Syracuse-Wawasee Journal, Volume 45, Number 18, Syracuse, Kosciusko County, 17 February 1950 — Page 5

FRIDAY, FEB. 17, 1950

1 Half Century J Memories By Ardis Larson • 1 ■g < Orville Carr remembers the tremendous organization, that the I Knights of Pythias had,,in Is2B. They were very active. A, certain t play they put on had several repeat performances. Mr. Carr was z ~t(blackface. with a heel and" toe Mhuffle. Other actors were. Lucy * tegg. Ruth Xanders, 'DeLoss * Weaver. Mel Rapp, Charles Bow- « ersox, Elsie’Gibson, Jesse Zerbe J Was pianist, Eva Butt, Sarah Mc- ’ Pherson, and it was thought the 4 name of the play was “Amanda.” « Effie Emerson thought of a . period at Wawasee before Road j ; 13 was paved. Springtime was !S' ' very muddy, and Ross Franklin’s if bug bus he kept, to transport his | resident orchestra at Waco could I * not always negotiate the mud. At times. Mr. Franklin left the * bus in town, and taxed his band * to and fro in small cars. Mr. » Franklin had big crowds at his .Waco Pavilion for dancing, and looking on. His resident orchestra ' played other places, in between weekly playing at "Waco. Entire ; : families enjoyed Waco, no ‘hard’ drinks were served, just coke and other soft drinks, and ice bream dishes.. The young folks could „ dance, the older folks;, or those incluned, could look oh, and the children played happily around the grounds. There were no little cabins on the grounds then. Waco was a wholesome meeting place for cottagers, some walked, some drove, and many came l by boat, from boats, and hotels and cottages across the Lake. Mr. Frank- ' lin always insisted that the dance floor was open only to properly dressed folk, such as, the men must wear some kind of a coat. ' and a tie. “Mel” Smith (Main St., near Syracuse Lake), recalled the “Me-, '■* dusa” Baseball L j 1903. Medusa was the Syracuse l plant of the Portland Cement Co., * and Mr. Smith was Chemical En- * gineeT, starting in 1902. This Me- » dusa Baseball Team' must have been quite a team, namely, Carl O’Haver. Warren Colwell, Emery Strieby, “Chic” Cory, Pete King. . “Mel” Smith, and Vern Benner. I * "The Cement Co. turned over the ? grounds, made fence and stands. ' f The team, in turn, lost very few 4 games, and evoked much enter- * Jg tainment. It seems that Syracuse just folded up for efery game, as M everyone went to the games. Mr. Smith was talking recently to Mr. Robinson, who operates a power shovel at the gravel pits, and Mr. £■ Robinson recalled an amusing incident, when the team played ' ■ with Columbia City. A rabid Syracuse rooter, a bit “high” was talking to some Columbia City root- ■ ers, and wanted to bet on Syracuse as the winner, saying. “They’re gonna shut ’em out,” M and “Shut ’em out,” they did, one to nothing! It seems that Warren V Colwell, Carl O’Haver, and Mel B f Smith organized the team, and F f “Milt” Noe was the first manager. C. C. Mason, Ogden Island, r bought the lot, his/home is on, now, for two hundred \and fifty dollars, in 1912. The name ‘Ogi den’ came by a Mr. Ogden, who t “squatted” a farm, at the point. Mr. Mason first lived in a small f house next door (now quite a t large home) to his present home. There were about three houses on < the low ground, and three on the f high. The present road is about fifteen years old, the .old road ' hugged Lake Wawasee, from the . church to the high ground. The ! low ground had been all swamp, I nearly under water; until in 1904, . the channel was made, the ground

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from that, making twenty five lots. The new owners with help from the county fixed up their lots and made their homes there. A Bill Kaiser had a small place on the channel in 1908. The cottagers rowed across the lake to the South Shore, to Vawter Park Grocery. Mr. Mason motor boated into Syracuse some times. Roads were bad and people used boats a lot in going places. Fishing was very, very good, for there were no fishing laws then. The breeding grounds were staked off, otherwise the “sky was the limit.” The ‘Sargents’ came to Wawasee, about 1900, and had the smallest Post Office in the United States, right where Mr. Eli Lilly’s house is. In 1913, the Sargent Hotel was started, adding more rooms from time to time, eventually having more rooms than the former Sipink-W’awasee Hotel Children and some grown-ups used to go to Cedar Point, and gather Indian Relics from time to time as the water rolled over new finds. That area was an Indian Burial ground, and has long been washed away. It seems Wawasee Lake was not always so large, the reason being that until sea walls were built, there must have been thirty or forty feet washed away from many locations.

