Syracuse-Wawasee Journal, Volume 42, Number 39, Syracuse, Kosciusko County, 4 July 1947 — Page 1

Volume 42

Fireworks Here At City Park Fourth of July ThU lake community will be treated to a bis Fourth of July fireworks display at the City Park this Friday evening. A beautiful ground works display. aerial bombs, rockets and candles, will start about 9 P M. ' STATE C. OF C. URGES OBSERVANCE OF “TAXPAYERS WEEK ’ j When the Federal government ’ ’ reaches a point where in peacetime it Costs the people more to be governed from Washington than it costs to feed fheir famil- i les. the time has come to support j Congress in its efforts to reduce the Federal the Indiana State Chamber of Commerce declared in a statement urging observance of•• National Taxpayers I Week." June 8 to 14 ‘Tost of Federal government ! for the fiscal year ending June 3Q," the State Chamber said "is ; estimated at nearly $43 billion, while the nations food bill for 194 7 is estimated at sone s4l billion > ' ‘-The Hoosier citizen ’la< t>e control over his food bill—he I can buy less or more and he can I shop around for the best prices. > The only control the citizen has <>x. r hi.- government burden is to demand that Indiana congress men and senators continue to Imslst on cuts in Federal expenditures. "Terriffic pressure is being exor other to withhold the budget cutting knife on almost every ral agency ." the State Chamber said "Many Federal officials anti employees themselves of course are fighting the cuts. The vast majority of peoph the average man and woman who want government costs and taxes reduced. should let their own voices to heard in Congress. . | ••Statistics show that in 193<>! the cost of food was approximately *lB billion and that of the Federal government, *3 billion or abyut *- im nt cost is estimated to be I greater than the food bill by *2 billion." "National Taxpayers Week" was initiated by Andy Anderson a taxpayer of Ada. Oklahoma, to urge citizens everywhere to write • their congressman and Senators about extravagant Federal spending and for reduction The proposal was given approval by Speaker Jo*. W. Martin Jr of the House of Representatives and the idea was picked up by business, civic and taxpayer organizations throughout the nation. ORDER Ik»IJCK CAR A new Hudspn sedan ha> been s ordered from the H. D Harkless Sales Company, to be used by the Syracus* city police This is made possible by a donation from the Liberty Coach Company, and other firms of tht? community mi mi 1 H«NMtfl <HI H Claude M Fawns. Minister Worship at 10:00 A M Theme "The Birth of a Nation Junior Church Youth Fellow ship anil Cfiurel. School at Ila ZION 4 HAITI. U. IL «. Hl K< H William M Wood. Pastor Sunday, July 6th Sunday school—-TO: 00 a m. Worship service-—ll a in Election for lay delegate to annual j Conference will be held SYRACUSE BETHEL —CHURCH OF GOD Joseph J. Koble. Pastor * Oliver Hibschman, Supt. Sunday School 10:00 A M . There will b< no morning wor> ship services. The pastor is at The Ler-dership Training Camp Everyone is invited to bring baskets of food and come to the camp after Sunday school The camp is at McClure Lake near Silver Lake. Ind. . Evening Service. Touth meet- ( ing 7:30 1’ M Evangelistic message. 8 P. M. Prayer meeting Thursday Bpm Everyone welcome.

