The Syracuse Journal, Volume 20, Number 9, Syracuse, Kosciusko County, 28 June 1928 — Page 1

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SYRACUSE LIBRARY NOTES News Notes of Interest Concernihg Our Library Especially Written for The Journal The V. R. C. members rate as follows. Velva Brown 33 Kathryn Nicodemus 27 Laura Bachman 21 Lucy Bachman 18 Lucille Osborn ,-.... 17 C-nna Parkhurst 16 Marjorie Slabaugh 15 Margaret Smith . 13 Ruth Na codem us 13 Gertrude Fleming 12 Agnes Fleming kl Ralph Mick 12 Blanche Lung 12 James Butt 12 Joan Riddle .. .* 11 Rowena Jnsley . 11 Kingsley Pfingst 10 Paul Isbell * 10 Frances Houston 10 Xoyle Osborn 10 Virginia Harvey 10 Edna Fleming 9 Katherine Kern 9 Keith Cripe 9 Edna Leacock 8 Virginia Riddle 8 Gertrude Tyler 8 Betty Ward .; 8 Joe Kmdig ’....... 8 Alta Butler 8 Chore Harvey 7 Miriam Petfly 7 Martha Leacock 7 Carlton Richart ~ 7 Alice Coy . 7 Elizabeth Shock 7 Wayne, Tom 6 Duane Kline 6 Gerold Kline 6 William Osborn : . 5 Maxine Le Count / 5 Jaunita Geiger . 5 Virginia culler' 5 Pauline Shock 5 Betty White 4 Erb/i Kline 4 Jensen .... 4 Maxine Holloway 4 Richard Isbel 4 Meredith Mench 4 Martha Ellen Fisher 4 Charles Beck 3 Otis Clyde Bust 3 Lyle Byland 3 Richard Bell 3 Helen Gordy 3 Lucy Clayton : 2 Morris Crow 2 Baja Rowdabaugh 2 Helen Garrison 1 Ruth Rowdabaugh 1 Robert Ott 1 We are really very sorry that We couldn’t manage an adult Vacation Reading Club as well as-a , juvenile one since so many persons feel that they, too. should receive stars. Elizabeth Kossdp is one of the strong advocates for the club. Perhaps next summer we will have time enough to let a few of these people indulge in this juvenile affair. Frances Brillhart of South Bend has presented the library with the beautifully illustrated fairy tale book. The Twelve Dancing Princesses and other stories, retold by Sir Arthur Quiller Couch and illustrated by Kay Nielsen. The library will close June 27 at 9:00 p. m. and remain closed until noon July 5. “Could we give one gift to every child we should choose the love of books.” The task of re-accessioning is now completed. Next comes the shelf list. TELEPHONE MEN ELECT Roscoe Pontious, of Rochester, was elected president of the Northern Indiana Telephone Ass’n at the closing session of the annual summer meeting, held at the South Shore Inn, Lake Wawasee, last week. Mr. Pontious served as secretary of the organization last year. Other officers elected at the closing session were: A. E. Yerrick, of Walkerton, vice-presid-ent, and Theodore Stoops, of Nappanee, secretary- and treasurer. Claude R. Stoops, of Nappanee, is the retiring president. Members of the board of directors are Roscoe Pontious, A. E. Yerrick, Theodore Stopps, Fred 1 *yle, of ImPorte, and Horace LaRue, of North Manchester. .— O' ■. — NOTICE TO WATER USERS Water rent is due July 1. ] will collect same at my residence July 2 to 7. Chas. C. Crow Town Clerk ’ r 4 9-at

9 The Syracuse Journal

Syracuse’s Slogan: “A Welcoming' Town With a Beckoning Lake.”

