Syracuse-Wawasee Journal, Volume 1, Number 52, Syracuse, Kosciusko County, 2 December 1938 — Page 1

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M. WYSONG ON ME TOOR TH ISJ E E K GIVES ILLUSTRATED LECTURES ON EDUCATION PHASE OF CONSERVATION Milton Wysong, of this city, an educational director of the State Conservation Department, spoke at three Northern Indiana points this week. Friday forenoon he spoke to the student body of the Froebel high school in Gary. In. the afternoon • of the same day the gave an illustrated lecture at the Annual Husband’s Day of the Middlebury Ladies’ Garden club. On Thursday he spoke at the mid-week meeting of the Fowler (Ind.) Chamber of Commerce. Mr. Wysong, as a speaker, tor the State Conservation Department. Is in great demand by clubs, societies, and conservation clubs throughout this section of the state. Warsaw Youth Is Held For Station Robbery Warsaw—Hal Barrick. aged 19, of Warsaw, formerly of Fort Wayne, Friday was charged with petit larceny in the Kosciusko court in connection with the burglary ot the Claude Heyde filling station M Etna Green on November 2. Barrick is being held in the county jail. Joe Hover, 19, an employe of a Warsaw dry cleaning establishment, Implicated Barrick in the Etna Given burglary after his arrest at Plymouth. . 3 Cent Tax on Foreign Oil There are no oil wells on the British Isles. Britain must import all the petroleum she consumes. Britain however has seen fit to impose an Import tax on fuel oil at a rate equivalent to 3 cents per gallon. The U. S. with oceans of oil of her own has levied an excise tax of 1-2 cent per gallon on imports of crude and fuel oil. Congress talked about it as a protective tarin. But the 1-2 cent tax 'has hot arrested the flow of imported oil into the U. S., presently averaging 50 million barrels every month. Proposals to increase this excise tax were before Congress at the last session and will be up in the coming session with the support oi American independent oil producers and the bituminous coal industry. OFFICIATES AT WEDDING CEREMONY AT COLDWATER. MICHIGAN LAST SUNDAY Rev. J. C. Bailey was called to Coldwate’r, Michigan on Sunday a.Ternoon to officiate at the marriage of Asher Wylie and Lucile A. Rier both of Livingston county, Michigan. The bride has been a nurse in the Rabbage hospital at Howell the past two years. The groom is a prosperous young farmer. The ceremony was performed at the parsonage of the First Baptist church. Clee Younce visited with Mrs. Sarah Younce Thanksgiving day.

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Tri-County Paragraphs ELK H ART-KOSCIUSKO-NOBLE Awarded Contract WARSAW —The Hodges Brothers construction company, Warsaw, has been awarded contract for building a new city hall at Angola. The new building is to cost $37,000. Barn Destroyed by Fire LIGONIER —Fire completely destroyed the barn and other outbuildings at the Albert Deardorft farm, a mile and three-quarters north of town, Monday evening. Although the garage and house caught tire several times, the Perry Township Fire Department was able to save both from any appreciable damage. Inspected School Busses SILVER LAKE —State police were in Silver Lake Tuesday afternoon inspecting the school busses of Laae township. All were approved as being in tine shape, with the exception of one body, which has not yet been replaced by a new all-steel body. A state law passed a few years ago requires all school bus bodies to be all steel and of stateapproved design and construction oy 1940. k Meeting Postponed 1 ALBION —Because of so many Noble county 4-H leaders and club members planning to be at the International Livestock show on Saturday, December 3rd -the date oi the Noble county 4-H Achievement meeting has been set a'h&ud one week states M. A. Nye Noble county agricultural agent, Albion. The meeting will be held Saturday, December 10th, 1:30 p. m., Albion opera house. A capacity turnout is expected for the annual event. Wats Honors At Muck Crops Show NAPPANEE — Loyal Stuckman, well known Elkhart county farmei, living near Nappanee, won several pktcings in the Northern Indiana Muck Crops Show held at Walkerton last week. Loyal won first in 1,000-bushel onion club class; first in the 4 00-bushel potato club; iiist for best 15-pound sample of topped carrots; fifth for best peppermint oil; fourth for best 25-pound sample of red onions. Howard Burkholder, also of Nappanee community, won fiftß for best 4-H club potatoes. Goshen to Have New Police Head GOSHEN —Although a number - of changes in rank will be made, an members of both the Goshen police and fire departments will We retained after Gordon D. Pease,Vmayorelect, takes office on Jan. Ist, 193 L, Mr. Pease announces that Kay /D. Auer, 31, a member of for the past 10 years, has been notified of his appointment as chief or police, succeeding Vernon L. Cripe, who will be shifted to the rank of night captain. County Council Approves New Elkhart Bridge ELKHART—By a unanimous vote, the Elkhart county council Tuesday passed on final reading an ordinance appropriating $126,545 to be used -in the construction of a new concrete span over the St. Joseph river at Bridge street, Elkhart. Os this amount $70,000 is county funds, derived from a bond sale, and the remainder in federal funds allocated for the purpose.

