Syracuse-Wawasee Journal, Volume 44, Number 6, Syracuse, Kosciusko County, 23 November 1949 — Page 1

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Santa Claus Will Be Here Dec. 16-17 ■ ■ _—_ Santa! Claus •will be here In Syracuse on Friday and Saturday. Dec. 161-17. with free treats for all the children, free rides on a Shetland pony, and a free magic show. On Friday evening a com--1 munity sing will be held Several contests for small boys will also be held, with some dandy prises. Word from the North Pole is that Santa Claus is sending hundreds and hundreds of gifts to Syracuse — and you can read about many of these offerings in The Journal each week. Don’t forget Dec. 16 and 17— ' Santa Claus will be in town in person j’ Bring the children* A dkndy time is guaranteed all who attend. Several local merchants are cooperating to bring Santa 1 here and to provide the tree gifts and entertainment. DI EX AS RESULT OF A ITO ACCIDENT, Ernest Lowell Senft, aged 26. of South Ifend. died at 6 a.m. . > Sunday in Clinic hospital at Michigan City, of Injuries suffer-] ■ udl tn a head-on auto crash, Nov IS that claimed the life of a Detroit.j Mich , couple He was for-, merly employed at Lake Wawa-; t see Richard Larson. 21. of South Bend who also »*» injured In; the criwh. Is still in a critical condition in Clinic hospital A third victim Jack Scanlon South t Bend is recovering. Senff was j driver of the car.. Killed were Mr gnd Mrs. Roy Huston, of Detroit. ! CHARLES HARTER. PRO 1 AT SOUTH SHORE CLUB. TO LOGANHPORT Logansport. ln<l ' ojf Pro Charles Harter, the state’s 1949 i PGA champion, will be teaching pro at the Dykeman municipal course here for the next twoj years Mayor George Muehlhaus-i I ®n Announced recently. Xrter was pro at South Shore e at Idike Wawasee for the past few years He succeeds Paul Gettings, who was shocked fatal-j ly In a light plant accident re-! cently signed a two-year! contract . 4, STOCK CUI RU E XT NEW ► PXRK. SUXDXY. NON 27 A stock ear race will be held I at New Paris next Sunday regardI laas of rain, sleet, or snow. 1* I addition to the regular program, ’ a special 19-lap race for women a Is on the schedule. Syracuse will be well retiresented with local car and drivers. 1 and are sure to give an exciting show Local drivers are Jack Clark. Gene Smith, Jim Robinson Rob Wiles Chuck McKibben and Chet Gilbert. Th* races will continue every other week, weather permitting, until Christmas. WCAL PLAYER ON HOI Sl’ OF DAVID BASKETBALL TEAM 1 The House of David bearded * basketball exhibition team will make their first appearance of the season In this area as they meet the Hershberger A Sons Contractors at the Middlebury high school gym. on W’edneeday. Nov. 30. The game promises to ‘ be very interesting as the House of David team is one of the beat as a ball handling unit. Among the newcomers to the House of IMvid team is Wendell Beck. Manchester College star last year. The Middlebury team Is expected to give the David team a battle as they feature the playing of basketball coaches from Middlebury. Brighton and Lagrange high schools Game time is at 8:15 P. M. and a preliminary contest will be at 7:00 PM. JACKSON TO SPEAK ON WOWO Kosciusko County Agricultural Agent. Paul Jackson, will speak on the “Little Red Barn Program" to be heard over WOWO and WOWO-FM Friday morning. Dec. 2nd. starting at 6 o’clock. HU topic Is entitled "W’inter an d Spring Milk Production” 1 which will be of great Interest to all farmers In the WOWO listening audience. Remember — ’The Little Red Barn Program" is heard each morning. Monday through Saturday. at the same time, and It Is preeenteS as a public service for 1 farmers in the Indiana - OhioMichigan area. It is under the direction of Jay Gould. WOWO Farm Service Director, and has the music of Nancy Lm and the k Hilltoppers

