Syracuse-Wawasee Journal, Volume 2, Number 29, Syracuse, Kosciusko County, 23 June 1939 — Page 1

Syracuse-^awasee Journal

VOLUME II

SYRACUSE FISH FESTIVAL OPENS 1939 SEASON

Hundreds attended the annua] fish festival held last Thursday night, in honor of the opening of the fishing season, which is always one of Syracuse’s most, gala events, being sponsored by the lacal conservation clubs. Band concerts, races and contests completed, an evening qf fun, thrills and festivity for scores of people who yearly attend this huge event. To begin, the high school band played as they marched from tie grade schpol to the main squate with Drum Major, June Metcalf, performing in the best of batonlc fashion. The bands played numerous selections between contests; Following was the pie eating e test which allways offers a deluge of amusement. Marvir. Laughlin and Robert Hughes, tied for first place with’pie all ° ve i their faces and each received'soc and, all the pie they could devour in the limited time. Next came the turtle race which offered three prizes: Ist went to Nelson Hinderer, sl.so;*2nd to Jim Kroh, $1.00; 3rd went to Verden Ray, 50c. Fun and thrills; galore were enjoyed during this part of the program when the turtles, universally known ,for the».r lack of t speed, tried to be last,/ at the end of the course. •The frog race was another thriller and we have never seen so much wastefull hopping around as these feHow s did. The. Hinderer boys tied for first place in this event and were given $1.25 eacn, (although the frogs did the hopping)*, and third place was tied between Jimmy Slabaugh and Verden Ray, each getting 25c. Sheldon Harkless won the prize of $2.00 for the most comical costume as the Drum ” and Bugle Corps marched and playod their concert in a fine array of comicav costumes. Following this was a bait casting exhibition given by Mr. Stewart Pritchard of the South BenS Bait Co. Os course all the local boys were interested in how to “catch the big ones,’’ and there, is no doubt that the fish in nearby lakes will suffer now. Mr. Pritchard truly gave a wonderful exhibition showing the fine points of the art. In a contest for bait casters, Joe Ruch, of Milford, wbn the first prize of $3.00; Warren Colwell, Lake wawasee, won 2nd prise of $2.00; 3rd prize of SI.OO went to Wm. Dietrich. Consolation prizes were awarded to Dallas Kitson and Harry Grieger, each receiving a fishing kit made by the South Bend Bait Co. The chicken fly was an outstanding part of the program in that it gave all who caught one a free chicken. The chickens were released from second story windows of the bank and hotel and those whom we know caught at least one of.them were Jackie Wright, Bob Wells, Chuck McKibben, Carl Wright, Joe Green, Dallas Kitson, Evelyn Sawyer, Hilary Bachman and Harry Stone. Thete were others but they are unknown at this writing. There c«r- > * tainly was a lot of noise and flap(Please turn to page eight.)

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FUNERAL SERVICES FOR -DOUGLAS LUNG Services were held last Thursday for Douglas Lung, 81, father of Verline, Charles Wnd Harlan Lung and Mrs. Carrfb Insley, or Syracuse, at Cromwell. Burial was made at the Sparta cemetery. Surviving besides the above named are: Donald, Avilla;/Raymond and Lloyd, Goshen; Mrs. Vera Dull, Kimmell; 21 grand- 1 children; 10 great-grandchildren and one sister, Mrs. Miles, of Marion. 4 TRI-COUNTY PARAGRAPHS < Elkhart — Noble — Kosciusko SEEK WPA PROJECT Goshen officials are seeking approval of a WPA? project under which extensive cemetery improvements will be undertaken ami calling for expenditure of $ loti 68. Another comprehensive project being studied by state. WPA officials is sponsored by tne Chy of Covington in Fountain Tlodnty. Under the proposed project, $52,352 wil Ibe expended tn improving Covington’s municipal utilities. Aid in Purging Relief Funds South Bend, June 21 —Members of the Penn Twp. Farm Bureau have announced plans to assist the trustee in the detection of persons receiving relief funds to which they are not entitled. Ir the cases warrant, in which suspicious characters are reported, officers will direct a recheck and action will be taken to eliminate the fraud. County Fair Sent. 26-30 The annual Kosciusko county fair will be- held from September 26th to 30th, it was announed Wednesday, by orville B. Kilmer, secretary of the fair association. z Complete plans are unfinished at this time, but a meeting of the various committees will be held on June 27th to further them along. MORRIS FUNERAL RITES The body of Mrs. George Morris, who died last week at Kansas City, Mo., arrived at Syracuse for burial Thursday afternoon, accompanied by Mr. Morris, and wa s taken to the Carr Funeral Home. Services were held at the local M. E. church last Saturday at 1:00 P. M. with the Rev. Travis Purdy officiating. Interment was made in the Syracuse cemetery following the funeral rites. The kindness and floral offerings bestowed on the bereaved were greatly appreciated. ATTENDS ROUNDUP AT PURDUB Mrs. Sherman Deaton of Syracust, county 4-H club leader, attended the annual round-up of 4-H officials at Purdue University, last week.

