The Hershey Press 1926-03-25

              Hershey Minstrels To
Give Show on
Frida y, April 23
The Hershey Minstrels will give then
show on Friday evening, April 23d, at the
Hershey High School auditorium.
The direction of the production is in the
hands of Messrs. Paul J. Ruf, John F.
Snavely arid Walter Priestley, which will
consist of an enjoyable series of lively,
tuneful numbers, sparkling with wit,
supported by clever acting, and accom-panied
by instrumental and vocal harmony
that will please everybody.
The men meejt at the Hershey Men's
Club every Monday evening, at 7.30
o'clock, for rehearsal. About twenty-five
men have attended these Monday night
affairs, arid the chorus work is going along
splendidly.
The interlocutor will be Walter Priestley,
the end men, Wm. Shaub, Ed. Shea,
Clinton Hoffer and Laurence Edwards.
Olio numbers will be given by John Snave-ly
and Wm. Shaub, Laurence Edwards and
John Oilman, and Ed. Shay and buddies.
The Hershey Minstrels will be given as a
community affair.
Miss Anna Spears to
be Anniversar y Speaker
Miss Gurney was successful in her
errand to Lancaster on Tuesday and re-ports
that Miss Anna J. Spears, General
Secretary of the Lancaster Young Women's
Christian Association, will be the speaker
on the fifteenth anniversary program to
be held in the Hershey High School audi-torium
on the evening of Thursday, April
15th. The special committee and the
girl's work committee are meeting often in
order that every preparation may be made
to make this a week that which will always
remain in the memories of the residents of
Hershey. Mr. Priestly, who is taking
much interest in the musical activities of
the town, has kindly offered his services
and will have a part in the program on
Monday afternoon and Thursday evening.
Other unusual plans are being made which
will be announced later.
The March meeting of the Woman s
Missionary Society of the First United
Brethren Church, was held at the home of
Mrs. Paul Zentmeyer, East Caracas Ave.,
on Thursday evening, March 18th, at 7.30
o'clock. The following officers were elect-ed
to serve for the ensuing year: President,
Mrs. Raymond Hinkel; vice-president,
Mrs. Charles Copp; secretary, Viola Boyer;
treasurer, Mrs. Austin Sholly, secretary of
literature, Mrs. William Runkle; secretary
of Thank-offering, Mrs. Monroe Stover;
pianist, Mrs. Harry Knoll; collectors,
Mrs. Harry Garman, Mrs. James Cramer,
Mrs. Harry Habecker and Mrs John Bals-baugh.
Woman s Missionary
Society Elect Officers
Card Part y
at Y. W.CA.
Miss Mildred White entertained at a
"500" card party at the Y. W. C. A. on
Thursday evening, March 18th. The
invited guests were: Miss Harriet Gurney,
Mrs. MacClure, Mrs. Mary Smith, Miss
Helen Steiger, Miss Grace Hess, Miss Mae
Beachler, Miss Mary Belton, Miss Mary
Fi&ning, Miss Eileen Boyle and Miss
Mildred White, of town; Miss Daisy
Bressler, of Harrisburg, and Miss Clarissa
Frick, of Lebanon.
Fort y Girls Join
Gymnasium Class
Forty girls have signed up for the gym-nasium
work at the Young Women's
Christian Association but there is room for
a few more if they come soon. The class
meets Tuesday and Thursday afternoons
immediately after school and Alex Magrini
is the director. This group will also have
a place on the program of the anniversary
program. All girls twelve years of age and
over may belong to this class.
500" Card Par ty
Mr. and Mrs. John W. Flowers, of
Palmclale, entertained at a "500" card
party on Thursday evening, March 18th.
The invited guests were: Mr. and Mrs.
Daniel Yost, Mr. and Mrs. Frank Christ.
Mr. and Mrs. Admiral Trump, Mr. and
Mrs. Lester Putt , Mr. and Mrs. II. C.
Bentz, Mrs. George Stever, Miss Irene
Weaver, Miss Lucile Trump, Miss Caroline
Trump, Miss Gcraldine Putt , Miss Arlene
Stever. Miss Sara Bentz and Miss Anita
Mae I'lowers.
TRl-Y CLUB ELATED ON SUCCESS
OF MISS OILMAN
The Tri-Y Club Instead of holding their
regular meeting on Tuesday night at-tended
the Oratorical Contest held in the
High School, and were greatly elated when
one of their own numbers was elected as
winner. It whs very difficult to keep
from letting themselves be heard, but
were not sure it was in order for them to
show their elation , so satisfied themselves
by congratulating Lois «flcr the program.
BLUE TRIANGLE CLUB TO MEET
THIS WEEK
The Blue Triangle Club met with Mrs.
