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C. of C. Members! Discuss Area Growth, Development

Ways and means of encouraging the growth and development of the Syracuse-Wawasee area were the major topics at the first fall meeting of the Syracuse-Wa-wasee Community Chamber of Commerce last night. Lee Fischer, chairman of the chamber’s factory committee, reported on two industrial firms which were contemplating moving to Syfacuse earlier this year. One, Fischer said, eventually located at Bremen and the second has decided to move to Warsaw. The firm which moved to Bremen was the Lone Star Boat Company and a division of the Magnaflux Corporation, also engaged in the manufacture of boats and related products, is to locate in the county seat. Fischer said the deciding factors In the plants’ not coming to Syracuse were the high cost of land, the doubtful availability of land suitable for their purposes, and no apparent ”industrial expansion readiness” on the part of the community. Chamber president H. L. Anglemyer appointed a committee of Leon Connolly. Fischer. George Lamm, and Rollie Byler to look into the establishment of some type of industrial development' program as is operating in Ligonier. Anglemyer also cautioned the group to be ready to promote other advantages of the community. such as the vacationland aspect and the advantages to be

Leaky Discharge Valve Pollutes Turkey Creek

Cause of the pollution of Turkey Creek last weekend resulting in the death of hundreds of fish, was traced Wednesday to approximately 15 to 30 gallons of concentrated cyanide, which had leaked into the creek due to a faulty valve at a Weatherhead plant in Syracuse, it was reported by Max Bafrett, state sanitary engineer who had been conducting • an investigation through his Fort Wayne office. Barrett said the evidence of cyanide in the stream was confirmed from Indianapolis state health'laboratories, where tests were made of samples taken from the creek last weekend. The dead fish were discovered last Sunday over a long stretch of the creek from its outlet at Syracuse lake, through the east part of Milford, and to the Kos-ciusko-Elkhart county line. The creek empties into the Elkhart river a few miles south of Goshen. but no pollution was reported in that part of the creek located in‘Elkhart county. Barrel said there was no further danger as the cyanide, in moving downstream, virtually uses itself up and becomes dilutted.

Property Directors Meet, Appoint Chairmen For Year

Directors of the Wawasee Property Owners Association met at the home of Paul O. Warner, president, last Friday night. Committee chairman for the comms year were , announced by Warner and th€ annual president’s report, read at the August 28 meeting of the association and to be mailed to all members, was released for publication. Chairmen appointed by Warner included John O. Abshire. roads and highways; Ed Fiedeke. public safety; Art Irmscher. Sanitation; George W. Davidson, membership: -and O'. L Ramey and C. M. Jessup, planning. , Secretary Jack Vanderford reported that state highway department crews were engaged in the repair and resurfacing of Alternate 13 at the east end of Wawasee and also that State Road 5 in this area had been worked on lately. Arrangements for liaison with the Indiana Marine Chamber of Commerce and other lake groups for preparation of a boat law for presentation to the 1957 Indiana General Assembly were also discussed. ' Aviators To Meet Members of the Wawasee Flying Club will hold another organization meeting next Monday night at 7 o’clock at the Journal office. Purpose of the meeting is to decide on the type of aircraft to,be purchased by the club and adopt a charter. Free Passes! If you find your name hidden in the classified ads—come into the Journal office for your free pass to see

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gained by those working, living, and trading in Syracuse. Ladies of Round Table Hear About Trip The Ladies, of the Round Table held the first meeting of the year Monday evening at the Solomon Creek Church. A fried chicken dinner was served to 28 members and 2 guests. Mrs. Beulah Bushong gave a very interesting talk on her trip to Europe which she made during June and July. She told of the historic places she had seen and showed pictures and money of the countries visited. Rotarians. Wives Picnic Syracuse Rotarians and their wives were entertained at an outdoor picnic at Fischer’s Pla-Mor Park last Monday night. John Shiere was in charge of the char-coal-grilled dinner and miniature golf badminton, and horse shoes were the evening’s entertainment. Truck Fire Friday Syracuse firemen sent four trucks to the plant of the Weatherhead Company about 4:15 p. m. Friday to discover that trash loaded in a truck was being consumed by flames. The bed of the truck was >!; htly damaged tin contents were destroyed. Plant firemen had the blaze under control when firemen arrived.

