Syracuse-Wawasee Journal, Volume 1, Number 40, Syracuse, Kosciusko County, 9 September 1938 — Page 1

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W.G.T.U. ANNUAL CO. CONVENTION HELD HERE TUES. A LARGE REPRESENTATION OF ’ COUNTY DELEGATES IN ATTENDANCE ts The Kosciusko county Woman s Christian Temperance Union held their annual convention Tuesday afternoon and evening in the United Brethren chureh with delegates ano presidents from five unions present. During the business session the election of officers was held with the following result: Pres.. Mrs. J W. Whiteman, Winona Lake, Ind.; V. Mrs. L. O. Oyler, Milford. Ind.; Recording Sec’y., Mrs. V. A Shudder,- Milford; Corresp. SecyMiss Harriett Elliott, Warsaw, ano treasurer, Mrs. S. A. Bauer, Syracuse. The Mesdames Oyler and Bauer were elected delegates to thi state convention at Kokomo October. Mrs. Writeman gave a very inter esting talk as a delegate from Indiana, having attended the nations W. C. T. U. convention in Los vn geles. California in August. She reported a gain of i 2 5,500 new mem bers plus a big gain in finance foi the past year. Mrs. Lulu Snellenberger of Warsaw, conducted the memorial services, assisted by the Mesdames Harvey Kinch, Chas. Balliet and Allen Shaffer, for two deceased members, namely Mrs. Hiram Ulery and Mrs. Geo. Richhart both from the Warsaw union. A program of short table talks, a reading and pep singing was conducted by Mrs? Chas. Rickie ot Warsaw, following a fellowship supper. The Rev. F. W. Lough, president of Clean Life League, with headquarters at Winona, gave the evening address. Mr. Lough spoke in a very plain, instructive message to the dry voters and urged them to unite efforts/ to elect dry officers this fall regardless of politics. Mrs. Vern Stockberger, of Mi*, ford, presided at both sessions, at the piano. , NEW SCIENTIFIC LIGHTING SYSTEM FOR SCHOOL HOUSES INDIANAPOLIS—The little red school house has had its face lifted once again. This-time the improvement takes the form of a scientifically designee and automatically controlled light ing system that assures every pupi. of proper illumination at his desk, regardless of its location in the room or the time of day. Sponsored by the state board or education, a model schood building has for several years attracted interest at the Indiana State tai* where it is located just north of the Manufacturers’ building. This year in co-operation with the Indiam. Electric Association, the latest type of modern school lighting system has been installed in the building. The photo-electric cell, which is used for duties ranging from automatically opening dobrs to guarding bank vaults, now comes to work in the school room to protect the eyes of young America. The cell is so adjusted that whenever the light from the windows falls below a minimum intensity, the electric lights are turned on. If the light in the room again becomes normal from outside sources, the electric lights ate switched off automatically by the photo.eletric “eye,” Tests conducted by illuminating engineers have determined that a minimum of 20 foot-candles of light is necessary to give the essential protection to youngsters’ eyes, but that such ata amount of light is not always available in the average schoolroom, especially in rows of seats farthest ? from the- windows. With the photo-electric cell on guard, the teacher is relieved from responsibility for turning on the lighting system when it is needed. Mr. and Mrs. Joe Bushong and family spent Sunday with friends in Elkhart.

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Tri-County Paragraphs Elkhart - Kosciusko - Noble