A NEWSPAPER — NOT AN ORGAN

FRIDAY, JUNE 23, 193!), SYRACUSE, INDIANA

“THE HOUSE UPON THE , SAND” This is the title of an impressive dramatization Sunday evening at 8:00 at the Church of the Brethren. A special invitation to this special service is extended the public by the pastor, Rev. Ralpn G. Rarick. See full announcement under Church Notes. GALILEAN VESPER SERVICE The guest speaker for the Union Galilean Vesper Service on the lake front, United Brethren church lawn in Syracuse, is the Rev. Ray G. Upson of Pleasant Lake, a widely known evangelistic singer and minister of the Gospelwi]l both preach and sing. We have a real treat in store for this service. In addtion to the preaching and singing of Rev. Upson, Miss Marjorie Hontz of Indian Village will render several selections on the accordion. Miss Hontz was with Us last year and her many friends will be glad to see her again. We should have a large attendance Sunday. FORMER RESIDENT FREED IN RAPE UASE In the case of Carl Hire, former resident of this city-, which came to trial recently in the cir- _ Cuit court at, Coldwater, Mich., the jury brought in a verdict of “not guilty” in the charge of assault with intent to commit rape for which Mr. Hire was arrested. After much- deliberation, the verdict was finally brought in at 11 o’clock at night after a three day trial, and when announced, the spectators clapped to such an extent that the noise was deafening. showing the true sentiment of the community was for Mr. Hire. TWO SERVICE STATIONS ROBBED On Monday evening, burglars r robbed two local filing stations. These were Richard Beck’s Pure Oil station near Sargent’s Hotel, and Roger’s Mobilgas Station on Hyntington Street. Irreparable damage was done to the lock on the gasoline pump at the Roger’s Station and ten gallons of gas were stolen. At tbe Pure Oil station, the marauders broke in the station it- . self, going through a side window taking three quarts of oil, an expensive dock and about three dollars worth of change. It is rumored that the boys who did this have been caught, and that Walter Grimes and K. Sloan were implicated upon the confession of the boys. The name of the third"!boy, a resident of Goshen, is not known at this writing. BULLETIN A report has come to us at press time that the two boys, Walter Grime s and Kenneth Sloan, who were arested after the robstfery of two filling stations Tuesday morning, have been given terms at the state reformatory and Chester Max Aust, who was an accomplice, is being held after recoval to the Goshen jail where he had been wanted for a similar offense. Grimes and Sloan were each given sentence sos two years to the reformatory. e