Birthday Becomes "Identical Twin Day" Closing day at Louie’s Grill was a gala affair, including a fourth birthday party for Janna Marlene and Jeanne Marie Adair, twin daughters of Nir. and Mrs. Robert Adair. > Guests included Lou Ann and Sue Ann Cripe. 1. daughters of Mr. and Mrs. Clifford Cripe; Luz and Lena Olivares. 2. daughters of Mr. and Mrs. Jose Olivares: and David and Douglas Strombeck. 3. sons of Mr. and Mrs Str-miocck of North Webster. All four sets of twins are "identicals " Thomas J. Clayton, half brother of Janna and Jeane. supervised the opening of the gifts for his sisters. Home made chocolate cake and ice cream was served to all. hospitality of Louie’s Grill. Mrs. Adair served the refresh ments while Mr. and Mrs. Olivares. Mrs. Cripe, and Mrs. Strombeck and Mrs. Edith Todd kept watch over the youngsters.

Chicago Dairy Show To Open 8 October Purebred dairy cattle from many states and Canada have been .listed for the 3rd annual International Dairy Show, scheduled for the International Amphitheatre October 8-15. the management reports. First entry consistAi of a show herd of purebred Milking Shorthorns from Mew York. They are coming from the Last Chance Ranch near Lake Placid. Owners of the comment's finest dairy animals will compete for over $40,000 in cash prizes that will be offered in the competitions featuring six breeds— Ayrshires. Brown Swiss. Guernseys. Jerseys. Holsteins and Milking Shorthorns. The management anticipates an entry of over 2.000 animals by the final closing date for listing exhibits —September 12. $25,000 Recipe Contest One of the feature attractions at this year's event is the International Golden Daily Recipe Contest in which more than 5.000 wothen have submitted their favorite dairy recipes. The contest will be conducted by Ruth Fisher Holbrook, noted Chicago food consultant. She will conduct a twice daily food forum during the 8-day run of the show in a specially' installed ‘Dream Kitchen”. Prises valued at $25,000 will be awarded to winners in this event —the grand prize winner to receive an all-expense trip to Europe. Other winning entrants will receive refrigerators, washers, stoves, and varied other useful household appliances. The management reports that farm group tours to the showare being arranged for the first times this year. The tour package will include transportation, hotel accomodations if desired, and reserved seats for the rodeo —daily entertainment feature of the show. It costs Americans 30 million dollars a year to clean up roadside Utter. The Chicago Motor Club says, "Don't be a Litterbug.”

SYRACUSE. INDIANA

School Authorities Add 7th Bus Route Turkey Creek Township Trustee Calvin E. Beck reported to the Journal Monday that a seventh school bus route is being established to take care of the large number of pupils being hauled to school by township transportation. Beck said that the six busses put into use at the beginning of the year had a capacity of but 264 students. Some 367 are being carried to school by bus. A bus not now in active use is assigned to the 7th route, with Nelson Byland acting as temporary driver. A seventh contract is being advertised in this week’s Journal. Two of the smaller busses now in use will be replaced by larger busses next year, Beck said, if the township budget is approved by State Board authorities later this month. There's A Moral Ted Hawk of Bay shore Drive was awaiting word from the State Department of Conservation today—to see whether, he would have to his nice, new sea-wall, just completed without benefit of permit. It is understood that Mr. Hawk was warned by Conservation Officer Ned Gerard that it would be necessary to obtain a permit, but it seems Mr. Hawk just went ahead and built his sea-wall 11 feet out into tix lake anyway. District Conservation Director Charles Beckert has already told Mr. Hawk that it would be necessary to remove tiffe seawall. but the formal written order has not come through yet. Moral: Get a permit before building anything in the lake. Remember that the land may belong to you. but the water belongs to all of us. Change That Date! Paul Levernier of the Turkey Creek Township Parent-Teach-ers Association said this 'week that the datee of the group’s annual Halloween Festival as announced in last week’s Journal had been changed. The festival will be held Saturday 29 October and hot Friday 28 October. Reason for the change has been given as a basketball game to be played M the Syracuse school on the 28th. Local News. . . Mrs. Eva Clayton Knight of Chicago was a guest of Mrs. Mae Kindig from Saturday until , Tuesday. Mr. and Mrs. Willard Nus baum and children. Sam and Jane, have returned'from a week of fishing in northern Michigan. They stayed at a hunting lodge a few miles south of Newberry, i Michigan. Sam Nusbaum has enrolled at Howe Military School for his third year of high school. Tom Kroh left for Purdue University Tuesday 13 September where he will enroll for his junior year.

