The Hershey Press 1916-06-22

              BUSY DAYS IN
THE FACTORY
Hershey Chocolate Company Adding
to its Equipment. New Longi-tudinal
Machines Being Re-ceived
and Installed. A
Model Control System
Every -visitor .to the Hershey Chocolate
Factory, has been impressed by the great
batteries of longitudinal machines cease-lessly
at work. Nothing equalling it is
in any other plant. Each of these machines
is a heavy mechanism of the most sub-stantial
construction .providing for grind-ing
by granite rolls. All Hershey choco-late
is ground in the machines for 72
hours. The work never stops.
Until recently the Hershey Chocolate
Company had 183 of these' longitudinal
machines. No other chocolate factory has
so many and no chocolate factory in
America has a fifth of that number. But
even these 183 machines going all the time
could not keep up with the business, and
so more are being installed.
In the cocoa powder department new
tempertiire controls have been placed.
Every detail of the plant is under con-stant
improvement. Its position as one
of the great efficiency factories of America
is shown by the large numbers of inquiries
about it -which come from government
bureaus and civic and industrial asso-ciations.
The company is busier this
year than in any other year of its history.
VISIT TO PENNHURST
On Sunday Mr. Hershey and party
went to Pennhurst, near Spring City,
Chester County, and spent the day as
the guests of Superintendent ' Signor
at the Eastern Pennsylvania State In-stitution
for the Feeble-minded and
Epileptic. The party who went in two of
Mr. Hershey's cars included M. S. Her-shey,
John E. Snyder, W. H. Lebkicher,
J. B. Leithiser, James Millard, H. C.
Reinhold and L. R.'Meekins. The pur-pose
was to inspect .the very interesting
and successful farming and stockraising
done under the direction of Superintend-ent
Signor. The whole day was given
to the program and all the divisions of
the thousand acre estate were visited.
The visitors were deeply impressed by
what they saw. They were delightfully
entertained by Mr. and Mrs. Signor.
DANCING IN THE PARK
The dancing this year is more popular
than it has ever been . The new plan of
admitting everyone free to the auditorium
is a great hit and the big hall is filled
on dance evenings. Arrangements have
been made with Professor Boyer of
Lebanon to give dancing lessons every
Wednesday evening from 7.30 to 10.30.
He is one of the best teachers in the
state and this is an opportunity for those
who wish to learn the new steps from one
who knows them thoroughly.
PRIVATE RAUCH ALIVE AND WELL
John Rauch, son of Mr. and Mrs.
William F. Rauch, of Palmyra , is a member
of the United States regular army on the
Mexican border. There was a wild rumor
in Palmyra Monday evening that the
young soldier had been shot, but the
rumor later proved to be withou t founda-tion,
A letter received by the parents
Monday said he was alive and well.
The rumor rose from a published account
of the death of a man by the name of
James Rauch,
HUMMELSTOWN AWAKE
Twenty-five business men of Hum-melslown
met in Ruff's Mall on Tuesday
evening for the purpose of organizing a
board of trade, LcRoy Holler presided
art the meeting and Edward Blessing
was the secretary.
HERSHEY PLAYED WELL
But the Fortunes In the Slugfoat
Wen t Against Them
The Hershey Mcn 'H Club lost to the
Rosewood A, C. of Harrisburg in an old-time
slugfest at the Parle diamond on
SHt.urclny .by the score of 12 to 10. Her-shey
was lending until the eighth inning
when llic visitors got. to Dressier for live
ruiiH, The visitors gathered 14 hits and
Hoi'slioy l.'i, among the Hershey bingles
being four triples contributed by Briiinur ,
Swartu, KricHon and Zimmerman.