WHEN SYRACUSE CLUBS MEET Pythian Sisters-—lst and 3rd Wednesday, 7:30 p.m. . American Legion Post 223 —Ist Tuesday, 8 p.m. American Legion Auxiliary — 4th Tuesday, 7:30 P.m. F. & A s M. No. 454—Each 2nd and 4th Monday, 7:30 p.m. R. A. M. Nd. 124—Each Ist and 3rd Monday, 7:30 p.m. O. E. S.—Each 2nd and 4th Wednesday, 8 p.m, f Rotary Club, every Monday, 6 p.m., at Dixie Grill. Chamber of Commerce, second Tuesday of each month. Town Council, Ist and 3rd Tuesday nights. P. meets first Thursday night of each month at High School. W. R. C.— First and third Fridays of every month at 7:30 p.m. Syracuse B. & P. W. Club, 2nd Tuesday of each month. Chamber of Commerce, 2nd Tuesday night, each month. NOTICE TO BIDDERS Notice is hereby given that on the 21st day of February, 1950, up to the hour.of 7:30 p. m. at the Clerk-Treasurer’s office, that the Board of Trustees of the Town of Syracuse, Indiana, will receive sealed bids for the heating and application of 26,500 gallons or less of cutback asphalt MC-2 and MC-3, including brushing streets before application of asphaltum, hauling and spreading of gravel by the ton from stock pile in Syracuse, to the various streets under improvement. The Board of Trustees reserves thq right to reject any and all bids. Outside of envelope shall be marked “Bid for Street Improvement.” ; In witness thereof, we have hereunto set otlr hand and seal of the Board of Trustees of the Town of Syracuse, Indiana, on this 7th <Jay of February, 1950. RAY R. FREVERT, joe r. Bushong, RONALD JV. KRAMER, Board of Town Trustees. > Attest: ERNEST O. BUCHHOLZ, Town Cleric-Treasurer:

In the Mail Bag The Syracuse-Wawasee Journal Syracuse, Indiana Dear Sir: Frequently we receive requests for information regarding the ownership of the dam at Syracuse, the water rights involved, etc. For this reason we would like to have four or five extra copies of the “Jounral” for Feb. 10, 1950. Mr. Doggett, an engineer from this Division, will be in that locality within the next few weeks and will stop to pick up these copies and pay for them. I wish to thank you for reporting the situation there so that the people of Wawasee, Syracuse and the general locality will know what is involved in trying to maintain a lake level under conditions that prevailed in January. Charles H. Bechert, Director Division of Water Resources Department of Conservation

Directory - Services

JESSE T. MITCHELL Notary Public Real Estate - Loans Insurance Oakwood Park Brokers License No. 5106 SYRACUSE, R. 3, IND.

KNOX H. STETLER GENERAL INSURANCE Syracuse Phone 4-F-12

GENERAL REPAIR WORK Same as any Machine Shop only Better and Cheaper SYRACUSE TOOL & DIE CORP. Sam Larson

HAROLD L KITSON PLUMBING & HEATINC Phone 117-M

SAVE YOUR TREES SPRAYING, TRIMMING PLANTING & FEEDING FREE ESTIMATE UNIVERSAL TREE CO. Phone 572 120 N. Scott St. WARSAW, INDIANA

ELECTRICAL CONTRACTOR REFRIGERATION SERVICE Appliance Repair Authorized HOTPOINT BENDIX DEALER JUDAY ELECTRIC Cromwell —73 Syracuse—6o-J . Evenings

DUST & SONS Decorators PAINTING & PAPER HANGING Insured R.R. 3, Syracuse, Indiana PHONES: 610-M —50-M

FLOOR SANDERS FOR RENT SYRACUSE HARDWARE CO.

GENERAL MACHINE REPAIR / Portable Arc x. and Acetelyn Welding ■ Grinding, Drilling. Jigs, Tools and Dies. Brazing and soldering. HARRY NICOLAI . Syracuse, Ind.

DONALD C. ROCK Licensed Surveyor

New Paris, Ind. Phone 754 (13-ts)

SYRACUSE-WAWASEE JOURNAL, Syracuse, Ind.

Syracuse-W’awasee Journal Syracuse, Indiana Gentlemen: I was very pleased with the excellent history that your Feb. 10 issue recorded in connection with the Syracuse and Wawasee Water Problem. I would like some additional copies of that issue and will appreciate your forwarding same to me at the above address. I could use at least a dozen copies. Yours very truly, Arthur P. Irmscher Fort "Wayne 3, Indiana Rev. and Mrs. D. EL Littler and family, of Roanoke, called on friends here, Tuesday. CARD OF THANKS We wish to thank the friends and neighbors for the beautiful flowers and other kindness at the time of the death of our father. Madison Jones Arthur Jones.