— File Complaint — Harry W. and Dorothy’ Cartwright. of Syracuse, have filed a complaint in circuit court against Frank E. and Blanch Bates, asking that the defendants be made to forfeit their lease on a tenancy in Syracuse, according to last Saturday’s Warsaw Times-Union. The plaintiffs allege that the defendants have violated stipulations of the lease and they ask immediate possession of the premises. The Cartwrights own the i building in which the Dixie Restaurant. operated by the Bates’, is located. Announce .Army Programs Programs in the United States Army available to local men under the new Reserve Bill signed last month were announced here yesterday by a spokesman from the U.S. Army reserve arrnony in Nappanee. Men 17 to 18 v 2 may fulfill their obligation by a six-month enlistment followed by 7* 2 years in the active reserves. Men 17 to 27 not w ishing this may join the Reserves for 6 years, two of which will be active service at the time of their choice. Or men leaving their service can considerably shorten their obligation by taking part in the active reserve program for a year. The Nappanee Armory is holding open house this Saturday from 1 to 9 p.m. and is also manned for information every Thursday night, the spokesman said. Syracuse Club Calendar Monday 26 September Primary Mothers meet at Marshall Coy home. Wednesday 28 September Wednesday Afternoon Club. Eastern Star at 8:00 pan. Tuesday 4 October Methodist Nursery Guild. Past Matrons Club at home of Mrs. Guy Bushong. Shelter Wood Garden Club. Wednesday 5 October Hex Rural Home Economics Club. Thursday 6 October Calvary E.UJB. »WB.WJS.

Thursday 15 September 1955

Local Tax Rates Passed By County Board Monday s

Syracuse’s total tax rate of $4.76 per SIOO, and Turkey Creek Township’s rate of $2.94 per SIOO, were both approved Monday as the Kosciusko County Tax Adjustment Board met in Warsaw and approved all tax rates in the county. The Syracuse town rate represents a slight increase of .03 per SIOO over last year, and the township rate shows a marked decrease of .18 per SIOO from last year’s $3.12 rate. The decrease in the township rate is largely accountable to the reduction of the cumulative building fund with the completion this year of the new grade school building here. Final Inspection Soon The various budgets and proposed levies will be given final consideration on Sept. 26 and 27 at the court house in Warsaw by the state tax board. County Auditor Earl Himes said no one appeared at the court house Monday to discuss the various levies before the county board. Os the 17 townships, all but four proposed increased levies; for 1956. Those with reduced I rates are Jefferson. Seward. Turkey Creek and Van Buren. AU of the town rates, approved today by the county adjustment board, propose increases over the current 1955 levies, though some were light. The county board approved the proposed county tax rate, which totals 51 cents, five cents higher than this year, and the Warsaw city rate of $1.90, which is nine cents lower than the 1955 levy. The overall Warsaw rate for 1956 is proposed at $4.56, one cent higher than the current levy. School Building Cited New school additions and improvements, as well as establishment of cumulative building funds, acounted for many of the rates being considerable higher for 1956, Himes stated. Prairie township has asked the greatest township increase, from $2.50 to $4.20, while the greatest increase proposed among the various towns is in Leesburg, from $3.92 to $5.40. Himes said the big hike at Leesburg is due largely to $2,000 being asked for street repairs in the corporation fund, as compared to only SSOO this year. List Levies Proposed rates, as approved for 1956 by the county tax adjustment board, showing a comparison with the current 1955

NIPSCO Starting Work On Regional Headquarters

Northern Indiana Public Service Company has begun its new 10 acre operating headquaters site just south of Goshen, W. D. Shannahan. NIPSCO’s Goshen division manager, said last-week. “The new operating headquarters will be designed to provide excellent facilities for insuring customers with dependable gas and electric service now and in the future,” Shannahan said. The large site, located on the south side of County Road No. 38 east of the Big Four tracks, will cost nearly $600,00 and is schediiled for completion within a year. More than 90 NIPSCO employes responsible for the efficient functioning of gas and electric lines in Goshen and vicinity will work at the new operating headquarters. 3 Buildings Three modern masonry buildings and outdoor storage facilities will occupy the site. The largest of the structures will be an office and storeroom building, another will serve as a garage, and the third will contain shops. The office and storeroom building — 205 feet long and 85 feet wide — will face County Road No. 38. Brownish-red brick and glass blocks will be used on the outside of the structure, Office and corridor walls will be