NEW POSTAL RATES Postmaster Roy Sargent has received copies of the new post al laws passed by the last session of congress and articles interpreting it. The new laws “nd regulations will be in effect July 1. One of the common mailed articles, a private mailing card, will require but one cent postage, instead of two cents. Postage on second class matI ter, such as newspapers and magazines, when sent by other than the publisher, 1c for each 2 ounces. On first class mail if postage is short paid more than one rate, the deficient postage and an additional charge of one cent for each ounce or fraction there of shall be collected. Another important change is that articles up to ft nd including SI,OOO in value can be registered. Previously no article of the value of more than could be registered. Important changes are made in regard to permits to mail large amounts of mail matter and business men should familiarize themselves with the change. ;—: o — SNYDER REUNION The seventh annual reunion ol the descendants of Henry and Elisabeth Snyder was held on Sunday at the cottage of Mrs. Clarence Snyder on Syracuse lake, ’there were fifty-eight relatives to enjoy the day and the big dinner together. There were a'number present who had never attended the reunions and needless to say the time was’ spent m social commingling Among those from a distance attending were Mrs. Esther Seese of Wakarusa. Mr. and Mrs. G.eorge Snyder and son of Fort Wayne, Mr- and Mrs. Clarence Ketring and her sister, who reside in the- state of Mississippi and Mr. and Mrs. Charles Snyder and family who reside near Goshen. New officers as follows were elected: President, Mr. Stultz of Buchanan, Mich.; treasurer, Charles Snyder of Goshen; secretary, Mrs Ruth Stultz of Buchanan, Mich. L_O_ GAVE PROGRAM On Tuesday evening the ladies of the Lutheran church of Cromwell, Syracuse and Nappanee met with Mrs- A. H. Arbaugli at the parsonage at Syracuse. The program, “Leaves from a Japanese Calendar,” was presented by the Young Woman's Missionary Societies of the parish. The young ladies taking part in the program 'wore Japanese costumes and gave thp program amid Japenese cherry blossoms , and butterflies. The souvenirs were missionary leaflets, tied with pink and blue baby ribbon. Refreshments were served by the hostess. . : (J MARRIED Announcements have been received of the marriage of J- H. Klingaman of this city and Mary Catherine Coby of Louisville, Kentucky. The ceremony was solemnized at St. Bridges Rectory at Louisville, by Rev Father Henry, on Saturday, June 23. Mr. and Mrs. Klingaman will be at home after July 5, in the Mrs. Ida Akers residence on Lake street- — o— — M ILL PROBATED The will of the late Perry Mock, was probated Tuesday at the county clerk’s office- He willed SI.OO to his daughter Naomi Fleming and the remaining amount of . his real estate and personal estate is.to be equally divided amongst his children, Lester Mock, Tracy Kline, Ida Buhrt, Gladys I Moyer and Dwight Mock. o FREE INBTALATION The special offer of free installation of Hotpoint Electric Ranges has been extended by the Syracuse Electric Co. to June 30. For particulars read the ad on another page. o TO ( ORRFNPONIDENTS On Fourth of July the Journal office will be closed all day- AR country correspondence must be in our office Tuesday for that week*® issue. See Wallace Berry and Raymond Hatton in “Partners hi Crime”. They* capture a barrel of laughs at Crystal, Ligoniei 4 , neit Week Tuesday. Wednesday and Thursday, Jul/ 3,4, and 5.

