The Hershey Press 1921-03-31

              Six days per week the Hershey Traction
Company carries five, six hundred, or
more of this community's employees to
their homes in the surrounding towns,
Palmyra, Hummelstown, Campbelltown,
Elizabethtown and Lebanon. True, there
is not sufficient seating capacity to permit
each one to find a seat but the service is
adequate, even though some are obliged
to stand. Each evening at 5:30 and at
6:00 o'clock and on Saturday noon, is
enacted, then, a scene which certainly is
not devoid of thrills and danger and upon
which is based the problem , herein to be
presented .
The scene above mentioned is one
commonly known as a "mob scene,"
one created by a surging, struggling
mass of humanity. A scene in which
there are many units, each teeming and
seething with life and aggressiveness, each
prompted by a single, absorbing, mad
desire to secure a seat. Now suppose you
are one of the more aggressive and succeed,
quite often , in getting aboard and securing
a seat. Of course, you congratulate your-self
each time and feel that you have
accomplished something worth while.
Now the question is, Was it worth
while?
Fifteen minutes to Palmyra or Hum-melstown,
or to Campbelltown. You are
able to stand for fifteen minutes are you
not? So, if what you gain is importan t,
it at least is not absolutely essential.
Somebody has to stand—somebody who
probably is just as worthy of a seat as you
are.
Many of the women and girls of course
have to stand unless there are more than
enough seats for the men or unless some
of the men have old-fashioned ideas about
the conduct of a gentleman. While they
may be better able to stand than you, still
that is not certain.
Suppose again that in the scramble to
get aboard a car somebody should be hurt.
That is a very real possibility and it is
only by good fortune that there have been
no accidents up to date. Suppose it
happened, would it be a great satisfaction
to know that you got a seat? Woul d you
feel proud of your part in the accident , or
would you say that you would have stood
up on the car every day for the next year
rather than have any responsibility for
somebody's being hurt?
This is not an imaginary problem, but
one that is very real. You might even be
the one to be hurt. Think it over.
Securing Seat in
Trolley Gar is How
Important to You
The principal feature of the conference
of young people to be conducted by the
Dauphin County Sabbath Association in
Messiah Lutheran Church , Sixth and
Forster streets, on Friday, April 8, will
be an organized class demonstration. In
this event it is expected that all young
people present will take part , with the
idea that they shall "learn to do by doing. "
It will be conducted by the representatives
of the State Association who will be present.
Another important announcement is
k,lhat a prize banner will be offered to the
*Jistrict having the-* highest percentage
of delegates at the convention. The num-ber
of Sunday Schools in the district will
be taken into consideration. The banner
bears a suitabl e inscription in bronze
letters, and it is now held by District No.
13, of Elizabcthville.
Registration up to the limit of '100 will
be received by II. Albert Taylor , 2307
North Fifth street , Ilarrisburg, and should
he accompanied with $1 registration fee.
Delegates will then receive cards entitling
them to attend all the sessions and the
banquet .
HERSHEY POST MEETING
Hershey Post No. 386, of the American
Legion , held a regular monthly meeting
on Tuesday evening, March 2(1, in the
Post quarters , with Commander Suavely,
presidium All current business ma Iters
were disposed of in order. The assembly
voted to carry over to the April , meeting
Until action on the two proposed changes
in the By-Laws. These changes weru
recommended in the February meeting
and concern the consolidation of Oh;
Entertainment and Advertisement Com-mittees
and also the making permanent of
the Quarters Committee and the Funerals
Wid Ceremony Committee. It is hoped
all members who can do so will attend in
order to vote on these amendments.
Following conclusion of business, refresh-ments
were served by the Social Com-mittee
and the meeting was adjourned.
YOUNG PEOPL E'S CONFERENCE
DAUPHIN COUNT Y S. S.
ASSOCIATION
BECOMES MEMBER OF NEW IN
TERNATIONAL SOCIET Y
Mr. J. N. Smith, who is connected with
the Hershey Department Store, and who
is personally known to many of our readers
has just become a member of the Inter-national
Association of Practipedists, an
organization incorporated and chartered
under the laws of Illinois.
