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FACTORY RUSHED WITH BUSINESS Every Department Is in Full Swing And Many of Them Are Working •Day And Night. Remarkable ' Force of Men and Women' Visitors Increasing The great Factory of the Hershey Chocolate Company with its 35 acres of floor space is busier than it has ever been and is wording day and night to keep within sight of its orders, which continue to pour in from all parts of the country. The receipts of raw materials seriously congested the local tracks. At one time there were 72 cars. The two million pounds of raw sugar from Cuba make up a large part of the frieght, but there are thousands of bags of cocoa beans and much new machinery. Improvments in the plant equipment go on steadily. The main building operation at present is the new Cocoa Warehouse; it is making good progress. . . ¦• . • It has been one of the severest winters the country has known, and about half of the employes of the Hershey factory come from distances to their work, using the trolley, the automobile and other vehicles. In'spite of all this there has been practically no illness in the force of fourteen hundred persons. Not long ago a Hershey man was sent to what was considered one of the best-run factories in the world, a plant that boasts of its sanitary equipment and the healthfubness of its employes. , He col-lected the .figures and facts about regu-larity of work, sick leave and accidents. Then these data were compared with the facts and figures of the Hershey factory. It was seen that the Hershey factory led by a margin of over fifty .per cent. It would not be too much to say that the Hershey factory is the healthiest working place in America. - This fact of health has much to do with the steadiness of the Hershey working force. Here they can live like human beings. In most of the crowded places that ha-ve sprung, up within the "past year or so the living conditions are not fit for pigs. Furthermore, wages in the Hershey plant' have been increased three times within the past eighteen months. Hershey is a good place to work in and live in. , Visitors to the Hershey . factory are increasing daily. There have been more within the past two weeks than in any previous month since November. Visit-ors obtain cards of admission from the Information Bureau in the Public Li-brary. .No one is shown through the factory without a card, and the card is good only for the; day dated . THE NEW POSTMASTER Announcement is made that John H. Cope has been appointed postmaster at Hershey. The official news has not been received here. Mr. Cope gets his mail from Palmyra but his residence is in Derry Township just this side of the line between Lebanon and Dauphin counties. He is a citizen of fine character, high standing and a member of Derry Presbyterian Church. The selection caused much disap-pointment among the town candidates, but all of them speak well of Mr. Cope. FOSTER-PHILABAUM Miss Trclla Elizabeth Philabaum and W. Edward Foster both of Hershey were quietly married In Frederick , Maryland , Saturday morning, Rev, U. S. Rupp, pastor of the Trinity Lutheran Church, of that place, performed the ceremony, Mr. and Mrs. Fosler are at the Herahey Inn. HERMAN-WEAVER Milton Herman of the Hershey Store and Miss Miriam Weaver of Hanover were married on Monday. They will reside in Hershey. GET AT IT It la now a common flight in passing through the streets of the town to see men, women and girls busily engaged in loosening up the soil preparatory to plantinir seeds and stocks. 1 f the enrnest-ncsH with which they perform their 'preliminary work Is n fair harbinger of results industrious OUCH will not Buffer from tlio advanced cost o( living. The reports of the store show that not only in Herahey but throughout Derry Township the people are becoming in-terested and are beginning to purchase their necessary equipment and supplies. The general demand, 'throughout the country lias canned n slight advance in the price of seeds and other essentials. This advance however has not been suffic-ient to deter the Industrious, It in flic time to plant. Got at it. I-IoliiorH wanted for pipe fitting depart-ment, also helpers In machine shop. Steady work. Good pay. Apply at onco, ICmploymont Bureau, IIci Bhoy, Pn. HERSHEY BOYS SHOW THE WAY Boys of Hershey Industrial School Have Already Begun Their. Plant-ing And They Will Raise More Things This Year Than Ever Before. Chicks The sixty boys of the Hershey Indus-trial School are more deeply interested in their garden and farm work this year than ever before. There is good reason for it. Not only has the war intensified the need but the directors of the school have in-creased the size of the truck patch to thirty-five acres. This with intensive cultivation will produce a far larger abund-ance of food than the school will need and thus the work has an important re-lation to the food supply of this neigh-borhood. , The boys have begun the . planting. Twenty-one bushels of early potatoes have been put in and if successful these should produce a crop of about 40O bushels, There will be an acre of peas and a large yield is expected. Five bushels of early onions covering aquarterof an acre are in the ground and more will be planted later. The snow that came on Sunday and the cold of Monday and the wet weather forecasted for the latter part of this week have all been discouraging, but if the sun comes out and the air grows more genial, planting will be resumed with increased energy this week. Six thousand five hundred strawberry plants are ordered and will be planted just after they arrive. Seventy peach trees will be planted . Other vegetables and fruits will be put in and it is expected that the truck patch of the Industrial School will capture some of the records of the State. The work of the School goes on success-fully. The boys have iust finished automatic hog feeders and a game table and it is remarkable how their mechanical skill is improving. Many Young Chickena One of the profitable departments of the school is the chicken yard. Here 300 young chickens arc just hatched and the 274 laying hens are producing from 100 to 150 cRgs daily. Other fowls will bo raised. 