Syracuse-Wawasee Journal, Volume 46, Number 17, Syracuse, Kosciusko County, 8 February 1952 — Page 1

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VOLUME 46

Syracuse Lake Lady Drowned Sunday; 3 Pulled to Safety

Syracuse lake took the life of one local citizen last Sunday afternoon, and three others were saved through the work of several people who pulled them to safety. Mrs. Clyde Weaver, 38, lost her life when she fell through the ice near the Paul Ford home on the north shore, while her husband was saved after spending some 35 or 40 minutes in the lake. Stanley Peters and Luther (Bud) Cripe, who reside nearby, attempted to rescue Mr. and Mrs. Weaver, and almost lost their lives when they broke through the thin ice. Mr. and Mrs. Weaver had walked from their home across the lake to where Robert Laird and Fred Jewitt, both of Syracuse, were fishing through the ice. Mr. Laird warned them that' the ice near the section where they had crossed usually was poor, as the water from the channel from Wawasee seems to flow in a current across the lake to the north shore, and is the first section of the lake to give way. However, Mr. and Mrs. Weaver went back across the lake, almost retracing their steps. When about 150 feet from the north shore, Mr. Weaver went through the ice. Mrs. Weaver was walking some 15 or 2io feet distant, but she immediately ran towards the spot where Mr. Weaver went through, and she in turn went through the ice about 8 feet from the spot where Mr. Weaver was in the water. ’ Mr. Cripe was working on a ladder at his home, and Mrs. Cripe was in the yard when they heard some one calling for help. Mrs. Cripe went to the Peters home nearby to get help, and Mr. Cripe and Mr. Peters each took a section of a ladder and a long ropd to the edge of the lake where / 'they secured a metal canoe and started out to aid Mr. and Mrs. Weaver. Mrs. Weaver apparently died at once from heart failure, for she made only one cry for help. Mr. Weaver was hanging on to the ledge of the crumbling ice, and was being almost pushed under by “his dog, which had also broke through the ice and was in the water. The dog finally got out over Mr. Weaver's shoulder and went to shore. Peters and Cripe started towards Mr. Weaver, but could not get too close because of the crumbling ice, attempting to throw the rope to Weaver several times and failing, Peters and Cripe went through the ice, and then climbed into the sunken canoe, which still held them from sinking completely. The canoe and two sections of the ladder made their position somewhat more safe than Weaver. In the meantime, telephone calls were made to Syracuse and

3 Men Sentenced to Prison For Lake Wawasee Burglaries

Three of the four men charged with second degree burglary in connection with the $3,500 looting of Lake Wawasee cottages were sentenced in circuit court Saturday to serve >2 to 5 year sentences. The fourth member received a suspended sentence on the recommendation of Prosecutor Gene B. Lee. All four pleaded guilty before Judge Walter Brubaker. Mrs. Millard Eppert, 30, Syracuse, charged with concealing stolen property, appeared before Judge Brubaker, but was not arraigned since she indicated a desire to consult an attorney. Calvin Hill, 27, Syracuse, was sentenced to serve i2' to 5 years in the state reformatory. His brother, Phillip Hill, 36, Burket, and Millard Eppert, 30, Syracuse, were sentenced to 2 to '5 years In the state prison. * Each man was arraigned individually. None wanted attorneys. In the case of Clifford Eppert, State Detective Dave Milbourne and Sheriff Carl Latta told the judge that Clifford had never before been in any trouble and that he had an exceptional good home, a good job, a fine wife and two fine children. It was brought out that he participated in the breakin of only one of the five Lake Wawasee cottages. All of the four men were disfranchised for a period of five years. Calvin and Phillip Hill were specifically charged with the Dec. 10 break-in of the F. N. Cooley

