Syracuse-Wawasee Journal, Volume 47, Number 9, Syracuse, Kosciusko County, 11 December 1953 — Page 1

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Last week’s Mystery Farm pre- I •ented somewhat of a record in permitting itself to be identified. Th<- Journal s press run was far from complete when Robert Shock called at the office to identify the farm as that of Mr. and Mrs Gail Conkling, who reside

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ROBERT H. SPANNBAUER

Report Status of Driver Training In School System Driver training for high school student* was given a review “and a solid endorsement by members of the Rotary Club when they were entertained Monday evening by various members of the school faculty who explained the details of the program Principal Glen Longenecker, and driver training Instructors William Stotts and Lewis Immel participated In the discussion of the program as well as the presentation of a film dealing with th* educational training for future drivers. Syracuse represents on* of two schools tn the county who offer a full course in driver training Warsaw has also adopted a fulloourse schedule. Some of the other schools offer a reduced type of training. Under the cooperation of Mr Ed Kleinknight. an auto is furnished the school without cost. The vehicle is equipped with dual controls enabling th* Instructor to “take over” the controls in th* event of an emergency Forty students are . enrolled tn the Syracuse program. Riddle States View w On Postoffice Bldg. LETTER TO THE EDITOR: This is a follow up to my letter a few weeks ago concerning the post office building. Hope you will pardon me for this once more writing you. First. I am asked why I did not take the mattw up before construction was begun as the plans had been publishes! for some time. Well, I did not ifivn realise from the draft that th-’’buihiinc was to be in the corner of the lot and flush with both side walks thus crea Lng a blind corner and another traffic hazard.

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Mystery Farm No. 3

one mile west of North Webster. Mrs. Bernard Roberts. Mrs Dale Hickman. Mrs Eugene Henwood and Mrs. Lester Sawyer were also early callers who aided in iden- ; tlfylng the farm On Friday, Mr. and Mrs Conkling visited the Journal Office and received their i

EDWIN L. BF.Y

Announce Changes In 1954 Tax Rates Commissioner of Internal Revenue T Coleman Andrews has announced in Washington that the law provides for changes on January 1. 1954. in the rates for Federal income tax withholding and for employer tax and employee tax under the Federal Insurance Contributions Act (for old age and survivors insurance.) This was reported today by District Director of Internal Revenue Gary Campbell, who ’ explained that the rate of income tax withholding will be reduced from 30 percent to 18 percent and that the law increases the employer tax and tne employee tax from 15s percent for each tax to 3 percent for each tax. “These rates will apply to wages paid on or after January I, 1954. even though the wages were earned in 1953.” Director Campbell added. “Tax tables for income tax withholding and for employee tax deductions on and after January 1. 195 4. are included in a new revision of Circular E, Employ »r‘s Tax Guide.” Director Campbell said. "District directors of Internal Revenue will mail Circular K as early as possible in IVeembiT to those employers who have been reporting taxes each quarter on Form 941.” Neither did I know th.it only the front and a few feet of the sides were to be faced with brick leaving the blocks on both ,sides exposed creating a cheap appearance. Since there has been so much agitation aifd disappointment expressed among the indL vtdual citUenry I thought the various organisations, namely, the Chamber of Commerce, Business and Professional Women’s Club. Rotary, and others with civic pride and welfare tn the town would take some concerted effort to prevent the encumbrance for all time the best site in town for a real Poet Office building. Leßoy E. Riddle.