150 goose-eggs are set and 250 duck eggs will bo set later. The school manager is looking for turkey eggs hut they are hard to got, One of the new ,departments that will be added this year is the Apiary. This is the result of the interesting lecture on bees delivered a few weeks ago by Miss Harrison. Lectures are given regularly at the School, the most recent one was on the Passion Play, The boys saw the Flower Show on Saturday, They had a lino Easter pro-gram at the School Sunday, One of the remarkable things about the boys of the Herahoy Industrial School Is their knowledge of the Bible and Bible History, DEMAND FOR HOMES Thorn are more inquiries for homes in Hornhoy than at any other lime. At leant forty homos could ho rented if they were available. There is a long waiting list and whenever a report, in circulated about anyone leaving, the applications for the place pour in lit. once, It is un-fortunate that the building conditions postpone for the present , at least, any now construction, FLOWER SHOW BROKE RECORD It Had More People And Received More Praise Than In Any Other Year. The Free Concert Was Much Enjoyed. Visitors to the Zoo. Details The climax of the Hershey Flower Show came dn Easter Sunday. The weather was not promising, for the skies were overcast after the early morning hours. It was all the more remarkable, therefore, that fully 5,000 people were in Hershey during the day. About 4,000 of these came on the Hershey Transit line and most of the others by automobile. The machines were coming and going all day long and while they represented many sections, most of them were from Harris-burg, Lebanon and Palmyra. The travel on the Elizabethtown line and by auto-mobile from Lancaster points was much larger than was expected. The green-houses and the zoo particularly had. many visitors throughout the day. Then the people went to the Park Amphitheatre to enjoy the Free Concert by the Hershey Band with Mr. Colangelo as director. The theatre was practically filled and about 1500 were present toward s the end of the concert. More made short stay's so that about 2000 enjoyed some parts of the music during the afternoon. There was no accident or unpleasant incident of any kind. It was a happy, peaceful crowd. Late in the afternoon , Mr. M. S. Hershey and Mr. William H. Lebkicher visited the Flower Show and the Concert and both were warmly greeted. On Saturday, Mr. Hershey's mother made a special visit to the Flower Show and Zoo and was deeply interested^ Owing to the weather the attendance last Sunday did not quite come up to that of the previous Sunday, The Weather during the week was unfavorable but in spite of it there were many visitors every day, so that the total number who saw the Flower Show was variously estimated at from 10,000 to 15,000. The show has become an annual event in the Lebanon Valley, and this year's exhibition in every respect surpassed previous ones. The UBC of the New Horticultural Hall added materially to the success. It is excellently adapted to public purjwses and its location is convenient. It is probable that the building will bo used for other public purposes during the summer and fall. The show received much favorable mention in the newspapers. HERSHEY LIBRARY GROWS Since Miss Zelma Hnker became Li-brarian of the Hershey Free Library there has been a gratif ying increase In the circulation and in the membership, The members are now over 1800 and at the present rate of growth will noon lie 2000. More people than ever from Palmyra , Hummclstown and nclRhborlng towns arc using the Library. There ia also an increase in inquiries for informa-tion , especially on matters touching the great war. For this the excellent books of reference in tlio Library arc invaluable. Men who want good, safe work at good wages and with steady employment should at once address or apply at the Hershey Employment Bureau, Hershey, Pa. HERSHEY FLOWER BOOK PRAISED Leading Newspapers Give It Fine Notices And Commend Its Prac-tical Directions. Printing Is Also Much Commended For Flower Lovers The Hershey Flower Book is being warmly commended by the leading newspapers of the state. The Harris-burg Patriot gives it the honor of a "big head" andsays: "A veritable store-house of practical pointers for the lover of flowers is found in the Hershey Flower Book, just off the Press. This publication is from the pen of Harry Haverstick, for twelve years head gardener at Hershey. Advice on the proper planting of 100 flowers is given in a concise form, together with hints as to the care that should be given the flower while it is in a state of maturity. "Considerable space is devoted to the Care of House Plants as well as to the care of flower beds, cut flowers and plants for shady places. Flowers grown out-doors in summer are the best for table decorations, according to advice expound-ed in The Hershey Flower Book, and for suggestions for the proper plants for various