Syracuse-Wawasee Journal, Volume 48, Number 25, Syracuse, Kosciusko County, 31 March 1955 — Page 1

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Jonah Club Fish Fry To Benefit Indiana Lakes

Announcement of a benefit Jonah C'ub Fish Fry to be held in the North Webster school gymnasium Friday evening. April 15 to raise funds to fly Indiana’s lake queen to the nation's capitol ' in June to publicize the Indiana lake region and the coming summer resort season, was made Tuesday by “Queen of Lakes’’ commit- " tee chairman Irene Gerard, of North Webster. Indiana’s famous original Jonah Club will stage the fish fry as a public service, Mrs. Gerard announced. Tickets are being distributed throughout the lake re-1 gion and a large attendance is expected. J I If enough funds are obtained it is planned to fly a fresh catch of blue gills from Indiana’s lakes to President Eisenhower as a gift from the people of the lake region and to have the gift delivered by lake queen, Jackie Blue of Mentone who was chosen queen of Indiana's lakes and mermaids at last year's Mennaid Festival in North WebsterJ from among 52 i contestants. She will also carry an invitation to the President to visit Indiana’s lakes on his next fishing trip. Indiana's Congressman. Charles Halleck, will introduce the “Queen” in Washington. Mermaid Festival chairman. Homer Shoop, advises that the gover- ; nor s office in Indianapolis is in accord with the trip and promises words of Greeting from the Governor to the President byway of Queen "Jackie”. The Jonah Club will start sen-! ing at 5 PM. and will continue as; long as people arrive and the fish | last,. They will be assisted by men and women of the North Webster community. People of the region wishing to donate to this cause but unable to attend the fish fry should mail their donations to Jonah Club; Fish Fry, North Webster. Indiana. Round About the Town ' By Sandra De Gross No Fat-Lean man ballgames, no class plays, no basketball games, no dancing, what can a reporter cover? Lots really. Never a dull moment! Such beautiful spring weather following the cold, icy winter weather over the week* end. Is winter ready over, that's the question The Syracuse-Wawasee Journal staff are happy to have Mr. W. W. Pauli ■ their boss) back from his vacation. The new Pickwick Bowling alley has been doing a great business since their grand opening Friday. 25 March. The beautiful surroundings and the nice alleys are well occupied. A person visiting the alleys can hardly find a place to stand. • The basketball players have been looking into the Journal office windows a lot lately. Could It be the pictures enlarged by Bill Spurgeon that drew their attention? Some high school boys seemed to be busy last week end as they pushed cars from snow banks and icy roads. They really were loads of help. Many programs are to be held in the near future. The school chorus has been busy rehearsing far their spring program. An operetta is to be held this year Also, the Lion's program will soon be here and the seniors and their graduating exercises. Tuesday night Syracuse basketball players really had all they could eat when their . mother’s took advantage of the new school cafeteria and prepared dinner for the team, coaches and their wives, managers, and cheerleaders. Mr. Longenecker was one of the guests. Congratulations to Diane Martin for winning the County Spelling Contest last Saturday ing“Women aren’t what they used to be—they Used to be girls!” —Charles Knouse

IBAZEMORE Mrs. G. H. Bazemore. 43. died March 29. 1955. at her home in Macon, Georgia, following a cerebral hemorrhage suffered March 2«. 1955. Mrs. Bazemore was the daughter of Mrs. Grace Larson Edgell * who lives near Pierceton. A Sister. Mrs. J. M. Hood, lives in Pierceton. Samuel Larson of Syracuse is a cousin. Other surviors are her husband. Glen, of Macon, Ga. two daugh ters March Grace Bazemore of Macon and Mrs. Wm. A. Mills of Jackson. Tenn.: and a sister. Mrs. J. D. Richards df Jackson, Tenn. Funeral services will be held at the Carr Funeral Home tn Syracuse. Anril 2. with the Rev. Haves of Warsaw officiating. Burial will be in the Syracuse cemetery.