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Calendar Os Coming Events Li— »u i Mini hi ■ i ■■■■■ Thursday, 22 September 8:00 P. M. Farm Bureau of Turkey Creek Township at the home of Mr. and Mrs. Charles Beck. rates, are listed as follows: TOWNSHIPS 1956 1955 Clayy $3.76 $3.05 Etna 3.83 2.93 Franklin 2.59 2.38 Harrison 2.95 2.50 Jackson 3.59 3.05 Jefferson 2.35 2.46 Lake 3.07 2.18 Monroe 3.79 3.06 Plain 2.85 2.85 Prairie 4.20 2.50 Scott 3.82 3.59 Seward 2.26 2.27 Tippecanoe 3.26 2.37 Turkey Creek 2.94 3.12 Van Buren 2.98 3.23 Washington 3.70 3.10 Wayne 3.64 291 County revenue .32 .28 j County welfare .14 .13 I County cumulative bridge .02 .02 | County health .03 .03 I TOWNS Burkert 3.76 3.58 Claypool 5.57 4.33 Etna Green 4.50 3.46 Leesburg 5.40 3,92 Mentone (Franklin) 4.00 3.48 Mentone Harison 4.01 3.51 . Milford 4.61 4.31 North Webster 4.28 3.38 Pierceton 5.31 4.04 Sidney 4.19 3.75 Silver Lake 5.09 4.35 Syracuse 4.76 4.73 Warsaw 4.56 4.55 Winona Lake 4.89 4.21 List Board Members Mayor Mike Hodges, representing the Warsaw city council acted as chairman of the county adjustment board which ended its session shortly after. 10:30 Monday morning. William R. Hall, of Warsaw’, was vicei chairman. Other members of the board were William Orr and Ben H. Eagler, of Warsaw, and Bert Irvine, of Jefferson township, who along with Hall were ap-, i pointed by Judge Walter Brubaker; James Tuttle, Washington township trustee, who represented the county board of education; and Harry R. Beatty, of Plain township, representing the county council. Himes, an ex-officio member, served as _secretary of the board.

throughout the office area. Offices will be provided for the Company’s district engineering, electric line, gas distribution, radio repair, construction, substation. meter, and transformer repair departments. The building also will include conference rooms located on a second floor 71 feet long and 42 feet wide. The east portion of the building will be used for storing gas and electrical equipment utilized by the Company. Part of this space will be devoted exclusively to the storage and handling of gas appliances sold to the public by NIPSCO. A convenient loading dock will span the rear of the building. A garage, 134 feet long and 60 feet wide, will house 12 large trucks and 18 smalled vehicles owned by NIPSCO and used by employes in the Goshen division. The shop building wilt also be erected at the rear of the main building. It will be 176 feet long and 55 feet wide and made of concrete blocks with protective covering. Shop facilities inside this building will be provided for the electric line and gas distribution departments. Radio equipment and transformers of NIPSCO’s entire Goshen division will be serviced and repaired in the structure. The Goshen headquarters is part of an extensive expansion and modernization program now being carried out by the Company throughout northern Indiana. Shannahan said.

•• py the northeast part of the i Huntington-Chicago street interi section. Bulldozers have com- • pleted work on levelling the lot : this week and construction is starting.

'A Broom for the Bride' To Be Senior Play The seniors have started on the Senior Play,a three-act farce, ‘‘A Broom for the Bride,” by George Batson. The cast was announced Monday 12 September 1955 by Mr. Philip Fawley. director. They are as follows: Darlene Dust, Jerry Forrest. Carol Weaver. Fay Gard, Nancy Baumgartner, Ruthann Cory, Jim Connolly, Susan Darr, Larry Mock. Suzie Brown. Jay Brouwer, Mary Miner, and Ronald Thornburg. The play will be given 14 October 1955 at 8:15 p.m. in the Syracuse Auditorium. Local Diamondmen Nip Sidney 4 to 3 By Billy Dorsey It took the Yellow Jackets the seven full innings to defeat the Wildcats of Sidney, Monday afternoon. The Sidney team was ahead 3-2 going into the last of the seventh, then Syracuse managed to tie the score on errors. With one out. the YellowJackets managed to get the run that they needed so badly. The team missed the play of Jim Caskey, pepper-pot second baseman. who is in the hospital. Syracuse has now won four games and lost only one. Laird was the winning pitcher, while Patrick took the loss for Sidney. Visit “Blue Hole” Mr. and Mrs. Clyde Litchner and Mr. and Mrs. Alva Ketering motored to Ohio Sunday. They visited Sandusky and the Hayes State Memorial there. They also visited the “Blue Hole” at Castalia State Park. The Blue Hole itself is an unusual artesian well and a state park exhibiting several of nature’s phenomena has been built around the attraction. Farm Bureau To Meet Thursday 22 September a meeting of the Turkey Creek Township Farm Bureau will be held at the home of Mr. and Mrs. Charles Beck. The meeting is scheduled for 8:00 p. m. Wawasee Lake Miss Lois Penn of Des Moines. lowa, arrived Tuesday night to sperfti a few days with Mr. and Mrs. Albert Penn, Nordyke Park.

