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Hershey News (Newspaper) - December 9, 1959, Hershey, PennsylvaniaHershey news vol. 7hershey, Pennsylvania december 9, 1959 no. 47hershey laundry to have around the clock self service a Coin operated automatic Wash and dry laundry is being installed in the Hershey estates laundry building according to an announcement by vice president t. R. Banks and laundry manager Walter Kettering. Opening Date is tentatively set for february 1, 1960. On a self service basis the new Coin operated laundry will be open Twenty four hours daily and seven Days weekly. Accommodations for the customers relaxation will be provided As Well As vending machines for snacks detergents and bleaches. Twenty washers will be installed with individual Load capacities of 10 pounds compared to the usual 8-Pound Load. Approximately 18 to 20 minutes will be required for the. Wash rinse and spin drying Cycle which is approximately two thirds of the usual Cycle time. Equipped to spin the clothes to a Damp dry Condl Feibis Kud reduce dry King time the washers also Nave dials to control the water temperature for different fabrics. After washing the clothes can be placed into one of seven dryers each with a capacity of 50 pounds. Temperature control for various fabrics is also built in the dryers. Parking so Ace will be available in front of an All weather Entrance ramp. Special heating coils built into the Concrete surface of the ramp will eliminate Snow and ice. The parking area will be Well illuminated. Christmas Turkey s a 5,000 of Mem. All ready in cold storage for distribution to Hershey s employees on december 23rd. Beginning in september Between 600 and 800 turkeys were processed weekly for the big event. Manager Rufus Hollinger right shares a Job Well done with mrs. Edith Simes and Lester l. Neidig. Lot k cold it is. 5 degrees below Zero. Cold camera too Christmas music festival to be presented in theatre next monday a Christmas symbols is the theme of this seasons annual Christmas music festival by the Derry township Public schools in the Community theatre on monday dec. 14th, at 730 . More than 300 students of Junior High High school and Junior College will participate in the giant presentation whose 16 member production staff is headed by Paul g. Fisher. A caroling prelude will feature the 90-Voiee fifth and sixth Grade c n o r u a Toimi Uelch by Elwyn Spangler. Following an Organ prelude by prof. Purnell Payne the 50-Meni-Ber High school orchestra under Jane i. Eniel will present Quot trumpet voluntary and Quot the Christmas Bach s Quot Jesu Joy of Many a desiring will be the chorus processional by the combined Mior College and High school choruses. A a snowflakes will be the theme of the 35 voice girls chorus directed by or. Fisher As they pre Keiit a White Cliris Tmasz a a in la be Home for Christmas with Susan tuck soloist and a Winter a brass quartet with Richard Hiler and James w. Bobb on Trum going. Gone. A top soil of the old no. 1 Green at the Hershey country club is removed to make Way for the new 350-car parking lot for Hershey chocolate corporation. Phil Sayger at the controls. Green keeper Riley Heckert and Golf course employee Lloyd Crum handle the removal to storage areas. Many a golfer remembers with remorse having three putted the old undulating Green. It s passing is viewed with mixed emotions. Pat and Dayle stare and William Swiney. In Troi Iilene will play a Good King Wenceslas a Good Christian men rejoice and a to come Allye faithful. Or. Fisher will direct tie 25-voice Junior College chorus in a i heard the Bells on christm.a-day�?�, a Christmas Bells and a Carol of the thirteen girls will theme a an gels in the girls rendition of a Angels Over the Fields. Louise King Diane Flowers Jean Wolgemuth Judy Birns Tiel Lynn Skinner Judith Ebar sole Anne koans pal Souder Gale Witmer Ruth Lex Judy Burd Susan Bierstein. Accompanist is a Rena Tighe. Or. Spangler will conduct the 80-voice High school chorus As they present a the Wiseman and the Christ child theme. A the three Kings a this Little babes a keeping holy Vigil a the Little drummer boy and a glory to god. Combined choruses will Prev sent Haydn stirring a the Hokens Are telling As they theme a adoration and Praise with Brenda Pieree Terry Garman and Robert Maurer As soloists. A seven member pantomime group will depict background scenes Earl Williard Richard Southby Jean Lulka Randy Sams Teddy Mandes Mary Jane Boll John Kohr. Hershey chocolate corporation starts construction 01350-car parking to construction is under Way on Hershey chocolate corporations new 350-car parking lot to the East of the Plant. When completed in May 1960, the new parking facility will bring to 1,000 the parking spaces available on the plants three lots designed for employees parking. Of Asphalt construction the new lot will also be illuminated with standards and lights similar in design to the present facilities on the Large West end parking lot at the Plant formerly located on land composing a portion of nos. 1 and 2 holes of the championship Hershey country club the facility will be situated so As to retain the natural landscaping Beauty of the area and is especially designed so that the famous a Hershey Cocoa sign will be undisturbed. A new Entrance from East chocolate Avenue to the lot will to situated at the West end of the lot or just East of the present Entrance. In this manner control and flow of vehicular traffic will be maintained for employees milk trucks and service trucks desiring to reach destinations either on the lot the milk receiving station the mechanical departments departments in no. 35 building the garage or the Power House. The area to be utilized composes the land to the East of the present Road leading to the garage and Power Plant and will some 500 feet to the East of the a lower end of the corporations Engi peering. Laboratory and mechanical departments buildings. Water notice Hershey water company will flush All fire hydrants in its territory starting the week of december 14th. This work will he done from 10 00 . To 0 00 a.m., weather permitting. Some discoloration of water or rumbling noises May be experienced during this period. Retired employees dinner for retired employees of Hershey chocolate corporation Hershey estates Milton Hershey school monday dec. 21st. Community building. 6 00 p. M. Holiday Sci Edulf work schedules at Hershey chocolate corporation. Two 4-hour shifts on dec. 21th. Holiday on Christmas dec. 25tfa. Regular work Day on dec. 31st. Holiday on Jan. 1st. Teen canteen red Mccarthy and his band will play for the optimists teen canteen dance at the Park Golf club on december Lith from 7 j0 to 11 00 . Red appears through the Courtesy of the Harrisburg musical association. Teen canteen new year s eve dance on december 31st at the women a club 9 00 p. M. To 12 15 a. M. Special decorations by canteen committee headed by Betsy Cash. Teen canteen not operating on december 25lh and january 1st. A Scenic wonderland a Triumph in the Art of electrical illumination. I he Beauty of the Christmas decorations on the office building of the Hershey chocolate corporation cannot let a fully pictured in Black and White. However. Boh Warrington a night shot gives a thumb mail sketch of the Christmas picture devised by the plants electrical news comm. Big. Hershey a. Bulk rate u. S. Postage paid Hershey a permit no. 13 3547 requested if undeliverable

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