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G. G. Schmidt, Summer Resident Dies Gustav G. Schmidt, 90 years old. retired pioneer theater owner, died Thursday in his home at 4205 North Illinois, Indianapolis. For many years the Schmidts ! have spent their summers at Wa-; wasee Lake where they own a cottage near ihe South Shore Inn.; Mr. Schmidt owned one of the first motion picture houses in Indianapolis. the open air Atlas Theater at 19th Street and Martindale Avenue. He later operated the. former Stratford Theater at 19th Street and College Avenue on North Illinois Street. Bom in Penzlin. Germany. Mr. I Schmidt had resided here 85 years. A graduate of Shortridge High; School. Mr. Schmidt attended Indiana University. He was a member of Logan Masonic Lodge Funeral senices were hrid at 2 p. m. Saturday in Flanner & Buchanan Fall Creek Mortuary. Burial was in Crown Hill Cemetary. Surviving are the widow. Mrs. Eleanor R. Schmidt; a daughter. Mrs. Frank H. Cox; a son. Raymond V. Schmidt; a brother. Adolph J. Schmidt, all of Indianapolis; two sisters, Mrs. Erwin Sollars and Mrs. Katherine Mueller, both of Muncie; four grandchildren and one great-grandchild. Annual Music Clinic Announced by State U. High school music pupils are inI vited to enroll for the tenth annual music clinic for high school . st.udents to be held July 9-17 at ! Indiana University. June 11 has been announced as the final date I for registration for the clinic, which will be for bands, orchestras and choruses. Approximately 600 high school musicians are expected to attend I this year's clinic, as arrangej ments have been made by the ; University to accommdoate 150 [more students than last year, when 435 were in attendance. Enrollment will be limited according jto instrumentation, needs of the band and orchestra and voice rej quirements of the choral group. Only advanced music students I from grades 9 to 12. including ! those who will be graduated from I high school this June, wilk be eligible to enrcfl. While on the the high school students : and teachers attending the clinic will be housed in the new men’s quad. I Glenn C. Bainum. director emeritus of the Northwestern University bands, will be new on this year's" staff as director of. the clinic band. Bmst Hoffman. , conductor of the I. U. Philhar- [ monic Orchestra, will conduct j : the clinic orchestra, and George I ; F. Krueger, professor of choral! music and director* of the “Singing Hoosiers.” the clinc chorus, i I Outstanding high school music- ' teachers will conduct the section- | al rehearsals and also act as coI unselors for the clinic. The clinic band, chorus and orchestra will ’give a joint concert July 17 as the closing feature. John Blocker Receives Assignment in Paris Pvt. John Blocker, son of Mr. and Mrs. Noble Blocker. Lake . Street, is looking forward to Paris in the Spring. ‘ John is home on leave from Fort Riley. Kansas, and will report to Camp Kilmer, N. J, 11 April. From there he will leave for Paris. France, as a shortjhand typist for Supreme Allied Police Europe. Released from Hospital I Francis Taylor of Milford was [released Tuesday from Memorial ! Hospital, South Bend, where he had undergone an eye operation. Mr. Taylor is the father of Mrs. Robert Sprague of South Hunting- • ton Street. Sell it with a classified ad. Phone 191.

By Bin P»llK>N “If they can force youto join a union, maybe we can persuade you to go to church!’*

SYRACUSE. INDIANA. THURSDAY. March 31, 1955

0— ■— — -g Appearing with , Jack’s Xylophone Band are the Gibson Sisters. a dance team who will add to the variety of the program to be presented by the Lion's Club Friday night, 1 April, at the Syracuse High School Auditorium. The proceeds of the concert will be used to resurface the school's new playground this year. ,

