Syracuse-Wawasee Journal, Volume 47, Number 51, Syracuse, Kosciusko County, 2 October 1953 — Page 1

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VOLUME 47.

Local Firemen Plan Parade. Numerous Demonstrations for Next Wednesday

Senior Class Will Presently Oct. 16 Members of the Senior class will present their annual class play Friday evenin*. Oct. IS in the high school gymnasium. A three-act comedy, the play will present an unusual angle this year in that a number of the characters wil be “seen and unseen.'* Director of play, Mr. Lewis Immel, did not elaborate on this new “twist" in play presentations. Tickets will go on sale qext week by respective members of the class. Proceeds from the sales will aid in defraying expenses of the annual senior trip. "Rest Assured.** the title of the play, is a guarantee that the spectator mdy “rest assured" it is a good play, publicity spokesmen for the play commented. Those in the cast are: Jim Plummer Mr. Morlock Eloise GodshalkMrs. Morlock Carol Frederick Mary Morlock Sandra DeGroff—Jessica Morlock Carolyn MulhollandMildred Dave Pletcher..—, Joe Lanconi Bill Nord man.. Luigi Lanconi Sandra Curry Martha Lanconi Tom Hughes Lucifer Susanne Klelnknight....Miss Akers Jim Gard... George Plew Ann Hllburt Mrs. Schmalts Marlon W ogam an.... Dr. Brown John Hoover..—..—Mr. Black Brace Grindle*.Jake Marilyn Hursey— Mrs. Frink Marilyn Hursey an d Patricia Goble, prompters. The play la to be directed byMr. Lewis Immel.

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Collecting odd shaped and. beautifully colored sea shells of all descriptions holds an everlasting fascination for the average person. Few. however, develop this hobby to the extent that Mr. and Mrs. -M. C. Connett of the Elmwood Heights apartments I have. Their shells have been collected at Sarasota. Venice and Sanibel Islands. Florida They maintain a winter home in the “Sunshine’* state. Strictly a hobbist, Mrs. Connett has mounted over 300 boxes of shells and given them to people who are shut_tna, ineluding various old people’s homes, county institutions, orphanages, sani toriuma. and various youth orga n ten t tons. Many of their shells were collected while the animal is still alive. In this case, the shell must be boiled and properly dried. Some of these are found to be readily edible. The Connett’s do not polish or paint any of their shells, but prefer to display them in their natural state

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No. 51

This is national Fire Prevention Week, and next Wednesday evening local firemen will climax observance of this annual event with a huge parade and exhibition. According to local Fire Chief Lee Poyser, volunteer fire departments from New Paris, Milford. North Webster and Cromwell will take part in the local parade and demonstrations. A parade will commence the activities at 6:30 pm., originating from the City Park and terminating at the Communlty Field. Taking part in the parade will be the various fire depart, ments. the American Legion Drum and Bugle Corps. Boy and Giri Scouts, the high school band and the Milford band. Mr. S. R. Moneymaker, a representative of the state fire marshal’s office in Indianapolis, will be the principal speaker for the occasfon and he will address the audience assembled at the Community field. Following the speaker's remarks and the remainder of the official ceremony, the various participating fire departments will conduct a number of fire fighting exhibitions and tactics. The exact nature of the various demonstrations has not been formulated at this date, but it Is known that the Milford deparment will exhibit their ladder display which was acclaimed as an oustanding feat for a volunteer department during last observance. Chief Poyser lists 20 members of the local volunteer department with Harry Nicolai and Theldon Kline as assistant fire chiefs.

'Sea Shells by the Lake'

of color. An interesting member of their collection is several sea horses, which were caught alive. As far as is known, the male sea horse is the only species of animal life which produces the offspring. Another rarity, the left-handed whelk, is fouSd in abundance along the Atlantic Ocean and the Gulf of Mexico with very few rigtet-handed whqlks being found. In contrast, the whelks found in the Pacific Ocean are the opposite in their physical make up. Always an interesting member of a shell collector’s display is that of the sea shell. This fish is tedious in its manner of prepare tion for display -purposes. The shell must be left out of doors a sufficient amount of time to allow ants to devour the meaty por tion of the marine Ute. Collectors must observe this process closely in order to capture the portion of the sea shell they wish to retain before the ants devour the entire carcass. In the Connett’s collection, there is an abundance of sand shells or crudfixtion shells which