Mathewson at her home on Friday, but
will meet as usual at the Association this
week and will study Mary, the'Mother of
Jesus, as their lesson, after which weather
permitting games will be played ova of
doors.
DI JOHN AT CENTRAL THEATRE
SATURDAY
. Dl John, a talented accordionist , will be
the added attraction at the Hershey Cen-tral
Theatre on Saturday evening, at 6.30
and 8.30 o'clock.
TO OBSERVE DAY OF PRAYER
The Woman's Missionary Association of
the Ottcrbeln Guild of the First United
Brethren Church will observe a day of
prayer on Good Friday at 7.30 o'clock In
the evening, at the church. All memberi
are urged to be present.
The Smokestack
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The Fever
I have the auto fever,
There's no use to deny
That something stirs up in me
And makes me want to buy
A limousine, eight-cylindered,
With brakes on all four wheels—
And, waking time or sleeping time,
I'm dreaming automobiles.
I have the auto fever,—
I pray it soon will.pass—
I want to buy a roadster
With lots of sweep and class—
Yes, here's a dandy touring car.
And there's a nice coupe,
I'd better leave this showroom quick,
Or I'll buy one right away.
If I can't fight the fever
Till time for gardening,
Till all the plot is spaded,
Till robins hop and sine
Without attracting notice from
The plodding passerby—
If I can't fight the fever off,
Faretheewell, Bank Roll, goodbye!
One may lament all one wishes, in
pseudo-serious vein, but nevertheless auto
fever is one of the most pleasantly pleasing
sensations that ever came down the pike
To a disinterested bystander, if there is
such an animal, a man or woman succumb-ing
to the effects of the malady must pre-sent
a ludicrous spectacle indeed. The
feverish orie enters the garage where the
treasure lieth and impatiently waits the
coming of the boss to talk business. Upon
the approach of the boss, all that business
sense which has so far illumined the course
of the feverish customer leaves him at once,
and his whole purpose is the possession of
the coveted car. In the time between his
bargaining and his actual possession of his
prize, the customer lives ages, ages of ex-pectant
waiting.
Later on after he has driven the car a
few months and instead of lovingly calling
it "the machine" casually refers to it as
"the can,"—but that is another story.
Statisticians say it costs the average
American car owner $700.00 a year to
enjoy the privileges afforded by the auto-mobile.
But to prove that statistics is
wrong in this case, ask any man who wants
to sell you a car.
Hershey journeyed to York Friday
night. Why did we write that? Surely
it is news to no one. We got off to a late
start ourselves in the puddle jumper and
it's a wonder to us how we escaped being
arrested for speeding. But the cops
couldn't pull everyone. Theirs was the
task of separating the wheat from the
tares.
One Hersheyite, stopped by an officer,
made history when, in replying to the
question, "Where da ya think yer goin'?"
he answered, "I ain't going no place, now,
I'm standing still."
As we were saying, Hershey journeyed to
York, all of Hershey except those un-fortunates
who were confined by colds or
?
ippe. .^ nd it was worth the drive to
ork, just to hear the Hershey rooters
drown out the Tech yells and to see the
plucky fight the Hershey High boys made
against odds.
Why They Do It
"Can you tell me, inquired the Man
with the Cedar Chest, "why prominent
business men have their names printed
across the left end of the check?"
"Sure," said the Man with the Wooden
Leg, "that's so people handling the check
can read the name of the man who wrote
it."
It is true we have sunk to low depths in
our columnistic career, but this is the first
time we were ever guilty of discussing the
subject, "Should Men Remove Their Hats
in Crowded Elevators." If you ever hear
us mention the subject again, know that
we are short of copy.
Next hunting season we would like some
of the Hershey sportsmen to kill off a few of
those people who are in the habit of saying
"May 1 disturb you." Personally, we
never know how to answer such a question.
For instance, if someone wants to use his
neighbor's telephone and asks, "Can I
disturb you to use your phone a minute,"
it puts the neighbor in a hole. If the
neighbor answered "Yes, you may dis-turb
me," it sounds as though he were in-convenienced,
and if he answers, "No" the
one asking the favor will take the answer
as a refusal.
Doc Drake of Liberty Cross Roads says
business is the best it has been in a 'coon's
age.
Says the Flint Journal , The state of
matrimony was the first to have petticoat
government.
That play 1 saw last night in Harrisburg
made me think ," said the Village Sheik.
"One of those miracle plays, 1 suppose,"
said (lie Girl in Blue.
He Climbed the Fence.
A stock speculator, back from his vaca-tion
, wild that while in the country he
narrowly escaped l>eing cornered in u yery
lively bull movement.
