Syracuse-Wawasee Journal, Volume 39, Number 49, Syracuse, Kosciusko County, 29 September 1944 — Page 1

VOLUME 89. NO. 49.

First LocaLMan Killed in Action The first major casualty involving a Syracuse man in the armed services is reported in the death of Pvt. Robert Elijah LeCount. 26, son of Mr. and Mrs. Elijah LeCount, nowof Goshen, but lifelong residents of this community. A war department telegram to his wife reported that Pvt. LeCount was killed in action in France on August 13th. The message was received Sunday morning. Pvt. LeCount, who has three brothers serving overseas, went into the service on Dec. 28, *1941. He was here on a furlough in June and went overseas to England in »July. He was an infantryman. Pvt. LeCount was born near Syracuse on January 16, 1918, and attended the Syracuse public schools. The family resided on the Freeman farm many years. Two of the brothers who are in the armed forces are also in France, Pvt. Hubert LeCount, in the infantry, and Pfc. David LeCount with the Quartermaster corps. Pvt. Curtis LeCount, another brother, is in Italy. Pvt. LeCount is survived by his wife, Mrs. Maxine Lecount, who resides in Goshen, and an infant son, Robert, Jr. A daughter preceded him in death. Others surviving besides" the parents, are three sisters, Alice Jo and Mrs. Ruby LeCount at home and Mrs. Minnie DeVault, of Syracuse; three other brothers. Cliff, at home, Edward of Nappanee, and Leonard of Goshen. Wednesday Afternoon Club. The Wednesday Afternoon club ‘ met Sept. 20th at the home of Mrs. S. U. Hooper for the first meeting of the club year. At 7 o’clock a delicious supper was served to members and guests at small tables which were beautifully decorated with flowers and candles. The entertainment for the evening was a travelogue on California, Texas and Mexico, and illustrated by moving pictures. This interesting program was given by Mrs. R. E. Thornburg, and Mrs. Georgia Miller and made all hope to have the pleasure of visiting those states." The club adjourned, thanking the hostesses for a very delightful evening. Assisting hostesses were Mrs. W. LI Pracht, Mrs. Court Slabaugh, Mrs. P. R. Sprague, Mrs. Ralph Thornburg, Mrs. O. C. Stoelting, Mrs. A. W. Emerson and Mrs. Stephen Freeman. The next meeting will be at the home of Mrs. G. B. Stone. AMERICAN LEGION BUYS BUILDING HERE Wawasee Post of the American Legion has purchased from Levi Kitson the two-story building on south Huntington street now used by the Wilt Industries as a storage. The Legion plans to use the upper story as a meeting placo, and the ground story as a recreation room. t O. E. S. MEETS. The Syracuse chapter of O. E. S. No. 283 met Wednesday evening, for the first meeting of the fall and winter. Thirty members were present. A short business meeting was held under the direction of the ■Worthy Matron, in which reports were given, communications read and bills allowed. During the summer two members were lost by death, Sisters Blanche McClintic and Florence Mayfield. A memorial will be held for them at the next meeting. After the meeting closed a social hour was enjoyed with refreshments being served in the . dining room. LEGION AUXILIARY MEETS Mrs. M. E. Rapp entertained the American Legion Auxiliary in her home on Tuesday evening of this week. The vice-president, Mrs. Zella Coy, was in charge. A social meeting was enjoyed, and the hostess served lovely refreshments.