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individuals at Wawasee for help. One of these went to Leo Druckamiller, who was in the theatre. The message told him to go home, which he did and then retraced his steps to the scene of the accident. Robert Laird and Mr. Jewitt, meantime, had witnessed the accident from almost across Syracuse lake. They ran to their automobile and drove around the lake to the scene of the accident. They were able by using another boat to get Peters and Cripe from the lake. They were taken to the Paul Ford home. Leo Druckamiller, George Everett, state police superintendent at Ligonier post, and Wilber Bailey and his son, Lawrence (Bill) Bailey, all of whom reside at Syracuse l(ike, appeared about that time and by use of a boat, were able to bring Mrs. Weaver’s body to the surface. She was in the water almost an houri The water at the scene of the accident was about 12 feet deep, and her body remained in an upright position until she was removed from the water by the use Os a pike pole from the Syracuse fire department. The Syracuse fire department was called, after considerable time had elapsed, and responded with the ambulance and two trucks and ropes. The members of the department aided in pulling Mr. Weaver in, and then took him to Goshen in their ambulance. Dr. Stultz, of Ligonier, was called to the scene. Lieut. Everett tried to revive Mrs. Weaver with artificial respiration and the resuscitator from the first aid truck was also used, but to no avail. Her body was taken to the Carr funeral home and then removed to the Roher funeral home at New Paris. Sheriff Carl Latta and Dr. Orville Richer, county coroner, were called to the scene. Dr. Richer indicated he would render a verdict of accidental drowning for Mrs. Weaver. Mrs. Weaver was born in Goshen Feb. 25, 1913, a daughter of Oscar and Elizabeth Christeon. She and Mr. Weaver moved to the lake thi*ee' years ago. Mr. Weaver operates the Weaver Tool Machine company here. Surviving in addition to Mr. Weaver, to whom Mrs. Weaver was married June i2i, 1934, are two daughters, Janet Lee, 16, and Carole Ann, 13; her mother, Mrs. Elizabeth Keim, of Goshen; three brothers, Gerald, Harold and Jack Christeon, all of Elkhart; and 5 sisters, Mrs. Glen Shell and Mrs. Harley Cole, both of Elkhart; Mrs. Elmer Weaver and Mrs. Eldon Zellinger, both of New Paris; and Mrs. Melvin Corpe, Bristol. Funeral services were held at 3:30 p.m. Tuesday at the Rohrer funeral home in New Paris.

cottage, although they admitted in participating in the others. Clifford Eppert was also charged with the Cooley burglary. Millard Eippert was charged specifically with the Dec. '2O break-in of the Eli Lilly cottage, but he also admitted taking part in the other burglaries. The four men and one woman were arrested during the past week by Sheriff Latta, Detective Milbourne, Deputy Sheriff Joe Bauer, State Detective Blain Schang and Lieut. George Everett, commanding officer of the Ligonier state police barracks. Most of the loot taken from the cottages has been recovered and is now stored in the jail garage. Sheriff Carl Latta Tuesday took 27-year-old Callin Hill, of Syracuse, to the state reformatory at Pendleton, while Deputies Frank Juterbock and . Joe Bauer and State Detective Dave Milbourne began taking an inventory of the loot taken from Lake Wawasee cottages. His brother, Phillip Hill, 36, of Burket, and Millard Eppert, 301, of Syracuse, were taken to the state prison at Michigan City, Monday, to serve 2 to 5 year sentences. Clifford Eppert, '2 8, of near Syracuse, has been freed after having his 2 to 5 year sentence suspended. Detective Milbourne and Deputy Bauer said Tuesday that the Hill brothers and Millard Eppert, before leaving for prison, admitted some other thefts which oc(Continued on Back-Page)