MILFORD —The Rex Battery Co., of Goshen, having disposed of their factory buildings are now seeking a new location and according to Information received, they may become interested In two Milford sites. GOSHEN —Dr. C. E. Jeffries, Goshen dentist, will have something to show for his vacation trip to Yosemite national park when he comes home. He was bitten on the leg by a bear while on a tour-Jhrough the park. GOSHEN—,A worthless check for $34.27 was passed at the Salem Bank and Trust Company one day last week. Police were notified. The jheck, written on the First National Bank by S. N. Snider, was made payable to John Pentar, MENTONE —0. L, Pennington of Bremen, has his quick action to thank that he is alive this week. His auto stalled on the Nickle Plate railroad crossing at Mentone, and with a locomotive only fifty feet away he made two unsuccessful efforts to start it. Finally he jumpeo just in time to escape injury as the engine struck the car, ELKHART—Theft of a 1936 Buick sedan which was found abandoned in Elkhart, and burglary of the Dell Cittadine Gulf filling station, Elkhart, were solved with the arrest of two youths who registered as William V. Taft, 17, and Lyle Drugich, 17, both of Detroit, Lt. August Johnson of the Elkhart police detective bureau has announced, ELKHART —Arrested in Ejkhart by Deputy Sheriff Bernard Buckley for investigation, an automobile load of gypsies was later released after Detective Ed Rose of the Indiana state police had viewed them and said they were not the ones sought for robberies committed by gypsies recently at Vistula and in LaGrange and Steuben counties, Mrs, M, E, Kaplan and son Pres, ton, who spent the summer with Mrs, Hanora Miles and daughter Mrs. Phyllis Brown, left for Dayton, Ohio Tuesday, where they will spend a week with Mr. and Mrs. Preston Mlles enroute to their home in New York City.

New York’s Fair and Skyline, AU in One Picture

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NEW YORK—Proximity of the New York World’s Fair 1939 to Man* hattan is shown in this "location” photograph taken from the Bermuda Clipper “Cavalier” flying above the Government Zone of the exposition. The familiar skyscraper skyline of Manhattan is shown here nine miles away but within fifteen minutes ride by rail. Note the patterns of buildings, foundations, gardens and thoroughfares emerging in the Central Exhibit Area and the fine finish of landscaping

SPEEDBOAT CATCHES FIRE AND SINKS IN SIXTY FEET OF WATER t Four persons were rescued from possible drowning ta Lake Wawacee about 10:30 Thursday night after the speedboat in which they were riding in the middle of the lake caught fire and burned to the water, then sunk in 60 feet of water, Those rfescued were Mr. and Mrs. William Best, of Elkhart, Jack Troup, of Elkhart, and Miss Marian Phjim, of Niles, Mich. They were rescued by Max Harwood, of- Marion, Ind., who, with his colored yard man, Joe Willis, were out fishing in a row boat, equipped with an out' board motor, l The speedboat, a 19 foot craft, was owned by Floyd 0, Best, Os Elkhart. It was launched in 1935 at a cost of SI,BOO. The four people were riding near the middle of the lake when they smelled smokp. Best opened the hatch and found the whole hull afire. Fire extinguishers wore used Without success, Four of the six spat cushions, which serve as life savers, were tossed over board and the passengers took to the water after stripping off their heavier clothes, Their calls for help were not but Harwood saw the fjames and made an investigation. He fooß thh four to the Harwood cottage op th e south side of Lake Wgwasee, where after a change to dry clothing was niade the four returned to the Best cottage, Much eredit is due yougg Harwood and his aid in their rescue ot the four young people from their perilous predicament, LADIES OF THE ROUND TABLE TO OPEN CLUB SEASON MONDAY The Ladies of the Round Table will open their coming club season Monday evening,' Sept, Ig, with a dinner party at thp home of Mrs. Edith Latham, A very interesting program for the year is planned- Special events listed by the committee include a recital by the students of Arnold Beckman, a Christmas party, Reciprocity May Day festival and the year end Party, Officers for the coming year are: Mrs. Janice Bachman, Pres-; Mrs. Lolita Blocker, Vloe’Prea.} MrsKatherine Myers, Sec., and Mrs. Nita Kline, Treas. Mrs. Ruby Worth and son and Mr. Milt Rentfrow spent Tuesday with Mr. and Mrs. S. A. Bauer.