First Union Church Service Draws Good Attendance - The first Union Church Service of the fall months was held at the Calvary Evangelical United Brethren Church this last Sunday . evening. One hundred and fifteen peo pie were present. Rev. Foulke conducted the song service. Rev. Frederick presided over the service, as president of the Ministerial Association. The lo cal Calvary E. U. B. choir sang the negro spiritual. "Lord. 1 Want Te Be A Christian.” Rev. Green, pastor of the* local Methodist Church, addressed the i congregation on the theme, “Sir. We Would See Jesus." A freewill offering was received, and will be applied on the Vacation Bible Softool project this next summer. The Ministerial Assn, intends to make each succeeding Union Service increasingly meaningtul during the winter months. Services Held for Dan C. Mock Funeral services were held Wednesday in the Church of God in North Webster for Dan C. Mock, age 74. who died Monday at his home near North Webster. Rev. Wm. Kirkpatrick officiated I and burial was in North Webster, | Mr. Mock at one time lived’ south of Syracuse on a farm. Surviving are the widow, two) sons. Donald G. Mock and Dar-I eld D. Mock of North Webster, a brother Dill Mock of near Syra-1 cuse and three grandchildren and i two great grandchildren.

have a perfect star. Easter lily, poinsettia and five doves of peace on each shell. Included in the collection are several pairs of angel wings. This type of shell is smaller than the animal life that once used the shell as a defense weapon. According to the Connett’s, one of the trickiest shells to capture is the “coat of mall.” a parasite which lives on other shells, and also attaches itself to stones and pieces of wood. A screw driver is needed to pry this marine shell collectors claim that it is virtually impossible to remove the shell if you are unsuccessful on your first attempt as the shell has a tremendous suction capacity and applies itself all the more firmly after the origtnial attempt to capture it. Mr. and Mrs. Connett will return to Florida again this year in search of more rarities among the sea sheU habitat. They display their huge collection of shells to visitors during the summer months, and more than 400 have signed their guest register.

SYRACUSE. INDIANA

School Bond Issue Advances Nearer Officials of the township school district and interested taxpayers met last Thursday evening in the grade school building to consider the additional appropriation of money needed to carry out the completion costs of the proposed new grade school building. No one appeared to object to the proposed revenue plan, and the advisory board passed an apI propriation resolution for the necessary bonds. This resolution I along with all the pertinent specL ! rications ot the monetary stares of the school building is to be forwarded within the next few days I to the Auditor who will in turn ' dispatch them to the State Board of Accounts for the final approval. According to local officials, it is expected! that the state board will approve the monetary arrangements in time to seek bids on the bonds Nov. 1. Shortly thereafter, bids will be accepted from contractors for the construction of the building. Upon completion, the school building is estimated to cost in the vicinity of 1550.000. r outh Loses License For One Year Gordon G. Pfeiffer. 18, of Nappanee. pleaded guilty in Justice of Peace Fred Nolan’s court Saturday afternoon to a reckless driving, charge and was assessed a fine of 124.75, including costs. In addition. Pfeiffer's driver’s license was suspended for a period of one year. The charge grew out of an accident which occurred Tuesday, Sept. 22, when Pfeiffer’s auto collided with an auto driven by Carl Wright at the corner of Huntington and Pittsburgh streets. In court Pfeiffer pleaded guilty to driving 60 miles an hour in a posted 40 mile an hour zone. Suspension of the youth's lie- [ ehse for a year’s period, accord- 1 ing to Nolam was based on tes-> timony that local police officials had warned Pfeiffer on several occasions concerning his driving habits. It was also pointed out in , court by State Patrolman Wyatt that Pfeiffer had been charged with two reckless driving charges in Nappanee, and one charge is pending against the defendant in Goshen for allegedly running a stop sign. . Tire marks measured at the scene of the local accident indicated a skidding tendency of Pfeiffer’s auto for 150 feet prior to the collision of thp two autos. Justice Nolan commented later in the 1 day of the case that the driving habits of the youth in this area must be improved in order to curtail the excessive accident rate happening among youthful drivers. Receives 50 Year Pin C G. Wilber received his 50year life membership pin. at the r regular stated meeting of the’ F A A.M. lodge. A dinner was served at 8:30 after which the gold award was presented Mr. Wilber by Mr. Roscoe Howard.

