Syracuse-Wawasee Journal, Volume 47, Number 4, Syracuse, Kosciusko County, 6 November 1953 — Page 1

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VOLUME 41.

Schools To Have Open House, Program In Observance of Nafl. Education Week

Shows Improvement Mr-. Willard EISTu.-. victim of a leg fracture recently, is reported showing "slow but gradual” improvement. She is confined in the Memorial hospital in Logansport. Mr. and Mrs. Noble Blocker visited Mrs. Elkins over the week end and report that she is recuperating satisfactorily and In good spirits. She will be in the hospital for Several weeks after, which she will continue her recovery in the home of her daughter in Logansport, Mrs. W. R Thompson Mrs. is a sister of Bsirs. Elkins. F Plans Wedding | The Grace Methodist Church in Hartford City will be the •Cene of a pretty fall wedding k oh Nov. 21 when Miss Rosemary I McKee. younger daughter of Mr. F and Mrs Paul McKee of Hartford kctty and Luk- -ni-s f the bride of Charles Edward Lanham, son of Mrs Floyd Gross of Indianapolis. Miss McKee Is a graduate of Indiana Unlverity. She is a member of Kappa Kappa Kappa k sorority. Hartford City, and the 1 Kappa Kappa Gamma sorority at r Indiana University. The bridegroom-elect attended Stark Military Academy. Mont I gomery Ala: He is now a senior 9 at Indiana University, where he is a member of Alpha Tau Omega fraternity.

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Cristecon Enlarges Local Facilities An L-shaped extension is in the process of construction on the Cripe Manufacturing company building which hak be<-n devoted to the manufacture of Cristecon type homes, according to Keith Cripe, general manager of the newly organized firm When completed the new building will have a horseshoe type appearance embracing 14.000 square feet of floor space The new portion of the building is of frame construction measuring 32 by 150 feet and Is being added to the north and east of the

Service Group Favors Student Fellowship Plan Formulative plans for a new: Rotary project received a unanimous approval of the club Monday evening. The project, a fellowship plan, would finance the education on a year-to-year basis of a foreign student to study in this country. Actually a district Rotary project, the student would be required to choose a college located within this district. He l would be chosen by the district ■ governor of a district in the for--1 sign country from which the stuff dent would come. I Various clubs located in the | Rotary district will be required | to vote on the matter before it ' can be adopted, and each club must express a unanimous approval. Following this assumed approval, more complete details of the fellowship program will be formulated.

f . Monday, November 9 marks the beginning of National Education Week and Syracuse schools will follow their customary procedure of taking part in this observance. , During the week, parents and mends are ins i-ed to attend classes and visit the school areas. On Tuesday evening, an open house will be held al the grade school and the hi£h school build-; ing. The open house at the grade: school building will be held from 7 to 8 ft. m. Visitors attending this event are then invited to meet at the high school building where the more-formal observance will be held. Student members of the Stu-j dent Council will serve as hosts to visitors and will also act as, c irt ■ i rough thi building.. * ing of the high school building will be held between the hours of 7 and 8 p.m Following, visitors: wil assemble in the auditorium for a brief I’TA ' ing. '? The elementary band will present several numbers. Other acuities on the program include a plaj skit by member- of the grade school, a coronet solo by j Jan Appenzeller. and a 3'.' minute film with the 3 R s as its subject. ' Those attending the grade! school building open house will be informed of the activity to be held at the high school and will be allowed ample time to travel between the two buildings.

:. ■ ■ ; a' the in-r.M-ction of Pittsburgh Fourth streets. The inside area of the horsej shoe will be utilized for storage area While the local firm has negotiated the construction of several Cristecon homes In nearby cltiee. its first prime contract in which the firm negotiated all of the work in its own plant was completed this week when they installed a house in Warsaw. Emphasizing the time saving in construction time of the new type of home, the Warsaw home required 35 minutes for the erection of the four exterior walls. Another home will be erected In Warsaw in the near future, also.