social functions, one needs but to turn to this flower encyclopedia." The Lebanon Report said : "The Her-shey Flower Book has come to the desk of the editor of the Evening Report and even a most cursory examination of it will excite admiration. It is a volume of nearly 100 pages and was written by the head gardener of Hershey, who has incorpor-ated in a glowing description of the flowers, recently shown at the Hprshey Flower Show, all of the knowledge of a lifetime of work among the plants. A brief description accompanies each flower and also many interesting items of information arc included in^thc des-cription which makes the book one of value to all practical gardeners and lovers of flowers, Scattered throughout the pages arc many photographs of scenes at the flower show last week." The Lebanon News calls it "A Beautiful Flower Book" and says: "The News is in receipt today of a flower book, compiled by Harry Haverstick , who has been head gardener at Hershey for the past twelve years. It contains much valuable in-formation about the planting, cultivation , and care of various flowers. In presenting this book to the public Mr. Haverstick has tried to make the art of (lowers and plant growing as simple as possible, using the commonest terms in explanation and language, so that everyone can easily understand. Ho has chosen the flowers that are oldtimo favorites, together with the best new ones, making a collection which is regarded as the cream of decor-ative flowers and plants, "This book Is different, from most of the flower books sold in this part of the state. It contains nearly one hundred pages of reading mutter , and explains a hundred varieties of flowers, and can bo bought very cheaply. The book vviiu published by the Heiahey Press at. Hershey and is a marvel ol the printer 'A art, " WAS BIG DAY IN LOCAL CHURCHES Easter Sunday Was Unusually In-teresting-. Large Congregations At All Places. . New Members Beautiful Cantatas Ren-dered. Participants In the First United Brethren Church of Hershey, Easter was an important day. In the morning there was a large congre-gation which listened attentively to an able sermon by the pastor, Rev. R. R. Butterwick, on "The Indisputable Proof of the Resurrection of Jesus." Six new adult members were received. The Sun-day School is increasing every Sunday. In the evening "Life Everlasting," an Easter Cantata, was presented under Professor George W. Hauck, chorister, assisted by Viola S. Boyer, pianist. The cantata had a wide range of numbers and of melody and the solos, duets and choruses were all admirably rendered. Those who took part were: Sopranos, Mabel R. Carpenter, Efifie M. Cooper, Edith G. Habecker, Helene C. V. Keeney, Mabel M. Lingle. Contraltos, Bertha M. Habecker, Cora E. Lingle, Mrs. W. J. Runkel. Tenors, Daniel M. Hershey, David H. Sattazahn, Benjamin D. Walker, Harry M. A. Wiegelt. ' Basses, Elmer F. Jones, Stewart M. Kuhns, Claude F. Light, Warren I. Sattazahn, Rev. Dr. Butterwick delivered a short address at the conclusion of Part 1. The final number was.the hymn "America" and it was sung with great spirit. • On the third of May, Dr. Butterwick will leave for Wichita, Kansas, where he goes as a delegate to the' General Confer-ence which is held every four years. He will stop at Dayton, Ohio, where he will be one of the speakers at the Alumni Banquet of the Theological Seminary. Dr. Butterwick's election as a delegate came to him unsought and was a great honor. He will be one of the active figures of the Conference. SUNDAY AT OLD DERRY Interesting Service for Installation of New Officers A special program will feature the ev-ening services at the Derry Presbyterian Church this Sunday at which time the deacons and trustees elected at the recent congregational meeting will be installed. The theme for the evening will be ia harmony with the occasion, the pastor Rev. Taylor having chosen for his subject , "Form of Government and Duties of the Officers of the Presbyterian Church." An attractive song service has-been arranged . The officers to be installed are : deacons, John Stoudt, Bowman Snavely, Ivan Mease, and Paul Gingrich ; trustees, S. J. Boyer and M. A. Gundersdorf, At the Sunday School service last Sunday the largest attendance in the his-tory of the school was recorded, totaling exactly one hundred . Three adults were admitted to the church, Despite the unpleasant weather last Sunday evening the Christian Endeavor meeting as well as the evening service was well attended, The evening service was featured by an appropriate solo for Easter which was highly appreciated. AN INCREASE OF 76 Fine Growth of Lutheran Parish Under Rev. J. I. Meek Rev. John Irwin Meek took charge of the Lutheran Parish of Palmyra and Hershey in June , 1916, In less than a year the increase in the membership of the Evangelical Lutheran Church of the Holy Trinity of Hershey has been 33, making a total of 114, and the Sunday School has 190 members, In the same time the Palmyra congregation has gained 43, bringing the total membership to 147, In an address at the Sunday School exercises Monday evening Mr, Meek said ho was deeply gratified and although his ambition might seem a little too high he hoped the total gain with the ending the first year would reach one hundred . The service Sunday filled the church and the music by tlio choir under Mrs, Graeff was excellent. Rev, Meek spoke on the meaning of the day, Many com-muned . The Sunday School program Monday evening was delightful . Dr. Mumma presided and E. L. Bomgardncr led the singing, The church was