I $ x 10 mounted photo of their farm The above photo presents ; the Journal's No. 3 Mystery Farm. We invite your participation in identifying the farm. The owner will receive free a picture of his farm by calling at the newspaper office

Name Spannbauer Pickwick Manager; Bey Goes to Peru Word was received here this! afternoon that the management pf the Pickwick Theatre has been changed Mr. Edwin L. Bey, who has been resident manager of the local theatre for the past 4 years has been promoted to manager of the Alliance Theatre in Peru. Indiana. The new manr of the Pickwick Theatre will) b.- Mr. Robert 11. Spannbauer.) who for the past several days has) been in Syracuse relieving Mr Bey who had been called to Vin-j cennes. Indiana by the serious} illness of his father. Mr. Spannbauer. a rwative of Fond du Lac. Wise., has had several years experience in the theatre field. He has been located in both Fond du Inc and in Alexandria. Ind., in, conventional theatres, - while at Peru and Kokomo as a drive-in theatre manager. He has been with the Alliance organization since 1949. Mr. Spannbauer returned from a two year enlistment in the Army in June of this ! year, having served in Europe during this time. Mr. Bey was a member of the; Rotary club and the Chamber of ■ 1 Commerce. He has been with the I Alliance organization since 1941 and has managed theatres in Vincennes and Fowler in addition to the Pickwick. During WW 11. Mr Bey served three years in the U. S. Army, having spent nineteen months in Europe. Mr Bey) will leave this week for his new assignment Mrs Bey and their daughter Karen will remain in Syracuse until housing is securth Mr. and Mr- Ley arej natives of Vincennes. Ind Reveals Engagement f T - Htaw I LOIS HARSH , Mrs. Jessie Harsh of Lake Wawaseo, announces the engagement of her daughter, Lois, to Donald Poy.-n :■ *f Cromwell. No date has been set for the wedding. ;

SYRACUSE. INDIANA

A[ews Briefs NEW LAMS Members of the American Ls-I gion will meet Tuesday evening, Dec. 15. to ratify a new constitution and set of By-laws for the organization. These regulations will govern Aie local post’s operations in the future. ATTENDS STATE CONFAB Mr. Calvin Beck. Turkey Creek township trustee, is spending Wednesday. Thursday and Friday of this week in Indianapolis where he is attending the state trustees' convention. ALTER HOURS Under instructions of the post office inspector, money order and postal savings transactions will close at 5; 30 p.m. o&ch day. Transactions in either of these departments will not be handled after that hour. AUTO LICENSE APPLICATIONS MAILED Applications for the new 1954' automobile license plates are now being mailed to 2,300.000 Hoosier motorists, W, L. Wilkinson, commissioner of the Bureau of Motor Vehicles, has announced. License plates have already been distributed to the state's 170 license branches and sales start Jan. 4. VISII RESEARCH FARM Don Mishler and Eugene Brown of Syracuse, were among approximately 300 farmers from this section of the sountry who visited the Purina Research Farm at Gray Summit, Missouri last week and spent the following day touring the company’s mills and research laboratories in St. Louis. STUDENTS Charles L. Garner and Lewis S. immel of Syracuse are among the 936 students enrolled this semester at Indiana University’s Fort Wayne Center. Seventy-two cities outside of Fort Wayne are represented in the Centers enrollment. A total of 9.597 people axe enrolled for full or part-time work in the University's ten off-cam-pus centers. ATTENDS MEETING Richard Denzel left for Indianapolis today where he will attend the Indiana Real Estate association meeting at the Marrott, hotel. State, Local Fire Officials Urge Care With Decorations Local fire department officials are working in joint cooperation with the state office of the Department of the Fire Marshal in an effort to avoid home fires caused by ignition of Christmas decorations. incendiary possibilities occasioned by the presence of Christmas trees and other types of Christmas decorations increase are hazards which may cause human injuries as well. A number of preventative measures have been successfully app’ivd, all of which are ec-ntftui-cal and easy'to Ammonium sulphate and water has been recomended as a fire resLtant treatment for trees. Simply make a fresh cut across the trunk of the tree so that the chemical will contact fresh wood. Weigh tree and use one pint of water for each two pounds of tree. Make a solution by dissolving one teacup of ammonium sulphate for tach pint of water used. Put solution in pail, set tree in upright position, and place in a cool place for five days. The degree of fire resistance depends upon the amount of solution absorbed Freshly cut trees will absorb the solution most readily. “An ounce of prevention is worth a pound of cure,” advises the state fire marshal's office.