BENTON "KILLER” IXMIMED The long bridge over the Elkhart River on I S. 3 3 at Benton, long considered sub-standard by the : State Highway Commission, was sentenced to die by that body (last week According to Highway Commissioner Albert Wedeking, blds ; will be taken on November 17 to replace the structure at Benton and 28 other structures through-, out the state that are considered j unsafe Total cost of replacing the 29 bridges, which include two others on 33, one in Noble counI ty and one in Whitley county, is estimated at more than 33 million. 4-4th Wedding Anniversary Mr. and Mrs. Leonard Stump entertained at dinner Friday evening honoring Mrs Stump’s parents. Mr. and Mrs. Irvin Wogoman. who were celebrating their 44th wedding anniversary. Other guests were the Wog«»man’s daughter. Mrs. W. E. Long and Mr. Long, and Nahdy and Charlene Stump. Marriage Ucwmc Bruce Baker. 23. of route one. New Paris, farmer, and Dorothy VirginU Weybright, 18. of route 1 one. Syracuse, office worker.

7x[ews Briefs ORGANIZE lUMISTERS Approximately 50 members of' j the Syracuse high school student' body have organized a boosters I ; club for the purpose of adding . increased support to the local bas- ; i ketball team. The group meets; . weekly to ■ practice*” cheering as-1 . signments. They will wear white blouses during the games, and j J will occupy a reserved section of! j the gymnasium. — ALTER OFFICE HOURS II ■ 9 . Selective service offices located jin the post office building in! Warsaw have announced a change Jin office hours effective imme-! J diatly, They will be open Mon--day thru Thursdays from 8 a. m. ; to 5 p. m . with an hour lunch-. • •on period. They will close at ! noon on Fridays and remain I closed on Saturday. ■ ■ . | I SENIORS GUESTS Senior boys will be guests of the Rotary club during the rej mainder of the school year on a. | two, boys each month basis. They will attend the regular weekly, meetings of the club for a month. I’.m-'s for •!'.•■ mon’h of November are Raymond Thomas and J vines Gard Ok JOINT MEETING Members of, the two Syr.i---j service clubs. Rotary and Lions, have adopted a plan to hold two joint meetings yearly They will, j meet oh the evenings of their re-. spective days. Monday and Wednesday. For the-present, mem-; bers of the Rotary club have shelved their plan to hold their meetings Monday noon. : — FTA TO MANCHESTER Twelve members of the FutureTeachers association, a high , school student organisation, traveled to North Manchester today I for an FTA conference at the college. Mrs. Stanley Peters, sponsor of the local unit, accompanied the group XRMISTICE OBSERVANCE Members of the local post of American Legion will take part in the usual custom of a brief observance of Armistice Day in Syracuse next Wednesday morning. A Squad will assemble at the main intersection to pay tribute to the memory of veterans of World War I which will be climaxed with a gun salute and the sounding of taps SOME FUN? Two boys, apprehended for shooting at passing autos and buildings in the vicinity of North Webster with air rifles, shot at the Thornburg Drug firm in No. Webster, among other places. A large window was pierced by the shot. JOINS HGHT The Syracuse-Wawaaee Chamber of Commerce has joined the increasing alignment of groups and organizations who are in opposition to the construction of the Indiana Expressway under plan "A”- which is tentatively scheduled for a far northern route. The local body has Bought permission to attend the hearing scheduled this month in South. Bend. 4-H Group Plans Annual Grain Show The Syracuse Boy's 4-H in- ,’ vites the community to attend the third Annual Syracuse Grain Show and 4-H Achievement program to be held at the Syracuse High School on Monday. Nov. 9. beginning at p m A pot luck supper will be held from 8:30 to 7:30 in the gym, and 4-H members have arranged a program from 7:30 to 9:30. Vocational agriculture students. F. F. A. and 4-H members will have a display and grain show in ! the agriculture room Exhibits of corn, oats, wheat, soybeans, i hay. and potatoes will be shown.