REV. C. S. GEE TO MARRY
Announcement is made of the coming
marriage of Rev, Clarence S, Geo pastor
of South Presbyterian Church , Cleveland ,
0„ and Miss Knthorlno Selling Ander-son,
n graduate of Woosler In the clans
of 1911, Mr, Gee \vi\h one of the most
popular men In Hershey and his steadily
growing success since ho left, here luw been
followed with keen pleasure by ninny
frl ondn. lie has a prosperous, church and
is limiting' H N»c record In Cleveland,
The bride-to-bo Is a dmrmlng, cultured
woman.
SCHOOLS OPEN
ALL THE YEAR
How the New Plan Would Affect the
Situation in Hershey. Some of
th e Results Where the System
Has Been Tested. The Re-ports
Favor Change
One of the largest and most important
plants in Hershey closes down in May and
does not open again until September. For
practically thirty per cent of the year
it is not running. This is the M. S. Her-shey
Consolidated School of Deny Town-ship,
a building that cost over $120,000.
It is probable that the 650 -children
who attend this school have better health,
during the, school session than during
their vacations. What might happen if
they kept up their studies during the sum-mer,
months would have to be proven by
experience. The cost to the taxpayers of
the township would be somewhere be-tween
five and ten thousand dollars.
But in other places the new system has
been tried and i? has gone far enough for
official reports. The conservation of health
saving of time and prevention of street
loaning are the points for which' W. S.
Deffenbaugh, Specialist in City School
Administration of the United States
Bureau of Education .commends the all-year
school, system in vogue in Newark,
N. J. A study of the Newark system by
Mr. Deffenbaugh forms the basis of a re-port
just issued by the Bureau of Educa-tion.
Mr. Deffenbaugh found that both
pupils and parents indorsed the all-year
school plan. The .children in New-ark
who have attended school for the past
year or two of this plan speak enthu-siastically
of it. The pupils in the seventh
and eighth grades were asked to write
compositiojis_t.elling why they attended
school during the summer. Nearly all
of them stated that the schoolroom
was much Cooler than the streets and
their rooms at home; that they were
glad to have something to do besides
running in the streets, and that they
hoped to gain a grade or two by the
time they were old enough for their work
certificate.
Parents Favor Plan
Parents who were interviewed fav-ored
the plan because their children
were able to get more schooling than
otherwise. They approved "of the plan
also because, they said, they knew that
their children were safe in the schoolhouse
"The attempt was made to find out
how much time the children actually
saved through all-year schools,", says
a statement issued by the Bureau of
Education. "Of 271 pupils in the sixth,
seventh and eighth grades, 25 made no
gain, 67 showed a gain of one-third of a
year, 59 a gain of two-thirds of a year,
67 a gain of one year, and 53 a gain of one
and one-third years."
It was found that the pupils in the
all-year schools not only made more
rapid progress through the grades but
maintained as good scholarship as the
pupils in other schools. Many of them
were able to enter High School as a result
of the time gained and they have had no
difficulty in keeping up with their work.
It is expected that many more pupils will
now complete the elementary grades
at twelve years of age, enter High School
and attend for at least two years, Once
in High School, it is thought they will
likely remain even after the compulsory
age limit is passed.
"One criticism that lias been direct-ed
against the Newark all-year schools,"
says the statement of the Bureau , "is
that the pupils in these schools must do
ten months' work in nine months in order
to gain three months a year and thus com-plete
the eight grades in six years. It
should be understood , however, that the
regular ten months' course has been
modified so that a pupil may complete
it in nine months, and all nonessentials
have been omitted , Furthermore, less
reviewing is needed in September for the
children who have, had only two weeks'
vacation than for those who have had two
months' vacation, The month that is
usually taken at the beginning of the fall
term to review pupils in the work of
the preceding grade is not necessary
far pupils who attend continuously or
with only, short vacations." >
Health Better Cured For
In regmxl to the health of the children
who are kept In school during the summer
months, Mr. l}ol'fcnbaugh declares:
"The medical inspectors of Newark
report that the . health of the children
who have attended school all year has
not been Impaired in the slightest degree,
Tim regular school medical and nurso
service continued in the summer, so that
the health of the children in school is
belter cared for than that of those not in
school. The physician and nurse repor t
that the children who have been out of
school during July and August come back
In September in poorer physical con-dition
than those who have attended
th e two months, and that even the
children who.lmvo been away to a summer
resort arc in no bettor physical condition
than those who hhvu been in school." ,
This Little Town Turns Out a Big
Profit for the United States Gov- .