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DEaTHo ALBERT E. 14 \ILi l Albert Emmit Bailey, 79, died Tuesday evening at his home, at Kale Island. Lake W’awasee. He had been In falling health for the past two years. He was born Aug. 3, 1870, near Ashley, in Delaware, County Ohio, the son of George H. and Mary (Russell) Bailey. Mr. Bailey was married three times ( first to Jennie Groweock. of Albion, and then to E3va KelIsy. of Bannister. Mich., and on April 30. 1945.' he married Mrs. Mae Surdem, of Kalamazoo. Mich., who survives. Also surviving are a son. Glen Bailey, of Kimmell, two granddaughters, four brothers. Rev. Joseph C. Bailey. of Syracuse; James L. of Kalamazoo. Mich.; Frederick F. of Fort Wayne and B. Virgil, of Toledo. O; three sisters, Mrs Nancy Noe. of Syracuse; Mrs. Della Parker, of Niles. Mich, and] Mrs. Marie Strock. of Auburn. Funeral services will be held Friday at J p m. Rev. Mr. Spratt, i of Kimmell, will be in charge. | Burial will-be in the Sparta cemetery. near Kimmell Erlends will be received at thej funeral home. MISS VELMA L. GRISSOM Miss Velma Leota Grissom. 51.1 who lived alone on a farm, one ant a half miles south of Syracuse. was found dead in her home last Friday by a brother. Hascal. who lives near the sister's home. Miss Grissom died while sitting i in a chair beside a heating stove. Death, which occurred some time Thursday night was caused by a heart attack A daughter, of Mr. and Mrs Samuel Grissom. Miss Grissom’s! only survivor is the brother. Funeral services were held, Sunday afternoon at the Carr' funeral home. The Rev. Emerald j Jones officiated and burial was in the Syracuse cemetery. THOMAS J. SEARFOHS Thomas Jefferson Searfoss. 88. died Sunday morning at five o’clock in the home of his daughter, Mrs. Donald Vanderveer. in Milford, where he had gone about two months ago. to be cared for. Mr Searfoss was born. April 4. 18t>, in Columbus Gro*e. Ohio, the son of Peter and Eliza (Zimmerman) Searfoss. He came to Syracuse in 1865. and in 1885 was married to Eliza Hepler, of Nappanee, who preceded him In death. He was a member of the Church of God. Surviving besides the daughter, are three sons. Samuel and James, of Syracuse, and Alonzo, of Hammond. Ind . several grandchildr.n and treat icrandclHldren Funeral services were held Tuesday at 1:30 PM. from the Carr funeral home with Rev C. M Fawns officiating Burial was in Syracuse cemetery pfe Wendell Stettler, is now stationed with the Air Corps tn Landburg. Germany. He left the United States Oct. 14. Mr and Mr* Evlrvtt Miner and children, were visitors with relatives in Indianapolis Sunday. YOUTH RALLY SPEAKER a I •« ‘ *-1 I Prof. Willis J. Dunn The annual Youth Rally for the Youth Fellowships of the i Bremen Group. Indiana Confer- ■ ence (EV) of the Evangelical United Brethren church, will be held In the Trinity E.1'.8. church. :Nov. 2.7. Prof WHUs J Dunn. I will be the speaker for the afternoon and evening services. Prof, . Dunn is Director of Public Relations at Taylor University. Upland. Ind. Before securing a two-year leave of absence from his teaching duties, he was also Professor of Sociology. At the present time he Is completing the final work at Michigan State College for the Ph D. Also on the program. Prof, and Mrs. Paul D. Keller, who will hare charge of the music la the afternoon service. Rev. Cox. pastor of Trinity church, who is advisor to the district youth officers. will preside.