profusely dec-orated with blooming plants from the flower show and the little church never presented a more attractive appearance An excellent orchestra participated. MR. HERSHEY'S IMPROVEMENTS Ezra 1<\ llomhoy is beautifying his homo in East Ilei-shey by additions of now and rare plants iind trees. Thoy nro very handsomo specimens and Uiey will add greatly to the attrnctivqneaa > of his place. The work lsbolnR done under tlio direction of Hairy G, Hiivcrslick. WAR DECLARED ON THE FLIES Hershey's Famous Committee Soon Will Be At Work But in the Mean-while Here Are the' Newest ' Directions for the House-holders to Follow Hershey's Fly Committee has not been able to meet for work this year but its interest is as strong as ever and it may come together soon. . . ., . In the meanwhile the flies are increas-ing. They are here and they are raising big families. The fight against them must begin and so the Hershey Press gives below the latest suggestions from the best authority : Recipes for Killing Flies The United States Government makes the following suggestion for the destruction of house flies : Formaldehyde and sodium salicylate are the two best fly poisons. Both are superior to arsenic. They have their advantages for household use. They do not poison children; they are convenient to handle, their dilutions are simple and they attract flies. A formaldehyde solution of approxi-mately the correct strength may be made by adding 3 teaspoonfuls of. the con-centrated formaldehyde solution, com-mercially known as formalin, to. a pint of water. Similarly, the proper con-centration of , sodium salicylate may be obtained by dissolving 3 teaspoonfuls of pure chemical (a powder) to a pint of water. A simple container has been found con-venient for automatically keeping the solution always available for flies to drink. An ordinary, thin-walled drinking glass is filled or partially filled with the solution. A saucer, or small plate, in which is placed a piece of white blotting paper cut the size of the dish, is'put bot-tom up over the glass. The whole is then quickly inverted, a match placed under the edge ol the glass, and the container is ready for use. As the solution dries out of the saucer the liquid seal at the edge of the glass is broken and more liquid flows into the lower receptacle. Thus the paper is always kept moist. Other Simple Preventives Any odor pleasing to man is offensive to the f ly and vice versa, and will drive them away. Take five cents' worth of oil of lavender, mix it with the same quantity of water, put it in a common glass atomizer and spray it around the rooms where flies are. In the dining room spray it lavishly even on the table linen. The odor is very disagreeable to flies but refreshing to most people. Geranium* mignonette, heliotrope and white clover are offensive to flies. They especially dislike the odor of honeysuckle and hop blossoms. According to a French scientist flies have intense hatred for the color , blue. Rooms decorated in blue will help to keep out the flies. Mix together one tablespoonful of cream, one of ground pepper and one of brown sugar, This mixture is poisonous to flics. Put a saucer, of this mixture in a room, darken the room except one window and in that set the saucer, To clear the house of flies, burn pyre-thrum powder. This stupefies , the flies, and they must be swept up and burned . Recipes for Stables Borax is especially valuable around farms and out of doors. One pound of borax to twelve bushels of manure will be found desirable as a poison without injuring its manurial qualities or farm stock, Scatter the borax over the manure and sprinkle with water. Lye, chloride of lime, or copperas (sulphate of iron) dissolved in water , crude carbolic acid, or any kind of dis-infectant may be used in vaults. Kill Flies and Save Lives Kill at once every fly you can find and burn his body. Observers say that there arc many reasons to believe there will be more flies this season than for a number of years, The killing of just one fly now means there will be billions and trillions less next summer, Clean up your own premises; see and insist that your neighbors do likewise. Especially clean "out-of-the-way-places " and every nook and cranny. Flics will not go where there ia nothing to cat, and their principal diet is too filthy to mention. The fly has no equal as a germ "carrier "; as many as live hundred million germa have been found on the body of a fly. Tlio very presence, of a lly is a signal and notltkalloti tha t « housekeeper la uncleanly smd Inefficient. April , May and Juno are the best months to conduct an anti-fly campaign. MR. COgEIS PRESENT John II. Cope gave u bouqvet of carna-tions to each member of Ills Sunday School Class at Derry Presbyterian Church last Sunday. This is Mr. Cope's iinnual custom and was appreciated very much by the ladies. Hershey's Season Opens Earlier Than Usual Over 5,000 visitors on successive Sundays opened the Hershey season ahead of previous years. When the Easter Flower Show began it drew people only from the immediate neigh-borhood. Now they come from every direction. The automobiles numbered hundreds and they will keep coming from now until next winter. There are more guests in the cafes, more visitors to the Factory, more inquiries about trips and rooms, The season of the Hershey Park opens formally on Memorial Day, but the Park, the Zoo, and. the Conservatories, all open free to the public, draw daily visitors in increasing numbers throughout April and May. This promises to be the banner year in visitors.