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AMERICAN LEGION ELMTS OFFICERS Officers elected at the regular ■ monthly meeting of the American Legion Post No. 223 were: Commander Richard Ball. First vice commander Harry Coy. ’ Second vice commander Gaylord Jones. 1 Adjutant Marion Darr. Sgt -at-arms .Arthur D. Coy. Finance officer —Chas. Kroh. Service officer—Melvin Dillen. Chaplain—Keith Cripe Delegates to the state convention Richard Ball. Melvin Dillen and Ronald Kramer, with Marion Darr. Harold Kline and Jack Stoeiting. as alternates. STOCKER —HART The home of Mr. and Mrs. Donald Hart was the scene of a beautiful wtdding Saturday afternoon at 2 30 P. .M of their daughter. Betty Marie, to William Lewis Stock* r. son ot Mr. and Mrs. |<oy Stoeker. Syracuse. They were united in marriage by Rev Noble Neff, of Milford. Indiana, in a double ring ceremony. Miss Grace Held attended the bride and James Michael <was best man The bride wore a white dress made of silk which the groom brought back from Japan. Her accessories were also white and flower was an orchid Miss Heid wore a white dress with black as-•o-nno and her flowers were red ros* s Th. brides mother wore a wine dress and flowers of white carnations The groom’s mother wore an aqua dress with pink roses as her flowers * Those present were Mr. and Mrs Roy Stocker. Mrs. D L. Hart Mirs Barbara Ellen Hart. Mi a d Mara Bill Darr, of Svracus. . and Mr and Mrs. Lloyd Hart of Pierceton. Ind. \ ■ following the ceremony: After a short wedding trip, the couple will reside at his farm n, ar Sv racuse Th* bride was a graduate with the class of 1947. Mr Stocker served with the hrmed forces in Japan. j LIKEMDE EVANGELICAL I MTFD BRETHREN < 411 RCH J F Bright. Pastor Sunday School at 9:45. < »ler. Sllpt. Morning worship at 10: *5. Rev J C. Bailey will be the speaker for both morning and • ! I'jZ >.-rv ices. ■ . Evening worship at 7:30. CHIRCH OF THE BRETHREN Rev Otto Laursen. Pastor. Lavon Symensma, S.S. Supt. Sunday school each Sunday at A M Morning worship at 10 10 A. M. Echoes will be given from the Orlando Conference. Special number in music by Mrs. Ida Laursen. Evening worship in Hymn staging Scripture reading, a season in prayer You are cordially come and worship with us And participate in these services. At the close of the evening service the pastor will bring the second installment on the topic: “The One Thing Lacking ’ Prayer is a great spiritual powiiitf you cannot hate your neighbor and love God. The following notice was found on a church door it might be applied to any church. M in** Last Sunday, several families from she church. Stolen: Several hours from the Lord’s Da> t>v a initubt r ot people of ages, many of them dressed in their Sunday clothes; in their work clothes. Strayed: Half a score of lambs, believed to have gone in the direction of "No Sunday School,” Mu-laid A quantity of silver and copper coins on the counters of amusement centers.” Whoever assists in the recovery of the above will in no wise lose their reward MARRIED Judge Lowell L. Pefley. of the Whitley County Circuit Court • and Mrs. Marguerite Swarts, of I Columbia City were, married at * o'clock Sunday morning, June I 29. in the Methodist ehureh at Churubusco. Ind. CARD OF THANKS We wish to thank the friends and neighbors forth% flowers for their kindness during the ilhi's and death ot our mother Mrs. Elnora Miler. The Children.

SYRACUSE, INDIANA, Friday, July 4, 1947

CELEBRATING “THE 4th” By COLLIER W aim. J -r. tr‘A . y fc-s-- 7 •*4**' h- : ! —— Social News-Local Happenings

Announces Approaching Marriage Mr. Joel D. Wilt announces the engagement of his daughter. Betty Lee. to Mr John A Bryan, son of George Eli Bryan, of Ligonier. The wedding will take place i July 25th. Mr. and Mrs. John Stoeiting. of Freeland. Ind., were guests last week of Dr. and Mrs. O. C Stoeiting. Other dinner guests | Sunday evening in the Stoeiting home were: Dr. and Mrs. Willard Stoeiting and daughter. Janice, of Sandborn. Ind.; Mr and Mrs. Richard Stoeiting and daughter Jean, of Ligonier. Dr. and Mrs. Karl Stoeiting and daughter Jane, <|uid Mr. and Mrs Jack Stoeiting. Mrs. Sol Miller left Wednesday for Western Springs, 111., to attend the wedding of Mio Ruth Holman, only daughter of .Viand Mrs. E L. Holman, who for many years owned a home in Maxwelton Manor. Mr. and Mrs. Frank Bell and Mr and Mrs. Dale Grimes of Sy-. racuse, spent Sunday with Mr and Mrs. John Swenson, in the • evening Mr. and Mrs. Marion Clark and Mrs. Kayon .of Ogden Island called. t ‘ Mrs. Jesse McColloch. and son Donnie, of Goshen, are spending a few days with her parents. Mr. and Mrs. George Mullen Mr. and Mrs. Henry Kilmer, and family, are on a vacation trip to Wisconsin and Yellowstone Park this week. Mr. and Mrs. D. R Yoder, of Goshen, Kendall Kitson ot Ll Reno. Okla., and Mr. and Mrs Hascal Kitson. were guests Tuesday evening Mr. and Mrs. C. J Kitson. Mrs. Mary Jane Pomeroy returned Sunday to her home in Jackson. Michl-, having spent six] weeks in the home of her sister. Mrs. A. A. PfUgst. Mrs. William Edwards, of Fort Wayne, spent, a few days last week ’with Mrs. Estelle Swartz Mrs. Ella Miller and daughter. Mrs Allen Sfifert. accompanied her son. Joe! Miller, and family, of Elkhart, tlo New Orleans. La where they wU visit another son. Charles Miller and family, for a week You can bathe in the lake, the house has other conveniences, and on the Ijake. See me about location and price.—J. W Rothenberger. Mr and Mrs. Clifford Peters, and son Bob of Buchanan. Mich., spent Friday and Saturday in the home of Mrs. Ada Pfingst Mr and Mrs J. C Cory, of Chicago, spent the past week in the home of Mr. and Mrs. V- 3°. Kline. Mr. and Mrs. Columbus Disher and family of Fort Wayne, are guests this week of Mr. Disher s tnother. Mrs C. C Disher. Mr. and Mrs. Joel Wilt spent last Wednesday in Detroit, Mich Mr. and Mrs. Robert Bechtel and daughter Jean, ot Wakarusa. ■ and Mrs. Iva Wehrley. of Scuti Bend, were guests hen Sunday in the home of Mr, and Mr-. G. L. Rex.