Mr. Smith recently graduated from the
American School of Practipedics, of Chi-cago,
after having taken a thorough course
in the anatomy of the human foot and leg,
the disabilities and discomforts to which
feel are subject and the most modern
methods of relieving and correcting such
defects by the use of scientific corrective
appliances. Fie graduated with high
honors and this has resulted in his being
invited to become a member of the Practi-pedic
Association and in his acceptance
of the invitation. He now wears a beauti-ful
lapel button to indicate his membership
and his Certificate of Membership may he
seen displayed at the store.
This association is a very powerful one,
consisting entirely of shoe men and women
who have fitted themselves to give foot
comfort to their patrons by a thorough
course of education and training. The
association is now running a series of full
page advertisements in the principal
magazines of national circulation for the
purpose of acquainting the public with the
services it may expect to obtain free from
practipedist s in the shoe stores that em-ploy
such foot experts. Their ads point
out that there are already thousands of
such stores and that their number is
increasing daily.
The hundreds of people in this com-munity
who have had their feet examined
and corrected by Mr. Smith will be glad
to hear of this new recognition he has
obtained .
ELAINES HAVE GOOD SEASON
The Elaines, winning sixteen out of
twenty-three games with a percentage of
.696 closed a very successful season.
Twelve of these games, of which number
they won seven, were played in the
Lebanon County League, in which were
also represented , Palmyra , Annville and
Lebanon. This work won for them the
League title although they were given a
close fight by the Lebanon quintette.
They scored during the entire season a
total of 896 points as against their oppon-ents
total of 721. Of this total 738 points
were secured on field goals and 158 on
fouls. They scored 369 two-pointers as
against 267 scored by their opponents.
In foul-shooting, they registered 158
points out of 307 tries for a percentage of
.514. Their opponents turned 187 points
out of 389 tries from the fifteen foot mark
for a percentage of .480.
In this department , Smith led his team-mates,
arching 139 out of 258 tries for a
percentage of .539. Ed. Zimmerman
ranks second with a percentage of .409,
having caged 9 out of 22 tries, and Ma-grini
ranks third , having caged 10 out of
25 tries, for a percentage of .400.
Ed. Zimmerman playing in 14 games
and arching 88 two-pointers for an average
per game of 6.3 goals, leads the team in
this department. Smith ranks second
with 128 in 23 games for an average of
5.57. "Bill" Zimmerman ranks third
with 58 in 19 games for an average of
3.05. Magrini ranks fourth with 48 in
20 games for an average of 2.4. Henry
ranks fifth with 20 in 11 games for an
average of 1.43, Purcell ranks sixth with
12 in 22 games for an average of .6.
Elliott played one game and turned in 11
goals. Dowhower substituted in two
games and caged 1 goal. Leib substituted
in two games and caged 1 goal. Schlcpfe r
played in five games and caged 2 goals.
Leibfried played one game without scor-ing.
The Elaines are an aggregation that
play first class basket ball. They have
improved greatly over previous seasons
and if they are not broken up will continue
to progress in this popular and fascinating
indoor sport . They are fully deserving
of the encouragement given hy the Men 's
Club and in a few years will prove worthy
rivals of the best teams in Central Penn-sylvania.
RED CROSS MEETING
1 Icrshcy Chapter of the Red Cross, will
hold a meeting on Monday, April 4 , at.
two o'clock in the afternoon , In the Well
Baby Clinic room, All members are
urged to observe that the room of the
Well Baby Clinic is situated in the south-eastern
corner of the front section of the
vacated store building, This corner was
formerly used by the Meal Department of
the store, Use side entrance on Cocoa
Ave. Questions of Importance will be
presented and it Is hoped that all members
will strive earnestly to attend ,
The Olivets will close the 1920-21 season
with a mammoth affair on Thursday,
April 7, when they will hold their second
annual dance. The event will be staged
in the large and splendid winter dance
hall and a record crowd is anticipated.