A Slow Study
"What Is your son going to be when he
gets through college?"
"An old man, I'm afraid. "
Bobby came home from school and
remarked, "Mother, you know we have a
boy In our room who always says feels
Instead of foots,"
Mistress (as per I.ondon Mail)—I notice
that a lot of our china is getting chipped ,
Mury.
Mary—Cun't lie, mum. When I breaks
I breaks things projwr.
Jack and I are engaged to be married ,
You don't mean ltl
No, but he thinks I do.
M. I. Wright says his wife's idea of
economy is to buy something she doesn't
want because Mrs. Ncxdoor paid more for
the same article last week.
Old Henry Splnglne.
Old Henry Splggins Is a man
Who never seems to hurry.
The wrinkles that adorn his brow
Were not put there by worry.
He hasn't grown so very rich,
I Ie doesn't cure for money,
I Ie sees two sides of human life;
The bright side and the funny.
Old Henry Splggins, then , is one
Who never was called wealthy,
But still at eighty odd ho laughs
Because he lias kept healthy.
And one who In this mortal life
Fills his small niche with laughter
To our mind Is a candidate
For joys to come hereafter.
(Continued on Page 3)
Hershey High Eliminates
Hanover. But Loses to Tech In an elimination game at York last
Wednesday evening, Hershey put the
Hanover High School out of the run for
participation in the State Tournament,
and in so doing fell in line to meet the
formidable Tech team.
The Hanover quintet had a splendid
record, meeting with only two defeats and
those at the hands of Washington Central
High and Gettysburg Academy. Her-shey's
record excelled Hanover's by two
notches: in other words the Hershey team
did not meet with a single defeat and pre-sented
a record of 26 straight victories.
The arrangements for the game were
made at a meeting of the P. I. A. A. officials
at the Penn-Harris, where the contending
teams were represented. Coach Palmgren
was there to uphold Hershey's side of the
argument and the final decision proves that
he must be a man of words as well as a stern
athletic director. The winner of this game
was to try out their strength on the Maroon.
The teams clashed at about 8.15 in the
large auditorium, known as the York
Skating Rink. Many local "fans'" fol-lowed
their teams to York. Three-fourths
of the 1000 spectators were Hershey
people and there is a probability that their
combined support affected the final out-come.
The Hanover team was also well
supported by many students of the Hano-ver
High School. They displayed some
first-class cheering which was well or-ganized
and very effective. \ In the early part of the game both teams
seemed to be lost and they found great
difficulty in getting "location." The
Hershey boys, realizing it was necessary to
win in order to get a crack at Tech, entered
the game with an undaunted spirit, and
kept up a hard fight throughout the con-test.
Neither team displayed any spec-tacular
skill and the cause can plainly be
seen, but this fact did not prevent them
from trying their luck at the basket. The
Hanover boys were somewhat heavier than
the local lads, and although they were
accustomed to meeting teams in the class
of Tech and the like, they were unable to
stop the superior offensive of their oppon-ents.
Probably Hanover, as well as
many other schools were rating the Her-shey
cagers too low.
The score at half time resulted in a 6-3
count with Hershey leading. By giving
this score a second glance it will be needless
to say that the period was a "battle-royal."
In the second half both teams came back
stronger than when they entered the fray,
this caused the game to become more in-teresting
as it grew to a climax. The
turning point was reached when Purcell
caged two pretty goals from mid-floor,
with Stover following in the same fashion.
Hershey retained their lead during the
remaining minutes of .play. When the
final whistle tooted, Hershey found them-selves
the winner of a 23-13 score.
Not only were they winners but they
were also automatically put in the run for
the Penn-State Tournament decision,
when they would meet Tech to decide
Who's Who.
Horace Geisel, Coach at Camp Curtin
Junior High School in Harrisburg, offi-ciated
as referee, and although he is in-directly
associated with the Tech institu-tion,
his decisions were not partial in any
manner. The entire squad with their
coach. Clarence Beck witnessed the
game, and judging from their facial expres-sions
they were expecting easy picking on
Friday night.
It must be remembered that Hershey's
reliable center "Dick" Sponagle, was not
in the line-up, and that the more effective
signal were held in reserve. Disregarding
all of this, the Hershey machine proved to
be capable of over-powering a team which
was said to be out of Hershey's class, by
handing the Hanover team their first real
defeat by a 23-15 score. With all ob-stacles
conquered, the Hershey team was
now ready to see what they could do with
the Central Pennsylvania Scholastic
League winners.
The Tech Came
Being that the Hanover scalp was stored
away in moth balls the Hershey "fans"
had a glorious time between Wednesday
and Friday discussing the probable out-come
of the Tech game. It was also
rumored that many of the more enthusias-tic
rooters were staking bets in large
amounts.