REP. HALLECK HONORED ON WLW PROGRAM THURSDAY Cincinnati, 0., Feb. 4. — The biography of Rep. Charles Halleck of Indiana, one of the GOP leaders in the lower house of Congress, will be narrated over . Station WLW, Cincinnati, on the • “Personalities In Your Govern- . ment” program at 10:35 p. m., , February 7th. I The biography is one of a ser- ■ ies in which the story is told of the rise of public officials to posi- , tions of influence. ■ by a Washington correspondent, The Halleck biography, written ■ tells of Haljeck’s school days on > the Indiana University campus and his first race for political • office. ■ One incident highlighted in the i script tells of the Congressman’s projection into the national spot- ■ light when he nominated Wendell Wilkie for the presidency. At that time he' was only 29 years old. SYRACUSE WOMAN INJURED IN CRASH Mrs. Edward Schleeter, Syra- . cuse, is confined to Lutheran hospital, Ft. Wayne, with head injuries suffered Sunday evening in . an auto-tractor and trailer crash at the intersection of Van Buren and Superior streets, Ft. Wayne. Mrs. Schleeter was riding with Mr. and Mrs. George Maxwell, her son-in-law and daughter, of i Fort Wayne, when their car collided with a truck operated by , John T. Schabb, 58, of Bradford, i 0., who failed to stop for a stop - sign. The truck was loaded with 11' . tons of machinery. Schabb was ; not injured. Mr. and Mrs. Maxwell suffered cuts, but neither > was hospitalized. AMERICAN LEGION NEWS , Our membership is now 192. Our goal of '2OO members for ’52 is getting closer all the time. Can’t we make the 200 by the end of February? - The deadline for charter mem- . bers in The Sons of the American Legion is February 11, 1952. All Legionnaires who haven’t signed up their boys yet, or who have . and have not yet turned in the cards, do so before Feb. 11. , Sunday, February 10!, -• is the Marion Hospital Birthday Party. 1 Wawasee Post 223 is sending their quartet down to be among the entertaniment for the pa- . tients. , Coming Events Feb. 9 — Bring a Guest Night for Legionnaires and families , only. Music by Mrs. Bob Smith. Feb. 16 — The annual Valen- ; tine Dance. Feb. 23 — Washington Birthday Party. The men will do all the cooking. March B—Free8 —Free (Dirty) Bingo. March 15 — Tax Free Party. . Free refreshments. . March 29. — Open House and everyone welcome. LOCALNEWS Guests' Sunday afternoon in the home of Mr. and Mrs. William Geiger were Mr. and Mrs. Glen Treesh and two children of Mill ford, who had just returned from a three weeks’ trip to California I and Mexico visiting various points I of interest enroute. Also Mr. and T Mrs. Harold Geiger and daughter i of Milford and Mr. and'Mrs. Rob- . ert Miller and family of North r Webster. Mr. and Mrs. M. M. Smith have i returned from a two weeks! stay t in New York City. ? Edgar Rippey of Goshen was a ' guest Sunday of Mr. and Mrs. ' Orval Snobarger. Mr. and Mrs. Glen Popenfoose 3 and son Jerry, were Sunday dinner guests of Mr. and Mrs. Ivan ’ Snooks in Goshen. I Mrs. Henry Grieger of South Bend, is a guest this week In the £ home of Mrs. May Kindig and also visiting other friends here. t Mr. and Mrs. Leo Druckamiller had as their guests last Friday j the latter’s mother, Mrs. Susan Heyde and brother-in-law and sister, Mr. and Mrs. Forrest Heckaman of Silver Lake. Mrs. L. M- Benner of Chicago, is here visiting in the home of her sisters, Mrs. W. D. Ward and o Mrs. B. W. Laine. Mr. and Mrs. J. B. Cox were 5 Sunday dinner guests of Mr. and Mrs. Jack Evans and family near ” Hebron, Ind. Robert Cox anci Miss Grace Smith of Walkerton r were also guests. Robert Cox will leave Friday for Indianapolis for his final physical examination k for the armed service. Mrs. Zulia Immel of Dunlap spent the week end here in th<n s home; of her daughter, Mrs. Stevi» Finton and family.

