Syracuse-Wawasee Journal, Volume 47, Number 11, Syracuse, Kosciusko County, 24 December 1953 — Page 10

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STATE POPULATION CLIMBS TO MORE THAN 4 MILLION, ESTIMATE SHOWS Indiana’s population, for the first time in history, has gone over the 4,000,000 mark, according to an estimate made by the United States Census Bureau. The bureau estimated that there are now 213,000 more Hoosiers than there were in 1950, at the time of the last census. This would boost the population here from 3,934,244 to 4.148,000 Such an increase will not affect Indiana’s representation in Congress Reapportionment of Congressional seats takes place every 10 years on the basis of population. No change can be made before 1960. FILE PETITIONS FOR BONDING TOWNSHIP TO BUILD NEW SCHOOL Over in Kosciusko county, Van Buren township trustee John F. Augsburger filed six petitions with county auditor Earl Himes last week requesting bonding of Van Buren township for funds to be used in the erection of the proposed new elementary school building at Milford. At Syracuse, bonds for construction of their new grade school have been sold and construction will start in early

r SB) tnu To all our friends May this Holiday Season be the heppi•st one you've ever enjoyed. FROG TAVERN

jfHFn n nnm n n Biv unbb bo II I si Jf Ht f^€ Holiday season, «/jm| do ■ -» by the spiritual inspiration of the A A Christmas message, abide with SSgf you through all the days ahead Igirl KwV* This ts our warmest wish for you fl ■ 1 * > ■ SmPA^ *<*4 yours, as through the i fl 1 silence of a Holy night, I / jtf the shining wonder of Christmas jf smcc more dawns upon the World. I .BURKHOLDER DRUG

spring, according to the hopes of officials. IT CAN HAPPEN! In Albert Lee. Minn., last week three separate churches pasted, the following Sunday sermon titles: “Where Is He?" “He Is Here!" and “God Changes His Address!” The pastors chose their subjects apparently without consulting each other. New Year's Day Was Not Always On January 1 .New Year’s was not always celebrated on January 1. In fact, even today New Years comes on different dates for some people. Prior to September 14, .1752, England and her colonies regarded January 1 with indifference because New Year's day was observed on March 25. Today, many people who continue to use the Gregorian calendar still solemnize traditional feasts, including New Year, on different days. The Gregorian calendar was not presented to the world until 1582 by Pope Gregory XIII.

A s•<> May the peace and happiness symbolized by the Star of Christmas remain with yon throughout the Holiday Seaeom. BARNHART’S Hill Top Ice Cream — in Syr acute

The Jews observe a 10-day New Year season at the time of the autunin equinor, beginning on Rosh Hashana and ends on Yom Kippur. The Moslem calendar (dating from 626, A.D.) has 12 months of the year begin with the approximate new' moon without any intercalation to keep them geared to the seasonal equinoxes. As a result New Years and months retrograde through the entire year in about 33 and one-half years. HOOSIER GROWN Why not try a home-grown Christmas tree this year, suggest Purdue University foresters. A home-grown tree will hold its needles and stay fresh longer than a shipped-in tree. Varieties offered for sale in Indiana will include Scotch pine, white pine, red pine, jack pine and Virginia pine. SEED ILLEGALLY SOLD IN 1952 More than’ half the farmers who advertised seed for sale in Indiana Last year did so illegally, declares A. S. Carter, assistant state seed commissioner at Purdue University. As a result about one million pounds of seed had to be withdrawn from sale. Because many farmers are unaware of their responsibility to comply with the Indiana State Seed Law, Carter believes most

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of the violations were unintentional. Law requires that all seed advertised for sale must bear official tags stating germination, weed seed content and origin. , > The seed commissioner, who subscribes to a clipping service, followed up all seed advertisements in 400 Indiana newspapers and found that 47 percent of the farmer-advertisers had complied with the law. He feels that this is a good percentage of voluntary compliance, and he is encouraged to believe the number of farmers who understand the law is increasing. Carter points out that seed testing sendee at Purdue is free to any Indiana farmer, and official labels cost only a few centa each. He adds that its’ easy and profitable to comply with the law. Carter urges farmers who submit samples to the state labors-

( It Jr /w r I jZf.sLV W ■ IV-. wlAi <£ ISitiSfe a* W v x • ITith the approach of Christmas, our thoughts revert gratefully to those whose good will and confidence we have learned to treasure throughout the years. It is to these old friends and our many new ones that we wish to eMend our warmest wishes for a cheerful and joyous Christmas —a happy and prosperous New Year. I? ' 11 l Wawasee Manufacturing Company, Inc. I -■ ■ I I ' R. Keith and Geneva 4 I'flWt — - I ♦ ’ _ ’ • ■■' • * - ‘ . — ”

tory to enclose enough seed for all tests necessary. A teacupful or half-pound of clover or grass seed and at least a pint of soybeans or cereal crop seed is re-

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quired. “You can’t run a complete test or noxious weed examination with only a thimbleful of seed,” he explains. “And, unless the

sample is truly representative of the lot, the work of testing will be wasted." Samples should be mailed in strong containers to avoid

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damage or mix-up. County agricultural agents can supply packages and detailed instructions for handling seed samples.