ernment. Twelve Thousand
Bills of Lading! During the
Months of May. Items
As this issue goes to press the United
States is on the verge of a declaration
of war with Mexico and the troops from
the states are gathering in camp ready
to be moved south. Mt. Gretna is' the
busiest point in Pennsylvania and many
Hersheyites will journey there Sunday
to see the sights.- A great compliment
has been paid to the Pennsylvania troops
in. the request that they be the first to be
sent to the border.
As Carranza Basonly ammunition enough
to fight one or two battles some think
the war would last only a few weeks, but
this is optimism. The general belief
is that when Uncle Sam goes into Mexico
he will be there for many months and
possibly for many years.
The cost will be hundreds of millions.
. Already the government is using war
taxes to meet its prodigious expenditures
and from these we get an idea of what is
ahead of the taxpayer. In the showing
Hershey lives up to its unique reputa-tion.
Its post-office pays the Government a
handsome profit monthly.
During May there were 12,000 bills of
lading at the local freight office: On each
bill was a one cent revenue stamp. Thus
in this item there was a turnover to Wash-ington
of $120. This is not a great sum
in itself but it shows what a minimum
tax will do and it illustrates how Her-shey
is contributing—contributing 'not
only through the post-office but through
the express office, the telegraph, office ,
through all its legal and bank papers and
through all the various forms of revenue
which the government places on the choco-late
and chewing gum industries. '
May's 12,000 bills of lading was the
high record for any month in Hershey's
history.
HOW WAR TAXES
REACH HERSHEY
Special Car Parties Began in For ce
This \Veek and Many Are Sched-uled
for the Comin g Days
Visitors From Harrisbur g,
Lancaster , Lebanon
Yesterday nine special cars brought
picnics from Landisville and Saluiiga.
They came over the tracksot theConestoga
line to Elizabethtown . and then over the
Hershey line to this place. This trip was
the practical opening of the special car
season over the lines to Hershey.
Today the Park street, Harris street
and Westminster Evangelical Sunday
Schools and Camp Curtin Heights, all
of Harrisburg, will come by trolley and
train. . .
Tomorrow Zion Lutheran of Harris-burg
will be here.
On Saturday the Seventh Street Luth-erans
of Lebanon will bring 600 to Her-shey
over the Hershey line.
On Saturday also the Federation of
Men's Bible Classes of Oberlin, Bressler
and Enhatit will come in eight special
cars to spend the day.
Next Tuesday the union Sunday Schools
of the Reformed Churches of Harrisburg
will come in force.
On the same day the employees of the
Garvin Department Store of Lancaster
will arrive on special cars.
" Next Wednesday Stevens Memorial of
Harrisburg will bring a large crowd.
On Wednesday also the union Sunday
Schools of Wrightsville, York county,
will run a special excursion to Hershey
and the train . will stop at Columbia,
Marietta and Bainbridge.
From next Wednesday on through the
season the engagements are many.
There will be many special car parties
this year.
It is noticeable that the automobiles
are on the increase. More have been to
Hershey so far than in. any previous
year and the number grows every week.
The weekday evening and Sunday after-noon
free concerts by the Hershey Band
in Hershey Park are proving very at-tractive
to automobile parties and other
visitors,
HIGH POINT VISITORS
This year 's flora l "beauty at High Point
and the interest in the waterfowl draw
increasing crowds o( visitors. The mansion
grounds were never so lovely as they are
this year and the swan and ducks give
entertainment to the grownups as well
as to the children. The young swans at-tract
the most attention ,
TO PICNIC AT HERSHEY
The Sunday schools of Mount Joy
will picnic at Hershey Tuesday, July 25.