SYRACUSE, INDIANA. FRIDAY, FEBRUARY 8. 1952

Boy Scouts Celebrate 42nd BiitMay Feb. 6-12 This nation’s 2,990',000 Cub Scouts, Boy Scouts, Explorers and their adult leaders are observing Boy Scout Week, Feb. 6 to 12, marking the 4'2nd birthday of their organization by giving the nation a unique birthday present. The Boy Scouts of America will aunch a new' three-year program known as “Forward . . . On Liberty's Team,’’ a program of action designed to help keep America strong and free. Tie Boy Scout birthday will be observed throughout the bnited States, its territories and wherever American families live, either in service in the Armed Forces, or as representatives of the Government and business. In Syracuse, Boy Scouts will hav< numerous activities in celebration of the anniversary week program, A Scout display can be seen in the windows of the Northern Indiana Public Service Co. T lis year’s celebration will honor the organizations and institutions whose sponsorship make possible the existence and growth of the nation’s 80,298 Packs, Troops and Explorer Units. At public ceremonies, the Scouts and leaders will express their appreciation to the religious bod es, school organizations, veteran's associations, fraternal groups and service clubs which sponsor them. The Units will then review all the ways in which the-sponsoring institution has helped the Unit as ii whole as well as the individuals in it. The Scout Units will announce the goals of their threeyear program to help achieve the goals of their threeyear program to help achieve the goals of the ‘Forward . . . On Liberty’s Team’ program, which is to make the boy, the Scout Movement and the Nai lon—physically strong, mentally awake and morally straight. Observed in every city and town and most villages and hamlets by more than 80,009 Units, Boz Scout Week is the largest single birthday observance by young Americans. The Boy Scouts of , America wj.s incorporated at Washington, D. C., on Feb. 8, 1910. Traditionary, on that day, the members recommit themselves to the Scout Ontjh or Promise at 8:15 p. m., in the four time zones. Boy Scout Sunday will be observed Feb. 10th in thousands of churches with Scouts and leaders at lending services in uniform Those of Jewish faith will hold their observances in synagogues ai d temples Friday evening and Saturday, Feb. 8 and 9. Many store windows and building lobbies are loaned to Scouts who put on “live expositions” v here the public can see how Scouts train for Civil Defense or Emergency Service. The Conserv ition of the nation’s resources, a a important activity these days, has long been a principal activity of the Boy Scouts. Millions of trees have been planted by Scouts and countless wild life game presarves are maintained on many Hoy Scout campsites. Some of this conservation work will also 1:e on display. * Scouts will demonstrate the I*raining in first aid, firemanship, ifesaving, communications, sanilation, safety and similar skills I hat prepare for service. They are prepared to help with messenger service, first aid training and to cooperate with other organizations responsible for furuishing food, shelter and clothing luring emergency periods. DEATHS Mrs. Mary Nine Mrs. Mary Nine, 69, wife of Charles Nine, died Wednesday at ■6:30 p. m. in the Elkhart General hospital, where she had been a patient for two weeks. She had been ill for the past six months and was to have undergone surgery Thursday morning. Mrs. Nine was born April 12, 1882, near*Syracuse, the daughter of Abraham and Sarah (Grindle) Freet. She married Mr. Nine on April 5, 1901. Surviving besides the husband is a sister, Mrs. Ella Tyler of Syracuse. Funeral services will be held Saturday as 1:30 p. m. at the Carr funeral home. Rev. Kenneth IS. Foulke will officiate and burial will be in the Syracuse cemetery. Friends will’be received at the funeral home. A'Mrs. Mary Overy of Chicago, is i guest of Mr. and Mrs. S. F. Betes and Mrs. Estelle Swartz.

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Few People Recall His Famous Words— But Many Enjoy Truth And Liberty Invoked

THE PEOPLE, they say, were disappointed in Lincoln’s words at Gettysburg after Edward Everett’s florid oration. It is possible that Lincoln might be disappointed in the people. For the words that have been engraved in gold and marble are something less than indelible in their hearts. If ten cities recently surveyed rightly represent the nation, more than seven million adults have never even heard of the Gettysburg Address. Sixteen per cent of those who have heard of it cannot identify the speaker. Fifty-four per cent are wrong about the occasion. Guesses about the exact date cover 185 years. Opinions of what the talk was abofQ range from those of the welli ■ ww - ■6l < / • This is a likeness of Abraham Lincoln carved from the world’s largest polished sapphire and recently displayed in a New York jewelry store. Proceeds from the display went to the Damon Runyon cancer fund. informed to those of the many who think it was a speech on a “whistlestop” tour. Thirty-six per cent can repeat the first line, but only fifteen per cent even pretend to know most of the address. One thing that does not sirffer from age is Truth, and Lincoln’s message has as much meaning today as it had when delivered. We still live in a “nation conceived in Liberty, and dedicated to the proposition that all men are created equal.” It is more than ever questionable whether “any nation, so conceived, and so dedicated, can long endure.” Never before have governments “of the people, by the people, for the people” perished so rapidly from the earth. And never, many believe, has it been so vital that “this nation, under God, shall have a new birth of freedom.” It is not likely that our freedom, bought at such a price in death and suffering, can be lightly wrested from us. But it may dribble away. Mr. and Mrs. J. E. Kern spent a few days vacation in Detroit, Michigan in the home of their daughter, Mrs. Wallace Baugher, and also in Davenport, lowa, in the home of another daughter, Mrs. E)dw. L. Schneider. Mrs. Henry Grieger of South Bend and Mr. and Mrs. Richard Miller and two children, were Sunday dinner guests of Mrs. Georgia Miller and Mrs. Adah Miller, Mr. and Mrs. Paul Miller and daughter of near Kendallville, visited Sunday with Mr. Miller’s sister, Mrs. Lester Darr and Mr. Darr. Mrs. Alma Eyer was hostess to the Mission Circle of the Church bf God in her home Thursday afternoon.