Dr. Fred Prow returned Monday to his home in Bloomington, having’been a suvst In the home ot Dr. and Mrs. Fred Clark. A group from the local Order of Eastern Star will attend joint inspection with the Goshen Chapter. Wednesday ext nine in Goshen. Mrs. G. Grayson, of Chicago, is now at her home in Maxwelton Manor for the summer. Mr and Mrs. Tom Hufty visited Tuesday in the home of Mr and Mrs John Roe. near Columbia City. Mr. and Mrs. Emeral Jones and grandson of near Milford, spent Thursday afternoon in the home of Mr. and Mrs. Crist Darr. A daughter. Mary Ann, was born to Mr. and Mrs. Earl Miller, of Syracuse. Tuesday morning at the Goshen hospital. B A daughter. Ann Leona, was born to Mr. and -Mrs. Leo Kowalik. of route 1. Syracuse, last Monday at the Goshen hospital. Mr. and -Mrs. H. W Wilson, of ■ .. land, O are guesth tn the home of their son apd daughter-in-law. Mr. and Mrs. James Wilson. Darlene and Gary Weimer, of j Elkhart, are here visiting their grandparents, Mr. and Mrs. Jesse i Darr. Mrs. John Fisher . entertained 35 guests at a lawn party Tuesday afternoon in honor of her ter. Linda, who celebrated ’■ er eleventh birthday. Bingo was ’ play. 1 and the guests went swimming Linda received many lovelygifts. Refreshments of ice cream and cake were served. Mr ami Slr> PreatiflS Kindig and son. of North Hollywood. CaliL.'are here to spend several weeks with relatives. Reed the special offerings in the ads in this paper—it means "money in your pocket!” Mr. and Mrs. Ernest Richhart, Jr. and daughter, and Merritt | Richhart, of Fort Wayne spent Sumiay with their parents. Mr.T and Mrs Ernest Richhart. Sr. Mr and Mrs. Dee Stiver are spending * two weeks vacation, in Montana Mr ami Mrs. Ray Moore and two children, are spending this week in Indianapolis, in the home of Mrs. Moore's mother. Mrs. Harry Wysong and Mr. Wyson. Mrs William Luegge and daughter. Carolyn, of Kalamazoo. Mich . are spending several weeks here with her grandmother. Mrs Lydia Deardorff Mr. and Mrs Bruce McClintic attended the Johnson family re- ! union. Sunday in Ligonier Patty ‘ Johnson, of Ligonier, is visiting I this week in the McClintic home I Rev J C. Bailey filled the pul- ■ pit last Sunday at the E. V. B i church in Indian Village, in the absence of Rev. Mr. Anderson. | R v and Mrs J. F. Bright left Tu« <day to spend their vacation relatives and friends in the . icinlty of Decatur. Ind. M and Mrs. S. A. Bauer and . >. Joe. will leave Thursday eveil ■ - to spend a few days with re!, ives in Michigan City, and I Whiling, Ind.