ELLIOTT-LAWBURGH NUPTIALS SATURDAY

TWINS BORN TO LOCAL COUPLE Mr, and Mrs. Harold O. Swenson are the proud parents of a pair of lovely girls who were born recently,at the McDonald Hospital in Warsaw. Being small, both infants w«re placed in the hospital incubator and are getting along very nicely according to last reports. The little tots were named Dorothy May and Patricia Ann, but it seems that “Dad” has a “tough time” in telling them apart even though they are named differently. COUNTY COURT NEWS No Complaints Hied Member s of the Kosciusko co. board of review, now in session, said that although four days this week were set for the hearing of complaints on the assessment or personal property in the 17 townships and incorporated towns in the' county, no person filed a protest with the board. Hearings were set for Monday to Thursday inclusive. Will Award Coal Contracts • The board of county commissioners °n Monday, July 3, '.’ill receive bids for 475 tons of different grades of coal for the use or the county infirmary the coming season. All bids must be on the with the county auditor by 1 o’clock in the afternoon of the above date. Trustees’ List Filed The list of trustees for the First Methodist church, Milford, r and the parsonage property, recently elected by the Methodist conference, have been filed with County Recorder, Chauncey C. Tucker. Trustees are C. D. Barnes, C. R. Brittsan, C. R. Overlease, H. R. Phend, H. H. Sharp, H. C. Snyder, Donald Vanderveer, A. D. Wilson, and James C. Lawbrugn. WALKERTON DEFEATS LOCAL BALL TEAM '.Failing to get behind the pitching of Bob Vanette, the local baseball team took defeat at the hands of the Walkerton' nine last Sunday by a score of 14 to 7. Bob, who was in there pitching, for all he was worth, allowed ten hits, while he gained twelve strike outs and gave only two free trips to first, being ably assisted by his brother, 'Ed, behind the plate. The local boys collected plenty of runs to win the average game, but they had trouble in bunching the hit s effectively to outscore the visitors, getting two in*the first, four in the 4th, and one in the 9th, while their opponents collected 4 in the Ist, two in the secona, 4 in the 7th, and 4 in tbe Sth. We believe the Syracuse team could stand some more support, so let’s all go to the game next Sunday when the South Bena Hoosier Beer team will play here, in ’which promises to be another good game. t .

ONE IX>LLAR A YEAR

The marriage of Mi§s Dorothy Lawburgh, daughter of Mr. and Mrs. J. C. Lawburgh, and Mr. Robert H. Elliott, only son of Mrs- J. H. Elliott of Syracuse took place in a ceremony of simple, though charming detail at high noon*' Saturday, June 17th, at the home of the bride’s parents, at Milford. The* home was made attractive with floral decorations, including an improvised altar of gladioli, ferns and delphiniums. Proceeding the nuptials, Mr. Robert Higbee of Detroit. Mich., played three musical numbers, “Reflections on the Water,” ‘On Promise Me,” and “I Love You Truly.” As Wagner’s bridal march from “Lohengrin” was being tplayed, the bride on her father’s arm, met the groom at! the altar where the single ring service was read by kev. B. Stanley McKee of Cambridge City, Ind., in the presence of the immediate families and a few close friends. The bride’s gown was white frosted organdy over taffeta, in graceful floor length and her shoulder length veil of white illusion was fastened to her head by a Juliet cap of shirred illusion. Her bridal bouquet was of white rose buds and lillies of the valley. Immediately following the ceromony a luncheon was served. Th.e bride is a graduate of the /Tilford school and of Internation-' "al Business College of Ft- Wayne., "and for the past three years, she |jas been private secretary'io Dr. K. E. Selby, surgeon, at Bendix, South Bend. Mr. Elliott graduated from the Mishawaka high school, attended Indiana University, and holds a responsible position in the aviation division of the Bendix Corporation. Guests at the wedding* we-ey Mrs. J. H. Elliott of Syracuse, Mrg. Herman Schulz and Mr. ansi Mrs. John Schulz and family of Mishawaka, Mr. and Mrs. Frea Schulz of Elkhart, Mr. and ftp’s. R. J. Schmitt of Indianapolis, Mr. and Mrs. H. D. Stout .and daughter of Kalamazoo, Mich., Rev. and Mrs. E. S. McKee and daughter f Cambridge City, Ind., Mr. and Mrs. Frank Ketcham and Robert Higbee of Detroit, Mich., Mr. and Mrs. O. K. Horner of South Bena, Mr. and Mrs. A. E. Kinsey and son of Nappanee, Mr. and Mrs. Burris Sharp and Mrs. J. S. Shaffer of Milford. The young couple left on a ten days’ fishing trip in Northern Michigan. For traveling, the briae wore a tailored dross of • brown and white, with white accessories. WEDDING ANNOUNCEMENT Mr. and Mrs. George M. Swan announce the mariage of their daughter, Mildred, to Mr. Robert Parson, Friday evening, June thirtieth, 1939 at 8:30 o’clock. Hoover Street Baptist church, 61st Street and Hoover, Los Angeles, Ca]if. Mr. and Mrs. Flemings and laughter, Ena, of Rochester were Sunday dinner guests of Mr. and Mrs. Harold Kitson and family.