Syracuse-Wawasee Journal, Volume 1, Number 47, Syracuse, Kosciusko County, 28 October 1938 — Page 1

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DOUBLE DEATH TAKE HUSBAND , AND WIFE MON. J. W. BOWERS DIES THIRTY MINUTES AFTER WIFE PASSES AWAY Mrs. Maria Bowers, aged 74, died at the family home, 1 1-2 miles south of here at 11:30 am., Monday. Mrs. Bowers, suffered a paralytic stroke several weeks ago from which she never recovered. Surviving are two sisters, Mrs. Libby Wogoman, of this place and Mrs. Amanda Archer, of Elkhart, and two brothers, Neil Phebus, of Sylvauia, Ohio, and William Phebus, of Cromwell. Thirty minutes after the death of Mrs. Bowers, her husband J. YV. Bowers passed away. Mr. Bowers bad suffered a slight apoplectic stroke some six weeks ago, from which he had partly recovered, but the shock brought on by Mrs. Bowers’ death hastened his demise. Surviving is one sister, Mrs. Frank Wogoman, of near Syracuse. A double funeral service was held Wednesday afternoon at the Church of God, Rev. Victor Yeager assisted by Rev. Floyd Hedges. The bodies were laid to rest in the Union cemetery. Former Syracuse Girl Wedded lu Garrett Sat unlay A pretty fall wedding was ized Saturday evening, October 15, at 5:00 o’clock at the home of Mr. and Mrs. C. E. Bushong, of 1610 South Caven street, Garrett, when Miss Winifred Arliene Brady, daughter of Mrs. Bushong, became the bride of Thomas Warren Burner, of that city, son of Mr. and Mrs. H. H. Burner of Brownton, W. Va. The *Rev. O. B. Gray of the Church of the Nazerene, performed the ceremony and the attendants s were Mr. and Mrs. James Griffin, of Garrett. Following the ceremony a wedding dinner was served to the bridal party and friends. Covers were laid for twelve. The decorations were garden flowers and autumn leaves. The happy couple will reside »ith Mr. and Mrs. Bushong for the present.

FALL FESTIVAL AT THE RICHVILLE CHURCH A fall festival will be held at the Richville church, four miles west of Ligonier and 6 miles northeast oi Syracuse, on State Road 33, on Thursday and Friday, November 3 and 4-. On Thursday evening a program will be given and luncheon served. On Friday a luncheon will be served and an auction held. e Both days the following will be offered for sale: Grain, vegetables, fruits, eggs, baked gods, plain and fancy sewing—infants garments. There is no admission charge, and everybody is invited to come. FIRE DESTROYS WOOD HOUSE AT WRIGHT HOM*) The fire department was called to the home of Jack Wright on South Huntington street to extinguish a fire that had started in a woodshed at the rear of his home. The woodshed, a 12x16 building, was totally destroyed and the flames spread to the house and burned the enclosed back porch and the back wall of the main building. It is thought a defective electric wire caused the fire. Mr. Wright placed the damages to be between S6OO and S7OO. NORTHERN SQUIRREL SEASON ENDS OCT. 29 Saturday, Oct. 29, is the last da> that squirrels can be taken in Indiana during 1938. The open season on squirrels in the Southern Zone ended Oct. 8 and closes this week in the 23 counties of the Northern Zone.

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Tri-County Paragraphs ELK H ARTMIDDLEBURY — Presldental approval of a $19,900 WPA allotment for street improvements in the town of Middlebury has been given. Members of the Middlebury town board stated that the money will be used for a general street repair program. CROMWILL —Mrs. Fern Patricia Dull, 35, is being held by authorities in Berrien county, Michigan, charged with the murder Monday of Wm. Holbrook 42, former assistant prosecuting attorney of Berrien county. She is the daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Ulysses Baker, of three miles south of Kimmell, where she was born. ALBION—The two-story Albion Hardware Co. building was destroyed by fire last week, causing a loss of $20,000 to building and contents. Kendallville and Ligonier fire departments responded to a plea for aid but arrived too late to be of assistance other than to prevent a spread of fire to other buildings. GOSHEN- —Hiram E. Gonderman, of 615 South Seventh street was arrested in Elkhart last week on a charge, filed in the Elkhart city court, of embezzling funds of J. N. Carr & Son of Elkhart for which firm he had worked as a salesman during the last eight or nine years. Gonderman was still in the Elkhart city jail, Tuesday, in default of a $2,000 bond. SILVER LAKE—John Alexander, fourteen year old son of Mr. and Mrs. Myrl Alexander, accidentally shot himself in the foot Sunday with a target rifle. The boy was shooting birds, when the safety device on the gun failed to work, and the gun accidentally discharged, the bullet, injuring one toe. He was given medical attention immediately and the wound has not proved serious.