OSBORN PLANS TO ENTER BEVERAGE UVSINESS HERE R. W? Osborn has applied for a permit From the Indiana Alcoholic Beverage Commission to enable him to re-enter the wholesale beverage business here in Syracuse, under the name of Kosciusko Beverage Co. He expects to receive this permit soon. VETERANS OFFICE CLOSED ON SATURDAY The Veterans Administration Contact Office at South Bend, will be closed all day Saturday, during July and August, it was announced today by Mr. Arthur L. Schlorch, Contact representative in charge. The Contact Office in South Bend, by staggering work hours of contact men, has been able to give six-day-a-week service to veterans. VA offices in the branch No. 7 area, which is composed of Indiana. Illinois and Wisconsin, was ordered on a fiveday week in February. Contact offices in the Indiana Regional area, with more than one representative. remained open six days by staggering work hours. It is now necessary to adopt the five-day week as limited personnel in contact service will not allow continuance of these hours, and permit vacations. The Contact Office will be open'from 8:00 a. m. to 4:30 p. m. Monday through Friday. Files Inventory Elizabeth I. Bassett, executrix of the estate of Eston E. McClintic, has filed an inventory in circuit court valuing personal property at $1,663.91 and real estate at $6,000. Mrs. Taft At Wawasee Mrs. Robert A. Taft, wife of the senior United States Senator from Ohio, and her son. Horace, spent the week-end at the SpinkWawasee hotel. Local Team Play Soft Ball Sunday Milford didn’t make an appearance for a scheduled game Sunday. so the local softball team borrowed a couple of players from Liberty Coach, one from North Webster and played an intra squad game. Box Score: • TEAM I A. B R. H Blocker, P. 3 0 0 J Kitson. C. 4 0 0 Rogers, Ist. 3 11 Stucky. 2nd. 11 0 Pusti. S. S. 3 0 1 K. Koble. 3rd. 10 0 Bell. C F. 3 j 0 0 Bitner, L. F. 3.0 1 Fidler. R. F 3 11 Total 24 3 4 Team II Workman. P. 5 2 2 Meek. C. 3 ( 1 2 Kroh. Ist. 4 11 Darr. 3rd. ,3 2 2 Bobeck. S. S. 2 2 1 Hoover. 3rd. 2 2 1 Barnhart, R. F. 4 1 3 LUng. C. F. 4 1 0 Bauer. L.F. 3 10 Total 30 13 12 Score by innings: Team I 101 100 o—l 3 Team II 306 400 13 First onballs off Blocker 6; Workman 4. Struck out by Blocker, 2; Workman 4. Mr. and Mrs. R. D. Wysong and son. Dick, of South Bend, and Mr. and Mrs. J. G. Wysong. of Kalamazoo, Mich., were weekend guests of their parents. Mr.' and Mrs Milton Wysong. Mr. and Mrs. R D. Wysong and son will return Thursday to spend several days here, Mrs lYank Klink, of Bloomington. Ind,, is spending a few days in the home of Mr. and Mrs. Jesse Rex. Mrs. J A. Cook, of Garrett and son, Wilbur Statler, of Chicago, spent Monday here at Mrs. Cook’s home. Mr and Mrs. H. E Sikes and Mrs. T W. Hughes, of Chicago, were recent guests of Rev. and Mrs. J. F. Bright. Week end guests were Betty Bright, Hou Wilson. Terry, Judy and Joyce Bright, of Fort Wayne, and Mrs. Ross Clare, of Elkhart. Mr. and Mrs. S. A. Bauer and M. E. Rentfrow. attended the 17th annual Bunger family reunion, held Sunday at South Bend. Carl Bauer, of Michigan City, accompanied them home for a few days visit.

Set Squirrel Season: Open River Fishing i Indianapolis. July 3, (Special) ders the Indiana Department of Conservation established the 194 7 squirel season, opened sections of the White and Wabash rivers to year-round fishing and closed indefinitely the season on prairie chicken. Donald R. Hughes, Fish and Game director,’ said the squirrel season will run from Aug. 15 through Oct. 13 for fox and grey squirels only. Bag limit is five per day, aggregate. Inasmuch as state statute would have automatically opened the season on prairie chicken Oct. 15. Hughes issued a second order indefinitely closing it. prairie chicken, pinnated grouse, are practically extinct in Indiana with a single colony inhabiting a few acres in Newton county. Discretionary Order No. 29 opens’ Ashing the, year-around in the Wabash from the corporate limits of the city of Lafayette to the confluence of the Wabash and the Ohio. Also opened was the White river below the junction of the East and West Forks to its confluence with the Wabash. Seining will still be prohibited from the 21st of April until the 30th |of June in both rivers DEATH OF MATIWA SMITH Mrs. Matilda Caroline Smith, widow of David A Smith, died at the home of her daughter, and son-in-law, Mr. and Mrs. Guy Leatherman, south of New Paris, at 2 a. m. Wednesday morning She was S 4! years old. She suffered a stroke on June 16 and had been in a critical condition for several days. She was born near Milford on Jan. 12. 1863 and was the daughter of John and Mary Hoover. Surviving besides the daughter, are two sons. Edward, of Syracuse, and Roscoe, of Milford; nine grandchildren and five great grandcildren. two sisters. Mrs. Sylvester Coy and Mrs. Dessie Hoover, both of Syracuse. Mrs. Smith was a member of the Syracuse Church of The Brethren. Funeral services w*S held last Saturday afternoon at 2 p. m. at the Roherer Funeral Home. New Paris, with Rev. Howard Krieder officiating. Burial was made east of Milford. “AROUND TOWN” The Liberty Coach Company is giving employees a vacation this Fourth of July week. Levi Kitson, in telling of a trip to Cuba recently, says the only thing he found wrong there was the fact they all spoke Spanish—and he didn’t. The annual Wawasee Fish Festival. while successful this year financially, in spite of a most miserable day, and week, did not even aproach in popularity similar events in other Northern Indiana lake towns. The affair is given, primarily, as an advertising and good-will feature for this community. The Wawasee Conservation Club, (sponsors), we believe would welcome help from any civic organization in making the 1948 affair a really big affair. The club does not have the membership to put on the Festival as it should be. If 25 or 30 men and women would help. Wawasee would not lag behind other towns. It takes time, work and money—who will help? According to Joel Wilt, one of , the principal features of a present day marine insurance policy is protection against pirates, just as it was a hundred years ago—i on the high seas. Rev. and Mrs. Joseph Koble and sons. Carroll and Tom. Delores Druckamiller. Gary Eyer, Leroy Weaver, Roger. Julia and David Williams are attending the Training Camp of the Church of God at McClure Lake this week. Where are all our larger women? We have hunureds of new dresses in sizes 20H to 52. Mrs. Wm. G. Connolly. Mr. and Mrs. Harry Cripe of Goshen, are spending their two weeks’ vacation at their cottage in Oakwood Park. The Journal Published arly The Journal is published 1 day early this week, on account of the 4th of July. This enables our rural readers to receive the paper prior to the 4th there being no mail delivery Friday.