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MRS. SOPHIA RIPPEY, 89,

PASSES AWAY WEDNESDAY AT HOME NEAR SYRACUSE Mrs. Sophia Rippey, 89, widow ,of Mathew J. Rippey, of Syracuse, passed away Wednesday morning, Sept. 27, at the home of her son, Samuel Rippey, 2% miles north of town. Her death was caused by complications resulting from a stroke of paralysis suffered in September, 1935. She had made her home with her son since that time. Born in Elkhart county, Jan. 7, 1855, Mrs. Rippey was the youngest of the 13 children of Samuel and Mark Rookstool. In 1878 she was married to Mathew J. Rippey, who died a number of years ago. She was a charter member of the United Brethren church here. Surviving besides the son, Samuel, is another son, J. Edgar Rippey, of Goshen. Funeral services will be held at 2 p.m. Friday at the Syracuse U. B. church, with burial in the Syracuse cemetery. The Rev. J. W. Jones will officiate. SYRACUSE H. S. SOFTBALL TEAMS ENDS SEASON WITH TWO VICTORIES The Syracuse high school softball team played out the schedule last week with two wins over Leesburg and North Webster. But to no avail as Milford whipped Pierceton handily 7-0, to annex the Northern League title. They will meet the victors of the Southern League, who will be determined next Friday, for the league championship. , Leesburg Game In defeating the Leesburg softballers, S.H.S. had to come from behind to win, 13 to 7. Weingart, Syracuse moundsman, experienced a spurt of wildness in the first inning and issued three walks and one hit. These, mixed with two Syracuse errors and a wild pitch, produced four runs for the visitors. The Jackets immediately erased that lead in the second inning by scoring seven runs on two hits and two walks. This was made possible by the Leesburg defense which committeed five, errors. Leesburg again got to Weingart as they pushed three runs across the plate in the third inning on three safties and an error. From then on Weingart settled down and stopped Leesburg cold. Syracuse hit the Leesburg pitcher’s offerings easily as they picked up runs in the third, the fourth and fifth innings, to make the final score read 13 to 7. Two triples by Rarig and Grimes featured the home teams varied attack. Again Syracuse displayed poor defensive ability. North Webster Game. After North Webster had gone down scoreless in the first inning, Syracuse staged a three run outburst, sparked by Adolph Stieglitz’s lead-off home run. Three errors, two hits and a walk netted the other two runs. Weingart had little trouble in handling the Webster batters as he allowed only four hits. Webster took advantage of three Jacket errors in the sixth inning to score their final total of two runs on only one safe blow. Syracuse ended their scoring for the day in the fifth by connecting for four singles and three runs. Bauer led the Jacket attack with three singles. Stieglitz and Grimes both collected two base hits. Thus the local boys wrote the finishing chapter on a successful season marred only by a 2-1 reverse at the hands of Fritz Wolferman and his fellow Milford mates. The four S. H. S. victories were at the expense of the Pierceton, Sydney, Leesburg and Webster representives. JUNIOR MOTHERS’ CLUB The first fall meeting of the Junior Mothers Club was held In the home of Mrs. Virginia Kramer Monday evening. Twenty members were present for a potluck supper. A short business meeting was held and the social hour was spent playing Bingo. Assisting hostesses, were Mrs. Mary Elizabeth Fosbrlnk, Mrs. Wilma Gustafson and Mrs. Billy Davis. The next regular meeting will be held in the home of Mrs. Marjorie Hursey.

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Cpl. Wm. Kern arrived home on Sept. 15th on a furlough. He was here with his wife and parents until Wednesday of this week when he returned to Camp Murphy, Fla. A friend, Sgt. Robert Meyercamp was also at the Kern home. Editor of The Journal: Just a line to thank the Legion Auxiliary for remembering me on my birthday with the cookies which I think were prepared by Miss Lois Davis. (By the way, they were delicious.) Also want to take time out to thank you again for the Journal I have been getting for the past three years. I guess Syracuse has boys just about all over the world. Maybe this will give me opportunity to say hello to all of them. Want to wish the basketball team all the luck in the world this season.—T-Sgt. R. L. Disher, Santa Ana, Calif. Mr. and Mrs. Thomas Chris.man were notified at their home here Friday, Sept. 22, that their son, Lt. Gilbert Christman, 23, a pilot of a B-24, reported missing last July 18, is a prisoner of Germany. The family moved here from Goshen last July. Dear Editor: I am glad that I am getting the paper over here, and am sending you my new address. I sure do miss dear old Syracuse and I guess I will be back there some day. We are having a lot of rain here now and it is getting a little cooler too. 1 have seen a little bit of England since I’ve been here but it is noth-J ing like good old U.S.A. Tell 4Tr the boys in the servie “hello” and also’ everybody around Syracuse. —John P. Hughes, jr. Pvt. Albert D. Stiver, Syracuse, has been transferred from Camp Atterbury, Ind., to Fort Knox, Ky. Ensign Burton Niles and wife arrived here last Saturday from New York city, where she met him last week. Ensign Niles has been on a ship on duty near the coast of England. He will be at home until Oct. 12th. M 1-c Raymond Miller, who has recently returned to this country after 21 months in the Aleutian islands, is here visiting friends and relatives. He is the son of Mrs. Ella Miller, Syracuse. Pfc. Walter Ritter, son of Mr. and Mrs. Walter Ritter, Syracuse, has recently been transferred from Italy to southern France.