NEW CHEMICAL PROCCESS FOUND FOR PETROLEUM MILWAUKEE (IPS)—A new chemical process which makes the country’s vast petroleum resources available tor the manufacture of synthetic medicines, perfumes, dyes, plastics, high explosives and a host of other substances was reported here recently at a meeting of the American Chemical Society. The new process, it was asserted, may revolutionize the vast synthetic chemical industry built up on coal tar derivatives, in that it would open up a practically limitless new source of raw material, which should mean a much greater supply and a reduction in cost of the new chemicals, most of which have become basic necessities of modern civilization. FARM MACHINERY HELPS SAVE TIME AND ENERGY WASHINGTON (IPS) —Machinsry development, which has enabled man to use energy supplied by machine instead of his own muscles, has made it possible for an individual farmer to cultivate and harvest 20 times as much today as the farmer of a century ago. That is the finding of Department of Agriculture researchers after a study of farm production recently made in lowa. The time and labor required to Illant, cultivate and harvest 250 bushels of corn a century ago was equal-to the energy expended today to grow 5,000 bushels. THIRTY MILLION “HOT DOGS” New York—Thirty million frank'-' furters and hamburgers will be eaten next year at the New York World’s Fair 1939. If strung into a rope, they would reach across the Atlantic from New York to London. The meat in them would fill 187 refrigerated freight cars. MAKES QUOTA EASILY Wawasee Post No. 223, American Legion, of this city, after a one week drive went “over the top” with their full quota of members allotted to this section.

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SCORES OF INSTITUTE SESSIONS ARE PLANNED Lafayette, Ind., Oct. 28. —“The Farmers’ institute will now come to order.’’ That is what the community chairmen in five Martin county townships will probably say this week (October 24), and what was said on October 15 at Sandusky m Decatur county, marking the opening of the 1938-39 institute season, which will last through February. To date, the Institute program, which is the oldest form of agricultural and home economics extension work carried on in Indiana, have scheduled sessions in 280 Hoosier communities in 75 counties, reports H. E. Young of Purdue University, state leader, as compared with sessions in 74 counties last year. With the usual number of institutes to be scheduled later, including 51 two-day sessions in 33 counties, the list shows a gain of approximately 50 days of institutes. Last year 82,975 persons participated in Indiana institutes which was an increase of more than 21,000 more than the previous year. This year the number of people participating is expected by Young to be even larger. The Institute speaking staff this year includes 27 men and 20 women, only nine of whom are Purdue University specialists, the rest being prominent farmers and farm women, who have been outstanding in profitable farming and happy home building. In commenting on the value of institutes to communities, Young said, “They are an institution for promoting local activities of educational and social value. It is a cooperative organization of rural and urban people, non-political, non-sec-terian, non-commercial, designed to serve the best interests of the entire community. It is an open forum and exhibit, managed by the people themselves for the discussion of subjects and the display of products of mutual interest and benefit.” COW “ACTRESSES” AT FAIR New York—Twn hundred aristocratic milch cows are to be bathed, dried and milked during every twen-ty-four hours for. all to see in one of the exhibits at the New York World’s Fair 1939. Ten at a time are to parade from their adjacent barns to a huge revolving platform and there yield their milk, which will be immediately chilled, pasteurized and bottled, ready for the customer an hour after bossy has relinquished it.