State Provides for Limited Korean Bonus Limited Korean Bonus has been provided Jor by a law passed by the 1955 Indiana State Legislature. There are several “Bugs" in the laws as passed, which must be reviewed and acted upon by the office of the attorney general before steps may be taken to implement the law-. When an “official opinion” has been handed down by the attorney general, there will necessarily be further delay to set up a, bonus hire and train personnel in proper processing procedures, print and distribute application forms and train the county service officers and others in handling th? application. It seems at this time that applications for the Indiana Bonus for Korean veterans will probably be ready about 1 July. 1955. Eligible veterans should get their form DD-214 recorded or have photostatic copies made before filing time. It is quite probable that the bonus division will insist upon the original document being submitted with the bonus application, as was the case w-ith the World War II Indiana Bonus. If the veteran has photostatic copies on hand he will not have to wait until his bonus application has been processed and his separation papers returned, in order to file claim with the veterans administration for education and training, hospitalization. dental treatment, etc.. As soon as the Korean Bonus Division is set up and activated the service office at the county court house will be prepared to assist veterans in filing their applications. Rotary Elects Officers Election of officers at the regi ular meeting of Rotary Club Monday night, 28 March, resulted in the selection of the following members as officials for the year: John Weatherhead , president; Wm. T. Jones, Jr. (Bill), vicepresident; Nelson Miles, secretary, Elmer Stucky, treasurer and Ed. Kleinknight. Sergeant-at-anns. Elmer Stucky, Ed Kleinknight and Lee Fischer were named directors of the club. ~ The new officers will take office 1 July.

To Give "The Messiah" At Goshen Palm Sunday Presentation of Handel’s sacred oratorio. The Messiah, has been announced by the Northern Indiana District Choir of the Churches of the Brethren. It will be given on Palm Sunday. April 3. 1955, at 2:30 P. M. in the Goshen College Union Auditorium. Membership in the 150-voice choir includes members mainly from several of the Brethren Churches of Northern Indiana. In addition, the membership has been open to other denominations and as a result, other denominations are represented in the choir. No admission will be charged but a free-will offering will be taken to defray expenses. Come and bring your friends. EASTER MUSIC ALE On Easter Sunday evening at 7:30 P. M. the Calvary E. U. B. Church, corner of Benton & Harrison Streets, will present an Easter Musicale. The Adult and Junior Choirs, along with special groups, will render musical selections befitting the Holy Week emphasis. Rev. Robert Janney will give an Easter meditation. The public is invited to attend. EASTER CONTATA AT METHODIST CHURCH For their annual Easter cantata the Chancel Choir of the Methodist Church has chosen The Dawn of Easter by Ira B Wilson. It will be presented at the Church Sunday evening. 10 April, at 8:00 P. M. Everyone is invited.

Lion-like March Continues to Roar If March came in resembling a lion, the first week of so-called spring indicated, last week that the month had every idea of leaving in a fashion resembling a dozen lions. Tuesday brought low temperatures and ten-foot snow drifts, residents of this area were deceived Wednesday into believipg Spring was here by balmy, sunny temperatures that erased all traces of the snow of the. day before. But beginning Friday, pessimism published by the weather bureau came true with snow flurries and winds, followed by a i snow of more serious proportions and even higher winds Friday i night and Saturday morning. | Drifts across rural roads around Syracuse were not as heavy as in Tuesday’s blow and no major traffic tie-ups were reported. Streets in Syracuse were slick over the weekend, and the icy Huntington Street hill Friday night and Saturday morning was the location of several lost tempers belonging to motorists. No accidents were reported in Syracuse. however, Diane Martin Wins County Spelling Bee ■ Congratulations! to Diane Martin, winner and still champ. This pert, little red-head, who is a sixth grader under Mr. Gilbert Gorge's instruction, outspelled boys and girls from other county schools, in the County Spelling Bee at the WRSW Station in Warsaw. Saturday morning. 26 March. The word “acacia” downed her Warsaw opponent, but Diane spelled it correctly and went on to spell the winning word “accelerator.” Mrs. Gladys Morris of Syracuse was one of the judges. Diane will compete in the area Finals at Fort Wayne Northside High School on 30 April.