Sales - Service Installation OVERHEAD DOOR COMPANY PHONE 636-J SYRACUSE, IND.

SMITTY’S BOAT LIVERY & GARAGE Outboard Motor Repairs Auto Repairing On Johnson’s Bay Lake Wawasee

PHILCO RADIOS & REFRIGERATORS STUCKY FURNITURE STORE Phone 85

CITY DAIRY GRADE A DAIRY’ PRODUCTS HOMOGENIZED VITAMIN D MILK 803 Chicago Ave Phone 16 GOSHEN

TERMITES DO NOT LET TERMITES EAT AWAY YOUR HOME. Free Inspection — No Obligation Phone or Write UNIVERSAL TERMITE CONTROL Phone 572 — 120 N. Scott St. Warsaw, Indiana OR WAWASEE LUMBER CO. Syracuse, Indiana

Acetylene ’Welding Tire Vulcanizing Outboard Motor Service Lawn Mowers Sharpened Authorized Dealer For JOHNSON OUTBOARD MOTORS MOCK’S BOAT LIVERY Waco South Side Lake Wawasee Phone 614-M

G. E. APPLIANCES I SALES & SERVICE Electrical Contracting Motor Repair HIRE ELECTRIC & I APPLIANCES PHONE 242-J

Herman Hney WATER WELL DRILLING AND REPAIRS PHONE 99-M Syracuse. Ivd.

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FOR SALE OR RENT: 4 room modern cottage, near Ideal Beach.—Wawasee Lbr. Co. Ph. 278. (9-ts) FOR SALE: Custom tailored Venltian Blinds. —Stucky Furniture Co., Syracuse (22-ts.) FOR SALE: Lots 60x139 facing Road 13, 3 miles south of Syracuse. Good home sites. See Stephen Freeman. (43-ts) FOR SALE: Potatoes. Wood in 16, 18, 28-in. length. — Dean Grady, Ph. 6-F-40, state Rd. 13, south of town. (1-ts) FRIGIDAIRE— SingIe hole (small deep freeze) $75.00. “Daisy Queen” hand model cream separator SIO.OO. 7-ft. Grunow home refrigerator (brand new unit) $85.00. Thompson boat, 12-ft., new last year, weight 100 lbs. SIOO. Whizzer motor bicycle, large tires, speedometer basket, runs good, SBS. Talk from your house to your barn or neighbors house. Inter-com-munication "outfit (two speakers, radio may be used at will also. Now used in office. Must sell, $40.00. This is a steal. Broad Ripple Elec., 6338 Winthrop Ave., Indianapolis, Ind. FOR SALE: 1941 Ford 2-door; 1937 Chevrolet 2-door; 1947 Jeep.—Syracuse Auto Sales. FOR SALE— Dozen bee hives, complete with supers. Phone 220, Syracuse. (18-2 t

'Teen Age Gossip Puzzle — How does Danny O’Haver keep that cute little hat on his head? A surprise birthday party was held for Tom Kroh, from 7-10 p. m., with some members of his Freshman Class. There were some nice gifts, including some laughable ones. Games, dancing, and refreshments, were enjoyed by Bob Firestone, who hindered Tom while the rest gathered, Tom Gladieuk, John Morris, Keith Herbison, Marvin Shock. Danny O’Haver, Pat Finton, John Connolly, Janey Kroh, and the Four Graces, Jane Bachman, Sandra Schleeter, Patty Kitson, and Donna McSweeney. Roxana Weaver had a birthday party last Saturday night, and games called “Truth or Consequences,” and Flashlights (is that really ‘flashlights’, or a lack of light?), lotsa refreshments, lotsa gifts, food, and lotsa guests, fourteen, count ’em, Carolyn Mulholland. Susie Kleinknight. Sandra Dietrick, Patti Anglemeyer, Sandra Curry, John Connolly, Pat Finton, Tom Kroh, Janet Weaver, Philip Worth, Tom Koble, Danny O’Haver, Marvin Shock, and Bill Warner. CARD OF THANKS We wish to thank all our friends who helped us in any way at the time of our fire. Your kindnesses were sincerely appreciated. Gaylord. Evelyn, Letitia and Cheryl Jones. —— Te y s” Made While You Mail AT SYRACUSE HARDWARE CO.