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Fall weather is approaching and with it we can expect fog, rain, and sleet. Streets will be wet and slippery and windshields will be coated with ice. Driving under such conditions makes extra precautions essential. In these articles I have tried to stress the importance of constant attention when driving—not one second should be given to any other matters while you are driving. Long strips of straight pavement encourage higher speed driving becomes more or less monotonous and invites inattention. Just one moment of inattention, especially when weather conditions are not very favorable, may put you out of circulation forever. Don’t let anything distract you: Fay attention to your driving! OAKWOOD PARK NEWS Mr. and Mrs. J. C. Trinosky of Oakwood IMrk, were greatly surprised over the week-end, when Mr. and Mrs. Roy Bales, Jr., Mrs. Frank Bales, Miss Wannetta Nash, of Chicago, Mr. and Mrs. Al Moss and son Phil from Roanoke, Ind., Mr. and Mrs. George Goudy, Mr. and Mrs. Floyd Wittman from Goshen and Miss Ethel Spa: jw of Cromwell, helped share with Mrs. Trinosky her birthday dinner. All wlsning her many more happy birthdays. Mr. and Mrs. Lyman Loudy of Detroit, were at Green Gable, their summer home, Tuesday to close up for the season. Quite a few people were in their cottages at Oakwood Park, over the week-end. Miss Helen Bitsner, daughter of Rev. and Mrs. Bitsner of Oakwood Park, was home from college over the week-end. Rella Hacker is still in her cottage at Oakwood Park. GEESE GOING SOUTH A large flock of geese passed over Syracuse Sunday on their migratory flight to the Southland. These web-footed waterfowls look very prognostic of near future weathInvariably in a V formation. These north and south flights are very prognostic of near futlre weather conditions.

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9 RURAL RECREA'nON SCHOOIaS ARE PLANNED Lafayette, Ind., Oct. 28. —Rural Indiana has become recreation minded and Purdue University’s Department of Agricultural Extension is doing something about it. Today there was an announcement from the 4-H club department at Purdue of nine district training schools in rural recreation, which will be held starting November 29 until February 3. Six of the schools will be for four days each and three will last two days each. From nine to 12 counties will be represented at each of these schools. F. L. Mcßeynolds, member of the club staff at Purdue, will be an instructor at each of the schools, and he will be assisted, in addition to many county agricultural agents, by J. S. Knapp, of the National Recreation Association, at six of the schools, and by A. P. Stewart, Purdue choral Music director, at the other three schools. Each county will send one representative from some older youth or adult club, a 4-H junior leaders’ group, a home economics club, a farm bureau or Grange group, a rural church or Sunday school, a camp fire program director for the 1939 club camp, and a county recreation counselor. Songs, song leading, dramatics, plays, games and stunts wil be taught at each of the echools for which there will be no instructional fees. This state-wide rural recreation training program, according to Mcßeynolds is expected to make all rural meetings and gatherings more pleasant and enjoyable. Following are the dates and places of the schools: Osgood, November 29 to December 2; Salem, December 6 to 9; Winamac, December 13 to 16;’ Huntington, December 19 to 22; Winslow, January 3 to 6; Crawfordsville. January 17 to 20; Ligonier, January i 26 to 27; Bloomington, January 30 and 31; and Newcastle, February 2 and 3. The Ladles of the Round Table met on Mondays October 24th at 4 p. m., at the home of Mrs. Olive Miller. From there they travelled to Spear lake, where they saw ovens which had been made* by the Indians. Then they went to Miller’s cottage at Papakeechle lake, where Mrs. Miller read some of the early life of the Indians, and Mr. A. L. Miller talked on the Indians in this territory. They ended an enjoyable evening with a hamburger try. t