*ALVaTIg.N ARMY DRIVE AIDED BY MANY HERE The annual Salvation Army Fund drive is nearing the eqd in Turkey Creek township, according to Mrs. Charlotte McSweeney. chairman of the drive in this township. Reports are being turned In daily, by all the solicitors, including Mrs, Jessie Zerbe. who has been added as a solicitor. Mrs. McSweeney asks, that if anyone has” been missed, and wishes to contribute, to please leave It with one of the solicitors or Mr. Blocker, at the bank. Letters have been sent out, and the hoped for answers are being looked for. Completion of the list of donors will be in siext week’s paper. y Following is the list to date: — Mr. and .Mrs. Jim Losee. Ida Hamman. Aldo Babcock. Mr. & j Mrs. Melvin Niles. Iness Mock, ! Rev. and Mrs. Handley. Mr. and -Mrs. Bert Ward. Mrs. B. F. Hoy. I .Mr. and Mrs. Ray Firestone. Mr. ' and Mrs. Vera Long, Deloss Tar-1 man. Mr. and Mrs. Paul LeCount, I Etnory Guy. Ethel Guy. Mr. and; Mrs. Guy Rarig. Rosie Baumgart-’ ner. Syracuse Dry Cleaners. Jr. i Mother’s Club. Sportsman Bar. i Stucky Furniture Store. Fashion Shop. Stoelting Insurance Ag.. Ralph Oyler. Beverly’s Beauty! Salon. Wegmiller. Store. Kos.! Beverage Co.. Roscoe Howard. Rev. and Mrs. O. T. Hubartt. Georgia Miller. Sadie Hire, Wm. Gants, Mrs. A. L. Miller. Nora j Colwell. Mrs. Sam Searfoss. Mae] Kindig. Bessie Heerman. Milton Wysong, Carrie Spry. Max Carlson. Lena Bauer. Orval Carr. Stella Juday. F. Reinbold. Carrie Dillen. Bert Cripe. Hazel Stetler. Ora Benson. Reed Place. Dale Miller, Gregor Lund. Olive Bushong. Harold Kttson, John Bowser. Ruby Worth, Ora Vorhis. Dorothy Harris. Areo Welding Co.. Rodgers Filling Sta.. Donald Davis. Olive Deardorf, Maude Traster. Mrs. Buchholz. Mrs. Myrtle Rex. Lucy Rodgers. Mrs. Jesse Sargent, Wm. Watt, Sam Swedarsky. Garrett Grissom, Pete Harkless. Bunker Wiles. Millie Snobarger, Mrs. Chas. Nine, Charlotte McSweeney, Ann Hire. Ray Riddle. Laura Sink. Irvin Wogoman, Margaret Disher. Miner’s Store. Hubert Angiemeyer. Paul Lantz. Syracuse Rubber Co. Walter Strader. Mrs. Mike Pryor. Irene Sprague. Laura McClintic, Mrs Ross Osborn. Ralph Knisley. Edith Rhode. LOCAL NEWS Mrs. Estelle Swartz and Frank Yoder will spend Thanksgiving m Elkhart with Mr. and Mrs. Frank A'Oder. Mr and Mrs. Guy Rarig left Wednesday for Farmers City. 11l . to spend several days in the home of Mrs Rarig s twin sister. Mrs. Elwood Bateman and family The Misses Gladys and Ethel Bowser entertained Sunday at a turkey dinner for Mr. and Mrs. Roy Sarjent and Marshall Coy. !of Benton. Mr. and Mrs. Tim Darr. Mr. and Mrs. Harry Coy and Mr and Mrs John Bowser and daughter. Barbara Mrs Addle Fackler has returnJed from Battle Creek. Mich., j where she visited the past two weeks in the Charles Fackler ! home Rev Otto Larson of Hicksville. Ohio, is spending several I days In the home of Mr. and Mrs. ! Dan Klink Mr. and Mrs. Fred Nolan and | family plan to spend Thanksgiving dt Craigville. Ind. tn the ‘home of Mrs. Nolans brother. ! Richard Worden Mr. and Mrs. Earl Darr, of i near Zion, entertained at a dinj ner Sundaj for Mr. and Mrs. ! Clarence Snyder. Mrs. Edna Geyer. Harmon Phillips, of Columbia I City, honoring Mr. and Mrs. Crist \ Darr who celebrated their fiftyI fourth wedding anniversary. The Woman’s Society of Christian Service of the Methodist I Church met at the Methodist church on Thursday with twentyIflva members and guests present. Mrs. Lloyd Pyle led the devotions using as her subject “Thanksgiving and Ways To Peace". Following the regular business meeting. Mrs. Earl Darr spoke on : “Pakistan." The society is inIdebeted to both speakers for a jflne message. I The Local Merchants who ! advertise regularly support The JOURNAL —and all other worth-while community moves. There would be no newspaper here without our advertisers.