Mench • Hubbart Exchange Vows

Miss Dina Jane Mehch was united in marriage to Mr. Gerald D. Hubbart in a ceremony read at 1:30 p m.. Sept. 37 in the Grace Lutheran Crurch, Syracuse. Ind. The bride is the daughter of Mrs. Cleo Strieby of Syracuse, and the groom is the son of Mr. and Mrs. Lester Hubbart. of Goshen. Ind. Rev. Carl Sorensen read the service for which the altar of the church was decorated with arrangements of palms, white and rust colored chrysanthemums and and yellow pompoms. The bride wore a white gown of chantilly lace and nylon tulle with chapel length train. A head piece 'of white satin trimmed in seed pearls held her fingertip nylon tuHe veil. She carried a bouquet of white and yellow roses. Mr. Frank Golden. Willoughby. Ohio, unde df the bride, gave

FRIDAY. OCTOBER 2. 1353

Briefs JOINS FOODMASTER Mrs. Hazel Rogers, formerly employed at Pryor’s Grocery, has accepted a position of similar status with the Foodcraft Grocery. according to Mr. Leland Clapp, owner. Mrs. Rogers began her new duties Monday which will consist of handling fresh produce, grocery items and general clerical work. She has had a number of years experience in this particular line of endeavor. SCOUTS ENTERTAIN Boy Scouts of Troop 28 played hosts to their sponsors, the local Rotary club. Monday evening at their Pioneer Trails camp. J. Ben McGill. Scout executive for the Pioneer Trails and Scoutmaster Stanley Peters assisted the boys in the preparation of the meal. Entertainment comprised a color film of deep and shallow sea fishing along the Florida coast which was presented by Mr. G. S. Herbison, owner of the Aero Manufacturing company*. CHANGES SCHEDULE Town Marshall James Gilbert announced this week a forthcoming change in the collection of garbage in Syracuse. The twice-a-week pick-up schedule will continue on the dates of Oct. 3. 6 and 9. The once-a-week schedule, will originate with the week be*> ginning Oct. 11. This will institute a schedule of picking up garbage on Thursday, Oct. 15, and continuing each Thursday thereafter during the winter months. VIEWS NEW CARS Mr. Fred Hoopingarner, local Dodge and Plymouth dealer, is spending the week end in Detroit where he will attend the showing of the new i-**4 Dodge line of automotive products. Official announcement of the new Dodge showing locally is schedul- ! ed for the near future. COMMITTEE MEETS ‘ Members of the Girl Scout j committee will hold their meeting at the Dixie Restaurant. Oct. i 7, following school hours, according to Scout officials. ■ BEGIN WORK . Mr. Hal Dickinson, entrepen-; eur of .Columbus, Ohio, has be- I gun work on the construction of I the new post office Under the [ terms of the contract, the govern-; ment will lease the completed ■ building for use as a post office 1 for 20 years with an option for| renewal. Mr. Dickinson special-i izes in this type of construction in behalf of the government. Ex. pec ted completion date of the ; building has been set for Jan. 1. Local labor and materials will be employed in the construction, according to Dickinson, with the exception of the general foreman of the project. BRUSH FIRE A small brush fire of unknown origin summoned the Syracuse fire department to the vacant lot adjoining the Ronald Kramer residence in the north section of the city Wednesday afternoon. No damage was reported.

her in marriage. Mias Sharon LitUe of Mishawaka, was maid of honor. Bridesmaids were Miss Shirley Disher of Syracuse, and Miss Mary Ellen Bray of Milford. Little Miss Jayne Hubbart. sister of the groom, was the dower girl and David Strieby. brother of the bride, was ring bearer. Mrs. Hilary Bachman was organist anl Miss Eleanor Cobb of Goshen, sang three songs. Mr. Byron Roth of Goshen, was best man. and ushering guests were Douglas Lockwood and Wallace Stryeker of Goshen. After a reception in the church parlors Immediately following the ceremony, the couple left on a wedding trtp to Ohio. Pennsylvania and Niagara Falls. They will reside in Uyracuaa