SYRACUSE, INDIAJfA

about the steelwork of the 700 foot Trylon and 200 foot Perisphere and along the broad Constitutional Mall. Shown, right, are the elevated tracks of the IRT-BMT subway systems and, nearer, the Long Island Railroad tracks crossing the lowered Grand Central Parkway Extension. The pontoon of the plane obscures view of the Triborough Bridge, one of the main approaches to the Fair. The buildings shown are among forty already under construction.

GOSHEN AMERICAN IJSGION REVIVES OLD FASHIONED FREE STREET CELEBRATION Three Day Fall Festival To Be Big Attpattan There Sept. 28-24 The Goshen American Legion Post has revived their old custom of a free fall street celebration and on Thursday, Friday and' .Saturday, September 23, 24, 25 will hold their three day Fall Festival. R. D. Neff, publicity manager, notifies the Journal that four big free acts have been booked for the occasion and consists of “Rita & Dunn," King and Queen Os the highwire; The “Radkey Sisters,’’ a sparkling trio of girl acrobats, now Playing with the WLS Barn Dance show; “Kozah,” the man from Moscow, bicycle wire act and the “Great Ricardo, ’’ the man on the Golden Pole, who performs dally on the top of a 75 foot swaying pole, The W- G. Wade carnival attractions with fl rides and 5 shows have beep booked and three blocks of Main . and t w o blocks Os Lincoln ►Avenue and Jefferson streets will be used for the carnival site and free actsThe Goshen Legionaries have ways In the past, given to Goshen its best street festival and this year's is predicted to be the largest and most glamorous ofdlny in the past years, It isn't the reputation you gained for safe driving last year or last week that counts, it's your driving today—right now—that makes safety records, Safety precautions must be observed every minute; they must be eternal- They eannot be exercised at a few intersections or on certain hills; they must be kept up all the time you are behind the wheel, The fact that you know the curves in ft roa4 or are familiar with its various hazards is a very poor excuse for violating all safety precautions. Be safe aji the time, The one time you neglect to be safe may be the time you will have a very serious accident. Mr. and Mrs. Everett Dunn spent Sunday and Monday in Indianapolis.

FRIDAY, SEPTEMBER 9, 1938

STATE BANK STAFF INVITED TO BANKING CONFERENCE AT I. U. IN OCTOBER Bloomington, Ind., Sept. —Officers and junior executives of the State Bank of Syracuse have been invited to attend an Indiana Banking Conference to be held at Indiana University Oct. 24, 25 and 2b under the joint sponsorship of the Indiana Bankers Association, the University, and the Indiana Department of Financial Institutions. The conference will be in the nature of a school in which courses covering the problems of prime current interest to bank officers and employees will be conducted by recognized authorities, including members of the University faculty. Certificates will be awarded those in attendance for the three days ana registration will be open to any employee as well as any officer of an Indiana bank. Invitations to the conference were issued by Oscar H. Cravens, oi Bloomington, chairman of the conference committee, and Robert H. Myers, of Muncie, president of the Indiana Bankers Association. MOTORCYCLE SIDESWIPES AUTO Two New Parts youths. Nelson Rock, 17, and his cousin, Herschel Rock also 17, were painfully injured’ about 6:00 p. m. Sunday when their motorycle sideswiped an auto, mobile on U. S. 6, six miles west of Syracuse, The boys were returning to their home from Fort Wayne when an automobile driven by Lester Jones, ot Cromwell, made a left turn off U. S- <6 onto a side road just as Nelson Rock, operating the motorcycle attempted to pass. Nelson suffered cuts and bruises and a sprained back and Herschel received a compound fracture of the ankle. Both men were taken to the Goshen hospital in the Garland ambulance from Ligonier. Dr, Fred O. Clark, of this city, was at the hospital when the boys were brought in, and made an examination of their injuries and set the fractured ankle. -The boys were discharged from the hospital Monday afternoon. The motorcycle was badly damaged ana a wheel was broken off the automobile. Mr. and Mrs. O. G. Carr, Rosemary and Stanley spent Saturday in Silver Lake with Dr. and Mrs. J. C. Hoy. Jack returned home with his parents after spending a week with his grandparents.

