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Hershey To Be "Dutch" Town Next Weekend Upwards of 200,000 persons are expected to "shussel off" to Hershey Park on August 25, 26, 27, and 28 to join the Pennsylvania Dutch and their enthusiastic adherents in the seventh annual celebration of Pennsylvania Dutch Days. Conceived by members of the Pennsylvania Dutch Dia-lect Class of the Hershey Eve-ning School during the 1948- 49 term, the observance had its origin on August 27, 1949, as a one-day get-together of class members and friends. A crowd of 25,000 per-sons attended, surpassing even the fondest dreams of its sponsors. As a result of the interest shown, the cele-bration was expanded to three days in 1950 and has since grown by leaps and bounds. Harry L. Erdman, general chairman, estimated that 150,- 000 persons attended last year's events. This year, with an extra day added to the crowded schedule, a new at-tendance record is expected. Visitors seeking a taste of Pennsylvania Dutch food will find many tasty dishes on sale at Derry Presbyterian Church and the Park Golf Club. The golf club dining room will be operated by the ladies of Spring Creek Church of the Brethren. Snitz and knepp, ham and beans, chick-en pot pie, shoo-fly pie, and the traditional seven sweets and sours will be available to gourmands on Thursday, Fri-day, and Saturday. Craftsmen will display many of the "lost arts" in a special exhibit section in the huge sports arena. Such han-dicrafts as ceramics, weaving, candle dipping, glass-blowing, and quilt making will be dem-onstrated in working displays. Also, there will be a display of 300 quilts, believed to be the largest exhibit of its kind in the world. The dairy cattle show, in-troduced two years ago, will again be a feature. Breeders from Lancaster, York, Schuyl-kill, Dauphin, Lebanon, Perry, Cumberland, and Berks Coun-ties will vie for prize money totaling $4,300. Another event of interest will be the Market Hog Show and Sale conducted by Dauphin County 4-H and F.F.A. groups. The mammoth Hershey Stadium will be the scene .of these events, as well as a farm implement show, the latter a new feature this year. Plenty of Pennsylvania Dutch entertainment has been arranged. Dutch vaud-eville on Thursday after-noon will be followed by the coronation of the State Lot-waerrick (Apple Butter) Queen. A Pennsylvania Dutch Fendue (Sale), with the auctioneer carrying on in the Pennsylvania Dutch dialect, will feature the Fri-day afternoon program. Square dancing in the park ballroom will conclude the Friday program. The Pennsylvania Poultry Association will again partici-pate by presenting special ex-hibits in a tent city on the park athlete field. The poultry festival will be climaxed by a state-wide chicken barbecue for 10,000 persons and the crowning of the State poultry queen on Saturday. In extending the program to four days to include Sunday (Continued on Page Time HERSHEY NEWS Vol. 3 HERSHEY, PENNSYLVANIA, AUGUST 18, 1955 No. 33 CHEMICAL WARFARE operation for pest control is the important work of men like John Shuey, Leroy Shertzer and William Pendleton (left to right in photo), shown as they use a spray in one of the many area build-ings. They're Sanitation Department men of the Choco-late Corporation's Laboratory. Vital Job: Sanitation The common house fly, once a menace to all concerned, is slowly becoming a thing of the past in Hershey and vicinity —at least the menace—thanks to the vigorous all-around-town efforts of the Sanitation Department crew of the Her-shey Chocolate Corporation. Pest control, it would seem, is one of those things taken for granted, but it represents a constant battle of wits, chemicals, and professional skill for the Sanitation men under the overall direction of Chief Chemist E. W. Meyers. The house fly is a pesky thing. As men who fought in the Pacific islands can well testify, the fly and other In-sects presented a constant problem. The wonder of DDT was hailed in World War II days as a sure-fire eliminator of the fly. However, it wasn't long until the fly had built up an immunity to DDT, and they were back in hordes. When it was learned that DDT no longer did the job on the com-mon house fly, other chemi-cals and techniques were adopted by the Sanitation De-partment. And so goes the (Continued on Page Four) To Register New Entrants For School Registration dates for Der-ry Township kindergarten and elementary pupils not previ-ously enrolled have been an-nounced by Elementary School Principal A. Sterling King. The registration sessions will take place next Monday through Friday—August 22- 26—in the elementary princi-pal's office. Hours each day will be from nine to eleven-thirty a.m. and one to three-thirty p.m. King pointed out that it is urgent for all parents to reg-ister their children for kin-dergarten and First Grade during this special period, "as it will be impossible to regis-ter anyone on the first day of school because of the many problems that normally arise on that day." New entrants in all elemen-tary grades should be regis-tered during the coming week, ii they have not been enrolled previously, King said. He pointed out, however, that if a child attended kindergarten in Hershey, he need not reg-ister to enter First Grade. The school announcement was intended specifically for all previously un-enrolled ele-mentary grade pupils and kin-dergarten children who will be attending the Derry Town-ship schools this year for the first-time. Pennsylvania Dutch Days Highlights THURSDAY 10 a.m. Judging, Dauphin County 4-H and FFA Market Hog Show, field adjacent to Hershey Stadium. 11 Dairy Cattle Show (Stadium) ; Farm Implement Show (Stadium) ; Pennsylvania Dutch Exhibits (Sports Arena) ; Dauphin County 4-H Home Econ-omics Exhibits (Sports Arena). 1 p.m. Sale of Market Hog Show stock. 2 Pennsylvania Dutch Revue (Park Bandshell). 5 Judging and Crowning of State Lotwaerrick (Ap-ple Butter) Queen (Park Bandshell). 6 Judging, Dairy Cattle Show (Stadium Track). 7:30 Jack Hain Show (Park Bandshell). FRIDAY 10 a.m. Judging, Dauphin and Lebanon County 4-H Club Heifers (Stadium) ; Pennsylvania Poultry Exhibits (Park Athletic Field). 11 Dairy Cattle Show (Stadium) ; Farm Implement Show (Stadium) ; Penna. Dutch Exhibits (Sports Arena) ; Dauphin County 4-H Home Economics Ex-hibits (Sports Arena). 2 p.m. Barbershop Quartet (Park Bandshell). 2:30 Penna. Dutch Fendue (Sale) (Park Bandshell). 7:30 Square Dance Jamboree (Park Ballroom). SATURDAY 9 a.m. Johnny Schmoker Band, playing through park grounds all day. 10 Pennsylvania Poultry Exhibits (Park Athletic Field) ; Dairy Cattle Show (Stadium) ; Farm Im-plement Show (Stadium) ; Penna. Dutch Exhibits (Sports Arena) ; Dauphin County 4-H Home Econ-omics Exhibits (Sports Arena). 11 State-wide Chicken Barbecue (Park Athletic Field). 2 p.m. Chicken Cooking Contest (Park Athletic Field) ; Concert by The Textileaires (Park Bandshell). 6 Drill by West Reading Cadet Drum and Bugle Corps (Stadium). 6:30 Address by Gov. George M. Leader (Stadium). 7:30 Pennsylvania Poultry Queen Contest (Stadium). 8 Parade of Prize Dairy Cattle (Stadium) ; Cook's German Band (Park Bandshell) ; The Schu Platters (Bandshell). SUNDAY 10 a.m. Pennsylvania Poultry Exhibits (Park Athletic Field). Noon Dairy Cattle Show (Stadium) ; Farm Implement Show (Stadium) ; Penna. Dutch Exhibits (Sports Arena); Dauphin County 4-H Home Economics Ex-hibits (Sports Arena). 2 p.m. Union Religious Service (Stadium) (in event of rain, Park Theater), Rev. Dr. Harry F. Baughman, president, Lutheran Theological Seminary, speaker. 4 Herman Miller Singers (Park Bandshell) (also at 7 p.m.) Hershey News Comm. Bldg. Hershey, Po. SULK RATE U. S. POSTAGE PAID HERSHEY. PA. Permit No. 13 3547 REQUESTED IF UNDELIVERABLE
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Title | Hershey News 1955-08-18 |
Subject | Hershey (Pa.)--Newspapers |
Description | Hershey News, published from 1953 until 1964, reported news and events throughout the Township of Derry, Pennsylvania (informally known as Hershey). |
Date | 1955-08-18 |
Location Covered | Hershey (Pa.) |
Type | Text |
Original Format | Newspapers |
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Contact | For information on source and images, contact Hershey Community Archives at contact@hersheyarchives.org. |
Contributing Institution | Milton Hershey School |
Sponsorship | This Digital Object is provided in a collection that is included in POWER Library: Pennsylvania Photos and Documents, which is funded by the Office of Commonwealth Libraries of Pennsylvania/Pennsylvania Department of Education. |
