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HERSHEY NEWS Vol 2 HERSHEY, PENNSYLVANIA, OCTOBER 14, 1954 No. 41 Mrs. Sarah Risser Of Vian Finds Life Fun At Near-95 "Grandma" To Everybody, She Is One Of Area's Oldest Residents Next time they begin America somebody ought to Township lady by the name M. Graby and has taking nominations for Mrs. tell them aboUt a lovely Derry of Grandma Risser. Grandma should claim the Mrs. America title on the basis of several qualifica-tions: 1. Seniority—she'll be 95 years old on January 17. 2. Personality — she's a cute, spick-and-span little lady with a merry disposi-tion. 3. Talent — she's been a grand mother to four sons and five daughters, and a grandmother to 21 grandchil-dren and 16 great-grandchil-dren. Grandma Risser lives at Vian, south of Hershey, with a daughter, Edna, who is a retired Hershey Chocolate Corporation employee. She was born in the Bachman-ville- Campbelltown area on January 17, 1860, as Sarah resided near Hershey all her life. She married farmer Jacob S. Risser on October 21, 1880, and for forty years they lived on a farm near Bachmanville. A son, Floyd, now farms the home place. Her husband died in 1932. Longevity Formula Grandma Risser could well be the oldest resident of Derry Township. Certainly she is one of the spryest around, for her age. She is living (and lively) proof that "hard work never hurt anyone." At near-95 she gets around her Vian home un-assisted, "takes her own baths" and generally enjoys life. As a farmer's daughter and farmer's wife, she has put in many hours of hard work. Fate decreed that she was to be born into a farm family of "all girls" and many of her girl-hood days were spent working in the fields. Recalling those days of toil as a field hand, she states firmly that the "best thing ever invented for a farmer is the combine." Grandma Risser is one of those fortunate people who have enjoyed a lifetime of good health. Recently her activity was slowed down' by a mild heart attack. Even that didn't bother her too much; it was a couple weeks before she'd con-sent to medical aid. "Always before when I was sick a little peppermint would fix me up," Grandma explained with her typical twinkle. Retains Memories Perhaps the most remarkable thing about this amazing woman is her mental scrapbook of memories—most of them pleasant. Grandma, for instance, likes to tell stories of her school-days at Fox's School, near Campbelltown. She was a school-girl in another postwar period—not long after the American Civil War. She chuckles heartily as she recalls how the pupils locked the stern old schoolmaster out of the schoolhouse; how the schoolmaster solved the problem of detecting which student perpetrated some "trick" by "hitting each one of us to make sure he hit the right one." But the old schoolmaster must have taught well. Grand-ma can still recite poetry from her Second Reader. Sending Grandma into rocking laighter during an inter-view on Saturday was a friend's question to her: "Did you ever play kiss-ring and post-office?" Apparently she has some girlhood memories she didn't .talk about. She also has a clear mental picture of her 'family history, passed along to her by her parents and grandparents. Her great-grandfather Graby (then Grebe) "ran away" from Germany to escape enforced military service which was con-trary to his religious belief. He found freedom here after working out his term as a redemptioner to pay for his nine-month voyage to America by sailboat. Redemptioner George Grebe's great-granddaughter has found a full life here, almost a century of it. She's proud of her sons and daughters: George, who lives at Bachmanville ; Frances, wife of Rev. Joseph Newgard, Dixon, Iowa; Edna, with whom she resides at Vian; Elmer and Homer, who oper-ate a 4,000-acre farm complete with oil well near Keene, North Dakota; Ruth, the late Mrs. Leigh Kirkland who died in 1950; Floyd, a Hershey Route 2 farmer; and Dorothy, wife of Earl Nissley of Falmouth. Another daughter, Violet, died in infancy. t Grandma Risser also has a sister, Mrs. Amos M. Brandt, residing in Campbelltown. Twenty-one grandchildren and six-teen great-grandchildren round out the family. .0e.t#4s144#####444,#####IP4s1 DON'T BURN UP THE ROAD The odor of burning leaves is one of the pleasant Autumn smells. But burning leaves along the streets are mighty disastrous to read surfacing. To avoid street damage, Hershey Estates Horticul-turist H. L. Erdman announced that the leaf pickup truck will go into action each Friday and Monday throughout the "leaf season." He urged all Hershey residents to rake leaves into the gutters for the pickup service. Floral Beauty On Small 'Acreage' In the photograph at left, Edwin W. Schwenk of 24 East Caracas Avenue gives tender care to a growing plant at his home where brightening the corner where he lives is the waY he likes to spend his spare time. Above, with the place a-blaze with Fall