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Next Sunday, Rev. J. C. Bailey will give the address at the annual homecoming at Center U. B. church, north of Silver Lake. Mrs. Bailey also has a part on the program. Rev. Bailey served as pastor of this church three years, several years ago. Mr. and Mrs. Albert, E. Hamman and family, of North Webster, entertained Mr. and Mrs. R. E. Gray and family at a prenuptial dinner Tuesday evening in honor of the approaching marriage of their son, Albert J. Hamman, Ph. M. 1-c, to Miss Beverly Jane Gray. Last week-end was a busy time at the Tavern hotel, Lake Wawasee, with 100 men, officers, foremen and supervisors of the Aero products division of Generar Motors company at Dayton, Ohio, spending from Friday until Sunday afternoon at the hotel. This week-end another group from the' same company will be there. Friday evening of last week there was a lovely party at tho home of Mrs. R. E. Thornburg, with Mrs. Arthur Grieger and Mrs. 0. C. Stoelting assisting as hostesses. A 6.30 o’clock dinner was served to 32 guests. Flowers were in profusion, and in the center of the dining table there was a fountain surrounded by asters. There were eight tables of contract bridge. Out-of-town guests were Mrs. Karl Freese, sr.» Mrs. Harold Gray, Mrs. Hal Brown, Mrs. Lyle Wilt, Mrs. B. Huffman, all of Nappanee, Mrs. J. W. Adrian, Lorain, O.; Mrs. Newton Williams, Koontz lake, and Mrs. Chester Sears, Muncie, Ind.

SYRACUSE, INDIANA, FRIDAY, SEPT. 29, 1944.

A card to the editor from his brother, S 1-c Arlin W. Cox, mailed in England, says he has been on a ship recently engaged in taking troops and supplies to France and bringing back U. S. wounded soldiers and German prisoners of war. He says that the Germans are very friendly and openly glad to be out of the war. Charles Kroh, Jr., here on furlough, spent last Friday and Saturday at Purdue university. Ralph McMacken, U.S.N., husband of Betty (Miller) McMacken, is home now cm a 20-day furlough. His ship, a large cruiser, landed on the east coast last week and he arrived here on Thursday. This Friday, they will go to his mothers at Canton, O. From there he will report back to Philadelphia for duty. Mrs. McMacken and daughter plan to accompany him to Philadelphia. On Monday evening they entertained Mr. and Mrs. Gene Smith (Mr. Smith is a veteran of this present conflict, seeing overseas service with the Marines. He has a medical discharge). Also present were Sgt. and Mrs. Max Carlsur., aere from the Canadian northwest for a short visit, Mr. and Mrs. Ralph Miller of Goshen. The party was entertained at the Miller cottage on Boner lake. * Pfc. Albert Call and Pvt. Edward Droke are both now at Camp Howze, Texas. Dear Editor: I have been receiving the paper and am very glad to get it. It sure is great to hear how the folks back home are helping to get this war over. I want to thank you a million times for sending the paper.—Pvt. Curtiss LeCount, somewhere in Italy. S-Sgt. Frank E. Latuna, of Goshen, has been awarded the Presidential Citation at a format dress parade at Biggs Field, .■ill Paso, Texas, for heroic duty in the Solomons. He spent 22 months overseas. (He is the son-in-law of Guy Hickman, Goshen, who with his family formerly resided in Syracuse. Mr. Hickman is a nephew of Mrs. Sadie Hire and Mrs. Ed Unrue. Sgt. Latuna’s wife is in the Wac’s, jocated as Biggs Field. They will both be home on furlough next month.) Word has been received from T‘ 5 Robert Mitchell that he arrived safely in England.