SYRACUSE. INDIANA, WEDNESDAY, NOVEMBER S 3- 1949

A x J IVwvwk v -»■ T z'L v W J r J nißrf 1 'A U 9 to ve thanks / ' I on Historic Day for the | ' / plentifulhiess and continuing J spirit of freedom afforded us \ —through the years by this great country of ours.

Social News-Local Happenings

Mr. and Mrs. Loren Eyer and son, Gary, will spend Thanksgiving in Goshen, guests of Mr. and Mrs. Kenneth Baugher. Mr. and Mrs. Milton Wysong, will attend a family Thanksgiving dinner, in the home of Mr. Wysong’s sister. Mrs. Stuckman. near Albion. Mr. and Mrs. Louis Luedder. of Burr Oak. Mich., will spend Thanksgiving here in the home of Mrs. Luedder’s brother. A. J. Babcock and family. Mr. and Mrs. George Weikel, entertained Saturday evening in their home, in honor of their daughter. Janet Kay, who celebrated her third birthday. Guests were Mr. and Mrs. Robert Weikel, of Mishawaka; Mr. and Mrs. Ralph Gose and son, of Ligonier; Mr. and Mrs. John Homan, of South Bend; Mr. and Mrs. Wilbur Roe. Papakeechie lake; Mr. and Mrs. Chas. Stuckman. Mr. and Mrs. Peter Plew and Mr. and Mrs. Wayne Tarman and daughter. Syracuse vicinity. The evening was spent playing bingo. Refreshments of sandwiches. Jello and cake were served. Janet Kay received many lovely gifts. Mr. and Mrs. John Robert Kern and baby, have moved Into the Leon Connolly property on Front street. Mr. and Urs. Knox Stetler left Wednesday, for Kankakee. 111., to spend several days with Mrs. Stetler’s son. Ivan Nicodemus and family. Mr. and Mrs. James Connolly and daughter. . are spending Thanksgiving in Fort Wayne, with Mrs. Connolly’s parents. Mrs. Wm. G. Connolly is spending Thanksgiving with her. sister. Bertha LaPointe, in Tecumsah. Mich. Mr and Mrs. Lavon Insley and family, of Churubusco, will spend Thanksgiving with Mr. and Mrs Chauncey Hlbner. Mr and Mrs. ptal Rogers, of South Bend, spent the week-end with Mr. and Mrs. Hallie Holloway. ( Mrk Wtjnda Howard and her mother. Mrs. Louise Johnson, spent from Friday until Tuesday with friends In Union City and relatives in Richmond. Ind. Lowell Ostrander, of Syracuse, was taken to Hines veterans’ hospital. Hine®. 111.. Monday Mr. Ostrander was admitted for diagnosis and treatment. A divorce suit charging cruel and Inhuman treatment, baa been filed in circuit court by Quill Lewallen. Syracuse, route 3. against Vesta Lewallen, with a temporary order restraining her from removing personal propety of the plaintiff from the home being i»sued by Judge John A. Sloane and scheduled for hearing Dec. 3. They were married Nov. 1947. and separated tn June of this year. Mrs. Clarence Mock, who underwent a major operation, a week ago. was discharged Sunday from the Goshen hospital. Mrs. George Hartter. of route one. was discharged Sunday from the Goshen hospital. Miss Joan Paugh, daughter of Mr. and Mrs. John Psugh. of route two. Syracuse, underwent an appendectomy Monday at th® Goshen hospital. Do your Christmas shopping in Syracuse! Read the Ads!

