The Hershey Press 1919-11-20

              OLIVETS WIN
OPENING GAME
/ IN EASY STYLE
Olivets 53; Steelton 10.
The above score speaks for itself. In
their opening game of the season played on
the home floor last Thursday evening, the
Olivets demonstrated in a very convincing
manner that they have lost none of their
old time skill and pep by riding all over their
opponents from little Bethlehem, or Steelton
as it is better known. For Steelton it was
simply a case of being completely outclassed.
To give the result of the game play by
play would be but a repetition of points
being made by Hershey, one after the other
in rapid succession with here and there a
tally for the visitors. Stover was high scorer
for the Olivets, caging nine field goals and
tallying five times from the free line, a total
of 28 points. Strine was next in point of
scoring with six field goals to his credit.
Bordner came across with four baskets. For
the Athenians, Breckenndge tallied twice
from both the field and the foul line and was
thus responsible for six of his team's ten
points. Sellers gathered the other four
points on two pretty goals from the field.
At the end of the first half the score stood
20-3 at which time there was no doubt as
to the ultimate outcome. It was simply a
question as to how many points the local
boys would annex in the next twenty minutes.
Both teams were noticeably weak on the
foul line, Stover caging only five for the
Olivets and Breckenridge getting away with
but two. In this case the points were not
needed by the local tosser but such may not
be the case in other games as many games
have been won through the ability of the
foul tosser. Consequently considerable time
will be spent this week in work from the free
line in an endeavor to strengthen that de-partment.
INDEPENDENTS TO OPPOSE COATES
VTLLE
The Harxisburg Independents scored an
easy triumph over the fast Vincome Five of
Philadelphia in a game played on the Chest-nut
Street Auditorium Saturday evening.
The final score was 41-29. During certain
periods of the game however the Vincome
lads threatened to top their opponents but
in each instance a rally caged by the Harris
burg boys offset the seeming danger.
Moorehead, who has taken over the pivot
position since the withdrawal of "Boss"
Haggerty, played a fast floor game and gives
every promise of holding down the job in a
satisfactory manner. Wallower and Mc-
Cord both played their usual good game on
the offensive while Ford and Gerdes upheld
their end on the defense.
The attraction for this Saturday evening
will be Coatesville team. The Pittson team
of the Pennsylvania League had been
scheduled for this date but through unavoid-able
circumstances they were forced to cancel
and the Coatesville team was secured. Very
little is known around here of the caliber
of this aggregation this season. In former
years however, they were represented with a
fast bunch and upon numerous occasions
took the measure of the Eastern League
teams.
The lineup of the Independents will in all
probability be the same as last week with
Wallower and McCord on forwards, Moore-head
at center and Gerdes and Ford on the
guard positions. Kline and Gough will act
as substitutes.
NEW LIMIT TO COMPENSATION
Announcement of a new maximum charge
in compensation cases has just been made by
the Pennsylvania Compensation Board. A
statement issued says:
"In accidents happening after January 1,
1920, where there are both medical and
hospital charges, or hospital charges alone
the Board will rule $100 as a maximum
charge for the latter."
The opponents of the Olivets tomorrow
evening will be the Methodist Club Five
of Harrisburg. In former years this aggre-gation
has presented a formidable lineup
and despite all reports to the contrary will
be represented with one of the best lineups
in the city:>. The game will be. called at
8:15 with referee Fred-Clark, in charge.
LECT URE BY
DR. RAIGUEL
WELL RECEIVED
The first of the course of five lectures by
Dr. George E. Raiguel of Philadelphia, de-livered
in the Hershey Central Theatre,
Thursday evening, November 14, was a
masterly setting forth of the events of these
critical times through which we are passing,
and a clear and conclusive depicting of
America's leadership as recognized by the
entire world.
Dr. Raiguel is a most pleasing and force-ful
speaker, unprejudiced in his positions on
public issues, holding in full possession all
the details of the intricate situations the
world has been facing in these recent months
and years. He martials his material in such
orderly and conclusive a manner as to carry
his audience as a unit with him, holding it in
rapt attention throughout his lecture.
While readily confessing that the League
of Nations, in common with all human pro-ductions,
has in it not a few weaknesses and
imperfections, he nevertheless is an ardent
advocate of such a league as an actual
necessity, and hopes that America may bear
her part in establishing and fully maintaining
such a covenant as will present a barrier
to the war curse for all the future. He gave
full credit of sincerity to all parties in the
senate and elsewhere, whether advocating
or opposing the League, yet expressed no
doubt for himself in its wisdom and value
to the nations at large.