" BIDS OPENED Bids to furnish the new high school with students’ desks, teachers’ desks, chairs, tables window shades, typewriters etc., were received by Trustee Floyd Strieby last Friday, In all there were nine bidders. Contracts were awarded to the following bidders: Beckman’s, Syracuse—B waste baskets, 90c each. Laporte Supply Co., Laporte. Ind. -5 typewriter stands, $4.50 eachL. C. Smith Typewriter 6 typewriters, S7O each. Laporte Supply Co. 6 single work benches, s2l each. Laporte Supply C 0.—16 commercial desks, $12.10 eachLeonard Supply Co., Warsaw, Ind.—One 18x30 French beveled mirror, $7.50. Indiana School Supply Co., Indianapolis. Ind. —1 office chair, $8 Laporte Supply Co.—Office desk, $25-50. Kiger and Co„ Indianapolis, Ind. —200 folding chairs, $15.50 do£en. Kiger and C 0.—50 assembly chairs, $2.90 each. Royal Store, Syracuse,—lll window shades, $207.80Leonard Supply • Co.—Dining chairs, $4.45 each. Laporte Supply Co. 3 sewingtables, $2-45 each. Laporte Supply Co. Kitchen cabinet, $55.25. . Leonard Supply C 0.—175 students desks, $5.60 each. Leonard Supply C 0.—55 chairs, $4 45 each. Beckman’s Syracuse—6 library tables, SIOO. Leonard Supply Co.--4 teachers’ desks, $17.45 each. Laporte Supply Co.—2 teachers’ desks, $23.05 each. Laporte Supply Co. —1 teachers’ tables, sll-50 each. 1). M. whitcomb, Rochester.. Ind."—l science instructor desk. $56.00. Kiger and Co. —1 apparatus case, $69. Indiana Supply Co. 150 oak .tablet arm chairs, $4 20 each . o — EPISCOPAL CONFERENCE * The twelfth annual Conference of church workers of the Episcopal church of northern Indiana was in session at the South Shore Inn at Lake Wawasee. The conference, which closed Wednesday, was under the direction of the department of religious education of the diocese of Indianapolis and northern Indiana and gave members practical help n their respentive parishes -The Rt. Rev. Cambell Gray, D. D, S. T. D. bishop of the of Northern Indiana was present and Bishop White’s chapel near the Inn was used for the services. The Young People of the Episcopal church have also been in cqnference at the same place. -- —o OUTBOARD MOTOR RACE , Sunday, July 1, outboard motor races will, be staged on Lake Wawasee. Cash prizes and trophies for winners in class B. C. D. and free , for all. All entries must be made before l*p- m. on day of races. Everybody, is invited to see the races from the three vantage points of the course, Waco, The Tavern and the W*vasee slip. ■ ■, —° MET WITH AN ACCIDENT J. C. Abbott and W. H® Purfeerst left Friday on a business trip to Chicago. Covington and Indianapolis. On their way to Chicago they met with an accident, their car turning turtle just east of Valparaiso. Neither were seriously hurt, but received a few reminders. To make a nose dive in an auto is just a little hard on windshields and heads. — p LAKE CtfAPLAJN The Rev. Miles P. Howard, of the Cathedral at Fort Wayne, has been appointed chaplain of the Church of,the Little Flower at Wawasee by Bishop John F. Noll, at Fort Wayne- He will act until September, when he will organize a new parish at Noblesville. —— o PLANTED FISH IN LAKE Four thousand No 1 small mouth bass from Bass lake hatchery were planted in Lake Wawasee at request of the Wawasee Protective Association. . ...X-''.., — o —rFT-rar'S, GORDON PLAYERS The .Gordon Players, a dramatic Stock Co., wijl open a three days’ engagement *at North Webster, beginning Monday, July 2. ■