Description
Title | Hershey News 1955-08-18 |
Subject | Hershey (Pa.)--Newspapers |
Description | Hershey News, published from 1953 until 1964, reported news and events throughout the Township of Derry, Pennsylvania (informally known as Hershey). |
Date | 1955-08-18 |
Location Covered | Hershey (Pa.) |
Type | Text |
Original Format | Newspapers |
Rights | https://rightsstatements.org/page/NoC-US/1.0/?language=en |
Contact | For information on source and images, contact Hershey Community Archives at contact@hersheyarchives.org. |
Contributing Institution | Milton Hershey School |
Sponsorship | This Digital Object is provided in a collection that is included in POWER Library: Pennsylvania Photos and Documents, which is funded by the Office of Commonwealth Libraries of Pennsylvania/Pennsylvania Department of Education. |
Full Text | Hershey To Be "Dutch" Town Next Weekend Upwards of 200,000 persons are expected to "shussel off" to Hershey Park on August 25, 26, 27, and 28 to join the Pennsylvania Dutch and their enthusiastic adherents in the seventh annual celebration of Pennsylvania Dutch Days. Conceived by members of the Pennsylvania Dutch Dia-lect Class of the Hershey Eve-ning School during the 1948- 49 term, the observance had its origin on August 27, 1949, as a one-day get-together of class members and friends. A crowd of 25,000 per-sons attended, surpassing even the fondest dreams of its sponsors. As a result of the interest shown, the cele-bration was expanded to three days in 1950 and has since grown by leaps and bounds. Harry L. Erdman, general chairman, estimated that 150,- 000 persons attended last year's events. This year, with an extra day added to the crowded schedule, a new at-tendance record is expected. Visitors seeking a taste of Pennsylvania Dutch food will find many tasty dishes on sale at Derry Presbyterian Church and the Park Golf Club. The golf club dining room will be operated by the ladies of Spring Creek Church of the Brethren. Snitz and knepp, ham and beans, chick-en pot pie, shoo-fly pie, and the traditional seven sweets and sours will be available to gourmands on Thursday, Fri-day, and Saturday. Craftsmen will display many of the "lost arts" in a special exhibit section in the huge sports arena. Such han-dicrafts as ceramics, weaving, candle dipping, glass-blowing, and quilt making will be dem-onstrated in working displays. Also, there will be a display of 300 quilts, believed to be the largest exhibit of its kind in the world. The dairy cattle show, in-troduced two years ago, will again be a feature. Breeders from Lancaster, York, Schuyl-kill, Dauphin, Lebanon, Perry, Cumberland, and Berks Coun-ties will vie for prize money totaling $4,300. Another event of interest will be the Market Hog Show and Sale conducted by Dauphin County 4-H and F.F.A. groups. The mammoth Hershey Stadium will be the scene .of these events, as well as a farm implement show, the latter a new feature this year. Plenty of Pennsylvania Dutch entertainment has been arranged. Dutch vaud-eville on Thursday after-noon will be followed by the coronation of the State Lot-waerrick (Apple Butter) Queen. A Pennsylvania Dutch Fendue (Sale), with the auctioneer carrying on in the Pennsylvania Dutch dialect, will feature the Fri-day afternoon program. Square dancing in the park ballroom will conclude the Friday program. The Pennsylvania Poultry Association will again partici-pate by presenting special ex-hibits in a tent city on the park athlete field. The poultry festival will be climaxed by a state-wide chicken barbecue for 10,000 persons and the crowning of the State poultry queen on Saturday. In extending the program to four days to include Sunday (Continued on Page Time HERSHEY NEWS Vol. 3 HERSHEY, PENNSYLVANIA, AUGUST 18, 1955 No. 33 CHEMICAL WARFARE operation for pest control is the important work of men like John Shuey, Leroy Shertzer and William Pendleton (left to right in photo), shown as they use a spray in one of the many area build-ings. They're Sanitation Department men of the Choco-late Corporation's Laboratory. Vital Job: Sanitation The common house fly, once a menace to all concerned, is slowly becoming a thing of the past in Hershey and vicinity —at least the menace—thanks to the vigorous all-around-town efforts of the Sanitation