A son, Robert James 11. was born to Mr. and Mrs. Robert Clevenger, of Syracuse. Sunday morning at Goshen hospital. Walter Augspurger, of Syracuse, was admitted to the McDonald hospital in Warsaw last .Friday for medical treatment. Annoonce Engagement Mr. and Mra? W. L. Pracht, of Syracuse, the engagement Qt_thdr daughter. Mary Claire. to Keith Richard Howard, son of Mr. and Mrs. C. W. Howard. No definite date has been set for the wedding. Mary Claire graduated from Terry Hall. Evanston. 111., last spring and is now residing in Goshen. Dick served three years in the U. S. army and has re-enlisted and Is now a Corporal, stationed at Fort Knox, Ky. LAKE H. S. TEAM DEFEATS VLAYINJOL In a double overtime at the Syracuse High School Gym. Our Lady of the Lake Seminary of Wawasee defeated Claypool high school in a 43-41 thriller Wednesday night. Behind by seven points at the half, the Lakers came up to tie the score at the end of the game and keep pace during the first overtime. The winning basket in the second overtime was scored by the Lakers’ Gerald Snyder. LAKERS FG L P Snyder 50 3 Hoffman 6 14 DeVliegher 2 2 4 Leahy 101 Vogt 1 0 !Bauer 423 Totals 19 5 15 Cf. AY POOL . FG F P Neff 6 19 R. Miller 3 0 3 Shoemaker 5 6 4 B. Warner 0 0 0 H. Drudge 202 Krichbaum 0 4 4 Totals 16 11 13 Score by quarters: 12-14; 1623; 20-30; 34-34. Overtimes: 41-41; 43-41. Referee. Bock; Umpire. Shively The “B" team score was 27-11 !in favor of the Lakers. S. H. S. WILL MEET BREMEN & ATWOOD The S. H. Si Yellowjackets will meet a strong Bremen basketball team here this Wednesday night and on Friday night will gd to Atwood. Syracuse and Atwood are tied for leadership in the county with four wins and no losses. County Standings Team W. L. Syracuse 4 0 Atwood 4 0 Warsaw 2 0 Pierceton 4 1 North Webster 3 1 Etna Green 3 1 Mentone 2 1 Beaver Dam 2 2 Silver Lake 2 2 Leesburg 1 3 Claypool *1 3 Milford ; 1 3 Sidney 1 3 Burket » 5

NORTH WEBSTER LEGION AUXILIARY ADDS NEW MEMBERS Initiation ceremonies for four candidates were conducted at the meeting of the American Legion Auxiliary unit at North Webster, held Tuesday evening at the Legion hall there. Mrs. Harold Baker. president, was assisted in the service by the other officers: First vice-president. Mrs. Herbert Shomaker; second vice. Mrs. Forrest Mock; Past President. Mrs. Tom Warner; Chaplin. Mrs. Herman Adams; Sargent-at-arms. Mrs. Glen Eberly; Installing officer, Mrs. Walter Martin; and Pianist. Mrs. Leonard Baker. The initiates were: Mrs. Carl Grieder. Mrs. Albert Hamman. Mrs. Susie Kernodle and Miss Mary Baugher. During the business session reports were given by the secretary and treasurer and by Mrs. Robert Richwine, legislative chairman. Mrs. Baker announced that the unit will sponsor a fish fry to be held in the High School Gym on Dec. 3. Two members of the Jonah club will be 4 the cooks and the proceeds will go toward buying new furniture for the home. Various committees were appointed to assist the cooks. Plans were made for a Tiny Tot Christmas Party, to be held Dec. 17. from 2 until 4 p.m. at the Legion Home. ,Mrs. Herbert Shoemaker, Junior Activities Chairman, appointed Mrs. Richard Baker. Mrs. Forrest Mock ■ and Mrs. Loren Kruger, to assist. ■On Dec. 20. the Unit will have | their annual gift exchange and j pot luck supper, following the ! usual business meeting. All members are asked to bring a >I.OO gift. Mrs. Baker announced that plans are being made to present the radio personalities. Nancy ' Lee and the Hilltoppers, at the Gym, on Jan. 25. Following the : business meeting a birthday party i was held in honor of Mrs. Ethel the eldest member of the ’Unit. As the lighted birthday cake was presented to her by Mrs. Leonard Vanator. the group sang Happy Birthday. On behalf !ot the executive committee. Mrs. Baker presented her with a beautiful compact with the Unit insigI nia. The big surprise of the eveni ing came to Mrs. Gilday when her daughter. Mrs. Kernodle joined the Unit. Hattie Beezley. won the cake donated by Mrs. Lister. Refreshments of ice cream, cake and coffee were served to the 40 members by the Mesdames Gray Riley. Leonard Vanator. Herman Adams. Leonard Baker and Bessie Mock. Mr. and Mrs. Walter Smith and family, of Evansville, Ind.. Mr. and Mrs. Ralph McMacken and family, of Canton. 0.. Nadine LeClare. of Muncie and Frances Miller, of will be guests several days this week, of their parents. Mr. and Mrs. A. L. Miller. Mr. and Mrs. Charles Lutes will leave Thursday for Sebring. Fla., to spend the winter. Mr. and Mrs. Eugene Maloy I and two sons, of Angola. Edgar Rippey, of Goshen, and Mrs. Millie Snobarger. will be dinner guests Thanksgiving, of Mr. and Mrs. Orval Snobarger. Mr. and Mrs. Albert Penn will spend Thanksgiving in Goshen, as guests of Mr. and Mrs. Chas. Aitken.

