Syracuse-Wawasee Journal, Volume 51, Number 31, Syracuse, Kosciusko County, 12 June 1958 — Page 1

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Volume 51; Number 31

Water Safety Program Off To A Good Start This Week

Nineteen boys and girls 4 started training Monday at Oakwood Park Beach to qualify as junior life savers and water safety aids. Miss Barbara Thornburg Is conducting the class and plans to complete training of this group so that they may assist in the water safety program classes to begin next week. The group now training, who are from 12 to 15 years of age. are Jody Wilson. Joan Karesh, Bobby Stiver. Phillip Keiffer, Sherry Searfoss, Doug Yoder. Jr.. Jim Stefanski. Jill Thornburg. Dennison Miller. John Holloway. Jr.. Judy Myers. Michele Miller. Sylvia Karesh. Diana Metzger, Jane Searfoss. Dick Kowallik. Toni Butt. Jim Warner and Bonnie Brouwer. To date some 340 young people have registered for training and include a large group of nonswimmers scheduled for classes at the City Park in Syracuse. Miss Thornburg will be assisted by Mary Miner who is at Aquatic School now completing her credits for qualifying as a life guard. It is planned to limit cli.sses to 15 to 20 persons. Classes will be arranged so that those of similar ability will be taught at the same time. Anyone who has qualified to serve as a life guard or as an aid. and wants to assist in this program will be welcome, and should contact Mrs. Orin Smith or Miss Barbara Thornburg. Organisation Os Classes Mrs. Orin Smith has announced that swimming classes will organize Monday and Tuesday for instruction at the City Park. Non swimmers will meet at 11:15 a.m. on Monday. Swimmers will register Tuesday at 11:15 a.m Groups for training at City Park are the first to organize since it is the largest group registered and includes over 200. Organization of classes for the beaches al South. Shore Hotel, Our Lady of the Lake Seminary and Waco will be announced next week. Classes will be conducted at Oakwood by Mary Miner. To date 60 have registered for that location. The training follows a program used by the American National Red Cross. The first step for non-swimmers is to learn bow to breath while swimming, how to float and relax in the water. As swimming strokes are taught along with diving and jumps, the instruction progresses thru the perfection of all strokes. Endurance and learning how to conserve strength in all kinds of swimming is stressed. ' Ralph Bushong Goes To Intercollegiate Meet Ralph Bushong will represent Manchester College. North Manchester. in the National Association of Intercollegiate Athletics track and field meet to be held in the Balboa Stadium of San Diego. California Friday and Saturday. 6-7 June. Bushong broke two existing school records at Manchester College this year and helped the college to have the most successful track year in recent years. He set a new school record in the discus throw 138’ and a school record of 45’ B*3" in the shot put He will leave for San Diego Thursday evening and return to North Manchester on Sunday. Mrs. Waneta Meredith began work at the Smith-Walbridge Baton camp Monday morning

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Grand Opening Sunday At Wawasee Airport For their grand opening Sunday 15 June, the Wawasee Airport is having a Breakfast Flight beginning at 7 am.. A choice of pancakes or eggs with sausage will be served and there will be a number of door prizes. A Cessna 180 was recently purchased by Tim Motts, owner, and will be used for charter trips. George Stolz of Milford and Charles Lott, a qualified instructor, with Motts, complete the operating staff of the airport. EUB Conference Now In Progress At Oakwood Some 800 officials, ministers and lay representatives of the Evangelical-United Brethren Conference North met Wednesay at Oakwood for the opening session of their annual conference. Meetings will be held thru Sunday when an estimated crowd of over 1.000 will be in attendance Appointments of pastors for the year will be made during this conference. Former Local Newsman Gains Promotion W. W. Spurgeon Jr., former Journal reporter has been named news editor of the Muncie Star, succeeding Ben D. Koons, who has retired. Long time Wawasee summer resident. Spurgeon is treasurer' of the Wawasee Publishing Co.; Inc., publishers of the Journal. He joined the staff of the Muncie Star in 1955 as a sports writer. Chamber Meets Tues. At Foo and Faye's The second quarterly meeting of the Syracuse-Wawaaee Chamber of Commerce wil be held Tuesday 17 June at Foo and Faye’s. This will be a regular business meeting, said Bob Byler, president.

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SOLD OUT! Patrons of several nows* stasis wore disappointed last week when they were unable to obtain their re* talar weekly Journal. Sorry! Goess the sinnor rash caught ns a littlo short. Moro copies are going out to nows* stands this weal. Free Kiddie Matinees Start Next Saturday The annual. 10-week series of free matinees for kiddies will start Saturday at the Pickwick Theatre, announced Dick Kamman. manager today. The series is sponsored by local business firms, including Arnold’s Grocery, Burkholder Drug. Crystal Dairy. Gil’s Pure Oil Statical, Syracuse Hardware and the Journal. Tickets are available at any of these. Scout Troop Goes On Week End Camp-Out Twenty-three Boy Scouts of Syracuse troop No. 28. accompanied by Scout leader Jack Ridings and assistant Scoutmaster Roy Miller, left last SatIrday morning for a camping area 2*4 miles east of Etna Green, where they spent the week end. They were also accompanied by Roger Martin and Fred Mick. Enthusiasm ran high during the camp out. despite the ram which fell on Saturday. Especially good were the pies, biscuits and meat loaf cooked by the leaders in a reflector type oven constructed by Roy Miller. Before returning to Syracuse on Sunday afternoon, the Scouts attended church services held in a barn near the camp.