SYRACUSE. INDIANA

Grady Chosen - Potato King For Third Year In State Indiana's, king of potato grow- ’ ers has done it again.. Mr. Dean ; Grady, who resides south of Syra-, ivusf* on Rte. 13. has repeated his performance of 1950 and 1951 by being acclaimed the champion grower for 1953. i Grady far outdistanced his ; nearest rival by producing an average of 577 bushels per acre on ; his 5 and one-half acre tract. The variety of the potato grown for this \ ear’s contest is Sedago. which is a different variety from those grown in other years. A member of the Muck Grower > association. Grady’s standing in production was recorded and judged by the county agent. An all-time state record of 807 bushels to the acre was posted by Grading during the 1950 harvest. Prairie Farmer, a national farm magazine, will soon feature an article dealing with Grady’s achievement and methods employed in the growing of potatoes. APPROVAL NEARS Final approval from the state j tax commission on the bonding issue relative to the construction of the new grade school is near- < ing fulfillment, according to CalI vin Beck, township school trusj tee. All reports indicate approvi al by the latter part of the week, jor the first of next week. This: approval will set in motion the ! machinery necessary to gain blds! j on both the bonds and construe-! i tion of the building.

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PTA Activity Shows Gross of 5236 “What goes here” would more than likely ponder the thinking of the unsuspecting visitor to Syracuse last Saturday evening. For those who witnessed the parade and are accustomed to the I kiddies' annual Hallowe'en parade, the question takes on another form: “who goes there?" I Cleverly masqueraded in masks of all descriptions, identity of the participants was virtually an impossibility. Attire purchased from stores; carefully planned and I made long in advance; “get-upa" i thrown together at the last minute. and even the more conventional type of Hallowe’en attire were on parade for the Parent-

FRIDAY, NOVEMBER 6. 1953

Visual Proof of Two More Points - > I A I * uwraß

Chalk up ’wo more points for Syracuse! Denton. (55) and A. Coy. (54), shown under the basket represent the Syracuse players visible in‘the picture, while B.

CHAMBER OF COMMERCE A joint meeting of the Syra- 1 ' cuse Chamber of Commerce and ! the will be held Tuesday ! I evening at the Pickwick lounge. ’ Dinner will be served at 6:30.

Photos by Warsaw Times-Union. Teachers Association sponsored event. Mr. Paul McCUmrock. president of the PTA. stated early this week that the organization grossed in the vicinity of 1236 on the combined proceeds of the refreshment booth and the baked goods sale which followed the judging of the parade contestanta Net profits from the undertaking will be approximately 1150. according to Mr. McClamrock. Mrs. Robert McClintic served as chairman of the sale, while I Mrs. Vern Brinkman served as chairman of the judges and prise activity. Judges Included Mrs. Clark. Mrs. Long and Miss Steiglitx. Winners of the various awards for the parade participants are i continued on another page.

• Wise. (35) and L. Lossee. (54). I are shown de'fending for Milford. With a nine game home schedule ; facing the Yellowjackets during , the 1953-54; season. fails will

Accident Results In Loss of License Inability to distinguish between colors, identify highwaymarkers and determine the relative position of red. green and amber in traffic signals cost Arnold Beckman his drivers license Tuesday afternoon. Appearing before Justice of the Peace Fred Nolan on a charge of failing to stop at a stop sign at the intersection of Harrison and Main streets. Beckman pleaded guilty to the charge and was fined five dollars and costs with a 90 day suspension of his driver’s license. The misdemeanor occurred when Beckman’s reported failure to observe the stop sign resulted in a collision with an auto owned by Charles Bachman. Damages in the amount Os 3111 to the Bachman auto were paid by Beckman. Judge Nolan submitted a written test to Beckman to determine his ability to observe standard traffic signs and signal light colors. Results of this test, according to Nolan, prompted the suspension of the driver’s license. Nolan also intimated that Beckman’s chances of regaining his license after the 90 day suspension are slim. He did not elaborate on this statement.

