Syracuse-Wawasee Journal, Volume 39, Number 45, Syracuse, Kosciusko County, 1 September 1944 — Page 1

VOLUME 89. NO. 45.

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Local News Mr. and Mrs. Keith Tuftcson, of Defiance, 0., spent last weekend with her aunt, Mrs. Harry Culler, and family. Mrs. L. T. Heerman, who is living here with her mother, Mrs. Frances Culler, spent last weekend in South Bend. Mrs. Donald Beer and Mrs. Frank Novatny spent last weekend here with their parents, Mr. and Mrs. Guy Rarig and Mr. and Mrs. Melvin Dillen. Mrs. Corinne Rice, of Willard, 0., arrived here Monday at the home of Mr. and Mrs. T. G. McMahon. She accompanied Mrs. McMahon to Grand Rapids, Mich., to visit a sister, Mrs. Bertha Van Horn, a niece, Mrs. Cole, and. Mrs. Cole’s new son, Richard Cole. Stanley Carr spent last week at Silver Lake, visiting his grand parents, Mr. and Mrs. J. C. Hay. WE JUST received a new shipment of beautiful fall sweaters. —Mrs. W. G. Connolly.

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Mr. and Mrs. Joe R. Bushong entertained at dinner Sunday for their week-end guest, Mary Ellen Kunkel, of Elkhart. Those present were Mr. and Mrs. Charles Dietrick and family, Mrs. Edna Geyer and Mr. and Mrs. Clarence Snyder. Jon Bushong, son of Mr. and Mrs. Joe R. Bushong, spent last week in the Martin Kunkel home on the Cassopilas road, north of Elkhart. Mrs. Harlan Spencer recently entertained 35 members of the Order of the Eastern Star, of Bremen, where she attended before moving to the home on Syracuse lake, purchased from Mrs. Wilma Hire. Mr. and Mrs. Hallie Holloway and Mrs. Millard Hire spent Thursday evening of last week in New Paris, with Mr. and Mrs. Dick Rovestead of Elkhart. Mrs. Grace Black, of Ligonier, is here visiting her sister, Mrs. Mabel Bowser, until after Labor day.

News From the Boys in erv^ce

Mr. and Mrs. Joe Bushong recently received souvenirs from their two sons, who are both in France. T-Sgt. Avon Bushong sent several kinds of French money and a large A which he wears on his sleeve, denoting the fact that he belongs to the First Army under Bradley. T-Sgt. Geo. A. Bushong sent an Air Corps insignia combined with the No. 9 which designates he belongs to the 9th Air Force. Also received were copy of the first 2page copy of Stars and Stripes, printed in France in World War 11, and a large section of a parachute used by a friend on invasion day. The boys write: “Tell our friends we met first in England, then in France, and hope to have our next meeting in Germany.” From S-Sgt. R. J. Isbell: Heftis a short note to thank the folks back home and you for the good old Journal. I am still at Seymour Johnson Field. I have a new apartment number: W. H. P. 7c. My job now is sergent or the guard. We work in shifts, 3 shifts in 24 hours, 3 weeks straight, two weeks nights, one week days. There are now prisoners of war on this field. The North Carolina tobacco crop is now being harvested. Regards to all. Hello Editor Bart: In your news from the boys in service column, I want to thank the American Legion Auxiliary for the birthday remembrance they sent me in the form of a box of delicious cookies prepared by Mrs. Charles W. Kroh, I had hoped to be home next week on furlough, but since I can’t I’ll just have to be content with just thinking about fishing. — Sgt. GeorgeF. Butt, Camp Patrick Henry, Va. From Pvt. Roy F. Schultz, New Britain: Hello everybody back in good old Syracuse. I am still receiving the paper and want to thank you for it. Although it arrives very irregularly and late, it still is news to me out here in