New Business Buildings Coming to Wawasee Two new enterprises are to be established on Road 13 in Wawasee Village. The local Security Bakery has purchased two lots between the Television Store, and Etter Real Estate, and according to Mr. Stametz, contemplates a bakery at that location. Thomas H. Socks, Syracuse Lake, plans a haberdashery on the ground next to the Wawasee Sportsman Center, where Contractor Paul Christine has started a building. Mr. Socks operates a men’s store in Palmer House, Chicago. Turkey Creek Furniture Shop Is Enlarged Activity at the 6 Turkey Creek Furniture Shop on South Huntington Street is a reminder that the shop will be open again for the : 1955 season 1 April. > This year the building to the . north, purchased last summer, ' will be a part of the Shop. , Remodelling which began last ' August includes a large central I room connecting both houses. ■ special facilities for displaying outdoor pieces across the store front and a roof. deck. One of the oldest retail stores in Syracuse, the business was started by William Beckman in 1902. It is now operated by Mr. and Mrs. Vernon T. Beckman. Released From Service I Robert E. Hoover, son of Mr. and Mrs. Guy Hoover was discharged from the service March 25 at Chanute Field. Rantoul. Illinois. Robert enlisted in March 1951, spent 9 months in Texas and ' Mississippi and 39 months at i Chanute Field where he was an : instructor in Jet Mechanics. He and his wife. Marge, and children are living in Warsaw for ' the present. FINED FOR SPEEDING Joseph Sparduto of Syracuse, ' last week was fined $1 and costs by Waterloo Justice of the Peace James Hamilton for speeding on I Route 6, 20 March.

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BYLAND Susan Denise Byland. 8 pounds six ounces, was born Friday 25 March, at 5:30 P. M. at Elkhart General Hospital, Elkhart. Ind. Susan Ifcenise is the daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Fred S. Byland, and the grandaughter of Mrs. Nelson Byland. STRIEBY Bom to Mr. and Mrs. Delbert Strieby, a daughter, Vicky Sue, Monday. 28 March, at the MacDonald Hospital, in Warsaw.

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girl scout ® cookies Slick Area Roads Cause Two Deaths Friday Icy roads caused by Friday's relapse in the weather caused at least two deaths on highways in the greater area. Gordon Pilcher. 24. of Cleveland, Ohio was killed at 7:40 Friday night when a car driven by his mother west on Highway 6 spun in front of a truck and threw him out of the car. The accident occurred about four miles northwest of here. The truck was being driven by Alfred Grover, of Granger, Indiana. Neither the driver of the truck nor Pilcher’s mother was injured. Pilcher’s body was removed to the Carr Funeral Home here prior to being returned to Ohio. State Police from the Ligonier post investigated the accident. Cathy Hoffler. 22 months, was fatally injured about tep minutes earlier four miles south of Pierceton whan a car driven by her another, Mrs. Ruby Hoffler of Route 2, Claypool, skidded into a ditch. The Hoffler child died in route to the McDonald Hospital in Warsaw. Injured in the accident were Mrs. Hoffler, Gladys Metzger of Sidney and Virginia Linn of Claypool. They were treated at McDonald Hospital. All the occupants of the car were thrown out, according to state police.

County X-Ray Machine In Syracuse 19 April •_ The Kosciusko County Tuberculosis Association of Warsaw will have their Portable X-Ray machine in Syracuse April 19. Opportunities for chest X-Rays for TB will be available to the community from 10:00 a. m. to 12 noon at the Pickwick Block, and at the Weatherhead Company plant from 2 to 4:30 in the afternoon. Bridge at Pickwick Due About June 1 Structural steel for the replacement of the present narrow Kale Island bridge on the Pickwick Road to Wawasee will be delivered to location for assembly here about June 1, according to Kosciusko County Superintendent Ray Nine. ( Nine said the steel had been ordered by the Elkhart Bridge and Iron Company for delivery to their plant May 1. The Elkhart firm will prefabricate the steel prior to the erection of the bridge here. ' Kosciusko County highway auth orities are understood to have asked that construction of the new bridge be rushed so that the persons using the lake road during the summer would not be inconvenienced any longer than absolutely necessary.