Mr. and Mrs. Arthur Grieger left here Thursday to be with their son and family in Muncie until Sunday, when they will go on to Miami, Fla., to spend the winter. Eleven members of the Syracuse Pythian Club were entertained in the home of Mrs. J. Edgar Rippy, Goshen, at a carry-in dinner Tuesday. Mr. and Mrs. A. L. Miller entertained in their home Sunday Mr. and Mrs. O. Rhode, of Chicago, and their daughter, Priscilla, Mr. and Mrs. Howard Rhode, Mr. and Mrs. Ralph McMacken and daughter, and also their daughter, Frances, who was home from college for the week-end. Rev. and Mrs. J. C. Bailey attended services at Clunette, Ind., last Sunday and spent the day with Mr. and Mrs. Harry Bittikoffer. Mr. and Mrs. Herschel Harkless and Mrs. George Hire enjoyed a vacation at Newago, Mich., last week. This is a resort on the Muskegon river. Announce Approaching Marriage The marriage of Miss Iris Telschow and George Edington, on Sdnday, Oct. Ist, at the United Brethren church, 3 p.m., is announced. Friends are invited to attend the ceremony. To Be Married Saturday. The marriage of Miss Louise Hooper, daughter of Mr. and Mrs. S. U. Hooper, to Don M. Stevenson, LaPorte, nd., will take place at high noon Saturday, Sept. 30th, at the home of her parents, at Lake Wawasee.

PAKENT-TEACHEKS WILL MEET NEXT MONTH The Parent-Teaci er Association of Turkey Creek township will hold the first meeting of the school year next month. The exact date will be anno inced in next week’s Journal. The various committees are being formed and so ne are already busy with plans to • the four meetings to be held ) ais year. The Executive Commit ee will consist of the four officer and the chairmen of the stand ng committees. The president,■» Mi s. Jay Rigdon, attended the disv ict meeting of Parent-Teachers .n Warsaw last week, at which time many ideas were given to enable local associations to be of more service to the community. Officers of the local organization are: President—Mrs . Jay. Rigdon. V.-P.—Mrs. Tr ivis Purdy. Secy.—Mrs. Jchn Shiere. Treas. —Mrs. -iern Brinkman. Program committee: Mr. Nelson Miles, chairs an, Mrs. Ernest Bushong, Mrs. lilary Bachman, Mr. Paul Cook, f Publicity: Mrs Blair Laughlin, chairman, Mrs. Fielden Sharp, Mrs. Evelyn Bowser. Finance: Mrs. Ray Worth, chairman, Mrs. John Pusti, Mrs. Ralph Thornburj, jr. Memberssip committee will be headed by C. C. Bachman. Oct. 1 to 7 is Indiana P. T. A. week and if you are interested in school children, join our local association. Watch for the date of the first meetii g and come and join then if you have not done so before that tin? x The daes are only 25 cents a year and the committees are plar.ning enjoyable as well as instructive meetings. .SSHOCLNEWS. Freshman News The Freshma a class had an algebra test last Friday. At present they are study! ig graphs, but will soon start on < quations. The Latin cl: ss has been studying Rome and Mil have a test on Thursday. The subject of English study has been paragraphs. The class will soon stud; • the social letter. The Home Iconomics class has been analyzin; foods and meals. A cmplete bre. kfast was made in class Friday. Sophc more News Our class sems to be working pretty hard this year, and why not, as we al seem to have a pretty tough chedule. Our history class has advanced about as far as the civilization of the Greeks. Junior Class The Junior class organized this week as follows: president, Philip Barwick; vice-president, Mary Ann Stieglitz secy.-treas., Donna Galloway. 71ass sponsors are Mrs. Hamme and Mr. Gustafson. The class s taking over the candy box th s year. Starting next week candy v ill be sold each noon during the s/iool year. Sk aior News The Senior class has contracted with Leone Studios, of Sturgis, Mich., for the senior photograph work and Senior year book. The pictures will be taken at the school building during the first or second week in October. Bind News. The high school band elected officers Th as follows: president, E irbara Carwile: vicepresident, J e Bauer; secy.-treas., Jean Myers. Our bato » twirlers this year will be Dor s Jean Frevert, Mary Jeanette Purser, Barbara Bowser. Drum majo , Jean Myers. There ,an six new members in the band th.s year: Barbara Bowser, Ruth louser, Lowell Barnhart, Ralph Bushong, John Hinderer and ’?ed Stucky. CHANGE AT LOCAL ST* IRES Robert b. Strieby has resigned his position as manager of the Osborn ’Ha dware store, and has accepted a position in the Stucky Furniture tore here and also will continue to aid Orval G. Carr in his funera home. Floyd D sher, now employed at the Osbort store, and V. E. Disher will manage the Osborn store. Mr. anc Mrs. C. G. Wilbur spent seve al days last week with relatives ! i Michigan City.