The lecture had its numerous as well as
its serious and instructive side and both the
power and the skill to depict passing scenes
were nowhere more conclusively revealed
than in his portrayal of the great base ball
game in London between our American boys
of the Army and of the Navy. That it is
"our game" rather than Great Britains was
clearly evinced by the entire lack of know-ledge
of the game even in royal minds, but
the enthusiasm, good feeling and 'spirit of
unity were none the less evinced and pro-moted
by the game.
The lecture guarantees a still larger at-tendance
upon those that are to follow.
SCHOOL CHILDREN ASKED TO AID
HEALTH CRUSADE
In a letter written yesterday by T>t.
Thomas E. Finnegan, Superintendent of
Public Instruction, school children and
teachers were summoned to the aid of the
Red Cross health crusade and petitioned to
do all in their power to assist the organiza-tion.
Dr. Finnegan wrote to 44,000 teachers in
the state calling attention to Red Cjoss day
in the schools, Friday, December 6. His
letter includes:
"This is everybody's fight. The person
who is so negligent or so unfortunate as to
contract the disease does not suffer alone.
He threatens the life and happiness of his
family and his friends. He is a menace to
the public on the streets, in public convey-ances,
in school and church, and at the movie
or other place of amusement. The fight,
then, particularly concerns the school of to-day
because its success or failure is of first
importance to the community of tomorrow.
"One thing they can all do at once; that
is, use the Red Cross Seal of 1919. Let us
present the cause of good health, with par-ticular
reference to the anti-tuberculosis
campaign, at this Christmas Season when
the spirit of good will is dominant in our
thoughts. The Red Cross Seal of 1919 has
a particular appeal to ' children. Santa
Claus, printed in red with white fringes on
his outfit, and a white beard, stands with a
full pack at the top of a chimney ready to
descend. Devotion to such a good health
movement is a fine exemplification of the
Spirit of Christmas.
'This is a proper time to have an examin-ation
of every child who has any of the usual
symptoms of this disease. The medical
inspector of your district should be requested
to make an examination of each child who
shows any of the symptoms of such disease.
Provisions should be made for supplying
each of these children with proper treatment
and in all cases where the home may not be
able to provide such treatment the nurses
and school visitors should follow up such
cases."
GOOD PROGRAM
RENDERED BY
SINGERS HER ^
Fulfilling all expectations, the Woodland
Singers of America, brought here under the
auspices of the John Elder Men's Bible
Class as the first- of a series of three enter-tainments,
furnished a capacity audience with
one of the most enjoyable programs ever
presented to a Hershey audience. The en-tertainment
was given in the Central Theatre
Thursday evening.
With Mr. Cavin Jones, the Royal Welsh
Baritone, as manager, Mr. Frank Thomas,
as first tenor and entertainer, Mr. J. W.
Hoffman as second tenor, and Mr. Milo
Sweet as second bass, the "Woodland
Singers" present one of the strongest quartets
and entertaining combinations before the
public to-day.
Without a pause in the entire evening,
and with much variety and.real art,.they
captivated their audience at the very be-ginning,
and held it spell-bound through to
'the end. Their enthusiasm and universal
demands for encores, revealed the enjoyment
of the audience throughout the evening.
The seeming impromptu character, and
entire uniqueness of the program, gives it a
fascination that is at onoe recognized and
most heartily responded to by their sympa-thetic
and delighted hearers. Music of the
highest order, and humor of the purest and
most pleasing character permeated the entire
evening's exercise, and the "Woodland
Singers" will find a hearty welcome awaiting
their return to Hershey if in the course of
events <that happy repetition might come to
pass.
That the general public had high antick
pations for die evening's entertainment was
clearly shown by the large audience as-sembled
much before the hour appointed, to
begin, and that a still larger audience will
greet the, "Winter's Company" for the
second entertainment of the course seems
assured from the pleasure and profit derived
from the "Woodland Singers," and from the
universal comment and commendation of
the movement by the class.
LANCASTER COUNTY RAISES BANNER
CROP OF CORN
Statistics recently compiled by the Secre-tary
of Agriculture shows that Pennsylvania
ranks among the highest in the production
of corn, buckwheat and potatoes.
Lancaster County leads in corn, producing
5,312,916 bushels, an average yield of 58
bushels to the acre. York County was
second and Berks third.
Lehigh leads the potato counties with
1,794,420 bushels, and an average yield of
135 bushels an acre. Luzerne, Lancaster,
Berks and York followed ' consecutively. '
HUMMELSTOWN TO PLAY WEST END
The Hummelstown football team will
lineup against the West End Reserve team
of Harrisburg Satruday afternoon on the
Hummelstown field and from all indications
a fast game will result This will be the
second time this season that these teams
have met, the first game being won by the
Harrisburg team after an exciting battle.