SYRACUSE, INDIANA, THURSDAY. JUNE 2s. 1928

Celebrating Independence Day In these days so replete with arguments for unity pf nations, so pregnant with international, social and commercial relationship, it is good that we once more gather around the flag for which our fathers fought and died, and once more read the Declaration of Independence that has made these United States not only a power in the world, but an example which more than half the nations of the world are eager to emulateThe United States is admitted to give the nearest approach to freedom in government that the world has ever known: we have of necessity come far short of what may have been the ideal of free citizenship m a democratic government, but eternal vigilance is still the price of liberty. Our flag is the emblem of equal rights. It means universal education—light for every mind, knowledge for every child. It means that it is the duty of every citizen to bear his share of thp public burden. It means that all distinction based on blood or birth have perished from our laws; it means that our government stands between the weak and the strong, between want and wealth, with a guarantee of siiqple justice to each and all. That fldg shields and canopies alike the loftiest mansion and the rudest hut. It represents the suffering of the past, the glories, yet to be, and like the bow of heaven, it is the child of storm and sun. It is the duty of every man. woman and child who cherishes the thingy our flag stands for, to kees m mind the real meaning and purpose of this Nat onai holiday—the anniversary -of our American independence. Although the story of its' adoption, signing and promulgation has been written, read and discussed for 150 years it _ will be news to most people that the Declaration oi Independence was not signed on the Fourth of July, nor even in the month of July- The only signing of he .Fourth of July was by John Hant-c?ek, the Fresfiient and Charles Thompson, the retaryOn July 2, Mr. Lee of Virginia, offered the following resolution which was unanimously adopted after an all-day debate: “Resolved that these United Colonies are. and of right ought to be, free and independent States; that they are absolved from all allegiance to the British Crown, and that all political connection ..between them and the State of Great Britain is, and ought to be, totally dissolved.” On July 4th the formal Declaration of Independence was laid before the President, but the declaration against slavery was afterward eliminated. The Declaration was finaltv adopted by Congress bn August 2, and signed by 35 members. By September 15 all the signatures were ' affixed except two. One of these signed in December, and John ' Dickinson, of Pennsylvania, declined to sign. He was a -patriot and in full accord with the work of Congress, but, being a mem ; ber of the Society of Friends, declined to take a step which meant warQ U. B. CONFERENCE Large crowds are in attendance at the’gathering of United Brethren young people of StJoseph Conference which is being held at Oakwood Park this week. Contrary to usual custom the services began Monday evening. and was largely attended. The opening sermon was preached by Dr. C E. Ashcraft, Dayton, Ohio, using as his text John 14:6. and emphasizing the claim of Jesus Christ to supply all the needs of the human heart in its search-after God. The communion service was in charge of the Rev. M- S. Livinghood of Huntr ington, Indiana, who is the president of the organization. ; Several other speakers brought splendid inspiring addresses to the large crowds in attendance and the attendance is reaching expectations. Five hundred had registered Wednesday noon, and many more are expected to arrive later- Sessions close withmagg session Saturday .afternoon.

' I - CONCERT Every Wednesday Evening

BIG Pit NIC JULY FOURTH i The W. CT. U. will hold their I first annual- picnic at Oakwood Park on july 4th. They will have the L. T. L. children as special gpests and members of the G. A. R. as honorable guests. All who desire transporation meet at the public schooL at 9 a.’ rrj. sharp where autos ,wiH take you to the park. A full program will begin upon entering the park with a I hillside service as follows: “L. T. L. March and Demonstrat on” Scripture and Rev-; Floyd Hedges. Song: “Our Flags”—Mrs. Mary Wyatt. Song—America. -i - Reading—Miss Cleo Coyy. Reading—L. T. L. girlsSolo—Mrs. Ella Hedges. Flag Drill—l 2 young girls. Salute the Flags. Song -Onward Christian Sold iers. Benediction Rev. G. W. Wyatt. Basket Dinner. In . the afternoon supervised games and contests for the girls and boys under competent directors will be given. 'The committee in charge will ' not be responsible for any child | with a bathing* suit- Parents! are asked that they send their I children with the assurance that they will be cared for providing they, do not take bathing suits and no fire works will be allowed n the park. .The following members are asked to serve on the respective committees: Transportation—Edna Niles I chairman: Mrs. R. G. Fpust. Fsth-1 er Osborn. Vera'D’Dell. Floyd Hedges. Care of Baskets- Ida Hamman, chairman; Rosa Bartholomew. Mrs. W. M. Wilt, Mrs Frank Klink. . Soliciting— Lizzie JKitson. Sadie Hire, Eva Gants, Lydia Deardcrff, Lydfa Davis: Plan to bring the family and enjoy our National Day together. ■ “SILK LEGS’’ * Madge Bellamy was the inno; cent cause'of a~ laughable s’e'quence in “Silk Legs ” her latest Fox Films production, which opens a two day’s showing at the Community theatre, July 4 and 5. Scorning the advances of James Hall, the male lead in the story. Miss Bellamy ignores Jimfny so completely that he is at his wit’s end for an opening. ■ A sign “say it with flowers” catches Jimmy’s eye. Confident of success, Jimmy orders a huge bouquet of American Beauties, sent to Miss Bellamy’s suiteThe flowers were placed on the table by the bellboy. Later Miss Bellamy accidentally swept some of the flowers to the flo t or and stepped on them .in her bare feet. With a squeal of pain Miss Bellamy hopped around, clutching "'her bruised foot and. exploded a one syllable word of four letters that commences with D. Andy Rfse, assigned to write the comedy scenes in the picture, saw the possibilities for some light comedy, and changed the script accordingly. Miss Bellamy then had to go through the incident a- seconit time with the camera recording every detail. “Say it with flowers,” she remarked scornfully. “Try and do it! They’d wilt from the heat ol what I said.” , Others in the east-are Joseph Cawthorn and Maude Fulton. Arthur Rosson directed the production- .— o M HAT A COW CAN EAT Noble Neff, veterinarian, last, week brought.to the office pf the Milford Mail, a bottle contaiiftng a number of nails, tacks, pieces of wire, a hog ring and a coin which he had taken from the stomach of a cow belonging to Glen Davisson. The cow had been sick for about six weeks and being unable to do any more for her, she w r as killed and the stomach opened. The stomach was found growm fast to the diaptfram where the nails had punctured the stomach. Mr- Neff stated that it was not unusual to find a nail occasionaly in a cow’s stomach, but he. had never before found such collection as was removed from that 'stomach. .. o BAKE SALE The Mission Circle of the Church of God will hold a bake salb in the plumbing shop on Saturday, June 30. 7-9