On Friday afternoon , prior to the big
game, Coach Palmgren took his proteges
down to the Lebanon High School floor,
where he sent them through a strenuous
work-out. This was done in order to
teach the boys how to handle themselves
on a large floor like the floor at York.
Three floors like the Hershey Men's Club
has could be placed within this spacious
hail where Hershey met Tech.
Local "Fans" Turn Out En Masse
The town of Hershey was a desolate-looking
place on Friday night, due to the
fact that the greater part of its population
of 2500 migrated to York. They did not
migrate with the intention of making it
their place of abode, but with the main
purpose to see how the prized Hershey
team would show up against the Tech
quintet. Every vehicle which offered any
means of transportation was put into use,
disregarding the appear&nce, model, or
make. Many people from the surrounding
towns joined the throng in their journey
down to York County. Many of these
people were surprised on their return trip
when a large number of the tourists were
"pinched" for various offences. The
"gasoline cowboys" from York as well as
from our local barracks created quite a
sensation by showing no mercy in per-forming
their duties. Among the notable
characters in attendance were "Tom"
Black, John Snavely, "Dave" Ditzler,
"Bill" Hyland and "Roundy" Romig.
Everybody brought the family along and
nobody hesitated to take their friends.
Hershey "Kisses" Distributed
When the high-spirited band of people
assembled on their side of the hall, they
made the Tech crowd look rather insignifi-cant.
To start off the ceremonies, por-tions
of Hershey's chocolates were gener-ously
given to the fans on both sides, and
there was little difficulty met in their dis-tribution.
It was reported that some
person in the Hershey crowd saw "Johnny"
Kitzmiller, the Tech star, grab a handful
of "Kisses" and devour them behind
Coach Beck's back.
After this "sweet" beginner, both Tech
and Hershey rooters followed their map neuvers of their cheerleaders and sent
ringing shouts throughout the hall. About
this time the Tech squad came trotting
out, numbering about twenty. Hershey's
squad made their appearance only number-ing
seven, and they received a hearty hand
from the largest crowd that had ever
githered to see them perform. Harry
ayhoff , of Steelton, was on hand to
officiate as referee and following the intro-ducing
of the captains, the first whistle
blew, swinging the battle into action.
Hershey Scores First
At the very beginning Sponagle tapped
the ball to "Julie Purcell who gracefully
caged a long field goal, and it brought the
entire Hershey section to its feet with wild
shouts of ecstasy. The Tech rooters
registered this start off with amazement
and at once an atmosphere of gloom was
cast on them. But the Tech quintet who
have been in the same predicament before,
soon started on a rampage and put the
Hershey rooters under the same spell the
Tech band had just thrown off. Kitz-miller
and Books, of the Tech combination,
broke through Hershey's defense time and
time again by scoring sensational shots,
which justified all the commendation they
received. Their clean-cut passing and
fast floor-work was the best ever seen by
many of the local "fans." Although the
Harrisburgers stated that the Tech team
was not in tip-top form the Hersheyites
feel positive that they could not have
offered anything better.
After battling through the first period
Tech held an advantage of 21 points of the
31-10 result. To give a fair summary of
the first period it would be necessary to say
that Tech had things everything their own
way during that time.
Hershey Team Rally*
The Hershey team, after receiving en-couragement,
rather than severe criticism
from Coach Palmgren during intermission,
came back in the second half with the sole
purpose of keeping Tech from advanc-ing
a high score. This they did, and
besides keeping the score down consider-ably,
they also opened up an offensive
attack which completely dazzled the Tech
team. Fearing the game was going to
"blow-up" Captain Kitzmiller called time
out to reassure his mates that they could
not possibly let-an "insignificant" team
like Hershey humble them. Due to
Hershey's spurt , Hershey outscored their
opponents m the third quarter, a fact
which the Harrisburg sporting editors,
somehow or other forgot to mention in
their comment on the game.
In the last quarter Tech again took their
fast stride and scored repeatedly by work-ing
the ball through Hershey's defense as
though they were not even being opposed.
A great deal of credit must be give the
Hershey quintet for their great comeback
in the second half which held the Tech
boys to a 22-19 score. If Hershey could
have displayed the same quality of basket-ball
in first half , as they did in the second
half, it is certain a closer margin would
have resulted in the final score. The
final score showed a 53-29 count in Tech's
favor.
Everybody is broadminded enough to
admit that Tech's basketball team is far
superior to Hershey High's, and anybody
who knows anything about the game will
also admit that if the game was played on a
floor of the size which the Hershey lads are
accustomed to and with a referee being
more neutral in relationship to both teams,
there would have been a greater possibility
for Hershey to offer the Maroon stronger
opposition .