Object Description
Title | The Hershey Press 1917-04-12 |
Subject | Hershey (Pa.)--Newspapers |
Description | The Hershey Press (alternatively published as "Hershey's Weekly" or "Hershey's The Progressive Weekly") was the first local newspaper, published from 1909 until 1926, covering news and events throughout the Township of Derry, Hershey, and surrounding Pennsylvania communities. |
Date | 1917-04-12 |
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 | The Hershey Press 1917-04-12 |
Subject | Hershey (Pa.)--Newspapers |
Description | The Hershey Press (alternatively published as "Hershey's Weekly" or "Hershey's The Progressive Weekly") was the first local newspaper, published from 1909 until 1926, covering news and events throughout the Township of Derry, Hershey, and surrounding Pennsylvania communities. |
Date | 19170412 |
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 | FACTORY RUSHED WITH BUSINESS Every Department Is in Full Swing And Many of Them Are Working •Day And Night. Remarkable ' Force of Men and Women' Visitors Increasing The great Factory of the Hershey Chocolate Company with its 35 acres of floor space is busier than it has ever been and is wording day and night to keep within sight of its orders, which continue to pour in from all parts of the country. The receipts of raw materials seriously congested the local tracks. At one time there were 72 cars. The two million pounds of raw sugar from Cuba make up a large part of the frieght, but there are thousands of bags of cocoa beans and much new machinery. Improvments in the plant equipment go on steadily. The main building operation at present is the new Cocoa Warehouse; it is making good progress. . . ¦• . • It has been one of the severest winters the country has known, and about half of the employes of the Hershey factory come from distances to their work, using the trolley, the automobile and other vehicles. In'spite of all this there has been practically no illness in the force of fourteen hundred persons. Not long ago a Hershey man was sent to what was considered one of the best-run factories in the world, a plant that boasts of its sanitary equipment and the healthfubness of its employes. , He col-lected the .figures and facts about regu-larity of work, sick leave and accidents. Then these data were compared with the facts and figures of the Hershey factory. It was seen that the Hershey factory led by a margin of over fifty .per cent. It would not be too much to say that the Hershey factory is the healthiest working place in America. - This fact of health has much to do with the steadiness of the Hershey working force. Here they can live like human beings. In most of the crowded places that ha-ve sprung, up within the "past year or so the living conditions are not fit for pigs. Furthermore, wages in the Hershey plant' have been increased three times within the past eighteen months. Hershey is a good place to work in and live in. , Visitors to the Hershey . factory are increasing daily. There have been more within the past two weeks than in any previous month since November. Visit-ors obtain cards of admission from the Information Bureau in the Public Li-brary. .No one is shown through the factory without a card, and the card is good only for the; day dated . THE NEW POSTMASTER Announcement is made that John H. Cope has been appointed postmaster at Hershey. The official news has not been received here. Mr. Cope gets his mail from Palmyra but his residence is in Derry Township just this side of the line between Lebanon and Dauphin counties. He is a citizen of fine character, high standing and a member of Derry Presbyterian Church. The selection caused much disap-pointment among the town candidates, but all of them speak well of Mr. Cope. FOSTER-PHILABAUM Miss Trclla Elizabeth Philabaum and W. Edward Foster both of Hershey were quietly married In Frederick , Maryland , Saturday morning, Rev, U. S. Rupp, pastor of the Trinity Lutheran Church, of that place, performed the ceremony, Mr. and Mrs. Fosler are at the Herahey Inn. HERMAN-WEAVER Milton Herman of the Hershey Store and Miss Miriam Weaver of Hanover were married on Monday. They will reside in Hershey. GET AT IT It la now a common flight in passing through the streets of the town to see men, women and girls busily engaged in loosening up the soil preparatory to plantinir seeds and stocks. 1 f the enrnest-ncsH with which they perform their 'preliminary work Is n fair harbinger of results industrious OUCH will not Buffer from tlio advanced cost o( living. The reports of the store show that not only in Herahey but throughout Derry Township the people are becoming in-terested and are beginning to purchase their necessary equipment and supplies. The general demand, 'throughout the country lias canned n slight advance in the price of seeds and other essentials. This advance however has not been suffic-ient to deter the Industrious, It in flic time to plant. Got at it. I-IoliiorH wanted for pipe fitting depart-ment, also helpers In machine shop. Steady work. Good pay. Apply at onco, ICmploymont Bureau, IIci Bhoy, Pn. HERSHEY BOYS SHOW THE WAY Boys of Hershey Industrial School Have Already Begun Their. Plant-ing And They Will Raise More Things This Year Than Ever Before. Chicks The sixty boys of the Hershey Indus-trial School are more deeply interested in their garden and farm work this year than ever before. There is good reason for it. Not only has the war intensified the need but the directors of the school have in-creased the size of the truck patch to thirty-five acres. This with intensive cultivation will produce a far larger abund-ance of food than the school will need and thus the work has an important re-lation to the food supply of this neigh-borhood. , The