, DEATH OF PERKY E. MOCK | Perry. E. Mock, age 69 years, I* of North Webster, died Friday, ! June 22; at the Epworth hospital in South Bend. Death followed a long illness and. was due to complication of diseasesHe is. survived by the following children: Lester Mock of Syracuse, Mrs Tracy Cline of South Bend, Mrs-Ida Buhrt of Syracuse, Mrs. Gladys Moyer of San Francisco, Dwight Mock of [ Syracuse and Mrs. Fedna Fleming of Osborn, Ohio. Also three brothers, Reuben and Albert Mock of Syracuse, and Sanford Mock of West Plains,. Mo. His wife passed away several years ago. ... The funeral was conducted at 2 o’clock Sunday afternoon, June 24 from the Brethren church in North Webster, where he resided for many years. Rev. F. -Jones of Milford officiated. Interment was made in the.cemetery at North Websterjfll were present at the funeral except one daughter, Mrs. Moyer of San Francisco, and one brother, Sanford, of West Plains, Mo. q FORT BENJAMIU HARRISON . Extensive plans have been developed by the Hoosier unit of the Women’s Overseas League for cooperation with the United States Army at Fort Benjamin Harrison during the period ol the Citizens’ Military Training Camp, which opened last week. The appointment of Mrs. Ethel Lower Ritchey of North Manchester, Ind., as chief hostess was announced by Miss A. Grace Hawk, corps area service chairman for the league. The assistant hostess for Fort Harrison is Mrs. Irene Strieby of Syracuse. Ind., widow of Ensign Str.eby, U- S. R. N. Mrs. Strieby has been the “house mother’ this last year for Deltsukappa Epsilon at DePauw university. For the second year the hostess house at Fort Harrison will be open to training for young women who are interested in hostess work. o —- MASON’S APRON A silk Masonic apron owned by her grandfather who was born Jan. 19. 1777. is the prize possession of Mrs. Margaret Bennett Huffman, aged 87, who resides at Goshen. *the apron which bears manj Masonic symbols and is in a re-. markably fine state of preservation .differs greatly from those, presented to newly made Blue lodge Masons of the present day. It was the property of Elxmezeer Bennett, who.first saw the light of day jn Revolutionary war times; . ' Goshen Masons, who have .seen the apron, found much to interest them in it. It it easily 125 years oldp ' — ROBBERS IN MILFORD Two robberies were perpetrated at Milford Thursday night, but were not discovered until next morning. A safe was forced at the Milford Filling station, owned by the Milford Grain and Milling Co., on Main street: and $35 in cash stolen, while the robbers blew a safe in the office of the Milford Produce station, owned by C. W. Estep, but found no money. Sheriff Frank McKrill and Police Chief Judd Pittenger of ’ Warsaw were called tp the scene. The officers got some good finger prints at both places and expressed the belief that three or four men,were implicat-,, ed in the two robkferies. 0 STRUCK BY LIGHTNING Merle Neff, 26, a farmer residing two and one-half miles north of Syracuse on the Irvin Neff farm was struck by lightning about 5:30 Friday afternoon and rendered unconscious. Mr- Neff was turning cattle into a pasture and had hold of an iron gate when lightning struck the wire fence connecting with the gate. He was unconscious when found by his wife, and remained in that condition for two hours. His right hand, which was on the gate, was badly burned. —. —o — CHICKEN SUPPER / ' . — «... The Evangelical Ladies Aid will serve a chicken supper at the church, Friday, July 13. 9-p o— —— K Charlie Murray and George Sidney in “Flying Romeos”. The sky is jthe limit for laughs at this aviation comedy at Crystal, Legonier, Sunday and Monday. July 1 and 2. ——o ■ A classified ad will sell it.

