Syracuse-Wawasee Journal, Volume 1, Number 15, Syracuse, Kosciusko County, 18 March 1938 — Page 1

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SAMUEL TYLER PASSED AWAY LAST SATURDAY SEVEN MONTH ILLNESS PROVES FATAL; WAS ACTIVE MEMBER OF SYRACUSE MASONIC ORDER Samuel E. Tyler, 64 years of age, died at the family home on Boston Street, Saturday, March 14th, after an illness of seven months of complications, brought on by a heart ailment. Mr. Tyler was bom in lowa, February 3, 1874, the son of Henry and Elizabeth Tyler. Surviving are his wife, Ellen Freet Tyler, to whom he was married in 1895, a daughter, Mrs. Frank Troup, of Milford; a foster daughter, Mrs. John Webster of Elkhart, and a brother, E. G. Tyler, of Syracuse. He was a member of Syracuse * Lodge No. 454, Free and Accepted Masons of this city, which organization attended in a body anc conducted a short ritulistic commitment service at the grave side with E. O. Dunn, presiding. The following Masonic members acted as pallbearers: Albert Emerson, A. J. Thibodeaux, John Harley, Hallie Holloway and Harry Cullers. The deceased was a mill-wright and tool-maker, at which trades . he had worked up to the time of his last illness. Funeral services were held at the home, Rev. Pritchart, pastor of the Evangelical church,-official ting. Burial was made in the Syracuse cemetery. MEMORIAL RESOLUTION March 15, 1938. Syracuse Lodge No. 454, F. & A. M. WHEREAS, God in His infinite wisdom, has decreed it fit, to remove from our midst, our dearly beloved brother, Samuel E. Tyler. WHEREAS, by the death of this brother, the lodge has lost one of its most faithful and efficient members, and the community an influential and highly respected citizen, be it therefore resolved that the charter of this lodge be draped for a period of thirty days in memory of our departed brothear, and be it further resolved, , that a copy of these resolutions be spread upon the record of the Lodge, and a copy forwarded to the family of the deceased brother. A. ,W. Emerson, Samuel P. Searfoss, t Wm. W. Watts, Committee. s> . • ENTERTAIN LADIES OF THE ROUND TABLE Mrs. Fred Hoopingarner was hostess Monday evening to the Ladies of the Round Table Club. Responses were ‘lndiana Lakes.’ Some interesting points brought out were there are one thousand lakes in Indiana, with over eighty in this county. Mrs. Meredith then very entertainingly reviewed Sinclair Lewis’ latest book, “Prodigal Parents.” Refreshments were served by the hostess. . WED IN COLUMBIA CITY In a quiet wedding at the Church of God parsonage in Columbia City last Saturday, Miss Berniece Held, daughter of Mr. and Mrs. L. W. Held, was united in marriage to Leonard Hibschman, son of Mr. and Mrs. Clee Hlbschman. The ceremony was performed by Rev. Marion Schrover, formerly pastor of the local Church of God. The happy young couple are at home to their many friends at their residence on the Mrs. Grelger farm, north-east of Syracuse.