boys have begun the . planting. Twenty-one bushels of early potatoes have been put in and if successful these should produce a crop of about 40O bushels, There will be an acre of peas and a large yield is expected. Five bushels of early onions covering aquarterof an acre are in the ground and more will be planted later. The snow that came on Sunday and the cold of Monday and the wet weather forecasted for the latter part of this week have all been discouraging, but if the sun comes out and the air grows more genial, planting will be resumed with increased energy this week. Six thousand five hundred strawberry plants are ordered and will be planted just after they arrive. Seventy peach trees will be planted . Other vegetables and fruits will be put in and it is expected that the truck patch of the Industrial School will capture some of the records of the State. The work of the School goes on success-fully. The boys have iust finished automatic hog feeders and a game table and it is remarkable how their mechanical skill is improving. Many Young Chickena One of the profitable departments of the school is the chicken yard. Here 300 young chickens arc just hatched and the 274 laying hens are producing from 100 to 150 cRgs daily. Other fowls will bo raised. 150 goose-eggs are set and 250 duck eggs will bo set later. The school manager is looking for turkey eggs hut they are hard to got, One of the new ,departments that will be added this year is the Apiary. This is the result of the interesting lecture on bees delivered a few weeks ago by Miss Harrison. Lectures are given regularly at the School, the most recent one was on the Passion Play, The boys saw the Flower Show on Saturday, They had a lino Easter pro-gram at the School Sunday, One of the remarkable things about the boys of the Herahoy Industrial School Is their knowledge of the Bible and Bible History, DEMAND FOR HOMES Thorn are more inquiries for homes in Hornhoy than at any other lime. At leant forty homos could ho rented if they were available. There is a long waiting list and whenever a report, in circulated about anyone leaving, the applications for the place pour in lit. once, It is un-fortunate that the building conditions postpone for the present , at least, any now construction, FLOWER SHOW BROKE RECORD It Had More People And Received More Praise Than In Any Other Year. The Free Concert Was Much Enjoyed. Visitors to the Zoo. Details The climax of the Hershey Flower Show came dn Easter Sunday. The weather was not promising, for the skies were overcast after the early morning hours. It was all the more remarkable, therefore, that fully 5,000 people were in Hershey during the day. About 4,000 of these came on the Hershey Transit line and most of the others by automobile. The machines were coming and going all day long and while they represented many sections, most of them were from Harris-burg, Lebanon and Palmyra. The travel on the Elizabethtown line and by auto-mobile from Lancaster points was much larger than was expected. The green-houses and the zoo particularly had. many visitors throughout the day. Then the people went to the Park Amphitheatre to enjoy the Free Concert by the Hershey Band with Mr. Colangelo as director. The theatre was practically filled and about 1500 were present toward s the end of the concert. More made short stay's so that about 2000 enjoyed some parts of the music during the afternoon. There was no accident or unpleasant incident of any kind. It was a happy, peaceful crowd. Late in the afternoon , Mr. M. S. Hershey and Mr. William H. Lebkicher visited the Flower Show and the Concert and both were warmly greeted. On Saturday, Mr. Hershey's mother made a special visit to the Flower Show and Zoo and was deeply interested^ Owing to the weather the attendance last Sunday did not quite come up to that of the previous Sunday, The Weather during the week was unfavorable but in spite of it there were many visitors every day, so that the total number who saw the Flower Show was variously estimated at from 10,000 to 15,000. The show has become an annual event in the Lebanon Valley, and this year's exhibition in every respect surpassed previous ones. The UBC of the New Horticultural Hall added materially to the success. It is excellently adapted to public purjwses and its location is convenient. It is probable that the building will bo used for other public purposes during the summer and fall. The show received much favorable mention in the newspapers. HERSHEY LIBRARY GROWS Since Miss Zelma Hnker became Li-brarian of the Hershey Free Library there has been a gratif ying increase In the circulation and in the membership, The members are now over 1800 and at the present rate of growth will noon lie 2000. More people than ever from Palmyra , Hummclstown and nclRhborlng towns arc using the Library. There ia also an increase in inquiries for informa-tion , especially on matters touching the great war. For this the excellent books of reference in tlio Library arc invaluable. Men who want good, safe work at good wages and with steady employment should at once address or apply at the Hershey Employment Bureau, Hershey, Pa. HERSHEY FLOWER BOOK PRAISED Leading Newspapers Give It Fine Notices And Commend Its Prac-tical Directions. Printing Is Also Much Commended For Flower Lovers The Hershey Flower Book is being warmly commended by the leading newspapers of the state. The Harris-burg Patriot gives it the honor of a "big head" andsays: "A veritable store-house of practical pointers for the lover of flowers is found in the Hershey Flower Book, just off the Press. This publication is from the pen of Harry Haverstick, for twelve years head gardener at Hershey. Advice on the proper planting of 100 flowers is given in a concise