THINGS TO THINK ABOUT Review of Things by the Editor As He Sees Them on the Surface. , I r Every Man Finds His lx*vel j ; No matter if times in the city ; are dull, the ground yields just as well and the farmer whistles i just as blithely. H? inay not find I as much reward for his products, •“ i and prices may sag off some, but he has plenty, just as God inj tended for all men. * You can set it dawn in your { little note book that the fanner isn’t going around with his jaw hanging down so as to be noticed. Nor is he imitating chanticleer, nor cutting up didos, but is congratulating himself that he stayed on the farm, and has enough for himself and some for his boys and girls who went to the city to get rich- “ If Mr. Farmer adopts city methods and manners he is likely to land in a dump. If instead of keeping his land in good condition, keeping his outlay within his income, and keeping close tab on things, if he should do • these things hard times will hit him sooper or later, and might hit him hard. When people settle down to the study and practice of common sense, we will not be trou- , bled greatly, nor often, with .panics, or even with slumps. As a rule, every man finds his ’evel, the place to which he is assigned, or consigned, if you please, by the weight of his intellect and the extent of its development. He may think he is m the place where he beoags, but he is in his niche. If he were not he would not remain there, for no man is compelled to - remain in any niche against his w.ll and determination. * Legal Love On a busy day a woman walked into the office of the court rooms at Atlanta, Ga., and addressing Judge Blank, said: “Are you the reprobate judge?” 4 I am the probate judge.” “That is what I was saying,” she said, 'and I have come to you because J am in trouble. My husband was studying to be a minister at a college seminary, and he died deterted. and left three little infidels, and I have come to be appointe<F“their executioner.” BorrowersTeacher -Wie borrowed dur numerals from the Arabs, our caL endar from the Romans, and our banking from the Italians- Now Johnny, can you think of any other examples? Johnny Qur lawn mower from the Smiths, our .snow shovel . from the Joneses, and our baby buggy from the Bumps. When the people are content to live simple lives, to earn what they receive, t;o ask for nothing to which they are not fully entitled, then will the speculator find no victims, the gold brick dealer will find no purchasers. The good Samaritan who gives , the stranger a lift is running a greater risk than the /flirting ' flapper who just can’t resist the excitement and adventure of a wild ride in a fast' car with a perfect stranger. * Man’s perogatives are rapidly disappearing. A Washington woman who let a man marry her for her -money has just come into court and voluntarily pleaded guilty of maintaining a common nuisancePolitical are not run by statesmen and it is only once in awhile that a real statesman is elected to office and just as soon as he is discovered, he is fired at the first opportunity. Another thing we would like to know is what has become of all the pretty little pink and blue hair ribbons that the girls, used to wear- ) , . I In 1913 the average .cost of a public school pupil was $38.31. In 192 Q it had doqbled. At present the cost is placed at $102.50 per year. Money made the mare go, but it’s credit that runs a lot of the motor barsThis Week’s Puzzle Puller Question: What are the three R’s of matrimony? Answer: Romance, rice and rocks.

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