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AUGUST A. BECKMAN DIES IN LUTHERAN HOME OF MERCY AT WILLISTON, O„ MONDAY' Augusta Adolphine Beckman. 71, died Monday in tne Lutheran Home of Mercy at Williston, O. where she went from her home here four years ago. Stic was born in Germany April 4, 1867 and brought to America by her parents, Jacob and Wilhelmina Stoehr, when she was five years old. She came to Syracuse in 1902. Heifc husband. William Henry Beckman died July 22, 1932. She was a member of the Syracuse Grace Lutheran church. Surviving are inree sons, Rudolph of Butlerville, Arnold, of Syracuse, and Vernon, of Miami, Fla., a daughter, Miss Olga -of Miami, and a sister, Mrs. Minnie Groscrup, of Garrett. Funeral services were held at W illiston Thursday and the body was brought here for burial. Services were held at the grave here at 1 p. m. today (Friday). Burial was made ’in the Syracuse cemetery. CHARLES W. HESS DIES IN DETROIT OF HEART ATTACK Word Las been received of the death Friday of Charles W. H ss, 47 of Detroit, Mich,, who died about 2 o - clprtT\M a heart attack in a I><'Mr. He.,s\was born at Syracuse, Ind., Feb. the son of Henry B. and Sarah Ann (Rensberger) Hess. lie wen\to Detroit about 25 years ago whereyhe has spent most of the time He was a veteran of the World war, having served overseas with the 4th. division, and the army of occupation for a year and a half. , He is survived by his wife, Elsie Daugherty Hess, and a foster son, William Baker, of Detroit, and the following brothers and sisters, Mrs. Grace Bird, of ■ Milford, Mrs, Gary C. Taylor, of Cincinnati, 0., and Frank E. Hess, of Goshen. The body was brought to Goshen, where a short, funeral service was held at 4 o’clock Sunday afternoon. Burial was made in Oak Ridge cemetery.

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HENRY ABTS* AWARDED VARSITY LETTER AT BUTLER UNIVERSITY (Specal to the Syracuse Journal) Indianapolis, Ind., Dec, 1. —Henry )' lj, j>f Syracuse, has been awarded a varsity letter in football at Butler University for the 1938 season, according to Paul D. Hinkre, athletic director. Abts was injured during the first part of the season but earned a regular position at fullback for the last few games. In the game he played he was a stand-out on both offense and defense and his punting was an important factor in the Bulldogs games. He is a sophomore with plenty of promise for next year. CONDITION UNCHANGED W. M. Stetler, who suffer 'd a paralytic stroke while he and Mrs. Stetler were in Goshen last week, was removed to his home here. The seriousness of his condition at this writing is unchanged. COURT NEWS Walton Divorce Granted In circuit court Susie C. Walton, Turkey Creek township, was granted a divorce Saturday by Vanderveer from John B. Walton, on a charge of cruelty. They were married Nov. 28, 1914, and separated Aug. 20, 1938. Mrs. Walton test fid her husband drank and ass < iaied with other women. linold Wins Suit the suit for ejectment, damTgi-. and to quiet title, of Charles M. Arnold against Della Jarrett and oth rs, Judge Donald Vanderveer sou >.d for Arnold against all Ucfen.lants, and possession of tne property goes to the plaintiff rn judgment entered. Circuit Caurt Adjourned The September term of the circuit court was adjourned by Judge Vanderveer Saturday. The new Decen ber term opens on Monday, December 5. c