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SANITY INQUEST FOR DONALD LANTZ THIS WEEK Efforts Now Being Made to Prove “Emotional Insanity” At The Time Os Slaying Son Donald Lantz, 24-year-old Noble county farmer, charged with the slaying of his two and one-half year old son last December, will be given a sanity examination for the second time within a month, “sometime this week”, according to Ralph W. Probst, his attorney. Atty. Probst seeks to prove that Lantz was “emotionally insane” at the time martial difficulties led to a gruesome pre-Christmas climax in which his son, Leßoy, was allegedly slain by a blow on the head from a blacksmith’s hammer wielded by the elder Lantz. Providing Lantz is proven so influenced, states Atty. Probst, there are possibilities that he will be ’reed of charges of first degree murder. Dr. J. R. Nash of Albion, and Dr. H. O. Williams of Kendallville, vlil conduct the sanity hearing. A previous psychopathic examination resulted in the finding that Lantz is sane. Atty. Probst points nit this examination was directed solely to determine his present •ondition. VI. E. CHURCH FELLOWSHIP CLASS MEET TUESDAY . The Fellowship Class of the M. S. Church held its monthly social neeting at the home of Mr. and Mrs. Millard Hire, Tuesday evenug, March 15th, with twenty members present. The opening levotional service included the •eading of a legend telling about he origin of our native dogwood tree. A short business meeting 'ollowed, during which it was decided to hold the next social meeting in the church basement, April 19th. The entertainment committee consisting of Mrs. Frevert and Mrs. Junior Neff, presented interesting games and contests. At their conclusion, Tight' refreshments werfe served. ENTERTAINS TWENTY GUESTS Mr. and Mrs. Paul Ford entertained 20 guests to dinner Wedtesday evening in the Fiesta •oom at the Pickwick. At one ’.arge table, beautifully decorated vith flowers and St. Patrick’s •mblems, the guests were seated, '.nd enjoyed a 3-course dinner. Xt the conclusion the host and hoestess escorted them to their home at Wawasee, where the evening was spent playing conract, and to the following named persons, very lovely prizes were iwarded: Mrs. H. A. Bowser, Mrs. T. E. Grieger, Mrs. Sol’Miller; Dr. Clark, J. E. Grieger, Nelson Miles. Here in the home the St. Patrick colors were beautifully carried out with flowers and emblems. The quests departing, expressed their appreciation for the pleasant evening with Mr. and Mrs. Ford, and sincerely hoped that they would continue to reside in this community to which they recently came from Des Moines, lowa. The guests were: Mr. and Mrs. H. A. Bowser; Mr. and Mrs. Sol Miller; Dr. and Mrs. Fred Clark; Mr. and Mrs. W. L. Pracht; Mr. and Mrs. Nelson Miles; Mr. and Mrs. J. E. Grieger; Mr. and Mrs. I. L. Kemp; Mrs. Isabel Grieger and Mrs. Eloise Klink. .OIL CONSERVATION MEETING CALLED FOR 1938 INSTRUCTIONS A soil conservation meeting will <e held in the grade school building at 7:30 on the evening of March 23. Burton Howe, one of eth county directors, states this is an important meeting and requests taht all farmers of this township be present. They will receive instructions for 1938 at this time. IMPROVING PROPERTY William M. Wilt, who recently aurchasd the Bert Whithead property on Front street, is greatly improving it. Rooms are being rearranged, archways cut in to replace doorways, the kitchen is bing equiped with Coppes built-in cupboards and and oil burning furnace is being installed to replace the old hand-stoked one. .

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The Rocketship Soars —At New York World’s Fair

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NEW YORK — (Special)—The dream of the mechanical age and perhaps the commonplace event of the World of Tomorrow—a trip to Mars in a rocketship—will be produced in tangible form in steel and glass when a model working rocketport is placed into operation at the New York World’s Fair 1939. Now being constructed by Raymond Loewy, industrial desigiwiv the operating planet-line will ye part of a free, focal exhibit in the

SYRACUSE FEED MILL SPONSORING FREE MOVIE ’ Thrilling Farm Episode To Be , Given In High School Auditorium Monday Evening The Syracuse Feed Mill is spon- I soring a free motion picture show at the Syracuse high school audi- ' torium next Monday night, March JI, at 7:30 o’clock. 1 “Hidden Harvest” is a thrilling farm episode, entertaining, instructive and an inspiring picture showing the latest developments in farming and feeding to put into practice on your own farm the things that are done in this i splendid talkie. ; The show is free, all you need ; to do is clip the coupon in their j ad in this issue of the Journal Oi* ] secure a/ free ticket. ] NOTICE j i Notices, Cards of Thanks, Reso- j lutions of Respect, Poetry, Busi- j aess, Local and all items pertain’ng to money raising will be charged for at our regular class!- , fled advertising rate of 1 cent a , word with a minimum of 25 cents. <

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Twenty-five years ago. in the motion picture theater, a rattling piano battered out its accompaniment to the silent flicker-films. Today motion picture patrons listen to the very finest in music. Great symphonic orchestras and the world’s most talented artists are featured in modem and up to date theaters. Twenty-five years ago respectable citizens paused before the nickelodeon, glanced furtively up and down the street, and then slipped into a dingy hole in the wall for their entertainment. To-

transportation section of the Fair. More than a thousand visitors will be able to see the show at one time. After an interesting, activated display of transportation from the day of the cave man to the present, illumination in the auditorium will be shifted to spotlight the rocketport ' Airplanes, liners, railroad trains and taxicabs of futuristic design yvill bring passengers and twinkling elevators will begin loading the rocketship’s cargo. When the