Basketball Team Honored by Mothers Mothers of the High School basketball first team entertained the boys Tuesday night/29 March, with a baked ham dinner and all the trimmings at the new school cafeteria. Team members were Stover Hire. Jay Brouwer, Jim Connolly, Chuck Zimmerman. Tom Ryman, Tom Koble. Larry Nicolai. Charles Haffner, Robert Denton, Chuck Largen. ‘ Nelson Kistler. Larry Mock, and Jim Caskey. Other guests included Mr. and Mrs. James Hughes. Mr. and Mrs. Stanley Hoopingarner. Principal Glen Longenecker. Student Managers David Rupprecht and Billie Dorsey and Yell Leaders Phyllis George and Darlene Rogers. Accident Thursday Cullen Grismer of Route 2, Osceola, was arrested Thursday and charged with failure to yield the right of way after a panel truck driven by him was hit by a car driven by John Hoover of Wilkinsburg. Pa. Grismer was going north on the Huntington Road and pulled tn front of Hoover, who was westbound on Road 6. Grismer said he failed to. see Hoover coming. Both drivers received minor injuries.

Giri Scouts to Sell Cookies This Saturday Syracuse Girl Scouts did not have their Cookie Sale last Saturday. as scheduled, due to inclement weather. This Saturday. 2 April, some 50 Girl Scouts will “Cover the town and water front,” for their annual Cookie Sale of Girl Scout Cookies. Annual Cookie Sales are held all over the States to assist projects of Girl Scouts. By popular request, there will be an equal amount of Mint Cookies and chocolate and vanila sandwich cookies. Mrs. Robert Clevenger, financial chairman, will be at the Scout ; Cabin, Saturday, at 9 a. tn., with i other Adult Girl Scouters, to assist i when the “Girls return for more I cookies for more patrons.

Bishop Pursley Makes First Official Visit Over 100 seminarians at Our Lady of the Lake Seminary met their new shepherd for the first time when His Excellency, Leo A. Pursley. D. D.. the recently apt pointed Apostolic Administrator of Ft . Wayne, visited the seminary to celebrate a Pontifical High Mass and meet his subjects personally, last Thursday and Friday. All students of the northern Indiana area 'Ft. Wayne Diocese) had personal interviews with His Excellency on Thursday. And the entire faculty and student body attended the Pontifical Mass on Friday, the Feast of the Annunciation of the Blessed Virgin Mary. Fifth and sixth year students served at the Mass, along with the Very Rev. Rector. F. P. Pitka, Frs. Smerke. H. Mehr and Straka and Fr. Ranley as the other officers. The seminars’ choir sang. The Very Rev. Rector, Fr. Pitka, had planned to follow this solemn i celebration by another in the Greek* Rite on Saturday. But inclement weather made it impossible for the dignitaries to arrive.

Bowlers Accept New Pickwick Lanes Here Bowling addicts kept the new Pickwick Bowling Lanes crowded to near capacity last Friday night despite low temperatures, a heavy snow, and poor driving conditions. Jack Stoelting of the Lanes told the Journal Saturday afternoon that he was extremely gratified by the support shown the alleys during its official opening night. He also said that a large number of persons were taking advantage of afternoon bowling whenever possible, and added that spectator interest during the opening week also seemed quite notable. Bowlinn News This past week Jerry Smith had high score for the ladies with 221 and Dick Pusti had high score for the men with 245. Any lady or man bettering the above two scores will be entitled to three free games of bowling at the Pickwick Bowling Lanes. Bowling News Foo and Faye team won one game from Phillipsons at Warsaw. E. Hopkins (Blind Score) 100 E. Tatman * 384 L. Dean 314 D. Mollenhour { 329 P. Cripe , 487 P. Cripe had High/game of 180. Warsaw Ladies League Helen Frushour with a neat 501 led Pilche’s Shoes to two wins out of three over Kimble Glass. The girls have won 39 and lost 42. Frushour had games of 191-151-159 for 501. Pusti 113-120-141. Pilcher 119-113-102 for 334. Van Sickle 137-127-146 for 410. Coburn 113-122-139 for 384. In the men’s County League Pilcher’s Shoes are in first place, six games in front of Shorty's Hot Shots. The County League has been out of action the past two weeks due to the City Tourn-