Nickey 's Sextette , of Carlisle, has been
engaged for the occasion. Everybod y
knoW'S Nickey, the trombone artist who
starred several seasons with the Hershey
Park Orchestra. Every man of this fam-ous
sextette—Cumberland Valley 's best—
has earned a place in this organization
through positive merit. Nickey promises
dance patrons of this section something
entirel y different— something with a
"whiz " and a "bang" to it—that will make
'em crave, for more.
The Olivets have had a very successful
season, playing a total of thirty-four
games, of which number they won twenty-one
for a percentage of .618. They won
the title in the Lancaster County League
with little trouble, proving themselves
superior beyond question. They met Mt.
Joy in seven league contests, winning five
and losing two; Elizabethtown in eight
contests, winning five and losing three ;
and Golde in four contests, winning three
and losing one. Of these thirteen vic-tories
seven were played at home and six
were played on the opponents floors. Of
the six defeats, two were played at home
and four on the floors of their opponents.
During the entire season they scored
a total of 1302 points as against a total of
1149 scored by opposing teams. They
registered 482 field goals while the opposi-tion
registered 415 field goals.
A total of 583 fouls were called on them
of which number the opposition converted
319 into points for a percentage of .547.
On the opponents .659 fouls were called
of which number the Olivets converted
338 into points for a percentage of .513.
Strine was leading point man, turning
in a total of 341 points. "Win. " Zimmer-man
ranks second with 252, Clark third
with 210, Stover fourth with 206, Elliott
fift h with 170, and E. Zimmerman sixth
with 123. Considering scoring honors
from a standpoint of average per game
this rating would undergo some severe
changes. Ed. Zimmerman, then , who
played in nineteen games equal to ten full
games, would lead with an average score
per game of 12.3 points. Strine would
follow with 10.3, W. Zimmerman with
7.75, Clark with 6.46, Stover with 6.24 ,
and Elliott with 35.2.
In number of field goals, "Win. " Zim-merman
with 124 in 32.5 games leads
with a game average of 3.8 goals. Ed.
Zimmerman follows with 30 in 10 games
for a game average of 3. Clark comes
third netting 96 in 32.5 games for a game
average of 2.95. Strine ranks fourth ,
caging 93 in 33 games for an average of
2.82. Elliott ranks fifth , caging 83 in
32.5 games for an average of 2.55, and
-Stover ranks sixth , caging 56 in 33 games
for an average of 1.7.
In the foul shooting department Ed.
Zimmerman leads with a percentage of
.578, turning 63 points out of 109 tries.
Strine runs a close second with .564, turn-ing
155 points out of 273 tries. Stover
with .500, turning 94 points out of 188
tries , ranks third. "Win. " Zimmerman
stands fourth with .333 having caged 4
out of 12 tries. Clark stands fifth with
.289 having registered 18 out of 61 tries ,
and Elliott stand s sixth with .287, having
caged 4 out of 14 tries.
The Olivets may well feel proud of
their season 's work. The Men 's Club ,
which organization has reared this quin-tette
from the Junior ranks and has given
them every encouragement , is justly proud
of them. The Community is likewise
proud of them as was shown in the whole-hearted
support and attendance at the
games. Each member of the team will
not mature into man 's estate for several
years. livery team met during the
season, were older in years and in exper-ience
yet 'the boys in green ' came through
with colors Hying and glory a 'plenty.
They play a class of basketball which
would make any community proud to
own them. They are an asset lo Hershey
and il is hoped they may continue I heir
splendid work through the years (hat lie
ahead. And quite safely may the pre-diction
be made that this community will
stand solidly back of them always afford-ing
them plenty encouragement and wish-ing
them greater success,
APPROVE BRIDGE PETITION
Reports were filed by the Grand Jurors
last Thursday approving the County
Commissioner's petition for a new bridge
over Spring Creek, East Chocolate Ave.
Olivets Will Close
Season With Dance
Thursday, April 7
PLAY BY T. A. A. CLUB , APRIL 15
The "Patriot Girl", a" patriotic comedy
in two acts will be produced by the T. A. A.