K. OF P. LODGE TO BE REVIVED IN SYRACUSE Meeting To Be Held In Lodge Hall For That Purpose On Wednesday Evening At a meeting to be held, at the lodge hall on South Huntington Street next. Wednesday evening, at which all present and former members of the order of Syracuse and vicinity are invited to attend, an effort will be made to reorganize and secure a new charter for a local lodge. A committee of Pythian members will have charge of the meeting and R. L. Robertson, special deputy grand chancellor, will be in attendance and assist in the reorganization proceedings. The meeting will be called to order at 7 p.m. and should be attended by all former members who are interested in securing for Syracuse a local Pythian lodge.

day the theater prides itself upon its architecture, its comfortable surroundings and charming atmosphere. Twenty-five years ago stiff, straight-backed chairs added no comfort to the patron’s theater hour. Today the attention given to perfecting the smallest detail of the comfortable theater chair equals that given to the equipment of the entire nickelodeon. Today, great heating and cooling and air-conditioning systems are, in strange contrast to ventilating attempts made twenty-five years ago, when the foul air that was

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time comes for departure, sirens will sound, machinery will hum, a giant crane will lift the rocketship and place it in the breech of the gun and a brilliant flash and an explosion will indicate that the world-folk are off on a visit to another planet > By means of an ingenious invention resembling the shutter of a camera, placed in the sky r ceiUng, the audience will seem to see the rocketship vanish into the vast reaches of space.

YILL HOLD COOKERY SHOW NEXT WEDNESDAY Osborn & Sons Sponsoring Demonstration in the Corner Os Pickwick Building 4 ■ ■ Next Wednesday, March 23, will be the day and date of the Sheliane Cookery School as sponsored by Osborn & Son, local Shellane dealers. The show will be held in the spacious corner room of the Pickwick building and will begin at promptly 1:00 o’clock. Th|s show should be of more than passing interest to every house wife in Syracuse and its wide trading area, in that Miss Francis K. Dimmit who has complete charge of the show, is thoroughly competent in demonstrating the short cuts in better food preparation. •An elaborate program has been arranged which will offer a most delightful entertainment. Included will be actual cake baking, bread baking, whole meals prepared in the oven, broiling, whole meals prepared on the top burners of the range, all occording to the highest approved methods. The show is free and a cordial invitation is extended to all.

cold in winter and hot in summer justified the attacks against unsanitary conditions of the nickelodeon. Twenty-five years ago the average exhibitor was untrained in the art of showmanship and only attracted by the possibility of quick revenue on a small investment. Today, theater manage-' ment is a specialized profession whose technical details can be mastered only through careful study by/ a type of man power which is devoting itself to what is recognized as a dignified career of helpful service.

N. I. P. S. COMPANY WILL ERECT HIGH TENSION LINE 270 Communities In Northern Indiana Served by Company Annual Report Reveals A new high tension transmission line from Goshen to Angola will be completed this spring, it was anounced in thfe annual report of the Northern Indiana Pub■ic Service Company made public today. This line was constructed in the northeast section of the territory to connect the electric transmission systems operated by the company, thus assuring additional sources of supply in event of emergencies, the report stated. Approximately half of its operating revenue was spent last year in the commuities it serves. Total purchases in 1937 in the area served by the utility were $2,290,000 which was expended for -upplies and services purchased from two thousand individuals and companies. In addition to these expenditures, the company payrool was $3,007,053, and taxes accrued or paid during the year were $1,935.233. An additional $428,000 was spent for Indiana coal, and a large percentage of the company’s interest and dividends was paid to security holders living in Indiana The company’s taxes accrued or paid last year were $301,840 more than the comparable figure for 1936. This amounted to 11.46 cents out of each dollar of operating revenue. The operating revenues for the year were $16,836,624, an increase of 15 per cent over the preceding year. Net incomes was $2,187,252, an increase of $584,153. “A definite improvement in the company’s earning were reflected in the first ten months of the year,” the report said. “In the latter part of 1937, however, and in the e»rly part of 1938 this improvement did not continue,- and the revenues and income show a downward trend.” The Northern Indiana Public Service Company sells electricity, gas or water in 270 communities in the northern 12,000 square miles in Indiana, serving an estimated population of more than 700,000 persons. Usage of both gas and electricity increased during last year. The average monthly bill for gas customers was $2.54, while for electric customers it was $2.81. MISSIONARY MEETING HELD The regular monthly, which was also the annual, meeting of the Woman’s Missionary Society of the local Church of the United Brethren in Christ, was held at the parsonage on Wednesday afternoon of last week. Mrs. Minnie L. Bailey, the president, was in charge and was also hostess. The lesson “New Ways of Working Together” from the book Rebuilding Rural America, was in charge of Mrs. Lena Bauer. In the business portion of the meeting the various annual reports were checked in and the election of the following officers were made for the ensuing year: President, Mrs. Minnie L. Bailey. Vice-pres., Mrs. Emma Bushong. Recording Secretary and Secretary of Literature, Mrs. Lena Bauer. Treasurer and Secretary of Living Link, Mrs. Meta Bushong. Secretary of Thankoffering and Secretary of Mrs. Muriel Sharp. The checkup on the work of the society for the year showed a commendable state of affairs in program execution, finances gathered, anct benefits received. The Annual Convention will be held at Plymouth May 24, 25, 26. $90,000 FIRE AT CULVER Authorities Monday sought the origin of a fire which swept a building of the Culver summer naval school, causing damage estimated at $90,000. Approximately 125 boats used to train Culver naval cadets were destroyed in the blaze last Saturday evening. School officials said the loss was covered by insurance and that the equipment would be replaced at an early date.