Department crew of the Her-shey Chocolate Corporation. Pest control, it would seem, is one of those things taken for granted, but it represents a constant battle of wits, chemicals, and professional skill for the Sanitation men under the overall direction of Chief Chemist E. W. Meyers. The house fly is a pesky thing. As men who fought in the Pacific islands can well testify, the fly and other In-sects presented a constant problem. The wonder of DDT was hailed in World War II days as a sure-fire eliminator of the fly. However, it wasn't long until the fly had built up an immunity to DDT, and they were back in hordes. When it was learned that DDT no longer did the job on the com-mon house fly, other chemi-cals and techniques were adopted by the Sanitation De-partment. And so goes the (Continued on Page Four) To Register New Entrants For School Registration dates for Der-ry Township kindergarten and elementary pupils not previ-ously enrolled have been an-nounced by Elementary School Principal A. Sterling King. The registration sessions will take place next Monday through Friday—August 22- 26—in the elementary princi-pal's office. Hours each day will be from nine to eleven-thirty a.m. and one to three-thirty p.m. King pointed out that it is urgent for all parents to reg-ister their children for kin-dergarten and First Grade during this special period, "as it will be impossible to regis-ter anyone on the first day of school because of the many problems that normally arise on that day." New entrants in all elemen-tary grades should be regis-tered during the coming week, ii they have not been enrolled previously, King said. He pointed out, however, that if a child attended kindergarten in Hershey, he need not reg-ister to enter First Grade. The school announcement was intended specifically for all previously un-enrolled ele-mentary grade pupils and kin-dergarten children who will be attending the Derry Town-ship schools this year for the first-time. Pennsylvania Dutch Days Highlights THURSDAY 10 a.m. Judging, Dauphin County 4-H and FFA Market Hog Show, field adjacent to Hershey Stadium. 11 Dairy Cattle Show (Stadium) ; Farm Implement Show (Stadium) ; Pennsylvania Dutch Exhibits (Sports Arena) ; Dauphin County 4-H Home Econ-omics Exhibits (Sports Arena). 1 p.m. Sale of Market Hog Show stock. 2 Pennsylvania Dutch Revue (Park Bandshell). 5 Judging and Crowning of State Lotwaerrick (Ap-ple Butter) Queen (Park Bandshell). 6 Judging, Dairy Cattle Show (Stadium Track). 7:30 Jack Hain Show (Park Bandshell). FRIDAY 10 a.m. Judging, Dauphin and Lebanon County 4-H Club Heifers (Stadium) ; Pennsylvania Poultry Exhibits (Park Athletic Field). 11 Dairy Cattle Show (Stadium) ; Farm Implement Show (Stadium) ; Penna. Dutch Exhibits (Sports Arena) ; Dauphin County 4-H Home Economics Ex-hibits (Sports Arena). 2 p.m. Barbershop Quartet (Park Bandshell). 2:30 Penna. Dutch Fendue (Sale) (Park Bandshell). 7:30 Square Dance Jamboree (Park Ballroom). SATURDAY 9 a.m. Johnny Schmoker Band, playing through park grounds all day. 10 Pennsylvania Poultry Exhibits (Park Athletic Field) ; Dairy Cattle Show (Stadium) ; Farm Im-plement Show (Stadium) ; Penna. Dutch Exhibits (Sports Arena) ; Dauphin County 4-H Home Econ-omics Exhibits (Sports Arena). 11 State-wide Chicken Barbecue (Park Athletic Field). 2 p.m. Chicken Cooking Contest (Park Athletic Field) ; Concert by The Textileaires (Park Bandshell). 6 Drill by West Reading Cadet Drum and Bugle Corps (Stadium). 6:30 Address by Gov. George M. Leader (Stadium). 7:30 Pennsylvania Poultry Queen Contest (Stadium). 8 Parade of Prize Dairy Cattle (Stadium) ; Cook's German Band (Park Bandshell) ; The Schu Platters (Bandshell). SUNDAY 10 a.m. Pennsylvania Poultry Exhibits (Park Athletic Field). Noon Dairy Cattle Show (Stadium) ; Farm Implement Show (Stadium) ; Penna. Dutch Exhibits (Sports Arena); Dauphin County 4-H Home Economics Ex-hibits (Sports Arena). 2 p.m. Union Religious Service (Stadium) (in event of rain, Park Theater), Rev. Dr. Harry F. Baughman, president, Lutheran Theological Seminary, speaker. 4 Herman Miller Singers (Park Bandshell) (also at 7 p.m.) Hershey News Comm. Bldg. Hershey, Po. SULK RATE U. S. POSTAGE PAID HERSHEY. PA. Permit No. 13 3547 REQUESTED IF UNDELIVERABLE |
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