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FOR SALE — 6-room all modern home in Syracuse on North Huntington Street. Phone 117 J after 4 p. m. (17-2 t FOR SALE— Parts for all makes of outboard motors, also complete rebuilding service, reborJpg, magneto rebuilding, etc. used motors of all sizes "*cheab. Wire, write or phone. Outboard Motor Sales & Service “Largest in the middle west” 6334-40 Westfield Blvd. Indianapolis, Indiana COON HOUND— Trial all you want. Does the job like you Expect from the best. Must sell, come down, make offer. Keith Porter, R. R. 14, Box 188 P, Indianapolis, Indiana. FOR SALE— Field seeds for spring: Red Clovers, $25.75 bu. up; Alfalfas, $24.95 bu. up; Sweet Clover, $14.95 bu. up; Mixtures, $25.00 bu. up; Send name and address for complete price list and Sow Sylers Seeds, for Successful Seasons. Syler &. Syler Seedsmen, Nappanee, Ind. (18-4 t FOR SALE— German Shepherd puppies. A. K. C. litter registered. 3 males, 2 females. Champion sired. Mr. and Mrs. ! Wayne Blakesly, 209 S. Harrison St., Syracuse, Indiana, or Wayne’s Grill.

MITCHELL Farm ('> »"mmeutator, heard Monday through Sattu •» 6;15-t>;4s a. m. on WMAQ, Chicago, 670 on your dial. IT’S just about time for me to start my paper planting. Ko, I’m not going in for growing newsprint; I confine my paper planting to penciled notes, seed catalogues and a calendar. Some night soon (and I prefer one when a blizzard is piling snow against the Mitchell homestead windows) there will be a long session with the seed catalogues to decide on flower varieties, color, date of bloom, space and a dozen other considerations necessary for the success of a flower garden. My plan calls for something blooming in the garden from March to November—from the first crocus to the last fading chrysanthemum. To select flowers that will bloom in sequence from spring through late fall, the seed catalogues ai'e my guide books. But, in addition to noting the date of bloom, I take into consideration local climatic conditions and type of soil. And if you’re in the same class I am, you’ll probably simply apply a rule of thumb (green thumb, of course) to your planting schedule. After the come-early crocus, are the daffodils, and then in May the garden really starts to bloom with early varieties of tulips. The garden bursts into color in June when the summer flowers —pansies, daisies, poppies and phlox—begin to bloom. In August come the snapdragons, asters and nicotianas, and the colorful mums take over in September—sometimes lasting until early November. By then it’s almost time for next year’s seed catalogues! Well, there’s more on the Mitchell Short Gardening Course in the March issue of “Radio and Television Mirror” magazine, plus the story behind a certain commentator’s “It’s a beautiful day in Chicago!” greeting.

Want-Ads

WANTED: Automobile repairing & painting. Reasonable rates. All work guaranteed. Lyle Kell, Ph. 1641-J. Next to Sargent’s Hotel, (48-(t) WANTED— Used clothes for relief or scraps of material to make comforter tops by the Bethany Ladies Aid. Will pick up. Phone 12F13. WANTED — Riders. Leave’ for South Bend, Monday thru Friday. Arrive 8:00 a. m., leave 4:30 p. m. Write Box C. care The Journal. WANTED: Experienced waitress. Ferris Inn, phone 631-R. NEW LOW PRICED KAISER-FRAZER CAR Our new low-priced car, which will reach the nation’s highways next July, culminates seven years of experimental work with more than 50 prototypes. This new model represents, the realization of one of my great ambitions. We began in 1943 to explorethe whole picture of what the public really wanted and should have in a piece of transportation. We went into research in materials, specifications, performance and marketability. The engines in our prototypes ranged from 10 to 100 horsepower. We experimented with front wheel drive and rear engines. We worked with such materials as aluminum, magnesiuh, plastic and wood, and applied new techniques in using them. We came to the early conclusion that the American pifblic doesn’t want anything radical or revolutionary and, certainly, it doesn’t want a “small” car. The public wants a car of conventional size with enough modern styling distinction to instill pride of ownership. Our research made it clear that our car should have three things above all-price, appearance and performance. In terms of functional styling, appearance means size as well as beauty. That’s why we’ve built a car with space and head and leg room to comfortably seat five to six persons. In planning performance for this car, we worked from the knowledge that Americans have to travel up and down mountains and through muddy roads, as well as on modern high-speed highways. We settled on offering buyers a choice of four or six-cylinder engines that will give good performance and, at the same time, exceptionally good fuel economy. These engines will deliver upward of from 30-35 miles to the gallon. 1 We didn’t sacrifice the use of basic automotive parts of standard design in engine or chassis. We introduced such stylized features as body side-spears, wheel cut-out flanges, and other sheet metal detail that incorporates rigidity, manufacturing advantage and style as a triple function. The modern beauty and maneuverability of this automibile—easy to drive, easy to turn, easy to park and easy to put in a garage—make it a car which meets every transportation need in step with the economic and social progress of America.