FRIDAY. DECEMBER 11. 1953

Fred Hock, 90, Dies; Burial Sunday in Syracuse Frederick Louis Hock. 90, a Syracuse resident since the turn of the century, passed away Friuay, Dec. 4. at the Auburn hospital im Auburn. He had been ill / Medical reports . old age as the cause of his death. Born Feb. 21, 1563 in Covington. Ky., Mr. Hick later moved to Logansport where he became a druggist. In 1300 he moved to Syracuse where he owned and operated a drug store until 1937. Following the sale of the store, lie continued to serve in its employment until 1946, completing 50 years of activity in the profession. His wife, Katherine, preceded him in death in January of 1923. JSynrS&UgKtkn, Mrs. Fred Hoopengaraer of Syracuse, and Mrs. Edward Smith of Auburn, survive. Other surviving relatives include a grandson, Stanley Hoopingarner. an% one great grandchild, as well as three halfsisters and two half-brothers. A son, Clarence, and a daughter, Dorothy, preceded him in death. Funeral services were held in the Lutheran Church Sunday afternoon at 2 p.m. with the Rev. Carl Sorensen officiating. Burial was in the Syracuse cemetery. Funeral arrangements were made by the Carr Funeral Home. An active church member, Mr.' Hock aid* d in the building of the ! present Lutheran church in Syracuse. Mr. Hock studied for the pharmacy profession at night while in the employ of the New York, Central railroad system as a tele-i grapher. Prior to this phase of his endeavornment, he had been employed on the Erie Canal in Neu fork state. At the age of 33, Mr. Hock began his profession as a druggist. Prior to his long tenure in the profession in Syracuse, he owned stores in Logansport and Hamilton. School Team Wins County Judging The Syracuse High School Grain Judging Team scored 214'5 points to win the Kosciusko County 4-H and Vocational Grain Judging contest held last Saturday morning in the county extension office. A trophy will be awarded to the winning Syracuse team by the Kosciusko County Seed Association. Second place honors were shared by teams from Pierceton and Beaver Dam with 2130 points. Members of the Syracuse team included John Searfoss 720 points, Frank Searfoss 715 points. Art Troyer 710 points and David Pletcher, alternate, 700 points. A perfect individual score was 800 points with samples of corn, oats, wheat, soybeans, clover seed and hay being judged. Ln addition to the judging, a quiz over crop production was given. The Syracuse team members were selected thru a local elimination contest held at the High School Friday morning. Twentyono boys participated in the local contest. Members selected to represent Syracuse on Saturday morning were Arthur Troyer. Phil Knson; John Searfoss," Frank. Searfoss, David Pletcher, Bob -Denton, Paul Beezley, Ronald Roberts, Everett Byrd, and John Hoover. Syracuse, Beaver Dam and Pierceton will represent Kosciusko County at the District Grain Judging Contest to be held next spring In Steuben County.

Students Receive Dental Check

Local students in grades two.» five, eight and 11 were examined this past week by associate members of the Kosciusko County Dental association to determine the degree-, of health of the student's teeth, and to point out denture defects. If any. in, order that parents and students alike might be aware of the necessary nThe project is entirely volun-