One feature of the game is that it is not
a disgrace for any school in Hershey's
class to be defeated at the hands of the
Harrisburg Technical High School, where
they have a few thousand boys to pick a
team o( five men. Another satis/action
lies in the fact that they easily put the
Hanover team out of the run for State
honors.
"The Pony Express at Central
Theatre Frida y and Saturda y
The most romantic episode of our fron-tier
west has at last been immortalized in
celluloid.
It Is the stirring and dramatic tale of the
courageous pony express riders, who linked
the East and the West in the early days of
1860, and were largely responsible in
saving California to the Union cause
during that period of political intrigue
which preceded the Civil War.
The motion picture which visualizes this
glorious phase of American history is
James Cruzc's historic western epic, ' The
Pony Express," which will be shown at the
Hershey Central Theatre on Friday eve-ning,
March 26th, at 7.30 o'clock, and
Saturday evening, March 27th, at 6.30
and 8.30 o'clock. Not only does this
monumental film recall the mighty achieve-ments
of those heroic young adventures
who carried the fast mail, and recreate the
whole vast panoramic sweep of the uncivil-ized
west, but it serves to emphasize the
dynamic development and tremendous
growth of our country.
In 1860— the Pony Express! In 1925—
the Air Maill
In this modern day and age when com-munication
and transportation is reldcu-lously
simple and easy , the exploits of the
pony express riders take on a more brilliant
lustre.
Twice a week for more than a year and a
half those seemingly superhuman riders
thundered out o( St. Joseph, Missouri, and
Sacramento, California, mounted on their
wiry western mustangs. Day and night,
night and day, in sunshine or storm, they
sped through the lonely "bad lands," over
the mighty Rockies, through the shifting
salt sands of the Great Salt Lake Basin,
across the snow-drift trails of the towering
Sierras, beset by Indians whom they out-rode
and bandits whom they out-shot,
carrying their precious burdens.
Sometimes in seven and one-half days,
never in more than ten , they spanned the
western half of the continent, 1966 miles in
all. fulfilling their trust without fail, "in
spite of hell and high water."
The historical significance of their
service cannot accurately be measured.
But California stayed in the Union , and its
Immense treasure of gold dust ceaselessly
poured back across the plains or around
the Horn to help win the Civil War and
keep our nation intact.
'The Pony Express" is something more
than a film masterpiece. It Is a living,
breathing, historical document that recalls
the conquest of the West in one of its most
spectacular phases.
Don't miss seeing this wonderfu l feature
film—one of the big hits of the season.
Miscellaneous
[Surprise Shower
Lydla Weltmer gave a St. Patrick's
parly and Miscellaneous surprise shower
In honor of the Misses Esther Wheeler and
Mildred I locker 6n Thursday night. The
guests included : Mrs. II. B. Wheeler,
Eleanor Wheeler, Magruret Wheeler,
Hazel I less and Mrs, Lloyd Khoades, of
Ilarriuburg ; Isnbelle Yuke, of Lebanon;
Mrs. Harold Knglc and l>>rothy Wolfers-berger,
of Palmyra; Ada Hisscr, of Ellzo-bethtown;
Sara Carver and Adallne Fer-rucci,
of Hummelstown, and Mrs. Kcno
Kelbler , Mildred Miller and Kuthryn Welt-mer,
of I lershcy.
HERSHEYC OENDVUECNATTIOORN ATTENDS
Prof. A. M. Hinkel , Super vising Prin-cipal
of the Deny Township Schools, Is
attending the Thirteenth Annual School
Men 's Convention held at the University
of Pennsylvania , March 2-1-27. This
educational gathering is sponsored by the
University when it acts as host to the
visiting educators.
BAZAAR AT STOVERDALE
SATURDAY, APRIL 3d
The Ladles' Aid Society of the Stover-dale
United Brethren Church will hold a
bazaar at the Stoverdulo schoolhousu on
Saturday afternoon and evening, April 3d.
A chicken supper will l>o served, and Easter
eggs and home-made cukes, etc., will be
sold. You are cordially invited to attend.
Palm Sunday at
Holy Trinity Church
The services on Palm Sunday in Holy
Trinity Lutheran Church will be conducted
by the pastor, Hev. Paul M. Kinports. The
morning . theme will be "Heboid Your
King, " and in the evening on "Majestic
Sweetness." At the morning service those
who have been under the instruction con-ducted
by the pastor will be admitted to
church membership by confirmation and
baptism. In the afternoon a n|>eciul ser-vice
for the baptism of children will be
conducted.
The congregation will meet each evening
during Holy Week at 7.45 for special
services. '1 he preparatory service will be
held on Wednesday evening and the Holy
Trinity choir will render special music at
the services and the church will be dec-orated
for the occasion.