Club on the evening of Friday, April 15,
in the Central Theatre.
The story of the play reveals some
interesting action and promises an evening
of delightful entertainment. It runs as
follows: Penelope Winthrop, of New
York , pays her aristocratic Boston rela-tives
an unexpected visit , only to find the
family away. Penelope's patriotism is a
matter of course, so she does not appreciate
the historic and haunted family mansion.
During the Revolution an ancestress
saved Boston, and the spirits of those who
took part in the event reenact it on each
anniversary. Penelope has arrived on the
very night , and courageously decides to
remain. On the stroke of nine, the por-traits
of her ancestors move, the figures
step from their frames, talk to Penelope,
and then , true to tradition , enact an in-spiring
little drama in which papers im-portant
to Washington are saved and an
English officer is repulsed. Penelope's
patriotism burns brighter as she realizes
what it means to be an American.
There are eight characters in the story,
which have been assigned to capable
persons. They are studying and working
faithfully in order to provide an evening
of genuine pleasure and success for their
efforts may safely be predicted.
This play will constitute the first part
of the evening's entertainment. In the
second part will be enacted a sort of
doll-shop story under the title, "Mrs.
Jarvey's wax Figures." Mrs. Jarvey has
succeeded her husband , now deceased, in
the maintenance of a wax-figure shop.
Here we find many wax figures, in many
characteristics—historical , literary, fairy,
etc.—-enacting a story which will certainly
afford much' wholesome amusement and
will prove a novel event , indeed . There
are fifteen persons taking part , with each
one endeavoring to do their very best.
This two-part program will assuredly
make up an evening of rarest delight.
Tickets are now on sale and it is hoped
that everybod y may generously respond.
The T. A. A. Club which is doing a work
of genuine good in the community, deserve
your encouragement and will gratefully
appreciate your patronage.
SACRED CONCERT AT HUMMELS-TOWN
POSTPONED
The Concert announced from pulpit
and press which was to have been given
by the Grace M. E. Choir of Harrisburg,
in the Methodist Church at Hummels-town
on Thursday, March 31, has been
postponed to Saturday, April 9. This
action was due to the illness of several
members of this celebrated choir.
The Choir is vested , has forty voices
and is under the leadership of Professor
Bernard B. Mausert. The concert will
be the same as heretofore announced , con-sisting
of solos, duets, quartettes and
choruses with special instrument al selec-tions.
The doors of the church will be opened
at 7:00 o'clock , the concert beginning
promptly at 8:15. Everybod y is welcome.
There will be no admission charge but
a free silver offering will be lifted. Par-ents
and guardians are requested to keep
I heir children in the seats with them.
REMARKABLE SALE OF ALUMINUM
UTENSILS
Saturday, March 26, the Department
Store staged a very remarkable sale of
Aluminum ware. There were double-roasters
, berlin kettles , slewing kettles ,
double-boilers , coffee percolators , dish-pans,
casseroles, etc., all of the "Quality
Brand" the world' s best Aluminum ware.
The values ranged from $2.50 to $5.00
with each and every article selling at
$1.69. The sale opened at 10:00, in
charge of Mr. Edward Ornstein , of New
York , a special factory representative.
House-wives came from all directions to
reap the benefits of this unusual sale and
at 5:00 p. m. every article more than 400
of them had been sold, This was a
thrift proposition of the purest sort and
the fact thai the "Sold-out " sign was hung
out after only seven hours of siile is
significant of the thrift practised by
l lersliev housewives. <
P. O. S. OF A. NEWS
Monday evening, April 4 , will be a gala
event In the a ffairs of Camp No. 705,
P, (), S. of A, A large class of candidates
will be initialed into the mysteries of the
order. Commandery No. (il , of Ilarris-burg,
will be special guests of the evening.
A smoker, during which eats will be
served , will be held following the confer-ment
of degrees. Any P, O. S. of A, mem-ber
, regardless of Camp, is invited to
at lend.