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Gross Income Tax Blanks Due July Ist Indianapolis, June 24 (Special) —More than 100,000 Hoosiers — both individuals and business concerns —can expect to receive their Indiana Gross Income tax blanks for the second quarter of 1947 within the next few days, Walter L. Sturdevant, chief deputy director of the tax division, announced. The state’s biggest revenue producing agency will complete its mailing list and Mr. Sturdevant said that the forms would be started on their way to the taxpayers immediately in order to allow ample time before the July 31 deadline. The tax on receipts between April 1 and June 30 becomes due on July 1, but state law provides a 30-day grace period. Payments processed by the division forthe > initial quarter of the present calendar year estab-! lished a new all-time mark fob a number of taxpayers when more, than 106.000 reports werel received. All taxpayers whose obliga-| tions under the provisions of the Gross Income Tax Law exceed ■ $lO for the April-May-June period must file their reports during the month of July. Mr. Sturdej vant pointed out. This includes individuals whose income exceeded $1,250 during the 90-day period, retail merchants whose volume of sales passed the $2,750 ami manufacturers and wholesalers with receipts of $4,250 or more. Taxpayers who paid the state levy on a quarterly basis during 1946 are included on the division’s mailing list, but Mr.. Sturdevant said that his office would send tax blanks direct to every person who requested them before July 15. Additional blanks are available at auto license branches throughout the state. SHADES CAMPAIGN SET FOR AUG. 29 TO SEPTEMBER 30 Indianapolis, June 26 (Special) —lndiana’s campaign to “Save the Shades” gets underway with the opening of the Indiana State Fair on August 29 and will last throughout the month of September. Announcement ot campaign dates and preliminary plans, was made by Governor Ralph F. Gates, Who personally is spearheading the drive to create a new state park in the rugged scenic area which for almost a century has been one of the nation's out- < standing attractions. The 1452-acre area, located at the juncture of three northwestern Indiana counties —Fountain, Parke and Montgomery—is row being operated by the Indiana Department of Conservation under a lease arrangement with Arthur R. Baxter, Indianapolis who recently purchased the Shades to prevent its sale to timber interests. Governor Gates announced that Lawrence R. Wheeler, director of the Indiana University Foundation. will supervise campaign plans, and that the Conservation Department will be the sponsoring agency. Civic and fraternal organizations throughout the state will participate in the drive. Goal has been set at $300,000. I ; — NEW BUILDING Gaylord Jones has started coni struction of a new 60x60 ft. J frame building at the Syracuse , Hatchery, to house a new feed mill. It will be two stories in height. Mary Virginia Cripe. Syracuse, has'Xarted proceedings in circuit court against her husband. Clifford D. Cripe, asking that he be ! fined $250 for contempt of court j due to his failure to keep up support payments of $8 weekly, to supply funds for her attorney in a divorce action and for removing I certain household items from the i home. At her request, a temporary order ’was issued restraining him from molesting her or removing additional property. A l hearing on the contempt charge and the order has been set for | July 3. She seeks restoration of the articles taken from the home.