Syracuse-Wawasee Journal, Volume 3, Number 2, Syracuse, Kosciusko County, 15 December 1939 — Page 1

I* Syracuse- Wawasee Journal

VOLUME 111 NUMBER 2

DO YOUR SHOPPING IN SYRACUSE!

Business and Professional Women’s Club Holds Meet

Twenty members of the Business and Professional Women’s club attended a party Tuesday evening, December 12, at Louie’s Grill. The guests were all seated at one long table which was beautifully decorated with a centerpiece of a candelabra, evergreen, pine cones and red and silvei Xmas bells which was in keeping with the holiday season. Eacn place was marked with a miniature candy cone. A lovely threecourse dinner was served. Following a business meeting was held by Mrs. Pracht, president of the cluu. Plans were made for the distributing of Christmas baskets. Florence Foster, chairman of the Milk Fund Card Party, which was held December 5, gave a fine report. There was a total of $68.40 cents from the sale of tickets, refreshments and donations made by individuals. Mayme Wogoman distributed to club members, holly wreaths and pine cones which are to be sold. Entertainment for the evening was two contests which were held by the committee, Mrs. Millard Hire, Mrs. Charles Howard and Nelle Mann. Prizes were won by Mayme Wogoman and Mrs. George Hire. HIGH SCHOOL TO HOLD PING PONG TOURNEY As soon as preparations can be made and everyone who plans to enter the high school ping pong tournament has signed up, the matches for the championship will begin. However, because of semester exams coming up soon, is is doubtful whether the battles will start until the first of the year. The last tourney was a great success with Billie Emerson and Clarence Bitzer finally emerging victorious. Everybody in the high school may enter except last year’s winners. So far, about 40 students have signed the paper entering them. The players will be divided into two sections, one for the boys and the other for the ‘‘fair sex”. The first games will be decided by drawing names from a hat, two by two, and the matched players will oppose each other. The winners will continue to play each other until one mighty boy and one invincible girl will become the victor of his or her section. The games will be played at noon with g»he girls battling one another on* Mondays, Tuesdays and Thursdays, with the boys mixing on Wednesdays and Fridays. Six games are to be played every noon, 3 on each table. The contests will start at approximately 12:00, 12:15, and 12:30. Winners will receive a pin from Mr. Fidler, who is sponsoring the tournament. j Themistocles Nikolas Aanastasopoulos is a quarterback on the football team of Northwestern University. For practical purposes his name has been shortened tc Ted Anestos.

FUNERAL SERVICES ARE HELD WEDNESDAY FOR THREE-DAY-OLD BABY Funeral services for infant Phillip Burns, three-day-old son of Mr. and Mrs. George Burns of south of Syracuse, were held at the Burns home Wednesday morning at 10 o’clock. Burial was made in the Zion cemetery. The infant succumbed from a collapsed lung at the McDonald hospital in Warsaw Tuesday noon after lingering between life and death since birth last -Saturday. He had been kept alive by use of a resuscitator and later was placed in an oxygen tent. The Haworth & Bilby funeral home was in charge of arrangements. Clyde Augsburger Expires Monday Clyde Augsburger, 51 years of age, for many years a carpenter in the Milford-Syracuse vicinity, -died at 11:10 o’clock Mondaf night at the McDonald hospital. Cause of death was gastric ulcers. The deceased was born in Bloomington, 111., in 1887. He had never married. Since 1913, he had made his home with two grothers, Walter and William Augsburger, near the Leland gravel pit, between Milford and Syracuse and was a carpenter by trade. He was admitted to the hospital, December 7. Among the surviving relatives are the two brothers with whom he made his home and one sister, Mrs. Fred Fuller, of Milford. Funeral services were at the hSyracuse Lutheran churc Thursday at 2 p. m. Burial was made in the Milford cemetery. The Neff funeral ~home, of Milford, is in charge of arrangements. BOY SCOUTS PLAN HIKE The Boy Scouts are planning a Christmas vacation hike for next week. The destination is announced as either Camp Beardsley, near Indian Village, or at the Kiwanis cabin on the Elkhart River. The Scouts are also going to entertain the needy children of the community with a Christmas party. IN MEMORI AM In loving memory of our dear husband and father, who passed away one year ago, December 15, 1937. The sun and moon are shining On a lone and silent grave. Beneath lies one we dearly loved But whom we could not save. Friends may think we have forgotten ; At times they see us smile. Little do they know the heartache That our smiles hide all the while. Mrs. Lillian Elliott and Son, Robert. • u..

A NEWSPAPER — NOT AN ORGAN

FRIDAY, DECEMBER 15, 1930, SYRACUSE, INDIANA

Local Merchants Offer Many Bargains.