Buys Grocery The Royal Blue grocery store, which has been owned and managed by Mrs. Martha Pryor, has been sold to Mr. and. Mrs. Harry Rosenberry .according to an announcement in this week’s issue of the Journal. Mrs. Pryor and her mother, ■Mrs. Ernestine Obereigner, plan to visit the latter’s two daughters, Mrs. George Doose and Mrs. George Cords in Pasadena, Calif. Mrs. Pryor will motor west with- her brother and sister-in-law. Mr. and Mrs. William Oberi eigner of Chicago, while her mother will travel by train. Justice Fines Five Persons Joined in Justice of the Peace Fred Nolan's Court this past week were Seigfred Kahn, 21. Ligonier, pleading gilty to disregarding stop signs on a county road in Turkey Creek township, and was assessed a fine of JI and; costs totaling >17.50. Deputy! Sheriff Joe Bauer made the ar-1 rest. Richard L. Mueller. 27, Crom-j well, plead guilty to a charge j brought by Deputy Sheriff Joel Bauer of disregarding stop signs; in Turkey Creek township and [ was assetssed a fine of SI.OO and; costs totaling 117.25. Richard Nusbaum. 18. Elkhart.! plead guilty to a charge of reck-' less driving on Boston street, in Syracuse and was assessed a fine: of >I.OO and costs totaling! >15.75. Ralph Jeffries. Syracuse! police officer, made the arrest. Phillip Worth. 17. Syracuse.; plead guilty to repkless driving ■ on South Huntington street, Syra- j cuse. His fine was fixed at >l.oo' and tosts totaling >15.75. Sheriff Carl Latta made the arrest Sept. 10th. Tom Strieby appeared before I Fred Nolan. Justice of the Peace. ; Tuesday morning after spending Monday night in jail, charged' with public intoxication. Strieby; plead guilty and was assessed a fine of >5 00 and costs, totaling! >IB.OO. James Gilbert. Syracuse' police chief, made the arrest after, Strieby was loud and boisterous on Main Street. Wins First Place In Horsemanship at Show Mary Miner and Jean Sloan of! Syracuse, and Lauralyn Rule of Goshen, entered the Albion Horse! Show Sunday Mary Miner won first in horsemanship class of 14, years and under, and a fifth in the pleasure class. Jean won a second in the Crazy Stake race! with competition of 28 riders.; Laura won first in pleasure class, and a second in horsemanship. | ' ' * Local Legion Unit Host to County Members from respective communities within the county held their juonthly meeting at the local Legion Post clubrooms last Thursday evening with an appro- | situate 35 members present. All • towns in the county were reprej sented. Mr. Ernest Mumford. Pierceton. is county commander of the organization. Paramount on the agenda of new business was the appointment of a committee to study and investigate the possibility of staging a celebration of commemoration for the returned prisoners of war in the various towns of the county. The exact number of P. O. W.’s within the county is not known at this date. * j The next county meeting will be held in Mentone. 1 Three Syracuse Men Sulf er Slight Injuries In Accident An auto occupied by five Illi-• uois women, traveling south on Highway 15 collided with an auto ; driven by Cleo Weaver, 61, at, this city, who was traveling east ju Highway 6. Accompanying Weaver were Robert Sawyer. 30. tad Charles Weaver. S 2. Each received lacerations about the body. The women occupying the Illinois auto received minor lacera-; tions also. The accident occurred : at 4.35 yesterday. Both cars were a total wrack.

Entered at postoffice at Syracuse, Indiana, as second class matter.

Hearing Follows Lengthy Period Os Pro and Con Battle Over Ditch Debate

♦ Attend Fail Club Council Mrs. James Kirkwood, Mrs. E. L Fosbrink. Mrs. Paul Warner, Mrs. O. C. Stoelting and Mrs. Sol Miller from the Wednesday Afternoon Club, and Mrs. Carl Penn and Miss Ethel Bowser > from the Ladies of the Round TaI ble attended the Kosciusko Counj ty Federation of Clubs fall coun- ! Jil meeting held Tuesday evening j at the Camel Club in Warsaw. Begin Court Action In Damage Suit The >50.000 damage suit of ! Carolyn Ravenscroft. 13. by her I next friend. Donald C. Ravens- | croft of Elkhart, against Howard | W. Shupp. of Syracuse, opened in LaGrange Circuit Court Monday morning, taken there on ji change of venue from Elkhart county. The jury was selected Monday afternoon and court was adjourned to open Tuesday morning. It is alleged in the complaint that Carolyn Ravenscroft was struck by a car driven by Shupp on March 19, 1949. at the intersection of Main St. and Indiana Ave. in Elkhart. It is claimed the child was crossing the intersection with the green light and that Shupp ran the red light. The child suffered numerous fractures, including a broken nose, fractured skull and other ' fractures about the body and a spinal injury and as a result is permanently crippled and mentally retarded, according to” the complaint. Shupp filed an answer to the complaint. denying the allegar tions. Construction Starts On Restaurant Construction of a new restaurant will begin within the immediate future on the second lot south of the Wawasee Motel, according to Mr. and Mrs. Foo Wong, who have had considerable experience in this type of enterprise in this area. Formerly associated with the Pagoda and Mandarin Inns. Mr. and Mrs. Wong officially severed their relations with these units recently. The new structure will measure 30 by 60 feet. It will be of red Srick with a gable roof. Com. pletion of the building and its formal opening date has not been established. Tentatively, the owners have chosen Foo and Faye Wong’s Cantonese restaurant as ! the name of the restaurant. How- ! ever, they pointed out that a permanent name may be chosen within the near future. Several Local Boys Exhibit at Egg Show Several Syracuse boys participated in the Mentone Egg-show which was held in Mentone Wednesday through Friday. Paul Beezley won first place in I the demonstration contests with ' his demonstration of "Quick Tips for Quality Eggs." Phil Kit son gave a demonstra- | on "How To Know Your ! Eggs." i Paul repeated his demonstra- : tion on Thursday evening. Ronald Roberts was awarded a trophy on his third place dozen of eggs in the 4-H and vocational agriculture class. Other Syracuse boys exhibiting included Arthur Mabie, Earl Roberts. John Searfoes Bob Robinson, Fon Eng, and Ch»*~k Zimmerman. Attends State Convention Richard E. Denzel, president of the Warsaw Board of Realtors, and C. G. Etter attended the 40th annual state convention of the Indiana Real Estate Association on Thursday. Friday and Saturday at the Van Orman hotel in Fort W’ayne.