form, together with hints as to the care that should be given the flower while it is in a state of maturity. "Considerable space is devoted to the Care of House Plants as well as to the care of flower beds, cut flowers and plants for shady places. Flowers grown out-doors in summer are the best for table decorations, according to advice expound-ed in The Hershey Flower Book, and for suggestions for the proper plants for various social functions, one needs but to turn to this flower encyclopedia." The Lebanon Report said : "The Her-shey Flower Book has come to the desk of the editor of the Evening Report and even a most cursory examination of it will excite admiration. It is a volume of nearly 100 pages and was written by the head gardener of Hershey, who has incorpor-ated in a glowing description of the flowers, recently shown at the Hprshey Flower Show, all of the knowledge of a lifetime of work among the plants. A brief description accompanies each flower and also many interesting items of information arc included in^thc des-cription which makes the book one of value to all practical gardeners and lovers of flowers, Scattered throughout the pages arc many photographs of scenes at the flower show last week." The Lebanon News calls it "A Beautiful Flower Book" and says: "The News is in receipt today of a flower book, compiled by Harry Haverstick , who has been head gardener at Hershey for the past twelve years. It contains much valuable in-formation about the planting, cultivation , and care of various flowers. In presenting this book to the public Mr. Haverstick has tried to make the art of (lowers and plant growing as simple as possible, using the commonest terms in explanation and language, so that everyone can easily understand. Ho has chosen the flowers that are oldtimo favorites, together with the best new ones, making a collection which is regarded as the cream of decor-ative flowers and plants, "This book Is different, from most of the flower books sold in this part of the state. It contains nearly one hundred pages of reading mutter , and explains a hundred varieties of flowers, and can bo bought very cheaply. The book vviiu published by the Heiahey Press at. Hershey and is a marvel ol the printer 'A art, " WAS BIG DAY IN LOCAL CHURCHES Easter Sunday Was Unusually In-teresting-. Large Congregations At All Places. . New Members Beautiful Cantatas Ren-dered. Participants In the First United Brethren Church of Hershey, Easter was an important day. In the morning there was a large congre-gation which listened attentively to an able sermon by the pastor, Rev. R. R. Butterwick, on "The Indisputable Proof of the Resurrection of Jesus." Six new adult members were received. The Sun-day School is increasing every Sunday. In the evening "Life Everlasting," an Easter Cantata, was presented under Professor George W. Hauck, chorister, assisted by Viola S. Boyer, pianist. The cantata had a wide range of numbers and of melody and the solos, duets and choruses were all admirably rendered. Those who took part were: Sopranos, Mabel R. Carpenter, Efifie M. Cooper, Edith G. Habecker, Helene C. V. Keeney, Mabel M. Lingle. Contraltos, Bertha M. Habecker, Cora E. Lingle, Mrs. W. J. Runkel. Tenors, Daniel M. Hershey, David H. Sattazahn, Benjamin D. Walker, Harry M. A. Wiegelt. ' Basses, Elmer F. Jones, Stewart M. Kuhns, Claude F. Light, Warren I. Sattazahn, Rev. Dr. Butterwick delivered a short address at the conclusion of Part 1. The final number was.the hymn "America" and it was sung with great spirit. • On the third of May, Dr. Butterwick will leave for Wichita, Kansas, where he goes as a delegate to the' General Confer-ence which is held every four years. He will stop at Dayton, Ohio, where he will be one of the speakers at the Alumni Banquet of the Theological Seminary. Dr. Butterwick's election as a delegate came to him unsought and was a great honor. He will be one of the active figures of the Conference. SUNDAY AT OLD DERRY Interesting Service for Installation of New Officers A special program will feature the ev-ening services at the Derry Presbyterian Church this Sunday at which time the deacons and trustees elected at the recent congregational meeting will be installed. The theme for the evening will be ia harmony with the occasion, the pastor Rev. Taylor having chosen for his subject , "Form of Government and Duties of the Officers of the Presbyterian Church." An attractive song service has-been arranged . The officers to be installed are : deacons, John Stoudt, Bowman Snavely, Ivan Mease, and Paul Gingrich ; trustees, S. J. Boyer and M. A. Gundersdorf, At the Sunday School service last Sunday the largest attendance in the his-tory of the school was recorded, totaling exactly one hundred . Three adults were admitted to the church, Despite the unpleasant weather last Sunday evening the Christian Endeavor meeting as well as the evening service was well attended, The evening service was featured by an appropriate solo for Easter which was highly appreciated. AN INCREASE OF 76 Fine Growth of Lutheran Parish Under Rev. J. I. Meek Rev. John Irwin Meek took charge of the Lutheran Parish of Palmyra and Hershey in June , 1916, In less than a year the increase in the membership of the Evangelical Lutheran Church of the Holy Trinity of Hershey has been 33, making a total of 114, and the Sunday School has 190 members, In the same time the Palmyra congregation has gained 43, bringing the total membership to 147, In an address at the Sunday School exercises Monday evening Mr, Meek said ho was deeply gratified and although his ambition might seem a little too high he hoped the total gain with the ending the first year would reach one hundred . The service Sunday filled the church and the music by tlio choir under