listed in the Lancas-ter
office as having paid on that basis
previously.
The following statement was received
from the Internal Revenue Collector for
this district:
"Income taxpayers are informed that
returns must be made on or before March
1, 1918, and while it is their right to post-pone
payment' of the tax until June 15,
Collector B. F. Davis, of the Ninth Dis-trict,
Lancaster, is urging taxpayers as a
matter of patriotism to make payment
at the time of filing the return, on or be-fore
March 1, 1918.
"The Government will appreciate the
prompt payment of taxes if the taxpayer
is able to make such payment without
undue inconvenience to himself. Money
will win this war. And the need of it is
constant and urgent for the proper equip-ment
and care of our boys now in France
or soon to be there.
"A similar request by Collector Davis
last year met with a prompt , and large
response.
"The public is informed that a discount
at the rate of three per cent'per annum
will be allowed oh all payments of in-come
tax made in advance or at the time
of filing the return.
TO NATIONAL
GEOGRAPHIC READERS
The National Geographic Magazine
bound in book form, makes a handsome
volume, and is a fine addition for the
library shelves. Our bindery facilities
are such that we can bind these magazines
for you. In fact , Tve have "bound these
magazines for several Hershey people,
and our work has been highly satisfactory.
We have four volumes' now being bound.
If possible to secure additional volumes,
the price of binding would be cheaper for
all. Phone us and we will send for them.
You won't be sorry.
30 Days to File
Income Returns
J. B. Leithiser Receives Letter From
Niece In the Hospital Service
In France
Base Hospital No. 15
, "Somewhere in France."
December 19th, 1917.
My dear Uncle Jim:
Intended to write you many
times but there is so little I can say after
all. We are starting our sixth month
over here, and are not acclimated by.any
means. The Fall was .bne of the most
beautiful seasons I have ever spent and
when you stood on a bluff overlooking a
beautiful valley you almost forgot for the
time being that you were almost in the
midst, as it were, of the most terrible war
in history. It rains here from November
until April and the air is cold and pene-trating.
We are fairly comfortably situated; of
course, things are very different from what
they were in times of peace. Our build-ings
are of stone, two stories high, built
in a square, and surrounded by a high
stone wall. In the hospitals we have ten
wards to a floor and sixteen patients in a
war. At first we had all French patients
and they were very interesting. When
we. admitted usually fti the early morning
we were greatly impressed. Usually these
men were on the train all night (military
trains travel very slowly) which only ad-ded
to their discomfort.. Most of them
are carried in on stretchers but it is a
pathetic sight to see the ones that are able
to walk. Many of them are blind tem-porarily
from the gas. ,
The areoplanes have been scouting all
day. They evidently scent danger of
some kind, every now and then we are
notified that so many German areoplanes
have crossed the border. They can't
miss us if they get this far because we
have huge crosses on the roofs. I'll en-close
a piece of the outside covering (black)
and the inner lining (yellow) of gas bag of
the Zepplin that was brought down intact
near here. It was a machine of the latest
type and worth a million dollars,. I've been
told. • .
There are a great many Americans here.
A number are in the wards not suffering
from wounds but mostly from the effects
of the climate. Some of the American
boys are in the trenches and, alas, some
have been taken prisoners, but of'course,
we must expect that.
The outlook is rather, discouraging at
present and the air "is not permeated with
optimism. Russia is not dependable—
and the loss has been heavy in Italy and
now war is declared on Austria.
We have just had six days without rain,
and we all feel much better;.the rain just
chills you to the bone.
Hope you are well and this letter will
reach you in time to wish you a Happy
New Year. With best wishes; I am,
Very Sincerely,
LULU M. MYERS.
NOTICE
All dogs unlicensed after February
1st, will be killed according to the law.
Seventy-five licenses have been taken out
in this township. There are 180 dogs
assessed. Licenses can be obtained from
Squire H. I. Miller, 42 Areba Street.
Letter From
"Over There "
Observing the Regulations oh the
Sale and Use of Food Is Our Duty
: Worl , Serve and Conserve
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Bej patrio ic in your daily purchases of
foodstuffs a! well as in your efforts to
put) forth in :>ther ways, such as Red Cross
work,) etc. It is more essential to help
by pbservin ; .the regulations jon the |sale
of food tha \n is in any other,way. "Food
will win the war." j .
Some pati fptic (?) housewives give half
of their waki ig hours to patriotic endeavor
and then in their home they conceive the
idea that th fir individual case is the ex-ception
and so .use and try to buy quanti-ties
of flour sugar and other| foods , that
are scarce o:. that the sale is limited on
and think tl ey have achieved a 'wonder-ful
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In reality hey are hypocrites and would
be better ofl>in not trying toj camoflouge
their actions by Red Cross or other war
relief work. Their nieghbors j know, j Be
truly patrio ic. Work, serve and Con-serve.
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HERSHEY RED CROSS !
I NEEDS MORE WORKERS
Inasmuch as the Hershey . Red Cross
has assumed the responsibility of making
4000 surgical dressings every month, more
workers shot Id be in attendance on Tues-day,
Thursd iy and Saturday afternoons.
The workers that do turn out are working
like beavers. . Surely there are more Her-sheyj
women that could give a lending
hand to this worthy cause. The hours
are from 2 lb ,5 o'clock. Owing to the
conservation of fuel, the meetings on
Saturday ev« nings have been ^suspended.
The Hersh ;y Red Cross, beginning 1st
of February will' present a knitted outfit
to every He rshey man leaving for the
training 'cam 3S, and these may be ob-tained
by ap dying to Mrs. C.j V. Glynn.
SPLENDID 'ICTURES AT HERSHEY
I CEr-TRAL* THEATRE
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On Saturd; :y. evening "Thej Judgment
House," a I aramount picture, will:be
shown. Sir ( :ilbert Parker, author of the
play, and wh< collaborated with J. Stuart
Blacktcn in 5 ts direction for the screen,
laid the seen s of the story in England
and in SoutI Africa before and during
the Boer Wa . , i
TEMPORARY MAIL CARRIER
* Levi Hollii gsworth is the temporary
mail carrier fc r the free delivery mail ser-vice
begun Fe Driiary 1st for Hershey and
Derry Churc i. The examination was
held last week for this position, ;but as yet
the tegular E ppointment has ; not been
made, ;¦
PRAYER MI ETINGS AT Y.| W. C. A.
The United; Brethren and Presbyterian
churches of IJ irshey hold their1 mid-week
prayer meetinj ;s in the Y. W. C. A. read-ing
room eve[y Wednesday evening at
7.30 o'clock, 'i Rey. R. R. Butterwick had
charge of th£ services last Wednesday
evening, and j! lev. R. H. Taylor will be
in charge nexj Wednesday evening. Ev-erybody
welcd me. !
Food Will Win| |.
The War