MISS HARRIET GURNEY
ATTENDS ANNIVERSARY MEETING
Miss Harriet A. Gurney, Secretary to
the Hershey Y. W, C. A. attended an
anniversary meeting at Shnmokin, where
she hud served previously in the capacity
of secretary. She reports having been
received very enthusiactlcally.
HOSPITAL NOTES
Mrs. Harvey G. Dowhower, of Swataru
who underwent an operation on Monday,
is doing nicely.
John Mazzoll, of West Chocolate Ave,,
underwent an operation for the removal of
tonsils and adenoids on Tuesday.
Nissly Co. Officers
Say Records Were
Burned by Mistake
Disclosures of the burning by error of
the stock ledger and stock certificate books
of the Nissly-Swiss Chocolate Company,
Florin, and payment of dividends by the
Nissly brothers out of their own pockets,
instead of from earnings of the company,
were introduced in a hearing before Red-mond
Conyngham, referee in bankruptcy
at Lancaster on Tuesday.
The hearing was asked by creditors of
the Nissly-Swiss Chocolate Company for
the purpose of selecting a trustee. John
Hertzler, president of the Lancaster Trust
Company, recently appointed receiver of
the company, was named trustee.
Burning of the important records was
an error, E. J. Nissly and II. Roy Nissly,
secretary and treasurer of the company,
declared. They insisted that no effort
was made to deceive any persons. E. J.
Nissly declared that money had been paid
into the company in order to meet dividend
payments. The brothers insisted that
they believed their company solvent until
January 6, when they were called to Lan-caster
for a conference.
E. J. Nissly testified that the stock
records had l>ecn thrown*into a furnace at
the plant by William Dommcl, an employe,
and added that It was an error. Ques-tioned
atout tin increase in capital stock
Just prior to the failure, Nissly declared the
action was taken to satisfy stockholders
and to meet loans.
Nissly declared that the last dividend
was paid July 1, 1925, from money given
by himself and his brother. Asked how
the transaction had been covered up in the
company records, he insisted that he did
not know.
Nearly a dozen lawyers took part in the
hearing and n maze of legal technicalities
dcvelofied so that even the lawyers,could
not agree Just how the financial puzzle
could be solved.
HEN LAYS EGG WITH PROPHECY
ON SHELL
1 he prophetic hen is at it again.
This time the old bird has laid an egg on
which are engraved the words:
"Repent for the end ot time Is near."
Many persons at Johnson City, Tenn.,
have worked themselves Into a religiou s
frenzy over the "message,"
Chemists and oilier si leutlsts are making
an examination of tjic egg to determine
the cause of the phenomenon ,
TO SERVE ON JURY
Julius Bclser and Bertha Bowers were
drawn last week to serve on Jury for the
April session of the Dauphin County civil
court , week of April 19th.
NOTICE
My wife, Belle Dandrea, having left my
house and Ixwird , I will not lie responsible
for any debts contracted for or by my said
wife. —Wm. Dandrea .
Lady Purdue, a Purdue University hen
hatched In 1916, laid her 1,341st egg on
September 11, 1925.
Hershey Choral
Society Gives
Splendid Concert
The sacred concert presented by the
Hershey Choral Society at the Hershey
Central Theatre on Sunday afternoon was
enthusiastically received by a large audi-ence.
The choral work was under the
leadership of Prof. Paul J. Ruf and it was
very well done; every selection was sung
with great credit to all who participated.
The outstanding feature of the concert
is the fact, that the music selected for the
concert was of a religious nature, and in
keeping with the Lenten season. In fact
the program was of a decidedly high
variety, and the manner in which each
number was 'rendered, appealed to every-body.
To Prof. Ruf , director of the Hershey
Choral Society, goes the great honor of
having made Sunday's event the splendid
success it achieved because of his fine
work in directing the chorus of mixed
voices; and for the capable manner in
which every number was interpreted. It
was indeed a great triumph for the young
singers, who by their splendid work, in-dicated,
that under the watchful eye and
training of Director Ruf , they have ac-complished
great strides in their work.
One of the outstanding numbers of the
program was the- "Inflammatus' by the
choir and Miss Bertha Schaeffer as the
soprano soloist ; also that of the "Bene-dictus''
with Mrs. Louise Ruf as thesoprano
soloist.
The solo "Ave Maria , with Henry
Schaeffer as the tenor soloist, was a rare
treat, as was Gounod s "Ave Maria", with
Mrs. Pauline Matula as the alto soloist.
