quality ▁manufact uring ▁equipment ▁in ▁order ▁to ▁boost ▁the ▁potential ▁of ▁his ▁Hum mel st own , ▁Pennsylvania ▁c andy ▁business . ▁So ▁in ▁January , ▁ 1 9 2 0 ▁he ▁re organ ized ▁the ▁R & R ▁C andy ▁Company ▁as ▁the ▁Super ior ▁Ch oc olate ▁and ▁Con fection ery ▁Company ▁and ▁proceeded ▁to ▁raise ▁today ' s ▁equivalent ▁of ▁$ 2 9 0 , 0 0 0 ▁by ▁issu ing ▁stock ▁in ▁the ▁newly ▁formed ▁company . ▁A ▁State ▁char ter ▁for ▁the ▁new ▁company ▁was ▁issued ▁on ▁May ▁ 1 4 , ▁ 1 9 2 0 ▁with ▁the ▁following ▁company ▁officers : ▁▁ ▁President : ▁Joseph ▁Bur k holder ▁ ▁Secretary : ▁E . ▁M . ▁H ers he y ▁ ▁Tre as urer : ▁J . ▁Land is ▁Str ick ler ▁ ▁Manager : ▁Harry ▁B . ▁Re ese ▁ ▁Non eth eless , ▁the ▁business ▁ultimately ▁failed . ▁ ▁Under ▁pressure ▁to ▁support ▁his ▁ 1 0 - children ▁with ▁yet ▁another ▁baby ▁on ▁the ▁way , ▁Re ese ▁took ▁a ▁paper ▁mill ▁job ▁in ▁Spring ▁Gro ve , ▁Pennsylvania ▁where ▁he ▁worked ▁a ▁second ▁job ▁as ▁a ▁but cher ▁and ▁also ▁a ▁third ▁job ▁can ning ▁veget ables . ▁ ▁H ers he y ▁factory ▁employee ▁ ▁In ▁ 1 9 2 1 , ▁Re ese ' s ▁father - in - law ▁purchased ▁a ▁home ▁at ▁ 1 8 ▁E . ▁Are ba ▁Avenue ▁in ▁H ers he y , ▁Pennsylvania ▁for ▁his