WINTER WEATHER COMES BACK WITH SLEET, ICE AND SNOW After a very mild week-end, Old Man Winter again descended on northern Indiana early this week, with sleet, ice and snow—with freezing rain, too. Telephone lines were damaged to extent of many thousands of dollars, and it appeared that the United Telephone Co. would have a larger loss than that of two years ago. The N.I.P.S. Co. lines in this section also were hit, and workmen were busy 24 hours a day until by Wednesday evening only a few scattered customers were without service. Monday many sections of town and lake and rural communities were without lights or power. The Syracuse street depart.ment had occasion to give a new piece of equipment a real workout, following the heavy snow. The Main street business section was cleared of snow Tuesday morning.

NOTICES

ALCOHOLICS ANONYMOUS is . free association of men and women, who assist each other and themselves to whip a drinking problem, and lead normal lives with peace of mind. The rehabilitation of human beings is a* fascinating and worthwhile endeavor. If you have a problem, write P. O. Box 388, Syracuse. (9-ts) NOTICE— Asphalt Rubber and Vinyl Cork Tile flooring. See our samples. Free estimates. Phone 628 Wor 47W. Borton and Huber. (18-4 t LQST LOST— Girl’s pink rimmed plastic frame glasses. Phone 264 M. FOR RENT FOR RENT— Five room modern unfurnished, new apartment, on Front St. Oil heat. Available immediately. Phone 265 R. FOR RENT: Eight room modern house, just off west Main st.— Frank Gardner, phone 54-J.

O '7/' fait sW€ommentator By Jim Larkin “OA, n-sty should the spirit of mortal be proud” When there are so few of us who seem endowed I! ‘"i good sense —the little required ie prevent t . A' eee-.lless home, highway, or job accident! X ”’N of"MERIT

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Anv man who can win top job in a field for which he has not, particularly trained, is a person of merit. Such a fellow is Robert Gordon Sproul, President of the University of California — the world’s, larg-

est. President Sproul, 6-foot 200pounder, and best known as “Bob”— ii’ ver taught school and had 6nly a bachelor’s degree when appointed to I ; position. But he is a splendid adn nistrator and has a personality that v as the friendship and support of e . ci yone, especially the students. Thus he successfully directs university acf' aes of eight campuses covering I 5 ) miles of the state. * X particularly like Bob Sproul bec use he says: “There is too much em 'hasis on scientific achievements ar i not enough on culture. Our v tld has not even noticed that it I s a Raphael or a Beethoven; it is quite happy with “modem art” and ‘be-bop’”.. , : DEFINITIONS LN RHYME Some things are fleeting, or one might sav, UITIEMERAL—Iasting for only a day. 1 ”\TER (adjective)—Let our new V. ’ebsteri decide: ” ' “i aiaining to or situated on the right hand or side”. Since you can’t work in the garden now, you are doing some interior decorating. Be careful when using inflammable products—such as paint thinner — near fires or stove pilot lights. And be sure to have fresh air in the room while working. Now some scientific snooper savs that mice are not fond of cheese and prefer most anv other food. This should call for an advertising campaign by Wisconsin’s cheese makers, either denying tire claim, or capitali.ing on it by declaring that mice have very poor dietary judgement. A s.. ested challenging headline for the opening iad: “Are You Mice or Men?” > SL “Oh wad some power the giftie gie us To see oursel’s as others see us". But it might leave our vanity walloped flat, And we’d groan, "Gadzooks! No! I don’t look like THAT!" “Skidoo” was an expression of the . early 1900 s which has been supplanted by our modern “Scram”. But skids will neither skidoo nor scram. The only way to avoid them in driving is through being careful. Keep far enough away from the vehicle ahead; slow down before reaching intersections. Drive slowly. YOU HAVE YOUR SAY One of my readers, a very young lady in South Dakota, and who signs herself only “Mary”, says in a letter: “I hope I can write some day. I am studying English very hard”. Well, 1 lary, I do quite a little writing and >as for the study of English, I have been at it for years ana hope some day to master it. (Readers: Your letters or comments are welcome anytime. Address: Jim I ir’ m. 757 N. Broadway, Milwaukee 2, Wis.)