Other pleasing numbers were "Holy,
Holy", "Gloria" and "The Heavens are
Telling." The numbers by the mixed
quartet "Gently Lord" and "Good Night"
were admirably done. '
One of the pleasing numbers was the
tenor solo, "The Palms", by Edward Shea.
Last, but not least, altho not given solo
numbers, was the excellent work of Wm. J.
Miller, baritone; and Alex. Magrini and
James DeAngelis.
Miss Helen Gruber was at the piano and
she played with a style and expression that
indicated full well the splendid artist she is.
The members of the Chorus are as fol-lows:
Sopranos—Mrs. Louise Ruf, Misses
Bertha Schaeffer, Antonette Bilotta, Ester
Magrini and Adeline Ferrucci.
Altos—Mrs. Pauline Matula, Misses
Tressa Magrini, Isabelle Miller and Co-lumbia
Bilotta.
Tenors—Messrs. Henry Schaeffer, Alex-ander
Magrini, Edward Shea, Raymond
Matula, James DeAngelis and Siga De-
Angelis.
Bassos—Messrs. Paul J. Ruf , William J
Miller, Joseph Schmidt and Arthur Mater
azzi.
Hersheyite Gives
Good Advice
Learn to greet your friends with a smile.
They carry too many frowns in their own
hearts to be bothered with any of yours.
Learn to stop grumbling. If you cannot
see any good in the world, keep the bad to
yourself.
Learn to smile. A smile is better than
medicine, Prov. 17-22. „
If the old rule to think twice before you
speak once woufd be obeyed much trouble
and heartaches would be avoided. Almost
all the sorrows of the world can be traced
to the wrong use of the tongue. It is far
better to keep silent, than to speak to give
offense.
Better talk less than say so much about
folks, tha t you would not want to say to
them.
When you hear of good in people, tell it.
When you hear a tale of evil, quell it.
Let the goodness hear the light,
Put the evil out of sight .
Make the world we live in bright.
Learn to attend strictly to your own
business. —M. E, G.
Occupied Pulpit
at Ephrata
Rev. Paul M. Kinports, pastor of Holy
Trinity Lutheran Church, was the speaker
at the Lenten services in the Lutheran
Church at Ephrata on Sunday afternoon
and at the Lutheran Church at Highsplre
on Tuesday evening.
LEBANON FIRM LOW BIDDER ON
COUNTY ROAD
Swunger & White, of Lebanon, was the
low bidder of fourteen for the building of
14,800 feet of concrete road in East Hun-over
Township, Dauphin County. The
Lebanon firm bid $100,844.
The Dauphin County road is an exten-sion
of the concrete road leading from the
Llnglestown road to Pottsville , a three-mile
section having been constructed lust
full.
BUSY WEEK FOR DEBATING CLUB
I his Is nn unusually busy week for the
debating club. On Thursday evening the
negative debaters will meet the affirmative
team from IliimmelHtown in the Lutheran
Parish House at Hummelstown. On
Friday evening the affirmative team of
Hershey will go to ixbanon where they will
uphold their side of the question against a
learn from the Lebanon High School.
TELLS ABOUT "THE CHOCOLATE
AND COCOA'TOWN"
In the March number of the Reading
Railroad Magazine, Issued monthly by the
Heading Company, is a full-iwige writeup of
Hershey, one of the busy places served by
the Reading.
CARD OF THANKS
We desire U> thank the many friends and
neighbors for the kindness and sym|>uthy
shown us (luring our recent bereavement in
the illness and death of husband and father ,
John S. Belim, 50 Areba Avenue, 1 lersliey.
We also extend our thanks for the beautiful
lloral trlbutei ) and to those who so kindly
furnished automobiles for the funeral.
—Mrs, John S. Belim and children.
Persons owning farm implements, farm
household equipment and other utensils
not commonly used on farms now but
which were In general use on farms during
the last 150 years, are asked to write to
Secretory of Agriculture Frank P. WlllltB
at the Capitol, giving a description of the
articles, together with a statement of
whether the Implements will be available
for exhibition in the Sesqul-Centennial
Exjj osltlon In Philadelphia this summer.
Little Alabama JCirl
Writes a Song About]
Hershey's Cocoa
Greensboro, Ala.,
_ 515 Main St
Dear Sirs:
I am a little girl nine years old. I
wrote a song about cocoa. I wrote it for a
play that my school teacher was going to
give the Parent-Teachers. I will write the
song for you:
Cocoa's good for children.
Everybody knows,
Makes you strong and healthy.
Your cheeks just like a rose.
That's why the parent teacher. Gives it to us here,
And we thank them kindly—
With hearts all full of cheer.
It makes our hearts so happy.
To have them think of us,
And we'll do our darndest,
To drink it all or bust.