Start Construction Os Gasoline Station Staking of the lot with the intent ot immediate building has been started for the construction of a new super service station in Syracuse. The new station is to be ioca.ed u the corner of Chicago street and Route 13. immediately south of the S, and M. Chevrolet saragv. | Merrill Norris is the builder of the new gasoline station. He is currently residing at Dewart Formerly of Kokomo. Norris has operated a super station in that city for several years. Specific details as to the size of the new structure and the brand of product to be handled have not been disclosed. Four Attend Parley On Expressway Rte. F,our representatives of the Syracuse Chamber of Commerce attended a meeting of representatives opposing the Indiana Toll commission's route “A” in Angola Monday evening. James D. Adams, Columbia City, and former chairman of the state highway department, expressed ,the opinion that "Route A. located near the Michigan state border would be one of the greatest blunders in the history} of the state.” Approximately 150 persons representing different communities and counties in this area attended the meeting in the Angola court house.This group favors construction of the highway, known as Route “B ”, south of Route “A”, which would relieve some of the heavy traffic on Highways 20, 6 and 30. This alternate route would also be a shorter route than that proposed by the Indiana Toll commission. The local Chamber of Commerce has gone on record as opposing the construction of Route ( “A”. B. Lee Fischer, Richard Denzel, John Yaeger and C. G. Etter attended from Syracuse. B. Holds Regular Business Meeting The Wawasee Case was the scene ot the Christmas party-din-ner meeting of the Business and | I’rotessionai Womens Club, Tuesday night. Mrs. Orval Snobarger was chairman; Mrs. Noble Blocher, Mrs. Harriett Blocker, and Mrs. Herschel Coil were in charge ot! uecorauons, and Mrs. C. G. Etter and Mrs. S. V. Larson had charge of other arrangements. A turkey dinner was served. A gift exchange was held. Mrs. Snobarger had each one rise, display their gift, also announce their guests' names, and then supervised the unison singing of Christmas carols. Mrs. J. B. Cox, president, couducted a short business ; opening as usual with the pledge of allegiance to the hag. A committee was appointed: Mrs. Frank Bates, chairman, Mrs. John Bowser, and Mrs. Jerry Herbison, to obtain judges for the club’s aw-' arding of prizes for this commun-i ity including, Wawasee, Syracuse and Papakeechie lakes' outside ! Christinas decorations. , Guests were Mrs. John Yaeger, : Mrs. Hubert Anglemeyer, Mrs. W. s 1,. Long (past president), Mrs. Howard Shupp, Mrs. iluth Whit-i } vtub, Mrs. Charles Dean. Mrs. i Harold Overstreet,. Mrs. Fannie I Gin. Mrs. John Sudlow. Mrs. Paul Rinne, Mrs.'Jack Evans, Barbara Bowser. Cecile Robinson and Mary Ann Stieglitz.

► tary on the part of the dentists and is promoted by the county asl sociation as a public service. Drs. O. C. Stoelting. Carl Stoelting and Yoder conducted the examinations in the local schools. This is a yearly service which alternates between grades, providing the service to each st: at least once during his school years.

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

Re-Elect fischer ■■■-••kaab Mfr, J Wk y s. 4 fl Thornburg. Harris, Fischer, Yeager, Denzel Director - Treas. - I'resident - V. Presidm** - Secretary

Incumbent President B. Lee , Fischer was returned to office by a majority vote of the Chamber of Commerce membership when ' they held their monthly meeting) Tuesday evening. Under the) terms of the new By-laws, office holders are permitted a two-year} tenure in office. Other officers elected to serve ‘ the ensuing year are John Yaeger. vice-president, who replaces ■ J. B. Cox; Richard Denzel, sec-j retary, incombent; and Charles' Harris, who replaces W. D. Robertson as treasurer. Seven members compose the board of directors with the out-1 going president filling one of the seats. With Fischer returning as president, the directors will meet in the near future to choose a member to complete the sevenman beard. George Lamm was elected a new member of the board at Tuesday night’s session. President Lee Fischer gave a review of the year’s activities and appointed a committee comprising Noble Blocker. Ray ter and W. D. Robertson to audit the books for the past year. A report of the organization’s finances indicated that it had received a total of 13.778.44 during the year, and paid out the ■ sum of 13.553.13. leaving a bal- 1 ★