Washington Snapshots by JAMES PRESTON

Rapidly developing testimony before the Congressional Committee investigating subversive activities in the U. S. has uncovered the new method of Communists and radicals in cloaking their actual names and activities behind “fronts.” In addition it was adduced that the “front” names were so effective that they resulted in many patriotic Americans becoming members. Among the Communist-controlled, or outright Communist organizations named by witnesses were the American League for Peace and Democracy, the Workers’ Alliane and the American Students’ Union. Even the most seasoned Washington observers, however, have now had their eyes opened to the extent to which Communists and other radical groups have perverte4 such words as “Peace” and “Democray” to mask their activities designed to overthrow Democracy and American Institutions. Farmers and housewives who have been too busy to go in for stamp collecting had better begin getting some pointers because — “Stamp collecting "promises to become an enforced part of the daily or weekly routine on ewery farm and in every home. The newest Washington brain child is to extend the Social Security Act to farm help and domestic servants, both now specifically exempted. To reduce government bookkeeping, they propose to let farmers and housewives do most, of it. The plan is to supply each domestic servant or farm worker with a card or book. The employer (housewife or farmer) must buy stamps equal in value to the social security taxes and stick them on the cards. When filled, the cards or books will be sent to Washington. Imagine the farmer stopping his Saturday night milking, or the housewife quieting the children, while they figure: “one and a halt per cent for this, one per cent for that, two per cent for the other.” Thus is the farmer approaching the state of regimentation already Imposed on Industry. The five Texas Congressmen who were comjnittee chairmen, who were blacklisted by the C. I. 0., and (Continued on Page 2)

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GALILEftN VESPER SERVICE ON LAKE EHONTJNDAI MADELINE SOUTHARD. WORLD TRAVELER, TO ADDRESS MEETING M. Madeline Southard, one of America’s internationally known women theojogists and theological lecturer, has been secured by the Galilean Vesper committee to address the Sunday evening lakeside service. me - x gPI ■L M B ■p. M- MADELINE SOUTHARD Miss Southard is one of the outstanding speakers of America, preacher, lecturer, author, worldtraveller. Because of exceptional success in dealing with the problems of youth and of the family she was called to the Orient by the bishops of thb Methodist Episcopal church of Southern Asia, and spoke throughout the high schools, colleges and churches of India, Burma. Malaya, and PhiUlpines. Her four years thus spent, and her travels in the Holy Land and Europe, make her addresses of special interest to students of international movements and of missions. She gave a series of lectures in the Himalayan Ashram of Dr. E. Stanley Jones and was closely associated with Dr. and Mrs. Jones while in Iddia. Miss Southard has had wide experience in what might be called Christian psychiatry; her personal interviews have been life-transform-ing events to many. She holds a Master’s degree from Northwestern University; is an ordainea elder in the Methodist Episcopal church, twice a member of General Conference. Miss Southard is also accustomed to interdenominational work, both in America and in other countries. During her Sunday visit here she will address three meetings as fo»lows: Will speak in the Methodist church at 10:00 (Standard time). Subject, “It Did Happen In America.” At the Vesper service at 5:00 p. m. (Standard time), on the lake „ front. Subject: “Can Christian Civilization Be Saved.” Will conduct a "Youths Forum” in the Epworjh hour, 6:30,. at the Methodist church. Every one is welcome to attend these outstanding services. The Epworth League will furnisn the special music for the vesper pervice. fcTRANG*OTT A very pretty home wedding occurred Sunday at Culver, when Miss Louise Strang, daughter of Mr. ana Mrs. Fletcher Strang, became the bride of Robert William Ott, son of Mr. and Mrs. Guy Ott, of rural route one, Syracuse. Besides the parents of the bride and groom several guests were in attendance, as the Rev. Penn, of the Culver M. E. church, read the marriage ceremony. After the wedding a guest reception was held and the happy couple soon after started on a motor trip throughout Wisconsin. t

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