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To Have Wawasee Section In New Phone Directory

Addition of a Lake Wawasee section to the local directories of the United Telephone Company in future issues is one several points mentioned in a Supplemental Order dated March 1G to a Public Service Commission Order dated last December 2, with regard to improvements in local telephone service. Wawasee Lake residents will all be listed in the Lake Wawasee section of the telephone book which lists the exchange serving their particular phone. This step has been taken in recognition of the community of interest existing between all Wawasee area persons. Confusion has resulted in the past under Syracuse and a few under Cromwell inasmuch as most toll calls for Wawasee are usually placed through Syracuse. Under the new set-up operators in distant places and persons calling Wawasee numbers k will be able' to use the Wawasee section to see what exchange seizes the phone thej’ are calling. Improvements for toll service to ! and at Cromwell will also be made with the installation of dial phones in Cromwell. AJI Cromwell long distance calls will be routed out of Cromwell through Warsaw, I except to Ligonier and the Elkhart i area. Such calls are now routed I through Goshen. Direct service to Syracuse will I be provided for Cromwell subscribers, who will be able to dial the Syracuse operator ( direct. All ! Syracuse operators will handle i calls from Cromwell, so there will not have to wait for the local long distance board to I answer. Subscribers in Syracuse calling Cromwell will be able to do so by | calling the operator here, who will dial the call direct. All operators here will handle calls for Cromwell also eliminating any wait for the long distance section. Toll charges have not been removed from calls between Syracuse and Cromwell, however Ser- ; rice is expected to be better with the removal of other long distance traffic from the lines between here and Cromwell. Syracuse interests stressing the community of interest of the Wawasee area have expressed dis- ' apppointment in the retention of a toll charge between here and | Cromwell, beleiving it to be a | nuisance and delaying factor in calling between the two places. They have pointed out that free service exists between Syracuse and other communities both farther away and with lesser degrees of community interest than Cromwell. Civic groups have expressed satisfaction with other projected improvements in the telephone service but still are disappointed with the continuance of the ton charge.

RECEIVE SCOUT AWARDS At the annual Boy Scout Appreciation Banquet in the Elkhart Centeral Christian Church, Thursday evening, 31 March, the Scouter’s Key for Trainging AwarJ was presented to Leo Kowallik of Pack 56. Mrs. George Myers, also of Pack 56, was given the Scouter’s Award for Advanced Trainging received at Warsaw. Spring Track Schedule Syracuse H. S. reports the 1955 Track Schedule as follows: Fri., Apr. 1 Chester Twp., Sidney (H> Thurs., Apr. 7; • Milford. Leesburg (H> Tues., Apr. 12: Larwill (H) Fri., Apr. 15 North Webster, Atwood (H) Tues., Apr. 19Pierceton, South Whitley (H) Thurs., Apr. 21 Etna Green (H) Sat., Apr. 23Goshen Relays Tues., Apr. 26 — (Fresh.-Soph.) North Webster (H) Fri., Apr. 29 County Meet (H) Tues., May 3Ligonier <T> Tues., Maj’ 10 Pierceton, South Whitley at S. Whitley f Fri. .May 13Sectional, at Huntington High school teams have been practicing since the close of the basketball season. ament. / Denzel Realtors Denzel Realtors, won 2 gsdnes from Humphrey’s Insurane at Wood-ro-alleys in Goshen. I. Burt 456 with a 175 high E. Blaksely 392 K. Auer 370 L. Gilbert 446 with a 161 high M. Pocenfoose 411

The gadget pictured here is one of those things the little red schoolhouse just never had. It is the latest thing in a co-or-dinated clock, bellringing, and fire-arlarm system which is being hooked .up at the Syracuse school to serve both the grade and high school areas. It was manufactured by the International Business Machines Company. Bells ring automatically at the ends of periods, all clocks tell the same time, and the mechanism also controls a fire-alarm system to clear the building.