Syracuse merchants and business houses are offering large stocks of seasonable merchandise for your inspection this Christmas. Not only can you depend on what you want in Syracuse, but you can be assured of’ quality merchandise at most reasonable prices. That alone is something to be mighty thankful for—because in so many cases stores away from here aren’t so particular what they sell at this time of the year as long as they make a lot of profit. But local business men who must serve you the year around are dependable and can be counted "on to give you better merchandise for less money. Just glance over the many offers in this issue of th 3 Journal. You’ll find Syracuse’s leading merchants represented in our advertising You’ll find offered here many items that will just fit into your shopping lists for this Christmas. Read the advertisements carefully. Visit Syracuse Stores. The meiihaWts add stores advertising in the Journal invite you to visit their stores and look over the many other items of Christmas merchandise they have on display. Make their stores your headquarters for Christmas shopping. You can save by trading at home—right here in Syracuse. And you’ll be helping build a bigger and better Syracuse. Sleepy Owl Plane Three Holiday Events Three events that w 4 e are sure will prove of interest to the general public have been planned by Mrs. Charles Dalke of the -Sleepy Owl. These are two Christmas parties and a New Year’s event, each a week apart. The first is a benefit to provide Christmas baskets, and will be held at the Sleepy Owl, Saturday, December 16. The main feature of the evening will be an old fashioned box social. This is a regular annual affair. The ladies will bring the box lunches which will be auctioned off. Besides this, there will be a large number of other items -donated by charity loving individuals for the purpose of helping fill these baskets which will be delivered at Christmas. Every cent of money taken in from all sources at this party goes to this deserving cause. It is hoped that this public gathering may serve as the opportunity for those who desire to do something at this season for others who may not be so fortunate and who may not know exactly how to go about -doing it. In other words, we can use cakes, pies, candy, canned goods, toys, or any other item which goes to make tip a Christmas basket. These donations will be taken care of at the Sleepy Owl by committee in charge. Let’s all work together in this worthy cause.

High School Cagers Defeat Ligonier 23-19; Ponies Lose

BUSINESS WOMEN‘S CLUB TO GIVE XMAS BASKETS A worthy project sponsored by the Business and Professional Womens’ club of Syracuse is the giving of Christmas baskets to the needy of the community. Anyone wishing to do his part and is willing to cooperate, can donate canned goods, fruit, Candy, any other staple food, clothing and toys. The articles may be taken by anyone the Thornburg’s Drug Store, the telephone office, Seider’s grocery, the Handcraft Shop and the Wawasee Realty Office. All donations will be greatly appreciated. H. S. Group From Visits Stock Show Thirty-six people, students and teachers, left Syracuse at 5:40 last Saturday morning for Chicago, and arrived at their destination about 9:15. On the way they saw the Standard and Sinclair oil refineries, the Spry Manufacturing Companies, and the main train yard section. After arriving in Chicago, they visited the Swift Packing Company, going thru the hog, sheep and beef departments. From there they returned to the stock yards and then to the bus for dinner. At 12:30 they went to the horse show which lasted until about 6:00 p. m. They left the stock yards soon after that and arrived home around 10:30. They returned over a different route, seeing a large part of Chicago. At the Swif’ts company, the small children, including Mr. Byers, Miss Harrington and Mr. Sam Beer were given toy air planes.—Lois Davis. THOMAS WIDNER DIES Word was received here Monday that Thomas Widner, 60, former resident of Syracuse, had died in his home at Stevens Point, Wisconsin. He was the son of William and Rebecca Widner, who spent their lives in Syracuse. Thomas left Syracuse some 40 years ago. . NOTICE! Someone attempted to carry away a Ford motor which I have had, converted for use in a boat. I would like to notify the gentleman, and any other chap with that inclination, that I have two shotguns and a rifle. If he happens to be prowling around some night when I am at home, I will consider him big game and the hunting season open. M. W. Levernier. Alexander F. Kerensky, first head of the revolutionary government which overthrew the czar of Russia in 1917, has been lecturing in the United States ind was married recently at Mar tins Creek, Pa., to Lydia Ellen Tritton of Australia.

ONE DOLLAR A YEAH

The Syracuse basketball fans who traveled to Ligonier to view the matches between the respective teams Friday, saw the YellowJackets rnn true to form as the first team eked out another victory, winning 23 to 19 over the green and white, while the ponies took it on the chin again, 15 to 30. } It seems to your reporter that the first team has been on the downgrade ever since the Pierceton tussle. Although the Blue, after their initial setback dealt out by the Red three weeks ago, defeated Webster 32 to 22 and Ligonier 23 to 19, they have missed 71 out of 91 field goal attempts in those games. Also, the final scores are becoming closer and closer, indicating that the team especially the defense, hasn’t been stopping the opponents attack. Therefore, unless the boys begin to play a little harder, that is, make every shot count and break up enemy plays before they materialize, some good, all-around team is going to pin their f'ars back. In the first period of the first team game, alt ho the green and white pierced deep into Svracuse territory several times, their short shots were inaccurate so the 6 points they scored were on rather long field goals. The Yellow Jackets countered with 9 tallies to lead at the end of the first period. The next quarter was when the Blue should have gone “way out in front” because Ligonier’s offense slowed up while our defense improved. Still, only 2 field goals were sunk as the boys missed shots right under the host’s basket. The half ended with Syracuse leading by 6 points, 15 to 9. The third period was worse than the second. Everybody wanted the ball but nothing happened when they got it except for some (i player to run down the floor and toss the ball in the vicinity of the basket, hoping it would go In. Only 2 did, one by each team.. Almost half of the fouls committed in the game (there were 17; 5 against Syracuse and 12 against Ligonier) were made In the last period which livened up the scrimmage. A drive by the green and white in that period netted them 3 field goals while our boys kept on missing shorts, but stayed ahead by sinking 4 free throws and one ' J Final score, Syracuse 23, I.igonier 19. A poor defense on the part of the second team which permitted a Ligonier dribbler to journey unmolested nearly to our basket and there shoot a one-handed overarm toss which quite often went thru the hoop, led to the 6th defeat of the ponies, this time 30 to 15. The Blue didn’t score more than one field goal a period except the last when both Bell and Cook were credited with one Svrrruse didn’t have the leather vt • t. h as many of our passes were intercepted. The guarding under our (Continued on page 12)