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Washington Snapshots By JAMES I’RESTON Strategists in the Capital city are quietly maneuvering toward a scrap to decide the future of Federal relief spending. It will be an early issue in the New Congress that convenes January 3. On the offensive will be legislators who want to return relief administration to state governments to make it more efficient at less cost. On the defensive will be t>he spenders. They are going to fight to retain control of this potent portion of the public purse by seeking to divert relief spending to a new channel which they can control—a program of National defense. Not even the spenders deny that a change of relief spending technique must bp made. Public opinion against the present method has apparently Impressed them, and, further, they fear threatened Congressional investigation of the WPA may develop. Thus they are willing to submit their methods to change. They are, however, definitely unwilling to see the power that goes with control of relief taken away from them and returned to the states. And speaking of battle maneuvers even the ghost of Poet Joyce Kilmer has been recruited to the ranks of Washington residents who are doing battle with Federal officials to save the famous Japanese cherry blossoms. The officials have decided to cut down many of the cherry trees and build a three.mil-lion-dollar memorial to Thomas Jefferson on the site. Kilmer’s poem, “Trees,” set to music, was sung on the steps of the White House last week by Washington housewives seeking to stop the poised axe of WPA woodmen. Their formidable battle appears lost, however. Some Washington correspondents are suggesting that if song is to become a weapon around Washington, the Brain Trust thinker-uppers have one ready made for them “I’ve Got A Pocket Full Os Dreams.” The correspondents, incidentally, have run into nothing but blank expressions in their efforts to get confirmation or denial of a statement attributed, just before the election, to WPA Administrator Hopkins. Several correspondents have quoted foim as saying* supposedly in an unguarded moment of anger: “We’ll spend and spend, tax and tax and elect and elect.” Editors have asked other correspondents to draw Mr. Hopkins out further on this subject, but their efforts have been futile. The AAA program for 1939 is ready, by the way. It will take between five and ten million acres more out of production, confining planting nert year to about 270,000,000 acres. Labor Department officials are showing considerable interest in a laudable plan just evolved by a large southern manufacturer for the care of employee’s children. The manufacturer, employing about 2,000 women, is building a large nursery annex to his factory. Children of women workers will be cared for by trained nurses during working hours, thus permitting mothers who (Continued on Page 2)

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GO. TREASURER ANNOUNCES FALL TAX PAY WENT TOTAL OF SSIO,7Oa:J4 WAS COLLECTED IN FALL IN. STAIJLMENT . County Treasurer Vere Kelley announced Monday that a total of $316,792.34 was collected in taxes over the oeriwd-from May 10 to November 7, Of this total $280,989.81 were current .collections. A total of $25,200.15 was collected in delinquent taxes and $2,800 on moratoriums. Miscellaneous collections included: utilities, $849.91; bank tax, $5,199.06; advertising, S2B, and ditches, $1,725.50. The following are the total collections as made in each taxing unit: Jackson $ 7,455.20 Monroe 4,682.3 b Washington 19,628.94 Tippecanoe 10,964.91 Turkey Creek 16,294.31 Van Buren 10,672.73 Plain 8,129.19 Wayne 12.819.54 Clay 10,656.55 Lake 8,334.31 Seward ... 10,455-7 9 Franklin 12,363.70 Harrison 19,326.32 Prairie 8,478.37 Jefferson 4,44 6.97 Scott 5.019.61 Etna 6,478.53 North Webster ..' 1,909.39 Syracuse 10,867.2 < Milford 5,22 4.27 Leesburg ~ . 3,040.13 Claypool 3,474.94 Silver Lake 3,802.21 Montone, Harrison .... 5,358.13 Mentone, Franklin 2,716.85 Etna Green 2,886.58 Pierceton 7,342.88 Winona Lake 11,673.29 Sidney 962.34 Burket 1,097.85 Warsaw’ 73,427.\42 MOTHERS CLUB HELD OPEN MEETING MONDAY EVENING The Mothers Club held an open meeting at the grade school on Monday evening at 7:30. Guest speakers were Miss Marte Sohaski, county nurse, who spoke on Immunization of Children Against Diphtheria and Smallpox; Miss Curry, chairman of the county Tuberculosis Association, talked about her work with tuberculosis; and pictures were shown by Dr. Fred O. Clark on Immunization of Diphtheria, past and present ways ol treating diphtheria and the different serums used for contagious diseases. There were forty people in attendance at this very interesting meeting. SUFFERS LIGHT PARALYTIC STROKE MONDAY MORNING Mrs. Hanora Miles, 79 years of age, suffered a light paralytic stroke early Monday morning. Mrs. Miles was working in the kitchen when overcame. At present writing she is much improved ano able to be up and about the house.