In The Northeast (Corner (By BUI Spurgeon) .

First, to blow our own horn a little bit, we would like to comment on some-' photographs on display in the Journal’s front window. These enlargements are from pictures taken by this, writer over a period of five years or so in this immediate area. Most of them have been used in the Journal. We hope to use more and more photographs in the paper as our time will allow, ahd will also display these new news pictures from time to time. We hope they serve to make things a little more interesting for our Speaking of pictures, most photos used in the news columns of this paper are a product of combined effort. Our efforts are usually of the on-the-spot fire-truck-chasing type of securing news pictures. The darkroom end of getting them into the paper is handled by Mr. F. Reinbold, local photographer, who furnishes both the darkroom equipment and effort, of times in some haste, too, for deadlines. Mr. Reinbold is the man behind the scenes in most of . the Journal’s pictures. Last Thursday morning we had the opportunity to drive uptown at the unreasonable hour (or so it seemed) of 5:30 in the morning. We thought, just for fun, that we would count the number of homes. showing some signs of life along Huntington Street at that early hour, but our plans were soon shattered. The only active places were the railroad station, where a Chicago train had-just departed, and the factory of the Syracuse Rubber Products Company, seemingly running full tilt without regard for the hour of the day.

Maybe some day we'll try it again at 6:00. We're sure someone is up then, besides persons working night shifts, or leaving town, and Night Policeman Jesse Rex. ’ New plaques above the letter dicps in the pqstoff ice showing the destination of mails placed in the drops have beautified the lobby of that place in no small degree. Much, much better than the cardboard signs which formerly adorned the same slots. Noticed an unusual number of ' persons drilling wells in this area. Are we running out of water? Faye Wong of Restuarant fame I tells us she was worried about her water supply and was having a second well put in. Several rigs were noticed last Friday between ' here and Goshen, including one at New Paris grade school. Growing communities are never without water trouble, it seems. And as for drilling, who rememj bers the rumors of a year or so ago that some large oil company ; was going to drill for oil, right square in the middle of Lake Wawasee? This was the climax of several years 'of rumors which claimed that Turkey Creek Towniship was practically another “teapot Dome,” but without the scandal. All of which proves that people are bound to find something unusual to talk about. Is Syracuse going to lose an- | other landmark? We mean the watering facilities and tank at the Baltimore and Ohio station here, j Syracuse has been a water stop ! since the railroad came here 1 better than 80 years ago, but water stops as such are, fast disappearing from the railroad’s map. . *• ' The Baltimore and Ohio, they say, is now better than 75% j dieselized in all operations, and ' those diesel locomotives just do I not use the water like the old steam engines did. The Wabash ! north of here went 100% diesel a couple of years ago, with the result ; that watering facilities and the ; tall black coal elevator at Benton which had long ornamented the landscape soon disappeared. Coaling stop nearest Syracuse i on the B & O is LePaz to the west and Garrett, to the east. Only trains using the local watering place are a few freights and the I local switching engine, which ! shuttles between Garrett, here, and Nappanee every day, and once I ir. a while the Chicago-Wheeling pa.- ienger run, the only such ste; ti run left on this division, j The B and O does not use city water, but pumps its own from Syracuse Lake. You can see their pumphouse in the park behind the local railroad freighthouse. Local residents of some 30 yean or so ago will probably remember that the funeral train of the late President Warren G. Harding stopped here one night for water. Several local persons went down to see it, although it passed several hours behind schedule. This put Syracuse temporarily on the national map. And while we are talking about maps, we have written the Baltimore-and Ohio railroad in an effort to get Syracuse put on their maps. No reply yet, but hope we meet with some success. ~ j “Many a juvenile delinquent got off the right track because of a- misolaced switch.”—Nevyle Shackelford