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these jungles. It gives me some idea where a lot of my friends are located, also what is going on back home. You can pretty well imagine what sort of a place we are in here, and for a while was pretty rugged, but now things are going fairly smooth. We are lucky enough to get a pretty good camp area cleared out and a place for movies, also a place for church services. By the help of the Japs, who left a generator behind, we have a lighting system. That is very rare, here in the jungle. Here we have various tribes of natives, some being quite intelligent. A few days ago I was lucky enough to bargain a native for a beautiful “Mother of Pearls”, in return I gave him a pair of trousers, which they call “laplap.” They live mostly on beddle nut, green vines which produce a milky juice, also different kinds of insects, reptiles, mice—it don’t sound good to me. During my spare time I have made bracelets from Australian coins which make a nice souvenir. That isn’t all we have to do though as we have harder work cut out for us. That is our hobby here during our spare time. We will keep them on the run here —so keep the home fires burning till we come home. Stanley Grimes, F2-c, is now home on furlough. He is recovering from an operation for appendicitis. Clifford Miller, S 1-c, who has been aboard the U.S.S. Zeilin in the south Pacific, is now home on a furlough. His ship was on duty at U. S. bases all over that war area. He had sent home a large number of Jap articles, which he picked up on battlefields. Pfc. Kenneth Willard, stationed at Camp Pickett, Va., arrived here Tuesday on a 12-day furlough. Pvt. Frederick Harrinpton, who moved from Bremen to Lake Wawasee on the south side, last year, stationed recently at Camp Blanding, Fla., received a medical discharge last week and is now at his home here.

100th Session St. Joseph Cons. The St. Joseph C mference of the Church of the Jnited Brethren in Christ is ,mee Ing this week at Oakwood Park n its 100th session. The first meetin; of the conference was on Wed lesday. Major Chaplain H. P. Abt att spoke on “My Experiences ii North Africa.” F. B. Parker ras presiding. The Conference program started at 9 a.m. Thursday, with a sermon by Bishop Rred L. Dennis, D.D. A memarial service, and business session occupied the morning session. In the afternoon Dr. O. O. Arnold spoke. The election of the con erence superintendent was held A banquet at 5:45 was scheduiet at the hotdt. Wesley O. Clark • ras scheduled to give the evening address. Friday at 9 a.m. ;he conference will hear various’ reports, and addresses by Dr. O. T. Deever and Dr. C. E. Ashcraft. The Friday afternoon session will start at 1:30 o’clock. Addresses will be by Supt. George S. Lozier of tht > Evangelical church, and Dr. Ra ph C. Holland and Dr. Doh R. Ftlkenburg. A banquet willbe he id at 5:45 at the hotel with add ess by Walter R. House. C. H. Dobbins trill preside at the evening session Friday, with address by Dr. O. Arnold. Saturday mornin ; at 9 o’clock, the convention wil hear various reports, and an ad iress by L. A. York. Sunday morning services will start at 8:30. The e will be Sunday school at 9:3), public worship at 10:30. Tht pastorial assignments will be given out at this time. The conference t terne is: Faith in the Division Con .mission of the Church. Rev. John W. Jc nes is the pas-tor-host. CORDUROY OVEIALLS for the youngsters. Sizes 1-3; 3-6; 7-11. warm, strong, d irable. $1.45, $1.75, $1.98. —1 he Stansbury Store, Lifonier. . HALTS YOU I E.XEWED YOUR SUBSC UPTION?

Local News Jack Darr, son of Mr. and ilrs. Earl Darr, on Tuesday was bringing the tractor home and accidently got into a ditch, overturning the tractor. He was thrown off, sustaining a broken arm. Mr. and Mrs. Fred Hilbish, of Bristol, Ind., visited their son, Ted Hilbish, and family, here last Sunday. The Misses Barbara and Donna Davis, of South Bend, spent last week-end here with their sister, Lois, and their aunt, Mrs. Sadie Hire. Barbara went home Monday and Donna is remaining until this Friday. The Woman’s Christian Temperance Union will meet Sept. sth at the country home of Mrs. Charles Weybright, at 2 o’clock. Burch Voorhees, of Goshen, a brother of Mrs. Bert Ward, left Monday for Rochester, Minn , where he will enter the Mayo clinic for observation. Mr. and Mrs. Adrian Warstler and children, Larry and Brenda of Goshen, spent Sunday in Syracuse in the home of Mr. and Mrs. Wallace Wagner. Robert Elliot, son of Mrs. Lillian Elliot, Lake Wawasee, will be in South Bend this week on special business for the BendixStromberg carbeueter Co. He is located at Patterson, N. J., with the Wright airplane company. Miss Hattie Pracht and Miss Doris Guilliam, of Defiance, 0., have been here visiting their brother, and uncle, Wm. Pracht, family, the past two weeks. Miss Mary Jo Kroh has entered nurses’ training school at the Methodist hospital, Indianapolis. Jean and Nancy Ketering and Ida Zulick have returned from Sault Ste. Marie, Mich. Mrs. Everett Ketering, who is there for relief from hay fever and asthma will stay a while longer. Miss Florence Foster and Miss Nellie Mann spent Sunday at Long Lake, Mich., visiting friends. Mrs. Jack Krietz, formerly Miss Grace Reinbold, is here now at the home of her parents. Her husband has been stationed in Georgia, but recently was sent overseas. She will be working at Berneice’s Beauty Shop. Mrs. Rebecca Dillen has accepted a position in the rural schools of Elkhart county, at the Judy school. Cpl. Duane Bauer left Wednes day for Birmingham, Ala. He and Mrs. Bauer have been here since Aug. 20th. She will remain until Sept. 22nd, and is now visiting at Soath Bend. On Tuesday, M. E. Rentfrow, Mrs. S. A. Bauer and son Joe, and Cpl. and Mrs. Duane Bauer were in Elkhart to visit Mr. Rentfrow’s daughter, Mrs. Hemp. Mrs. Ray Worth and son Philip and Max Stettler were among those who attended the fair at Warsaw Wednesday. Mrs. Lillian Elliot had as her guests this week, her mother, Mrs. J. H. Schutz and her nephew Leonard Schutz, both of Mishawaka. Applications For New / A’ Books Applications for new “A” gasoline ration books are being distributed to filling stations, banks, etc., in this county, it is announced by the Kosciusko war price & ration board. The following instructions for renewal of “A” books were issued this week: Fill out form R 534 and R 534 stub complete; attach the bock cover of your present “A” book; be sure your name and addfess are filled in on the back of this cover before attaching to application; if you do not have an “A” book cover then you must send your automobile registration card; mail or bring your application along with your old “A” book cover or your registration card to the ration board .at Warsaw. All applications must be in the hands of the ration board not later than Sept. 18, so that thei new “A” books may be in hands* of the applicant by Sept. 21. w