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Chicago Awaits Throngs At Jubilee Stock Show Chicago. Nov. 21 — Farm folk will take over Chicago for eight days during the coming 50th anniversary International Live Stock Exposition which is slated for Nov. 36 through Dec. 3. in the Chicago Stock Yards. Several hundred thousand rural visitors are expected to throng Chicago to attend the big agricultural show. It is the biggest event held here during the year. Many Divisions Larger Activity is rolling to a climax to make the Golden Jubilee show the biggest in the 50-year history of the International. The management is pressed to house the huge turnout of livestock and crops that has been listed for exi hibition. Entries for 13 of the 31 breeds of livestock are larger than last year. They are in Aberdeen-An-gus and Shorthorn cattle; Cotswold. Lincoln. Oxford. Rambouillet: Southdown and Suffolk sheep; Duroc and Spotted Poland China hogs; and Shire and Suffolk draft horses. The 460 head of Aberdeen-An-gus cattle registered for the breeding classes will constitute the largest show for the breed ever held on this continent. Stock IVoni .30 States The nearly 12.000 head of livestock anticipated when carlot entries close Nov. 21, will come from 30 states and two Canadian provinces. Livestock will come from 62 counties in Illinois; 57 in Iowa; 41 in Indiana, and 35 from Ohio. Connecticut will have livestock here for the first time, and a large increase in showings from California is noted. ' From California will come a carload of sheep by plant. It will make the first carload of sheep ever received from the West Coast to compete in the carlot classes against Cora Belt, and Canadian sheep feeders. Large Junior Contest Farm boys and girls from 12 states will show over 500 baby beeves in the Junior Livestock Feeding Contest which is set for opening day of the show. Nearly 400 saddle and harness horses are expected to compete in the International Horse Show. The quarter horse will have a cutting class at every performance again this year. Crops samples for the 27th annual Grain and Hay Show will come from 38 states and five provinces to compete for world’s championships. Newly decorated quarters should make it one of the most colorful ‘events of its kind in the country. j HABY FOUND DEAD IN HIS BASSINET Gregory Dean, three-weeks-old i son of Mr. and Mrs. Glen Kehr. I Jr., of Goshen, was found dead in 1 his bassinet at the Kehr home ! shortly after 6:00 am. Sunday. Coroner B. E. Kintner, returned a verdict of death due to acute I nasal nasopharyngitis. The baby was born at Goshen j hospital last Oct. 31. Surviving Jin addition to the parents, are a sister. Judith Lynn, and the I grandparents, Mr. and Mrs. Lx>w- ! ell Ostrander, of Syracuse, and Mr. and Mrs. Glen Kehr. Sr., of east of Goshen JOEL BATES IS AWARDED EAGLE Joel Bates, son of Mr. and Mrs. . Lionel Bates, was awarded the Eagle Scout in the R. Douglas I Stuart class of 1949 at the Simp- > son Theatre in Field’s Museum. !at Chicago. Sunday afternoon. He was one of a group of 90 * Boy Scouts to receive the award ’ The address to the class was giv|en by R- Douglas Stuart, president of the Quaker Oats Company and one of the founders of the Chicago Council Boy Scouts of America. Joel is now Senior Patrol leader of Troop 28 in Sy- • racuse. I EHENEZER LADHS* AID Ebenexer Ladies’ Aid met on Nov. 17. at the home of Mrs. Frank Harper with twenty-seven members and five guests present. Special offering was taken to be sent to the Flat Rock. Ohio, Children’s Home. The Xmas Party will be a pot luck dinner at the Hex Grange, on Dec. 15th. with Mrs. Hattie Brown as hostess.. There will be a flfty-cent gift exchange. Mrs. Carrie Spry have as her guests over Thanksgiving, her children, and their families. Mr. and Mrs. Louis Ahrens and family, of Jackson. Mich., Mr. and Mrs. Joe Spry and famfty. of Cicero, IU.. Mr. and MtKjW’m. Kerfin and family and Mr. and Mrs. Neil Ottavi and family, of Chicago.

