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Hershey News (Newspaper) - May 28, 1959, Hershey, PennsylvaniaHershey news vol. 7hershey, Pennsylvania May 28, 1959 no. 22 Community to hold annual memorial Day Observance they Are Nof dead. Deri a township will join in the nations memorial Day tribute to its War dead with a three division Parade and a memorial ceremony at the court of Honor at the Community building i. The Parade will Start at 9 30 . An added Salute to those who gave their lives for their country will take place at the Derry township War memorial at Swatara station where major Thomas f. Martin Parade marshal will Lay a memorial Wreath As part of the Parade ceremonies. At the memorial Day service at the court of Honor at 10 30 ., the address will be Given by the Rev. Harry t. Richwine pastor of Lebanon a Salem lutheran Church and one of the areas most Able Public speakers. Special guests at the memorial ceremony at the court of Honor will be the Community a Gold Star mothers and War mothers. The Parade will Start from Ceylon Avenue at 9 30 . The Parade route Ceylon Avenue to chocolate Avenue. West on chocolate Avenue to West Caracas Avenue at Swatara station. East on West Caracas Avenue to Valley Road. North on Valley Road to West chocolate Avenue. East on chocolate Avenue to Ceylon Avenue South on Ceylon to school Plaza and disband. Parade formation Parade Marshall major Thomas f. Murtin first division Marshall col. H. A. Vernet jr., chief of staff 28th division Pennsylvania National guard with it. Col. Daniel Rogers commanding officer 899th anti aircraft artillery battalion Pennsylvania National guard. A mounted detail Pennsylvania state police. Automobiles clergy Derry township supervisors veterans of foreign wars Post commander Rnest f. Drescher american Lejk a on commander John d. Groh Derry township and Milton Hershey school officials. Gold Star mothers american legion auxiliary and veterans of foreign wars Hei Shey school band. National guard units 899th aaa battalion. Second division Marshall Edwin c. Miller i ast commander Hershey american legion. Hershey High school Cadet band. Decorated bicycle brigade. Brownies cubs girl scouts boy scouts. Hershey High school band. Third division Marshall John a. Biagi veterans of foreign wars. Lions club rotary club Optimist club other fraternal and business organizations. Hershey Bugle and drum corps. Hershey Volunteer fire company fire company auxiliary fire company equipment. _ Hershey ambulance corps and equipment. The joint committee representing the Hershey posts of the american legion and veterans of foreign wars announced that in the event of rain the Parade would be cancelled but the memorial service would be held in the Little theatre of the Community building at the scheduled time of 10 30 .Junior College gives diplomas to 55 the fifty five members of the class of 1959 of Hershey Junior College on monday evening heard or. S. V. Mar Torana give a challenging address on a education today a time of or. Martorana chief of the division of higher education United states office of education was guest speaker for the j Unior colleges twentieth annual commencement held in the Little theatre of the building. The student address on the theme of a a intangibles was Given by Hannelore Scharek. Miss Scharek and John j. Cor son shared valedictorian honors. Spokesman for the class of 1959 was class president Harold r. Gallagher. The class was presented for graduation by or. L. Eugene Jacques superintendent of the Derry township school District and the diplomas were conferred by Marlin e. Bals Baugh president of the Derry township Board of school directors. Or. Varnum h. Fenster Macher Junior College Dean made the presentations of awards. Paul g. Fisher directed the Ca Linurd on Pofe Faurl Anzio. Iwo Jima. Concord. Gettysburg. Verdun. Inchon. Normandy. These were meaningful words each in its own time. How much meaning do they retain How much gratitude and respect do the people of our country our Community carry in their hearts for the heroes who died in All those places and in Many other War torn Corners of the world they gave All they had their lives a safeguarding the Liberty we prize. Theirs was the ultimate in unselfishness. What they gave they gave for us the living. But we can do this for them we can strive to protect the Freedom they died for. And we can pay them homage this memorial Day with our presence our thoughts and our prayers at the service dedicated to their memory. A they Are not dead who live in the hearts they leave the memory in our hearts should at least help to create a True feeling of honest memorial to our War dead if Only on one Day in May each year. We owe them that. Memo Ual Day speaker Here will be the Rev. Harry t. Richwine pastor of Salem outlier an Church of Lebanon. He will make the keynote address during the ceremonies at the court of Honor at the Community building at 10 30 . A native of Harrisburg he is a graduate of Gettysburg College and the lutheran theological Seminary at Gettysburg. He has been pastor of the Lebanon Church since 1955 and is also currently serving As a member of the Lebanon county Board of Public assistance and As president of the lutheran service society of Lebanon county. While pastor of the first lutheran Church of Annville 19421955rev. Richwine served As president of the Annville recreation association As president of the Annville Parent teacher association chaplain of the Union Hose i Are company and was a member of the Annville school Board. He Lias served on several occasions As chaplain of the slate Senate and has appeared As speaker at educational conventions and at religious meetings at Gettysburg College Lebanon Valley College and Bucko cd under Law this nation has recently witnessed an appalling Defiance of the constitutional process of Law in these United states. The defy was Flung by the. Elected head of a giant organization whose position by virtue of its influence should Call for the highest regard for Law and solemn respect for democratic ideals. The threat reported widely in the nation s press was intended to suspend a sword Over the United states Congress As a deterrent to passing constructive labor legislation. The sword a Promise of a crippling nationwide strike. The Man who reportedly the ultimatum later denied it although he was quoted by several Well qualified news reporters. It is not of the greatest importance that the Man is the Leader of a labor Union. The frightening thing about it is that there an american citizen who is in a position to even threaten to override our historic concept of government under Law. The Wise men who authored our Constitution were careful to see that the Power to make Laws rested with the duly elected i representatives of All the people. the same Token we have come to a dangerous state if any one Man has the Power to circumvent the constitutional operation of the government by imposing or threatening stress and hardship on the nations it eople. We believe the Tyi Dely publicized incident has served a Good purpose. It obviously has awakened Many americans. Too often we americans take on a semblance of somnolence. We seem to be asleep. During an extended period of National slumber will show it is often possible for one Man or group of men to gather unto themselves enough Power to place themselves above the government. They become the government. The people Are no longer represented. It has happened in other . In this country an Alert and informed Public can preserve our treasured heritage of Freedom. This newest incident should serve As a five alarm dedicatory recital \ the maters of Hershey High school Hershey Junior College and the Milton Hershey school will be played by guest Carillon eur John Klein As the concluding selections of his dedicatory recital on the new Carillon americana Bells on sunday evening at the Milton Hershey school. The dedication of the new Carillon will be part of the schools baccalaureate service and the people of the Community Are invited to attend. Or. Klein a recital beginning at 8 -j5 p. M., will also be heard throughout the area surrounding the school with the music emanating from the school Tower. Recital selections will include a mighty fortress is our god Martin Luther theme from piano concerto no. 1, Tchaikovsky bar Carolle from tales of Hoffman Offenbach. The merry Farmer Schumann the Swan Saint Saens Humo Reske Dvorak. Folk songs a Corning through the Rye scottish and country gardens English. By the Waters of Minnetonka Lieurance americana March for the Carillon Klein. Alma mater Hershey High school mater Hershey Junior College mater Milton Hershey news comm. Big. Hershey a. Bulk rate u. S. Postage paid Hershey a. Permit no. 13 3547 requested if undeliverable

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