Wednesday Afternoon Club The Wednesday Afternoon club met February 6th at the home of Dorothy Harris. Fourteen members answered roll call. The club voted to contribute to “The Student Loan” and “Penny Art Fund.” Mrs. Arnold Pfingst gave the program of the day. Since this is the 50ith anniversary of our club, we are reviewing former programs. Mrs. Pfingst read the paper written in March, 1937,. by Mrs. Fannie Hjoy, reviewing the book “We Explore the Great Lakes” by Waldron. The next meeting will be with Mrs. Stephen Freeman, February 20th. 21 COUNTY MEN TAKE EXAMS Twenty-one Kosciusko county men took pre-induction examinations Wednesday at Indianapolis. Among those going were: From Syracuse —Robert Whitmer, son of Mrs. Pearl Whitmer; Ralph Bushong, son of Mr. and Mrs. Gerald Bushong and John Gardner, Jr., son of Mr. and Mrs. John Garden, Sr., or Rout 1. From Milford — Kenneth Goshert, son of Mr. and Mrs. Donald Goshert, Route 1, and Charles Clawson, son of Mr. and Mrs. Eldo Clawson. Friday morning 13 men from the county will take final physical examinations at Indianapolis for induction into the armed forces. The 1 group going into service will report to the local selective service office at 8:30 a.m. C. of C to Meet Tuesday Night The Syracuse-Wawasee Chamber of Commerce will meet next Tuesday night, at 6:30> o’clock, at the Wawasee Case, for a dinner and business meeting. Charles W. Piatt, assistant director of the National Production Authority, Ft. Wayne area office, wlil speak. He will talk in general terms of the work of the N. P. A. and has a very interesting subject in these days of warshortages, and government regulations. LOCALNEWS Mr. and Mrs. Guy Hoover and son Steven, Mrs. Martin Hoover and son Carl, and Mrs. Burton Kolberg, accompanied by Mr. and Mrs. Gaylord Long of Warsaw, and Mrs. Olen LeCount of Albion, attended the funeral of Charles Hoover held last Wednesday, January 30 at New Albany. They went on Tuesday and returned on Wednesday. John Hoover spent the night with Emory Stiffler while his parents were gone. Mr. and Mrs. Orval Auer and two children and Mrs. Stella Aller of South Bend, and Mr. and Mrs. Nelson Auer and daughter were Sunday dinner guests of Mr. and Mrs. John Auer. Leonard Druckamiller of Etna Green, and Emory Druckamiller of Angola, spent Saturday with their brother, Leo Druckamiller. Mr. and Mrs. Clem Lisor have returned from Grinnell, lowa, where they were called due to the death of Mrs. Lisor’s father, H. R. Ritter.

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Polio Fund Here Near S6OO Mark As Drive Reaches End

Citizens of Syracuse and Turkey Creek township have now given a total of $558.30 in the 1952 drive to raise funds for the National Foundation for Infantile paralysis. This is an increase over the 1951 total of $566.14, but still far short of the amount needed. There are. several organizations and many individuals who have indicated they are going to give, but so far have not done so. Practically all of the above comes from people in town. The lake and rural areas are not canvassed house-to-house, and, so far there has been very little response. The need for funds is still urgent. This county went “into the red” last year in caring for polio victims here, and this was true all over the U. S. Most of the money turned in stays and is spent directly for polio victims ih our own county. Legion Helps Last Friday night American Legion Commander George Bushong and several members of the Legion and the Ladies Auxiliary made a house-to-house campaign here in town. The amount collected was $-24'2.84. This was an increase of i 580.90 over the amount collected in a similar drive last year. Those aiding in the campaign were Mrs. Hugh Causer, Mrs. Harold Kline, Mr. and Mrs. Jack Clark, Vernon Newcomer, Mr. and Mrs. Tim Darr, Charley Wilcox, Ed Droke, George Bushong, Lamar Rarig, and Philip Prow. This small group worked from 5 p.m. until nearly 8 o’clock and covered the town in this drive. Besides this, each organi-