Washington Snapshots By JAMES PRESTON

WASHINGTON SNAPS— Buying foodstuffs for the family >uulry prouuses to become os complicated in the future as riding two herses at once in opposite directions. v»'hen Mrs. Housewife goes to niarkekt next year she may have to take with her a certified copy of the family’s last Income tax return, a letter from some regional government official or a photostat of hubby’s pay check. Or perhaps she may be able to simplify the requirements by simply displaying the holes in her shoe -soles and the tattered lining of her voat to the butcher and grocer. The object will be to identify herself as to income classification—whether she is in the “low” or “high” income group—for that will be the only way the butcher and grocer will know what prices to charge her. Ridiculous as it may sound, that is the “plain language” meaning of what is actually being considered by some of the Washington economic planners. They are working out a scheme whereby there will be two price tags on all meats fruits and vegetables. One price will be that to be charged families In the “low Income” group. The other will be for the “high income” group. Just where “low” ends and “high” begins has not been decided. And about riding two horses in opposite directions simultaneously: That is just what the “brain busters” and the Agriculture Department hope to accomplish by this intriguing two scheme. The subsidy horse that has been pulling the planners’ band wagon in the direction of higher farm prices (and thus higher food prices), will be left in the harness and urged on at greater speed. But at the other end of the wagon the new horse will be hitched to pull in the other direction —toward-lower prices. If the wagon can move in both directions at once, as the planners believe, they see no reason why everybody won’t be happy. The farmers will continue to get higher prices for their products but the consumers (those in the low Income group) will pay lower prices at the market. The government wil make up the difference under the scheme. Apparently then, confusion will hold the reins of both horses and the taxpayer will pay for the breakage, as custom abides. On the subject of taxes, the word is about in the Capital that the admlnisration will next year abolish the 75 per cent surtax on incomes as “a gesture of good faith” toward easing the tax burden on the taxpayer. The 75 per cent tax is on incomes of $5,000,000 or more, so inasmuch as there is no record of anyone having such an inome in recent years, there is little use of having such a tax on the books. A “gesture” is all It will be, then. Instead, the idea to increase the tax rate on other income, especially the middle bracket incomes, is growing stronger in the official high places. The idea also hits the low income groups, too, for there is increasing talk of lowering the personal exemptions, both for single and married persons. The Capital “thinker uppers” still refuse (publicly) to take the national game of fancy pension planning seriously, or to recognize the game as one of their own step-chil-dren. The wave of “funny money” waving has them worried privately, however. They would all be very happy indeed If the schemes were limited to humorous horseplay and not made serious political Issues that threaten to take the thunder out of their own give-’em-anyhing plans. The Idea of two California youths to hand out 50 milk bottle tops every Friday, and make milk bottle tops the national currency, is very funny (and safe) the Capitalians admit. Department experts are busy drafting a proposed state wage and labor law to recommend to State legislatures. State wage-hour laws would cover the corner grocery, filling station, drug store etc., which are excluded from the Federal statute. (Continued on Page 1)

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LEGIONlftfl’S FALL DISTRICT MEET AT MONTICELLO REPRESENTATIVES FROM FORTY POSTS EXPECTED TO ATTEND Monticello, Ind., Oct. 28 —Thornton Williams Post No. 81 of the American Legion will be host to xegionaires of the Second District of :he Indiana Department on Sunday, October 30 at the first district meeting held following he recent state convention at Indianapolis. The Second District is composed of thirteen counties extending from Marshall and Starke on the north to Tippeanoe, Carroll, Benton, and Cass on the south; from Kosciusko on the east to Newton and Benton on the west. There are forty posts with a membership of three thousand in the district. The meeting, starting at 2 p. m., is to be held in the Monticello high school building and will be open to the general public. The principal address will be made by Rev. Harry Parker of Delphi, state chaplain of the-l-Legion. Carl Graham of Fort Wayne, northern vice commander of the Indiana Department will also speak. A number of national and state officers of the Legion will attend and be introduced to the audience in addition to the distinguished visitors present. The Monticello high school band will give a concert preceding the opening of the meeting and various legionaire musial organizations from over the district will participate in the program. Commander George A. Inskeep of Thornton Williams Post is chairman of the committee making arrangements from the meeting and Oaks P. Van Alstine is chairman of the reception committee. The meeting will be in charge of District Commander T. V. Koontz and District Adjutant Walter A. Simons, assisted by Paul Marvin of Delphi and Pete Carroll of Warsaw, District Vice Commanders. Several members of the local Legion Post have arranged to attend the meeting. “THE WEDDING DRESS PARADE” “The Wedding Dress Parade” as sponsored by the ladies of the M. E. church on Thursday evening, November 17, at 7:45, in the church auditorium, will be one of the most entertaining events of the season. Dress from every vintage from away back when right down to now will be exhibited and pass in review before the audience. Full details and program 4 will be found in next week’s issue of the Journal. MEN’S BOWLING LEAGUE Standing including games of Tuesday night, Oct. 25th. Team Won Lost Pct. Pickwick 10 2 .833 Electrics 7 2 .777 Oilers 7 5 .583 Teachers 5 7 .416 Lumbermen 4 8 .333 Am. Legion 3 6 .333 Hardware 1 8 .111 RAINBOW COLORS AT FAIR New York—The main transverse thoroughfare of the New York World’s Fair 1939 is called Rainbow Avenue. Its name comes from the unique color and lighting scheme. Buildings on the right of the Theme Center will, by day, be blue. The color will merga. into “purple toward the Central Mall, w’here it will swing into red. Toward the left, red will turn to orange and on the far left yellow is to predomlnote. Colored floodlights are to carry out the same color scheme at night. MY APPRECIATION I wish tc thank the fire department and the neighbors who helped save my home when it was threatened with destruction by fire last Tuesday. GROVER C. WRIGHT.