Here's a thanks to the ladies,
Here's a kiss to you.
Becausew e know you love us,
Because we love you, too.
Full of joy and sunshine,
Full of cocoa, too.
That's why we're grateful,
So now bid you adieu.
The tune to the song is "Mighty Lak* A
Rose." I hope you like it a little bit any-way.
Yours truly,
Susan Miller
Miss Lydia Weltmer
Given Three
Surprise Showers
Miss Lydia Weltmer was an honor guest
of three surprise showers last week.
Mrs. Howard Romig, teacher of the J. O.
Y. Class of the Deny Presbyterian Church,
entertained on Tuesday night in connection
with the regular class meeting at her home,
with a miscellaneous shower for Miss
Weltmer. The decorations were carried
throughout for St. Patrick. The invited
guests were: Irma Shelly, Grace Hess,
Nellie Miller, Melba and Katharine
Strohm, Edna Smith, Eva Tinney, Mildred
Palmer, Anna Reese, Kathryn Weltmer
and Mrs. Howard Romig and daughter
Mildred.
On Wednesday night Mrs. E. B. Cassady
entertained at a St. Patrick's party at
which time the guest of honor was given
her next surprise, at which time she was
presented with a pillow shower. A lunch
was served in the dining room which was
beautifully decorated carrying out the St.
Patrick's color scheme The table center
piece being sweet peas. The guests in-cluded:
Mrs. LeRoy Holler, Mrs. E. C.
Black, Mrs. Daniel Ensminger, Mrs. Ivan
L. Mease, Mrs. Irvin H. Slesser and Miss
Kathryn Weltmer.
Mrs. Harold Engle and Dorothy Wolf-ersberger
entertained on Saturday after-noon
at which Miss Weltmer was given a
linen shower. Delicious refreshments were
served in the dining room which was beau-tifully
decorated in connection with St
Patrick 's. A bride and groom made up
the center piece of the table. The guests
were: Mrs. Paul Weltmer and Mrs. Paul
Henry, of Lebanon; Mrs. LeRoy Holler
and Kathryn Weltmer, of Hershey; Hazel
Hess and Esther Wheeler, of Harrisburg,
and Mrs. Harry R. Seltzer, Mrs. William
Wolfersberger, Mrs. Harry Rank and
Almeda Wolfersberger, of Palmyra.
Lois Gilman Wins
Oratorical Contest
On Tuesday evening, March 23, Miss
Lois Gilman, a member of the Eleventh
Grade, was selected as the winner of the
elimination Contest in the National Ora-torical
Contest. Samuel O. Curry was
awarded second place. W. Richard Spon-augle
third place and Anna Martin fourth
place. There were ten contestants all of
whom deserve great praise for the able
manner in which they treated the subjects.
The judges were: Mrs. Harry E. Kaley,
Charles F. Zeigler, Irvin H. Slesser, George
E. Conenhavcr and Albert B. Shenk. Both
the High School Orchestra and the com*
bincd Glee Clubs rendered selections.
To Women Singers in
Hershey and Vicinity
The Young Women's Christian Associa-tion
is having a meeting of its Glee Club
on Monday night , March 29th, at 7.30
o'clock, for its first rehearsal and would be
glad to welcome any who would like to
come. Their first work will be preparing
one of two numbers for the fifteenth anni-versary
program which will be held the
middle of April , after which they hope to
do some concert work. If you slag and
know of someone else who' sings and
would like to join come and bring them
with you on Monday night.
SAYS OLD-FASHION TYPE OF GIRL
WON'T RETURN
T)ie old-fashioned types of girl Is not
only passe, in the opinion of Miss Helen
Douglas, of Atlanta, national president of
the Women's Overseas League, but she
will never return to favor.
"The war brought women out," said
Miss Douglas "and attempts to get them
to go buck to their shells by making the
sweetly domestic, clinging vine popular
are about as sensible us doing away with
the airplane. There am lie no going back"
IRVIN UHLER SPEAKS IN
LANCASTER
Irvin Uhler assisted Rev. Percy Car-penter,
chaplain of the Lancaster County
Jail , at Lancaster, on Sunday afternoon.
Mr. Ubler 'a sermon was "Where Will You
Spend Eternity."
On the same afternoon Mr. Uhler ad-dressed
the patients' at the Lancaster
Genera l Hospital. Ills subject was "How
Can I Tell That I Love God."
MUSIC SUPERVISORS MEET AT
ALLENTOWN
The Eastern division of Music Super-visors
of Pennsylvania will meet in Allen-town
on Friday, March 26. Mlw Marlon
A, Roth, of the Hershey schools, expect*
to attend this meeting. A very wrong
program has been prepared and the meat-
Ing should prove of great worth.