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Commands Squadron in Marianas A 7th AAF Base in the Mar--1 iaNAS. — Major William K. , Pfingst, 27-year-old son of Mr. and Mrs. Arnold A. Pfingst, of ’ Syracuse, Ind., piloted the first 7th AAF medium bomber to make ■ an aerial assault against the Jap positions on Tinian. Operating in close coordination ’ with ground forces which were pushing the enemy towards the ■Southern end of the island. Major Pfingst’s plane, “Lefty’s Wolf Pack,” made a low-level attack on l Japanese gun emplacements. Aftei} dropping bombs, the crew , blasted enemy positions with machine guns and a 75-mni nose cannon. Maj. Pfingst is commander of i the first 7th AAF medium bomber squadron to land in the Marianas. Twenty-four hours after arrival the planes completed their first mission. A graduate of Syracuse high school, Maj. Pfingst was a student before he entered the army in June, 1940, as an aviation cadet. He attended Ohio State university and the University of Indiana. ; 5 REAL ESTATE CHANGES HANDS HERE The store building on south Huntington street,.owned by Harold and Philip Bowser, occupied by the Bowser pool room and the Stucky furniture company storeroom, has been purchased by Elmer Stucky. He will use all the building for storage, continuing his present^retail store on Main store. 7 / REVIVAL MEETING START SEPT. IQth AT U. B. CHURCH Revival meetings will start on Sept. 10th, to hold one week. The Rev. Edna B. Hughes, of Logan, Ohio, will be the evangelist. She Rev. Edna B. Hughes is an outstanding evangelist, and has been working at many of the larger churches in America, and is known as the greatest woman evangelist in America.” The public is invited. Services start at 8 p.m. The Pyijdan Club met Tuesday at the ho|he .of Mrs. Warren T. Colwell. Mrs. Edna Hess, of Vawter Park, spent Monday night here with Mrs. Ida Hamman and Miss Lillian Hamman. Mrs. Isobel Grieger, who has recently been in Epworth hospital at South Bend, and Mrs. Dorothys Humphrey* have .made reservations to gq to St. Petersburg, Fla. They will leave Sept. 4th and be at the Magnolia hotel. Mr. and Mrs. Edward Schleeter returned Friday from a 7-weeks visit with relatives and friends near Anchor, 111. On Aug. 23rd they were honored by 95 relatives and friends coming in to celebrate their 45th wedding anniversary at the home of Mrs. Schleeter’s brother, Fred Bielfeldt, and family. A 6 o’elock pot luck supper was served. There were talks and songs by some of the guests. A gift of money by those present was presented to Mr. and Mrs. Schleeter. The children, Mr. and Mrs. George Maxwell, of Fort Wayne, Mr. and Mrs. Robert Bartlett, daughters Bonne and Barbara, of Goshen, and a grandson, Edward D. Dettman, of LaFayette, were there for the day.