EMERGENCY CALL FOR HELP! An emergency call from Red Cross headquarters has been received by the Syracuse chapter, for immediate shipment of surgical dressings. They want 5400 dressings sent from here by next Friday. Volunteers are asked to help! Production rooms will be open every day next week, Oct. 2 to 7, from Oto 12 and 1 to 4. GRAY-HAALMAN The marriage of Miss Beverly Jane Gray, daughter of Mr. and Mrs. R. E. Gray, Syracuse, and g Albert J. Hamman, son of Mr. and Mrs. Albert E. Hamman, of North Webster, was solemnized at noon Sept. 27th, at the home of the bride’s parents in Syracuse. Rev. Claude M. Fawns, pastor of the Methodist church, officiated at the ceremony, with the double ring ceremony being used. Only the immediate families and attendants were present. The maid of honor was Miss Joan Ketering, Syracuse, and the best man was William E. Angel, of Fort Wayne. The newly weds left immediately after a wedding supper for a short honeymoon. The bride was a graduate of the Syracuse high school and the groom attended North Webster high school and is now a Pharmacist Mate, Ist class, stationed at Patuxent River, Md., following two years service with the U. S. navy overseas. JOHNSON-TULLY Miss Dorothy Ruth Johnson, daughter of Mrs. William E. Johnson, of White Plains, North Carolina, was married to Sgt. Joseph William Tully, son of Melvin Tully, Syracuse, on Saturday, Sept. 2, in the division Chapel at Ft. Bragg, N. C„ with Major Alvin A. Ktt, chaplain, officiating. COURT NEWS A suit for divorce by Beulah Searfoss against Charles W. Searfoss has been dismissed in circuit court on motion of the plaintiff. Geo. L. Xanders, of Syracuse, executor of the estate of Daniel R. Wolf, has filed an answer in circuit court to Simon Bell’s motion that Judge John A. Sloane set aside a judgment denying Bell a new triaj of his claim action against the Wolf estate and permit him to submit efidence at another hearing. The executor’s answer denies allegations made in 13 paragraphs of the plaintiff’s complaint. Bell, in his suit, had asked $1,425 damages for a broken leg sustained in July, 1942, when an automobile driven by Wolf struck him. A circuit court jury found for the executor in December, 1943, and a new trial on June 23. No inheritance tax is due in the estate of Clemenza J. Gordy, which has a net value of $2,497.47, it has been determined in circuit court. There are four heirs, three sons and a granddaughter. . ff SENIOR MOTHERS’ CLUB The Senior Mothers’ Club will meet next Monday night at the home of Mrs. George Bryan. Pvt. Harold L. Kline, of Syracuse, Ind., has been transferred to Camp Blanding, Fla., for his basic training. Mrs. Ida Garrison has receifed a letter from her son, Eugene SArrison, S 2-c, written Sept. 9, from North Africa. He stakes: “Sept. sth our ship was setting on dock when another ship came up beside ours and to my surprise who did I see but Marion Kelly. We had a good long talk about old times when we went to school, etc. It was sure good to see and talk to some one from my own home town. Marion is the only one from Syracuse, or near there, that I have seen. I want to thank those who help in sending the Journal to me. It sure means a lot to us in the service to get news from home.—“Hap.‘‘ Christine Rookstool and her sister, Mrs. ,Don Miller, of Elkhart, have purchased the Peter Soltau home in Oakwood Park. Mr. and Mrs. C. G. Wilber, of Lake Wawasee, had as recent guests in their home, Mr. and Mrs. Elmer Peters and Mr. and Mrs. Lowell Hay, of Michigan City.