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FORMED TOWN RESIDENTS SAFE IN FLOOD ZONE LAPES BROTHERS REPORT NO DAMAGE TO THEIR HOME IN STRICKEN CITY OF LOS ANGELES An air-mail letter to Miss Retta Hess last week, from her cousins, John Frank and Lape of Los Angeles, Calif., states that the flood did no damage to their new home on Fox Hills Drive as they live on a hill and so were safe. In early life the Lapes lived on West Main street, in Syracuse, where their father owned an interest in a flour-mill and from where they later moved to Ligonier. From here John and Frank went to Colorado where they were interested in the sijyer mines at Silverton. It was here that their sister Mary, joined them, after the passing on of their parents. . From Colorado they went to Miami, Arizona, where for many years they were interested in the copper mines. John was superintendent of construction and Frank secretary, of a copper company there. About two years ago they sold their possessions in Arizona and moved to Los Angeles, California, where they built a new home last, summer and have retired from active Tht Lapes are also cousins of Mrs. E. L. Stamates and Mrs. M. K. Meredith of this city. Their last visit to this community was in 1933 after attending the World’s Fair in Chicago. World’s Fair in Chicago.e THANKS PUBLIC FOR SUPPORT The Syracuse Business and Professional Women’s Club desire to express their appreciation to the civic minded citizens of this community, for their support of the Magnolia planting enterprise, being sponsored by the club. It is encouraging to the club to have this one single movement so well supported by you. Os the many tickets sold, 65 guests were present at the benefit card party held at the high school auditorium, Thursday evening, March 10, with gross proceeds of forty dollars. Frizes were won as follows: Hearts—Charles Rock. Eucher—Robert Searfoss and Walter Beer. Auction bridge—lst Roy Treesh, 2nd Elnor Estep, 3rd Lucy Miles. Contract —Ist Leila Harkless, 2nd Dr. O. C. Stoelting, 3rd Mrs. Sol Miller, 4th Joe Rapp. FILES SUIT FOR $5,06b PERSONAL DAMAGES, AS RESULT OF AUTO CRASH Damages of $5,000 for personal injuries sustained in an automobile accident are asked by Earl Gerard of North Webster, in a suit filed in the Kosciusko county circuit court in which Robert Haworth, North Webster undertaker, is named as defendant. In the complaint, Gerard states that he was riding with Haworth on March 14, 1936, when the latter crished into the rear of another car on U. S. highway 30, several miles west of Ft. Wayne. * f WED IN FORT WAYNE Last Thursday in Fort Wayne, Miss Mariam Wilt, daughter of Mr. and Mrs. W. N. Wilt, became the bride of Mr. Howard Chupp. They immediately took up their residence in Goshen where Mr. Chupp is manager of the Swallow Case. SPECIAL NOTICE! Beginning next week and thereafter, we are going to print the Sunday School lesson on the church page. In order to do so we find we must limit the churches to their anouncements only.