flowers, he takes to an easy chair to make plans for next Spring's flow-er- growing. Schwenk manages to use a small amount of ground to grow a great many lovely flowers from the first breath of Spring to the last gasp of Fall. His "acreage" consists of narrow strips of ground along the east and north sides of his home, where the quality of the blooms make it a Her-shey showplace. • • Heads Fire Co. • JAMES RICE James C. Rice, 129 West Granada Avenue, was elected president of the Hershey Vol-unteer Fire Company for the coming year at the annual election held last week at the fire hall. -- Other officers elected in-clude: •Felton Ebersole, vice-president; Eugene Gray, fire chief; Paul Hetrick, irst assistant chief; Dale Sr., dinder, second assistant chief; J. W. Dressler, trustee (to fill an unexpired term); Paul Sea-vers, trustee (three years) ; Rev. William Sheldon Blair, chaplain. Elected as members of the house committee were Elmer Reidel, Joseph Moratti and Joseph Fenicle. Admitted to membership in the company were Jacob Hei-sey, Howard Lowry, John Tacca, John Levering, Martin Moses, Jr., Joseph Magazino, Joseph English and Mario Ma-cchioni. School Food Worker Making good use of a beauti-ful reclining chair, a retire-ment gift from fellow workers, is Mrs. Minerva Ebersole of Union Deposit who retired recently after being employed in the Canning Room at the Milton Hershey School's Main for 23 years. In that period of time, she commented, "I handled Many a gallon can and enjoyed it." She had been in charge of the canning operations for a num-ber of years before retiring, and in addition to handling cans she had made many friends in the course- of her long t ervice. Her chief interests are in her home, her church. (she has been treasurer of the Evan-gelical United Brethren Sun-day School at Union Deposit for seventeen years) and her family. The wife of Isaac L. Eber-sole, she has two daughters-- Mrs. Viola Skinner of Palm- Retires Mrs. Minerva Ebersole " dale and Mrs. Grace Peiffer, Palmyra—and two grandsons and two granddaughters. Mrs. Ebersole had been em-ployed at the Main since July 20, 1931. Hershey News Comm. Bldg. Herthey, Pa. See. 34.66, P. L & R. U. S. POSTAGE PAID HERSHEY, PA. Permit No. 13 4 3547 REQUESTED IF UNDELIVERABLE
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Title | Hershey News 1954-10-14 |
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 | 1954-10-14 |
Location Covered | Hershey (Pa.) |
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Description
Title | Hershey News 1954-10-14 |
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 | 1954-10-14 |
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 NEWS Vol 2 HERSHEY, PENNSYLVANIA, OCTOBER 14, 1954 No. 41 Mrs. Sarah Risser Of Vian Finds Life Fun At Near-95 "Grandma" To Everybody, She Is One Of Area's Oldest Residents Next time they begin America somebody ought to Township lady by the name M. Graby and has taking nominations for Mrs. tell them aboUt a lovely Derry of Grandma Risser. Grandma should claim the Mrs. America title on the basis of several qualifica-tions: 1. Seniority—she'll be 95 years old on January 17. 2. Personality — she's a cute, spick-and-span little lady with a merry disposi-tion. 3. Talent — she's been a grand mother to four sons and five daughters, and a grandmother to 21 grandchil-dren and 16 great-grandchil-dren. Grandma Risser lives at Vian, south of Hershey, with a daughter, Edna, who is a retired Hershey Chocolate Corporation employee. She was born in the Bachman-ville- Campbelltown area on January 17, 1860, as Sarah resided near Hershey all her life. She married farmer Jacob S. Risser on October 21, 1880, and for forty years they lived on a farm near Bachmanville. A son, Floyd, now farms the home place. Her husband died in 1932. Longevity Formula Grandma Risser could well be the oldest resident of Derry Township. Certainly she is one of the spryest around, for her age. She is living (and lively) proof that "hard work never hurt anyone." At near-95 she gets around her Vian home un-assisted, "takes her own baths" and generally enjoys life. As a farmer's daughter and farmer's wife, she has put in many hours of hard work. Fate decreed that she was to be born into a farm family of "all girls" and many of her girl-hood days were spent working in the fields. Recalling those days of toil as a field hand, she states firmly that the "best thing ever invented for a farmer is the combine." Grandma Risser is one of those fortunate people who have enjoyed a lifetime of good health. Recently her activity was slowed down' by a mild heart attack. Even that didn't bother her too much; it was a couple weeks before she'd con-sent to medical aid. "Always before when I was sick a little peppermint would fix me up," Grandma explained with her typical twinkle. Retains Memories Perhaps the most remarkable thing about this amazing woman is her mental scrapbook of memories—most