Fires Keep Local |: Department Busy Fires kept the Syracuse fire! department on an overtime basis last Saturday when they were! called to two fires—one in thej city limits and another on the: Kosciusko-Noble county line. A large marsh and brush fire! on the Edwin Green property on . the county line road required the services of the Cromwell and I Syracuse departments. The fire was spread over a JO acre tract of land and was threatening the buildings on the property. The two departments brought the fire under control without loss to property. The second alarm constituted a gasoline explosion which was accentuated when an employee was disengaging some parts of an old auto at Ray Fleischauer’s service garage. The explosion ' ignited some tires. Firemen brought the blaze under control without further damage. Announce Itirth Mr. and Mrs. Ishmael Rookstool. of Syracuse, announce the i birth of a son, born Monday morning at the Goshen hospital.

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

- Photo by Reinbold have ample opportunity to follow the spor’. A capacity crowd viewed the game Tuesday evening.!

TIME OUT Mrs. Ralph Method, society editor of the Journal, is confined to her home this week due to a cold j which she contracted over the week end. Park Board Plans Park Improvement Members of the Town Board entertained the subject of im-! proving the new- city park located adjacent to the lake channel, and deferred any other business which may have presented Itself | in favor of the Syracuse-Milford basketball game which was play-; ed Tuesday evening. Mr. Hilary Bachman, and Mr j Charles Kroh. members of the | park board, presented the status of the park and urged completion ; of the project in order to have it ! in readiness for next summer’s! utilization. Dredging of the channel for j 300 feet has been completed at a I cost of approximately S3SQ. The silt from this operation will be leveled and graded into the park area located on the south’ side of the channel. It is planned toj construct driveways, picnic areas. I and accessible points for those! wishing to launch boats J on the channel. The park extends approximate- ■ > feet along the channel and has a depth of 159 feet south. Park board members plan to seed the area next spring and plant some trees as a beautification project. Mrs E. L. Fosbrink. the third members of the park btjard. did not attend the Town Board meeting. but has been active in the project.

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Capacity Crowd Attends Opening Mother, dad, son. daughter, in fact, the whole family, including '.the in-laws, turned out Tuesday evening to view America s national sport—basketball— acorda ing to the Hoosierland version. XVh.xt they saw was well worth their time even tho the Yellow Jackets fell by the wayside in the scoring column. Their traditional rivals, Milford, eked out ji slim three point margin of victory 45 to 42. In the curtain raiser, the Syracuse cage men thrilled present and future thoughts of Syacuse fans by scoring a comparatively easy 30 to 2 4 victory. Members of the second team are comprised of freshman and sophomores. AVhile the Milford victory registered the first set-back for the Yellow Jacket’s 1953-54 season, it was in no way a disheartening loss. Virtually a nip-and-tuck affair thruout. the half-time score was knotted at 23 all. Sonny Hamilton. Milford’s 23 point-getter scored the difference in the final tally. North Webster will play host to the Syracuse team tomorrow right when the two teams comI pete. It will be the first encounter for the Milford eagers. Principal Glen Longnecker announced that ony 150 seats will be availabe for Syracuse fans at the North Webster tilt, and they must be purchased at the local school building as tickets will not be sold at the game. Hunters Report 'Fair to Good* In Local Game Areas How’s duck hunting? Thia question is on the lips of any one of the many hunters who have tried their luck in pursuit of the game bird. As many answers are ! received as there are questions asked, but those in the know in- | dicate that the duck season is about average to "good.” The current season will extend ;to Dec. 16, and the remaining days may show a decided improvement in the hunting of this ! fowl. Rains of the last week will ! aid materially the number ot ducks present in the area, observ- ! ers predict. ♦ While duck hunting was just i “so-so,” fishermen were proclaiming a fine season. Number of fish oaught was equally as good se of the fish snared by local sportsmen. Mr. William Smith reported catching a 5X4-!b j large mouth bass, while an un- ! identified fisherman from NappaI nee snared a 11-in’ch bluegill last week end. A number of local hunters nave reported “fair to mediocre” success with hunting in Michigan areas. The northern state has decreed an open pheasant season,' Sunday included, which has attracted many nimrods from Syracuse. . Pheasant season, which promises to be average to above this year, will open Tuesday. Nov. 10 and continue through Saturday, November 14.