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May Get New Postoffice Here Inclusion of $70,000 for a new post office building at Syracuse, Ind., was reported the past week as being included in a subpcommittee recommendation of congress at Washington, D. C. Also included was SBO,OOO for a new post office building at Winona. Presumably this would be a post-war project, if finally' approved by congress. Syracuse had some prospects a few years ago of securing a new post office building, and at that time there was “talk” of placing the building on the McClintic lot. This project finally was dropped. What will develop from this present recommendation is something that nobody can tell—and in the meantime we guess that Bert Whitehead will continue in business at the same old stand. GI'ERNSEY BREEDERS MEET AT WARSAW Guernsey breeders held an allday meeting at Warsaw Tuesday, with sessions in the forenoon and afternoon and pot-luck dinner at the noon hour. Art Teller, field man for the Indiala association, was the principal speaker. The “milk bar” was well patronized, and was operated by Clarence Tinkey. ’Ed Wallace, dairy specialist from Purdue university, classified six herds of cattle in the afternoon. To be classed an excellent cow, Wallace explained, she must score 90 or above; very good, 85-90; good plus, 80-85; good, 75-80; fair below 70. Mrs. Wayne Bucher won the women’s cow classification contest. and Wayne Bucher won the men’s cow classification contest. The Litchfield creamery furnished milk strainers as prizes in the contests. Ladies of The Round Table Mrs. Melbern Rapp was hostess to the Ladies of the. Round Table Monday evening, Sept. 25th. The meeting was opened by the president, Mrs. G. L. Rex, with Salute to the Flag, and the reading of the Club Collect in unison. Eighteen members responded to roll call with Bible quotations. The first part of the program was a selected article read by Mrs. Wm. Connolly. The selection was written by Henry Taylor, a noted news commentator, who portrayed the German people as now trying to play on the sympathy and thus lessen the severeness of the ultimate peace terms. They believe that time will eliminate the indignation of the world toward them. Mrs. Edna Hess then very ably presented a series of selected articles dealing with such timely subjects as the proposed compulsory military training, the world monetary system that is being discussed, what is the truth about China, why have the trials concerning PeaVl Harbor been delayed, what, is the Christian attitude in the present world crisis. She concluded her reading with a radio script written by Norman Corwin, portraying the life and death of an American soldier. The hostess served delightful refreshments, after which the members all thanked Mrs. Connolly Mrs. Hess, and Mrs. Rapp for an enjoyable evening. ART AND CRAFT CLUB The Syracuse Craft Club held the initial meeting of the club year Sept. 18 th at the home of Mayme Wogoman. , A delicious dinner was served to 11 members and one guest, Alice Harrington. During the business session the program for the year was outlined, and year books were originated. Along with the usual lessons on craft, one night a month has been set aside to assit at the Red Cross rooms. The next meeting will be. at the home of Mrs. Ernest Bushong with Mrs. Nelson Miles assisting. Personality bags will be the project, Oct. 16th. Mrs. LilliaTElliot, Lake Wawasee, is visiting her son, Robert, at Fairlawn, New Jersey.