The day will be observed an a general
holiday in Mount Joy.
TIDES OF TRAVEL
TURN THIS WAY
Good Bill Draws Large Audiences
Who Like the Numbers and Es-pecially
the Excellent . Moving
Pictures. Appla use for
Fine Orchestra
At the Park Theater this , week the
vaudeville season began and the opening
bill scored. The audience Monday night
was mainly a Hershey crowd and it enjoy-ed
itself hugely. The fun began with
Charles Maurer's own "arrangement of
the familiar Black Forest medley -which
calls into play almost every kind of an
instrument that can make a noise, from
tin whistles to chimes, and from the crow
of a rooster to the racing of a hunter.
In this Andrew Fasnacht took the honors
by skilfully using traps and effects galore,
although he was well assisted by all the
members including Charlie Maurer who
showed how to play a tamborine and a
piano at one and the same time. The
number was so well done and the applause
was so enthusiastic that an encore had
to be given and in this Albert Mickey
won on the trombone. The orchestra is
very much alive this year and Charlie
Maurer says he has only begun to draw on
his bag of tricks. „
Harrington and his "cornedy dogs make
an act which was much applauded. The
musical Zaonettes had comedy and good
music and they pleased. Wopman and
Horton did so well that they were brought
back ten times, their rhymes of the times
making local hits. The concluding number
was a whirlwind dance by DeWolf and
Maccarlon, which was quite the most
sensational act of its kind seen on the
stage here for years.' It was far above the
average and it brought a storm of ap-plause.
The pictures continue excellent and they
are alone worth the price of admission
several times over. The prices continue,
5, 15 and 20 cents.
Movin g Picture Pro gram
Tonight the moving pictures will be a
Triangle feature, "Jordan Is A Hard
Road," and a two reel comedy with
Fatty Arbuckle and Willie Collier.
Tomorrow night the Famous Players
in "Niobe," featuring Hazel Dawn.
Saturday, Triangle feature and comedy,
Next Monday, Mary Pickford in "The
Dawn of Tomorrow."
Next Tuesday, "Kindling," with Char-lotte
Walker , a five act Laskey feature
play.
BASEBALL JULY FOURTH
The baseball attraction for this place
on July 4 brings two old rivals together
when Hummelslown will met the Pal-myra
aggregation. These two clubs
furnished the attraction on Decoration
Day and the crowd was one of the largest
that ever attended a game in Hershey,
HERSHEY PARK
HAS VAUDEVILLE
Annual 'Meeting - and Convention of
the Laymen 's Missionary Move-ment
Today and Tomorrow
Leadi ng Men . From Dozen *
States. Important ,
Today and tomorrow the General Com-mittee
of the Laymen's Missionary Move-ment
of the Reformed Church will hold
their1 annual meeting and convention in
Hershey. They come from a dozen states.
Rev. Dr. "William P. Lampe is the general
secretary. The chairman is W. W. An-spach;
the treasurer L. P. Tell, and the
secretaiy, Dr. George L. Omwake.
The executive committee is as follows :
F. E. Ammerman, Shamokin, Pa.; Hon.
Horace Ankeney, Xenia, Ohio; Win. "W.
Anspach, Milton, Pa.; Dr. J. H. Apple,
Frederick, Md.; F. M. Berkemeyer,
Allentown, Pa.; Win. H. Dechant, Read-ing;
E. S. Fretz, Pottstown; Prin..E. M.
Hartman, Lancaster;..Paul A. Kunkel,
Esq., Harrisburg; Dr. Geo. Leslie Om-wake,
Collegeville; Harry E. Paisley,
Philadelphia; E. A. Rice, York; L. P.
Teel, Shippensburg; J. P. Truxal, Esq.,
Greensburg.
This is an able and live body of a
large and growing movement and the
proceedings will have unusual interest
and value. Most of these visitors will
come by railroad. .