Chamber of Commerce Announces Plan To Award Outstanding Citizen for '53

Announce County 4-H Show Winners The annual Kosdusco County 4-H and Open Class Grain Show was held Thursday through Saturday in the First National Bank of Warsaw. Sponsors of the show was the Warsaw First National Bank. Entries were made in the grain show by 4-H and open class exhibitors. Frank Mulvey. Purdue University, acted as judge. Premiums in the open class were awarded through the auspices of the First National Bank and in the 4-H classes by the Kosciusko Co. j Farm Bureau and the Northern Indiana Public Service Co. Syracuse individuals receiving placement premiums in the open class division were: Ten ears of corn, medium maturity: Ist and Grand Champion, Billy Dorsey; sth. Syracuse FFA. Ten ears of Corn early maturity Ist. Syracuse FFA; 2nd. Ronald Roberts. Ten ears of Corn, late maturity: Ist, Syracuse FFA. Shelled corn, early maturity: 2nd. Bill Nordman; 4th, Jerry Grady; sth, John Hoover. j Shelled corn, medium maturity: sth, Syracuse FFA. Shelled corn, late maturity: 3rd. Bob Denton; 4th. Larry Mock. Oats. Clinton variety: Ist. Bob Denton; 2ifti, Jerry Grady. Oats, Benton variety: Ist. Bill Nordman; 2nd, John Searfoss: ! 3rd. Mark Godshalkl Oi’.ts. miscellaneous varieties: Mo-O-2's—lst, and Gr. Champion. Art Troyer. Wheat. Thorne variety: Ist. I Jerry Grady; 3rd, Bob Denton.

PhotA by Warsaw Times-Uniou ance of 1,295.31. These figure* | also reflect payment of outstanding debts in the amount of 41,120.04 carried over from the pre- | vious year. Various members pledged a toj tai of $235.00 to be used in a I survey study of the alternate i Route “B” proposed by various i civic groups in the northern Indiana area who are in opposition ) to Route “A’’ as proposed by the Indiana Toll commission. The actual disbursement of this fund will be held up pending an O.K. j from the Indiana State Chamber 1 of Commerce group as to the reliability of the group planning the survey for the new route. This phase of the business session came to light following a review of several hearings various members have attended recently relative to the toll road. A 17-page pamphlet getting forth the new constitution and By-laws of the organization waa presented to the Commerce group for consideration which met with unanimous approval. Previously, a committee had studied and analyzed the document prior to membership presentation. Approximately 52 member* ; were present.

The outstanding citizen of Syracuse for 1953 will be chosen, ; and annouriced at the regular meeting of the Chamber of Commerce when the selection is pubj licly made at their February meeting. The winner will be presented with a wall plaque setting forth the purpose of the honor and the particular achievement of the recipient. The winner will be chosen on the basis of his or her contribution to Syracuse during the current year in the furtherance of civic betterment, promotion and unselfish devotion to the I community. A secret committee consisting of five persons representing the Chamber of Commerce, Lions and Rotary clubs. American Legion, i and the Business and Professional Woman's club will meet to evalu- ' ate various candidates and choose I the eventual winner. Chamber of Commerce officials plan to promote this tradition on a yearly basis. Wheat. Vigo variety: Ist. Alden Stuckman. 3rd. Frank Searfoss; 4th. Larry Mock; sth, John Hoover. Wheat. Seneca variety: Ist, and Gr. Champion. Arthur Troy- • er; 2nd, David Pletcher; 4th, Dennis Firestone. Soybeans, Lincoln variety: 2nd, Mark-Godshalk. Soybeans. Earlyana variety: 2nd, Ronald Roberts. Syracuse 4-H club members receiving placements in. the 4-H i division were: Ten ears of corn: Ist, Alden Stuckman; 2nd, David Pletcher. Oats: Ist, Arthur Troyer; sth, John Sea rfoss. Wheat: 2nd Paul Beeiley; 4th, I Chuck Zimmerman: Gth. Junior ; Kern. ; Soybeans: 2nd, Mark Godslialk. Hay: 2nd, Arthur Mabie.