OVER 5,000 READERS Koectusko County’s Beet Rend Newspaper

State conservation department officials completed late Tuesday afternoon the hearing on the proposed clean-out of the Turkey Creek ditch which would originate within the city limits of Syracuse and extend 17 miles westward along the northern portion of Kosciusko county and the southern portion of Elkbhrt county. Mr. Charles Bechert. director of the division of water resources, presided over the hearing and gave representatives of the cleanout as well as remonstrators ample opportunity to express themselves on the matter. During the morning session of the hearing, over 10h> interested persons were in attendance while the afternoon session fell somewhat shy of this number. Consensus of opinion among the petitioners as well as the remonstrators expressed a degree of optimism as to the conclusion the conservation department wiU draw from the hearings. Actually, thie water resources department will not render their findings for two weeks. An official transcript was made of the hearings, and the board has expressed itself as requiring this length of time to study the mat. ter fully and analyze its fii&ings. Attorney Graham, representing the petitioners for the clean out of the ditch, presented his case in the belief that the cleaning of creek would not have any adverse effect on the levels of the two lakes—Syracuse and Wawasee. Graham called upon County Surveyor George-Nye to substantiate his findings and opinions, who la turn expressed the opinion that the water levels of the two lakes would not be effected. Spokesmen for the remonstrators included Leon Connolly. Laucks Xanders, local attorneys; Attorney Aeth Rowdabaugh of Warsaw, and E. M. Cummings.» counsel for the B & O Railroad. Their contention is that a clean out of the ditch would directly affect the lake levels, and more than likely, disturb the water table of the city water system. Their position was substantiated by Mr. Cummings, engineer of the B & O Railroad, who took a num. her of test samples of the soil strata last Monday. The majority of the interested * persons assembled in the hearing room were friends ot the remonstrating group. More than 3tM> objectors had tiled remonstrances against the proposed assessments to pay the estimated >75.902.501 clean out costs. Regardless of the decision Os the conservation department, the matter will continue to wind 4tS way through further legal channels remaining available to either group. However, it has been pointed out by the remonstrators that unfavorable opinion in their : behalf will virtually defeat ths I petitioner’s case when it presents itself for trial. On the other hand. I a decision for the petitioners lessens the chances for the remonstrators. Opponents of the clean out are determined to ‘'pull out . all stops" in the event they are forced into a lengthy and costly . court session. Grady Receives Award at Show Glen Grady and his son, Jerry, exhibited 161 head of fat Here, ford steers at the Lugbill Bros, beef show and sale held at Archobold, Ohio on Friday of last week. Mr. Grady showed seven earload totalling 156 head. His top carload won the reserve champion heavyweight Hereford class and placed reserve champion carload of the show. The steers sold for >30.10 per hundred weight. Jerry won the reserve champion pen of five in the F. F. A. and 4-H division. His steer sold at auction for >31.00 a hundred weight. / The Grady’s, who of Syracuse, have been outstanding beef cattle feeders in the community for many years.