Publicity Drive Seeks to Save 10,000 Lives in 32 Campaign

The saving of 10,000 lives and prevention of at least 250,000 injuries this year is the goal of more than 8,000 newspapers throughout the United States that have joined in a coast-to-coast campaign to halt the mounting horror of motor vehicle accidents on America’s streets and highways. Here in Syracuse, this safety program is being sponsored by a group of public-spirited citizens and civic organizations, in the interest of reducing accidents in this community. Confronted by a staggering total of more than 1,000,000 traffic dead, with 35,000,000 other men, women and children injured, many of them crippled for life, in a mere 52 years of reckless motoring, the press of the nation has adopted a common program to attack this annual national calamity on three fronts: 1. Intensive education of drivers. 2. Intensive education of pedestrians. 3. Intensive insistence upon strict enforcement of traffic laws. Assisting this and the other newspapers in presenting the facts about traffic accidents, and how they can be prevented, will be the famed accident prevention department of the Association of Casualty and Surety Companies, which first introduced safe driver education to the high schools, wrote and published the first text book on that subject, and maintains staffs of safety specialists in New York, Chicago, and San Francisco to study constantly the trends and needs of traffic conditions on a countrywide basis. “Reducing traffic fatalities by 10,099 and personal injuries by 250,000 this year is a real possibility,” said Thomas N. Boate, acting manager of that nationally recognized safety organization. “It will take the full and united cooperation of the press, of state and municipal officials, of safety organizations, and of the people. We can count on the first three. The public, which has most at stake, is the unknown quantity. If they read and heed, this campaign will be a success; if they don’t, it will fail. “That should be a terrifying prospect to every man, woman and child in the country when you remember that, if the toll keeps increasing at its present rate, it will not be long before every person in the country must steel himself or herself to the fact that sooner or later they will be hit by an automobile — hit hard enough to be either injured or killed. It has beenlll0 1 years

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zation made a $25.00 gift towards the fund. School Helps The Syracuse high school and grade school made up a total of $64.61 with contributions from teachers and students. In addition the senior girls “passed the blanket” here at the basketball game last Saturday night and collected a total of just over $50.00. The money turned in to the Journal office, besides the totals mentioned above, are: Mr. and Mrs. Cal Beck, $2.00u Fred Hoopingarner, SI.OO. Mrs. Dick Hayden, 1.00. $ H. S. & Grade School, $64.61. Nelle Sloan, SI.OO. Ross Osborn, SIO.OO. Mrs. Hugh Causer, SI.OO. Ed Stephenson, slo.oio. Anonymous, $5.00. Newcomer’s Club, $5.00. Carl .Penn, $5.00. Fred Baerlin, $2.00. Marion Bushong, SI.OO. Collection at B. B. game. $50.52. Collected by American Legion, $242.84. Reported last week, 1559.43. Total to date, $558.30. The Junior Mother’s Club has sent word they are sending $lO, and other clubs and individuals will no doubt report yet. There are several coin boxes in six uptown stores which will also add to the total (only 6 coin collectors were furnished us this year, as these have not been of much help in many places. Some of them actually collected smaller amounts than the cost of the coin “iron lung”). A final report will be made next week.

since we had less than 1,000.000* persons injured in traffic accidents in any one year. It only took us 52 years to pile up the horrible toll of *1,000,000 traffic dead, but the second million maywell be reached in half that time, at the rate we are going. “As a starting point toward the goal of far fewer accidents, what is needed most is immediate state and local action against moron drivers and unsafe driving habits of normal Americans who now- kill more than 100 * people every day, or die themselves in the accident they cause while violating traffic laws. Last year more than 1,1200,000 persons were injured by automobiles. The vast majority of these accidents were caused by carelessness, a great many by calloused indifference to traffic laws. Obviously, fullest law observance and enforcement on the highways should become the immediate objective of all states and cities.” The newspapers’ 1952 traffic safety campaign, which has the full endorsement of all of the state press and publishers’ organizations, will seek to educate both drivers and pedestrians in the causes of accidents. The No. 1 target will be speeding drivers, whose violations of traffic laws cause half of the automobile deaths in a number of states. All safety organizations are urging stringent action against speeders. Another primary target will be drinking drivers, who also kill thousands of Americans every year and' often escape punishment with “slai>-on-the-wrist” dines that merly encourage similar violations, according to Mr. Boate. SHOW BOATS IN CHICAGO The Aero Mfg. Co. has a display at the outdoor show in Chicago this week, showing their new line of boats. Three new 1952 models are on display. Mr. and Mrs. Everett Dunn, Mrs. Harold Kitson, Mrs. Garrett Grissom and Miss Margaret Freeman attended “Friends Night" of the Eastern Star in Warsaw, on Tuesday evening. Mrs. Dunn was a guest of the secretary, Mrs. Jessie Miller, and Mrs. Kitson was a guest of the marshall, Mrs. Dean Warble. Mr. and Mrs. Matt C. Abts spent last Thursday and Friday in Chicago, where they visited the former’s brother and wife, Mr. and Mrs. Henry Abts, of Los Angeles, Calif. Mr. Abts had not seen his brother for 14 years.