An Important Body
This is an important meeting. The
Laymen's Missionary Movement of the
Reformed Church is bringing together
at Hershey about 100 men from all parts
of Pennsylvania aiid nearby States to
discuss Efficiency in Church Work, and
especially in promoting Missionary work
throughout the world.
The Executive and General Committees
of the Laymen's Missionary Movement
are made up exclusively of laymen and
include college presidents, bankers, busi-ness
and professional men. They are an
important factor in introducing business
and efficiency methods in the work of the
Church. These men will hold a two day's
meeting in the Auditorium of the Library
Building, the first session being on Thurs-day
afternoon.
One of the most interesting parts of
the program will be the hearing of the
reports of the four Commissions which
have been studying the problem of
"Local Church Efficiency" for nearly a
year. The laymen invited several promi-nent
ministers to join them on these
Commissions and they will meet here with
the laymen. It is expected that some of
the general superintendents and educa-tional
secretaries will also be present.
OLD CLOCK BROUGHT $106
Great Interest in the Levi Zimmerman
Sale at Derry
The public sale of the estate of Levi
Zimmerman at his late residence in
Derry Church on Saturday proved to be
one of the most interesting held in Derry
for a long time. Mr. Zimmerman at the
time of his death was in possession of a
number of old articles and the demand
for them made the bidding fast. Several
old prizes in chinaware brought fancy
prices but the article of most interest
¦was the grandfather 's clock which has
stood in the Zimmerman residence some
fifty years. J. C. Hess was the auctioneer
and he showed his best work on the clock
which after much bidding went to A. C,
Zimmerman of Lebanon for the handsome
price of $106.00. Mr, Zimmerman is a
son of the late Mr. Zimmerman, Mr, and
Mrs, John Houtz resident the Zimmerman
home and arranged for the sale,
DELEGATES TO CAMP NEPAHWIN
The following girls will leave for Camp
Nepahwin Saturday, June 24, to attend
the Industrial Club girl's Council; Jessie
Neihcrt of the Ayuda dub, Helen Spahr
of the Up-To-Date Club, Blanche Cooper
and Ethel Burragc of the Onward Club.
FOR EFFICIENCY
IN CHURCH WOR K
A. M. Schaffner of Hanoverdale has the
following work on hand : In Hershey ;
double brick dwelling house with all
conveniences in Cocoa avenue for A. E.
Yingst; single frame dwelling house in
Granada avenue for John Foreman; double
frame dwelling house in Spring Creek
avenue for Harry Keeney ; garage for Milton
Baschore at the rear of his property in
Chocolate avenue. At Hockcrsvillo:
He Is much interested in Herslicy 's
growth and n went admirer of ItH beauty
and progress. He is it frequent visitor
here.
Single frame dwelling for Clyde Erb;
single frame dwelling for Harry O'Neal
and a single frame dwelling for Cyrus
Hit/., and a garage for Mr. Foreman. At
Humnieifitown: remodeling a single home
into a double dwelling for S. L. Groff.
Many barns -will be improved including
a barn for Elmer Stoudt, and two barns for
William Allen located near Snoop's church;
John Cassel, bain , near Hanoverdale ; Levi
Gingrich , barn , at Hanoverdale; John
Allwine , barn , near Hanoy,er(lnle; John
Landis, summer house and outbuildings
at Mnnada Bottom and garage and wagon
shed for Joslah Gingrich at Cassel's Mill.
He started aa a builder in 1809. He es-tablished
a general store nt Hanoverdale
which has been conducted with success,
Besides the store ho operates n bhicksinitli
shop . anil owner of several properties,
At, Union Deposit he has Hi dwellings ,
which ho erected or remodled.
Mr, Schaffnor built many homes In
Hershey, He put up Home of the lirsl
buildings at the Hershey Industrial School
and 10 homes In Trinidad nvenuo. He was
also the builder of oilier, homes In Choco-late
iivcnuu.
MANY HOUSES
WILL BE BUILT