The lecture in the Central Theatre on
Tuesday evening, March 29, by Prof.
A. K. Ober, of Elizabethtown, was at-tended
by a large number of people most
of whom came from outside of Hershey.
The subject matter for the lecture was
built upon Prof. Ober 's personal exper-iences
encountered on Yiis journey to
Japan, where in September, 1920, the
World Sunday School Convention was
held. Prof. Ober was a delegate sent out
by the Church of the Brethren.
His lecture illustrated by a large num-ber
of beautiful slides, was very interesting
and very impressive. He emphasized
the courteous manner in which the dele-gates
to the Convention were received.
Regardless of which city they traveled to
it seemed the cities, were all vying with
each other in affording a warmer reception
and in entertaining with a greater degree
of hospitality.
He told in graphic fashion and displayed
pictures of the fire which so completely
ruined the building in which was to be
held the Convention. He told of the
Convention itself , noting the progress
that is being realized in this great world-wide
movement. He touched briefly upon
many details and omitted many more
because time would not permit. He spoke
of Japanese customs and manner of living,
he spoke of her mountains, of her shrines
and of her growth towards modern
methods of city building. Eacy point
upon which he was touched was clearly
impressed upon the audience which re-mained
absorbingly interested throughout.
The lecture is one of the very best that
has ever been delivered in Hershey. It is
educational , is illustrated with unusually
beautiful slides and we heartily commend
it to any community.
Lecture Tuesday by
Prof. A. K. Ober
Largely Attended
JOHN ELDER MEN'S BIBLE CLASS
A meeting of John Elder Men's Bible
Class, of Den y Presbyterian Sunday
School , was held on Monday evening,
March 28, at the home of R. S. Woomer.
An entertainment committee was ap-pointed
as follows: R. S. Woomer, Harold
F. Woomer, Rev. R. H. Taylor, Iva n L.
Mease, Mervin G. Holland , Irvin H.
Slesser and Paul R. Gingrich. This com-mittee
will have charge of the 1921-22
Lyceum Course. New members elected
were : A. C. White , Charles Woomer and
Moritz Lovinger.
The first half of the second chapter of
"Near East Cross Roads of the World ,"
was discussed with R. S. Woomer as
leader. Following this interesting dis-cussion
and after all business had been-properly
disposed of refreshments were
served while the men enjoyed a pleasant
social hour. Present were : Rev. R. H.
Taylor , George Dressier, Irvin H. Slesser,
Mervin G. Holland , Paul R. Gingrich ,
Charles Woomer, Ivan L. Mease, S. John
Boyer , Daniel Ensminger , Moritz Lov-inger
and A. C. White.
The next meeting of the class will be
held at the home of Irvin H. Slesser, 36
West Chocolate Avenue.
ANGEL-FOOD CAKES FOR SALE
Angel-food cakes, of extraordinary de-liciousness,
may now be secured for enter-tainments
, parties , etc., by sending an
order to Mrs. S. S. Brenberger , of 62
Derry Road. Mrs. Brenberger is a
culinary expert who delights in producing
pastry of finest quality and has particu-larly
specialized in Angel-food cakes.
She has given much time and study to
the baking of this cake supreme and is
justly proud of every cake she bakes.
She will make Ihem small or large or in
any number and wilLgladly give her most
conscientious effort lo any order she may
receive. Having once tasted of one of
Mrs. Brenberger 's angel-food s, you will
say it is absolutely the finest bit of pastry
you have ever partaken of. All orders
will be given prompt attention.
NEW POWER HOUSE
The Hershey Traction Company k
buildihg a new power house or sub-station
along the Elizabethtown line , situated
near the Conewago Creek and about three
miles from Elizabethtown. When com-pleted
it will afford additional adequate
power lo take care of all I he heavy summer
traffic when travelin g is at its height and
picnics at Hershey Park are dally occur-rences.
Trouble was experienced in hand-ling
the vast crowds on former occasions
and t his new station will increase facilities
lo such an extent that , no matter how
great the crowd or heavy the traffic the
task will be completed in apparent ease.