of them pleasant. Grandma, for instance, likes to tell stories of her school-days at Fox's School, near Campbelltown. She was a school-girl in another postwar period—not long after the American Civil War. She chuckles heartily as she recalls how the pupils locked the stern old schoolmaster out of the schoolhouse; how the schoolmaster solved the problem of detecting which student perpetrated some "trick" by "hitting each one of us to make sure he hit the right one." But the old schoolmaster must have taught well. Grand-ma can still recite poetry from her Second Reader. Sending Grandma into rocking laighter during an inter-view on Saturday was a friend's question to her: "Did you ever play kiss-ring and post-office?" Apparently she has some girlhood memories she didn't .talk about. She also has a clear mental picture of her 'family history, passed along to her by her parents and grandparents. Her great-grandfather Graby (then Grebe) "ran away" from Germany to escape enforced military service which was con-trary to his religious belief. He found freedom here after working out his term as a redemptioner to pay for his nine-month voyage to America by sailboat. Redemptioner George Grebe's great-granddaughter has found a full life here, almost a century of it. She's proud of her sons and daughters: George, who lives at Bachmanville ; Frances, wife of Rev. Joseph Newgard, Dixon, Iowa; Edna, with whom she resides at Vian; Elmer and Homer, who oper-ate a 4,000-acre farm complete with oil well near Keene, North Dakota; Ruth, the late Mrs. Leigh Kirkland who died in 1950; Floyd, a Hershey Route 2 farmer; and Dorothy, wife of Earl Nissley of Falmouth. Another daughter, Violet, died in infancy. t Grandma Risser also has a sister, Mrs. Amos M. Brandt, residing in Campbelltown. Twenty-one grandchildren and six-teen great-grandchildren round out the family. .0e.t#4s144#####444,#####IP4s1 DON'T BURN UP THE ROAD The odor of burning leaves is one of the pleasant Autumn smells. But burning leaves along the streets are mighty disastrous to read surfacing. To avoid street damage, Hershey Estates Horticul-turist H. L. Erdman announced that the leaf pickup truck will go into action each Friday and Monday throughout the "leaf season." He urged all Hershey residents to rake leaves into the gutters for the pickup service. Floral Beauty On Small 'Acreage' In the photograph at left, Edwin W. Schwenk of 24 East Caracas Avenue gives tender care to a growing plant at his home where brightening the corner where he lives is the waY he likes to spend his spare time. Above, with the place a-blaze with Fall flowers, he takes to an easy chair to make plans for next Spring's flow-er- growing. Schwenk manages to use a small amount of ground to grow a great many lovely flowers from the first breath of Spring to the last gasp of Fall. His "acreage" consists of narrow strips of ground along the east and north sides of his home, where the quality of the blooms make it a Her-shey showplace. • • Heads Fire Co. • JAMES RICE James C. Rice, 129 West Granada Avenue, was elected president of the Hershey Vol-unteer Fire Company for the coming year at the annual election held last week at the fire hall. -- Other officers elected in-clude: •Felton Ebersole, vice-president; Eugene Gray, fire chief; Paul Hetrick, irst assistant chief; Dale Sr., dinder, second assistant chief; J. W. Dressler, trustee (to fill an unexpired term); Paul Sea-vers, trustee (three years) ; Rev. William Sheldon Blair, chaplain. Elected as members of the house committee were Elmer Reidel, Joseph Moratti and Joseph Fenicle. Admitted to membership in the company were Jacob Hei-sey, Howard Lowry, John Tacca, John Levering, Martin Moses, Jr., Joseph Magazino, Joseph English and Mario Ma-cchioni. School Food Worker Making good use of a beauti-ful reclining chair, a retire-ment gift from fellow workers, is Mrs. Minerva Ebersole of Union Deposit who retired recently after being employed in the Canning Room at the Milton Hershey School's Main for 23 years. In that period of time, she commented, "I handled Many a gallon can and enjoyed it." She had been in charge of the canning operations for a num-ber of years before retiring, and in addition to handling cans she had made many friends in the course- of her long t ervice. Her chief interests are in her home, her church. (she has been treasurer of the Evan-gelical United Brethren Sun-day School at Union Deposit for seventeen years) and her family. The wife of Isaac L. Eber-sole, she has two daughters-- Mrs. Viola Skinner of Palm- Retires Mrs. Minerva Ebersole " dale and Mrs. Grace Peiffer, Palmyra—and two grandsons and two granddaughters. Mrs. Ebersole had been em-ployed at the Main since July 20, 1931. Hershey News Comm. Bldg. Herthey, Pa. See. 34.66, P. L & R. U. S. POSTAGE PAID HERSHEY, PA. Permit No. 13 4 3547 REQUESTED IF UNDELIVERABLE |
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