Xmas Seal Sale Is New Under Way The Koscusko County Tuberculosis association launched Its annual Christmas Seal safe today with its goal set at IS.OOO, it was announced by President Marlin H. Knight and Ebcecutfve Secretary Lula G. Curry. Directors of the 17 townships and Winona Lake began mailing out 7,009 letters enclosing sheets of 100 seals each for a total of 1.600,000 seals. These sells for 31 per sheet. Eighty-five per cent of the money derived from tfce sale of seals is retained to “meet the needs of the county in prevention of tuberculosis and care of victims. The activities of the association, directed by the secretary with the cooperation of the county board of health, have been greatly extended. They Included patch testing, taking of X-ray photos by mobile units, a followup program to check on all cases * under supervision, as well as suspected and definite and arrested cases. At present there are 12 patients from this county in sanitariums and others are awaiting admission. The mortality rate is low. Mrs. Maude Geiger is township director for Turkey Creek township. The county sale coincided wiih ths 21st annual national sale by 3.900 county associations. Since 1907 a total of >225,700.000 has been raised in the United States to finance the work of tuberculosis control. During that period the death rate from tuberculosis | has been cut 85 per cent and the I lives of an estimated 4.090.000 i I people have been saved. At present the national death rate is approximately 1.000 per month. In 1907 tuberculosis was fatal to 40 persons in the county. Last year only one county death from tuberculosis was reported. The seals which the association sells have often been designed by prominent artists, many of t them famous. The 1949 seal was chosen in a nation-wide contest conducted by the National Society of Illustrators among the stu» dents of accredited schools. Fifty contestants submitted drawings and the one chosen was by Herb- ! ert M. Myers, of Leonia. New Jersey, a 27-year-old veteran of i the air forces. He received an award of >I.OOO for his design of a dove-like plane bearing holly in its mouth and greetings for Christmas. 1949. YOU. AG. A 4-H NEWS The Syracuse Vocational Agri- , culture classes and the 4-H club members made an outstanding showing at the Kosciusko county Grain Show, at West Wayne school last Friday and Saturday. Over 300 exhibits of grain and ! hay were entered from the vai rious county departments. Syracuse had 46 exhibits. Placings in ! the various classes of grains were as follows: Vocational Agriculture Classes Shelled Market Corn —Ist. Douglas Mock; 2nd, Harold Denton; sth. Arthur Mabie; 6th. Eml ory Stiffler. Single Ear Cora —2nd. Harold Stabler; 4th, Harold Denton. Single Ear Popcorn—‘lst. Em- ! ory Stiffler. Wheat —Ist. Douglas Mock. ' 4th. Emory Stiffler. Oats— 3rd. Harold Stabler; 4th ! Arlen Bobeck. Soybeans—2nd. Carl Wilkinso. 4-JH Classes Shelled Market Corn—lst, Ray Darr; 2nd, Arlen Bobeck. Single Ear Cora—2nd. Glen , Stiffler; 4th. Ray Darr. Oats—2nd, Arlen Bobeck; 3rd, Glen Stiffler. A total of >24.00 in premiums was won by the boys. The grain judging team placed sth In the contest held Saturday with 1805 out of a possible 2100 points. Arthur Mabie, high point member of the team, tied for 4th in individual honors in the entire county contest. FIRE AT LAKE TAVERN LAST SATURDAY A fire at the Sleepy Owl tavern early last Saturday, did small damage, except for the smoke. The proprietor. Don Hatfield, who with his family have an apartment in the building, was awakened about 3 A. M. by smoke. By the aid of two hand extinguishers and a coal bucketfull of water, he succeeded in bringing the fire under control. It was apparently caused by a faulty stove pipe. Th® Syracuse fir® department mad® the ran.