Mrs, Graeff was excellent. Rev, Meek spoke on the meaning of the day, Many com-muned . The Sunday School program Monday evening was delightful . Dr. Mumma presided and E. L. Bomgardncr led the singing, The church was profusely dec-orated with blooming plants from the flower show and the little church never presented a more attractive appearance An excellent orchestra participated. MR. HERSHEY'S IMPROVEMENTS Ezra 1<\ llomhoy is beautifying his homo in East Ilei-shey by additions of now and rare plants iind trees. Thoy nro very handsomo specimens and Uiey will add greatly to the attrnctivqneaa > of his place. The work lsbolnR done under tlio direction of Hairy G, Hiivcrslick. WAR DECLARED ON THE FLIES Hershey's Famous Committee Soon Will Be At Work But in the Mean-while Here Are the' Newest ' Directions for the House-holders to Follow Hershey's Fly Committee has not been able to meet for work this year but its interest is as strong as ever and it may come together soon. . . ., . In the meanwhile the flies are increas-ing. They are here and they are raising big families. The fight against them must begin and so the Hershey Press gives below the latest suggestions from the best authority : Recipes for Killing Flies The United States Government makes the following suggestion for the destruction of house flies : Formaldehyde and sodium salicylate are the two best fly poisons. Both are superior to arsenic. They have their advantages for household use. They do not poison children; they are convenient to handle, their dilutions are simple and they attract flies. A formaldehyde solution of approxi-mately the correct strength may be made by adding 3 teaspoonfuls of. the con-centrated formaldehyde solution, com-mercially known as formalin, to. a pint of water. Similarly, the proper con-centration of , sodium salicylate may be obtained by dissolving 3 teaspoonfuls of pure chemical (a powder) to a pint of water. A simple container has been found con-venient for automatically keeping the solution always available for flies to drink. An ordinary, thin-walled drinking glass is filled or partially filled with the solution. A saucer, or small plate, in which is placed a piece of white blotting paper cut the size of the dish, is'put bot-tom up over the glass. The whole is then quickly inverted, a match placed under the edge ol the glass, and the container is ready for use. As the solution dries out of the saucer the liquid seal at the edge of the glass is broken and more liquid flows into the lower receptacle. Thus the paper is always kept moist. Other Simple Preventives Any odor pleasing to man is offensive to the f ly and vice versa, and will drive them away. Take five cents' worth of oil of lavender, mix it with the same quantity of water, put it in a common glass atomizer and spray it around the rooms where flies are. In the dining room spray it lavishly even on the table linen. The odor is very disagreeable to flies but refreshing to most people. Geranium* mignonette, heliotrope and white clover are offensive to flies. They especially dislike the odor of honeysuckle and hop blossoms. According to a French scientist flies have intense hatred for the color , blue. Rooms decorated in blue will help to keep out the flies. Mix together one tablespoonful of cream, one of ground pepper and one of brown sugar, This mixture is poisonous to flics. Put a saucer, of this mixture in a room, darken the room except one window and in that set the saucer, To clear the house of flies, burn pyre-thrum powder. This stupefies , the flies, and they must be swept up and burned . Recipes for Stables Borax is especially valuable around farms and out of doors. One pound of borax to twelve bushels of manure will be found desirable as a poison without injuring its manurial qualities or farm stock, Scatter the borax over the manure and sprinkle with water. Lye, chloride of lime, or copperas (sulphate of iron) dissolved in water , crude carbolic acid, or any kind of dis-infectant may be used in vaults. Kill Flies and Save Lives Kill at once every fly you can find and burn his body. Observers say that there arc many reasons to believe there will be more flies this season than for a number of years, The killing of just one fly now means there will be billions and trillions less next summer, Clean up your own premises; see and insist that your neighbors do likewise. Especially clean "out-of-the-way-places " and every nook and cranny. Flics will not go where there ia nothing to cat, and their principal diet is too filthy to mention. The fly has no equal as a germ "carrier "; as many as live hundred million germa have been found on the body of a fly. Tlio very presence, of a lly is a signal and notltkalloti tha t « housekeeper la uncleanly smd Inefficient. April , May and Juno are the best months to conduct an anti-fly campaign. MR. COgEIS PRESENT John II. Cope gave u bouqvet of carna-tions to each member of Ills Sunday School Class at Derry Presbyterian Church last Sunday. This is Mr. Cope's iinnual custom and was appreciated very much by the ladies. Hershey's Season Opens Earlier Than Usual Over 5,000 visitors on successive Sundays opened the Hershey season ahead of previous years. When the Easter Flower Show began it drew people only from the immediate neigh-borhood. Now they come from every direction. The automobiles numbered hundreds and they will keep coming from now until next winter. There are more guests in the cafes, more visitors to the Factory, more inquiries about trips and rooms, The season of the Hershey Park opens formally on Memorial Day, but the Park, the Zoo, and. the Conservatories, all open free to the public, draw daily visitors in increasing numbers throughout April and May. This promises to be the banner year in visitors. |