CHAMBER ISSUES PLEA to AID DENTON FAMILY A plea for funds for the assistance of the Denton family was issued last week by the Chamber of Commerce. Robert Byler, president, said that he was contacting the clubs of Syracuse to help in this special project and that anyone wishing to donate could do so by mailing contributions to him. A metal container was placed at the corner of Main and Huntington at Thornburg’s Saturday and already contains many donations. Mrs. Eva Denton is the mother of Jim Denton, victim of last week’s boat accident on Wawasee Lake. Her husband, Luther, died last December. Three sons and two daughters are at home, another son is serving with the Army Air Force in Germany and there ls one married daughter.

j the ceremony were (1. to r.) Jack I Vanderford. secretary of Wawatee Property Owners Association. W. D. Sadler, district manager of United Teelphone at Warsaw. tEsbort Janney, past president

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County-Wide Democratic Meeting Here Next Week

Skin Divers Recover Denton Body Saturday Three teams of frog men from Fort Wayne. South Bend and Mishawaka entered the search for the body of James Denton in Wawasee Lake Saturday morning and were successful in recovering the body shortly before noon. It was found in approximately 55 ft. of water and 300 yards from shore near the South Shore area where the search had been concentrated since Tuesday when Denton fell from the boat. Dr. Orville Richer, county coroner. said an examination showed that Denton died from a skull fracture suffered when he came into contact with the propeller of the motor on the boat from which he fell. Nine divers sos the Sub Surfacers club of Mishawaka and the Water Raiders of South Bend were credited with finding the body. Eleven divers from the Fort Wayne Underwater Exploration Team worked with these teams during the rooming. The first line was started at 6:10 am. Conservation officers and deputies from the sheriff’s office at Warsaw as well as others conducting the search since Tuesday. had only the highest praise for the divers. . Members of the Sub Surfacers included Darrell E. Ling. Don Egendoerfer. Gene Egendoerfer, Dick Wagoner, and Dick Swigart. Water Raiders working Saturday were Lin well C. Flake. John Cross. Jerry Creamer, and Keith Bates.

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i United States Democratic Senator al candidates are meeting at Howard’s Destaurant on Road 13 south of Syracuse at the County-wide Democratic meeting at 7:30 pan. Wednesday. 18 June. Woodrow (“Robbie”) Robertson. well known Turkey Creek hardwareman and Democrat, has been named general chairman by Carton Jones, Kosciusko county Democratic chairman. Robertson said he expects all senatorial candidates to be present at the important pro-con-vention meeting, as well as all county and state candidates. The Democratic convention will be held at the Coliseum at Indianapolis on 24 June. An earnest effort is being made to sell tickets to the affair by precinct committeemen and women throughout the county. Robertson said he expects a large turn-out. Special entertainment has been planed. Service Finance Now Part Os Muncie Corp. Service Finance Company. The., of Hartford City, recently became a part of the Citizens Finance Corporation of Muncie. Burle Plank, president of Citizens Finance, is now president of the combined companies. R. N. Pursley. 80, of Hartford City, president of Service Finance until the merger, continues as a vice-president of the corporation. This action is a result of the Muncie company buying the common stock of Service Finance.- whose assets are reported •to be $780,000. The company now will be controlled by Citizens Finance Corporation, whose assets are reported to be $4,350,000. Plank has announced plans for expanding the service of all Service Finance branches which include offices in Dunkirk, Bluffton, Garrett. Warsaw and Syracuse. Starting about 1 July, he stated that Service Finance will buy up discount papers in addition to their other service. Jim Waltz Graduates From DePauw Univ. James Waltz, son of Mr. and Mrs. Earle Waltz, was among the 400 graduates of Depauw Unlversty to receive degrees at commencement exercises Sunday. This was one of Depauw’s largest graduating classes. Commencement speaker was Great Britain’s Prime Minister. Harold Macmillan. It was reported that the largest commencement crowd Ln the university’s history heard Macmillan speak. He also received the honorary doctor of laws degree. His mother. Helen Belles Macmillan, and his grandfather. Dr. John Joshua Belles, were both Hoosiers and DePauw graduates. The proceedings were telecast by National Broadcasting Company’s coast-to-coast net work. It was the first DePauw commencement to be telecast. Jim Waltz plans to enter Stanford University in the fall for graduate work in geology. FELLOWSHIP CLASS Mrs. Ida Hibschman entertained the Fellowship Class of the Church of God at her home Friday evening. Mrs. Elvin Hoffman's mother. Mrs. Roderick of Florida, was a guest. After the business session a white elephant sale was held.