The Hummelstown boys are out for revenge
and have been put through a number- of
stiff practices this week in an effort to
strengthen the weak spots.
BD3LE CLASS MEETS
Thirteen members of the John Elder
Bible Class, Hershey Presbyterian Sunday
School, were entertained Monday evening
at the home of Irvin Reist and family at 102
North Lincoln street; Palmyra. The early
part of the evening was devoted to the
business session and the study of the book
entitled "Money, the acid test." Later dis-cussions
were held and a social program
enjoyed. Refreshments were served. The
members decided to meet next week at the
home of George Gressler, Chocolate avenue,
Hershfy. Those present were: Rev. R. H'.
Taylor,- Ivan L. Mease, Harold Woomer,
Harry Fasnacht, Alvin McKinney, John
Boyer, Daniel Ensminger, S. P. Bacastow
George Gressler, H. S. Moyer, Messrs. Burk-holder.
Wolf and Irvin L. Reist.
FEW TURKEYS
TO BE EATEN
THIS YEAR
With Thanksgiving but a week off,-many
housewives are seriously contemplating the
possibilities of having turkey as the chief
article on the menu for dinner and in most
cases it is admitted that it is altogether
likely that chicken or rabbit will be a popular
substitute for the old time honored fowl, due
to the exceedingly high cost ,of the birds.
In fact wholesalers and retailers in general
are advising that the people forget all about
turkfey and eat something else in its stead.
Even the State Department of Agriculture
has joined in with the advice to eat rabbit
instead of turkey.
One of the largest wholesale dealers in
this section of the country issued a statement
this week in which he said that there are
absolutely no hopes of securing cheap turkey
this year. He said that the demand far
exceeds the supply and that the .prospects
are that the bird will bring higher prices** next week than ever before in- the history dip
the country. Jf :
Prices quoted early this week in the»wJiofe .
sale districts were generally 45 centsrSo 48
cents for fancy young* western hensSihat
would weigh from 8 to 18 pounds.idtin some
places the prices were quoKcfSt^nffy cents ,
wholesale. fSH^''2>r. "^- .-.., • ¦¦' '
Good live turkeys "Snathe; hoof' are
bringing now 35 and 405cehtsa pound and
many persons are Jbaying them with the
idea of adding ka^ew;m6re pounds to their
weight before-Thanksgiving although experts •
declaret-that there is sure, to be a decided-loss
instead as turkeys will not stand con-finement
like chickens.
:*T Prices for other poultry was quoted as
about;the same as.last year but with a
quantity of the lower grades and "very few
fancy roasting fowls.
Western roasting chickens are now, whole-sale,
34. to 36; cents a pound, fancy ducks,
39 to 42 cents,; and geese 32 to 36 cents.
Plenty, of rabbits are coming from Kentucky
and other -western, states and may be se-cured,
dealers say, for 75 or 85 cents a pair,
wholesale. Pennsylvania rabbits are for-bidden
to be sold under the game laws of
the state. ~ . • t
GOOD SHOW AT^CENTRAL THEATRE
u* ^d— THANKSGIVING DAY
Patrons of the Hershey Central Theatre
will be offered one of the greatest film at-tractions
of the year Thanksgiving Day
when "Checkers" the great racing story
featuring Thomas J. Carrigan will be pre-sented
at that place. Others in the cast
are Ellen Cassity, Robert Elliot, Tammany
Young, Ed. Sedgwick, Joe King and Peggy
Worth. The production was. directed by
Richard Stanton. .„ ;.
"Checkers" is one of the greatest stories
of the fascinating race track life ever written.
Intertwined with it is a story of love and
romance with just sufficient other emotions
to make the story one continued.theme of
great interest. The career of Checkers him-self
is a great heart interest story of how a
reformed race track tout makes good through
the influence of good and clean associates.
The story which was written by Henry
M. Blossom Jr., and produced by the Fox
organization, cost more than $320,000 to
present before the public and consumed
more than three months of, solid work in
the making. The racing scenes were taken
from the famous Belmont Park race track.
The New Jersey railroad was rented and
used for the parts featuring the special rail-road
scenes. Included in the many wonder-ful
scenes are a number taken from New
York's notorious Chinatown.
HUMMELSTOWN H. S. ALUMNI TO
GIVE CONCERT
An excellent program has been prepared
for the "Old Time Concert" to be.given in
the Orpheum Theatre, Hummelstown, Fri-day
evening, November 28, under the aus-pices
and direction of the Hummelstown
High School Alumni Association./r The pro?
gram will include musical selections of var-ious
kinds and a number of. readings*. The
committee in charge of the sale of tickets-are
confident of a crowded house. , : i