Connolly Elected Student Council President Last Week

The Student Council of Syracuse High School met last Thursday to elect officers. The election resulted with Jim Connolly being president. Other officers; Vice-president. Larry Nicolai: Secretary—Susan Klink and Reporter, Billy Dorsey. Charles Gamer and Glen Longenecker are faculty advisors. The topic of school programs was brought up and discussed, and was to be decided on at the next meeting. • Journal Publisher Speaks to B P W W. W. Pauli, publisher of the Syracuse-Wawasee Journal, was the dinner speaker Tuesday night for the Business and Professional Women s Club meeting at the Wawasee Restaurant. Mr. Pauli spoke on the'place of a newspaper in the community—its problems, objectives, and purpose. He said. “We have not quite gotten the idea across that the paper is available to others besides the staff, to express their own views.” He also said. “There is rio substitute for the weekly paper.” , Other guests at the meeting were Miss Margaret Freeman, Mrs. A. W. Francis. Mrs. LOuise Hooper Stevenson, and Mrs. Mary Hoy. Mrs. Hoy won the door prize. , Hostesses were Mrs. Melville Smith. Mrs. Ernest Bushong, and Mrs. G. S. Herbison, and the tastefully arranged tables were attractive with flowers and candles. The turkey dinner was pleasing. President Florence Foster held a brief business session wherein the club will co-operate with Paul Levemier. PT A president, in the upcoming PTA Festival, October 29. The PTA is hoping to raise money for various Par ent and Teacher needs including books for the School Library. Miss Foster named Mrs. Noble Blocker to conduct a contest for children, up to the age of 5 or 6. with assistants Mrs. Blanche Mason, Mrs. John Bowser and Mrs. Nelson Felts, for the Festival. Look not mournfully into the past, it returns no more; wisely improve the present, and go iorth into the shadowy future without fear and with a manly heart. Henry Wadsworth Longfellow Do today’s duty, fight today's temptation; do not weaken and distract yourself by looking forward to things you cannot see, and could not understand if you saw them. Charles Kingsley

"Know Your Candidates"—Chapter 1

In Local Government For Years, Buchholz Is Unopposed

W. C. T. U. Elects Two Local Women Two Syracuse women were elected to posts in the Kosciusko County Women’s Christian Temperance Union as the group held its annual convention at Oakwood Park last Friday. Mi's. Albert Troup was named recording secretary and Mrs. S. A. Bauer of Syracuse was elected treasurer. Other officers elected at the meeting, attended by about fifty, were Miss Margaret Wertz, Winona Lake, president; Mrs. J. H. Whiteman, also of Winona, vice-president; and Mrs. Lula Snellenberger, Warsaw, corresponding secretary. Dinner was served at the hotel at noon between the morning and afternoon meetings. Saddle Club Elects Lee Good Lee Good of Syracuse was elected president of the Syracuse Saddle Club at the annual meeting held Monday at the Ligonier Eagles’ Hall. Jim Chambers of Milford was uamed vice-president and Mrs. Chambers, secretary. Betty Shannon of Syracuse was elected treasurer. Bob Wolferman. Milford, and Bill Sloan. Syracuse, new members, were appointed to the board of directors. z To Have Show The Horse Show committee re ported on the progress of the Horse Show, which will be held Sunday 23 October at the Ferris Addition south of Syracuse. Next meeting of the club will be at the Eagles’ Hall in Ligonier 3 October. JJ Don Wiley Now With Kleinknight Firm Don D. Wiley of Dewart Lake has become associated with S. and M. Motors as a full-time salesman, it was announced by Ed Kleinknight, local Chevrolet dealer. Wiley is well-known in Syracuse, having been an automobile salesman both here and in Warsaw for a number of years. Another Call To Dump Fire Syracuse firemen made a run about 2:45 Sunday afternoon to put out a fire at the dump at the Pickwick Service Station corner, at the Kale Island Road and Old State 13. No damage was reported. A heavy smoke from the burning dump was probably the reason a resident or passing motorist called firemen, for at least the third time in two months.

Veteran B & O P. R. Man To Retire Soon Robert M. Van Sant, director bf public relations of the Baltimore and Ohio Railroad, will retire 1 October after 42 years of service with the company, it was announced today by Howard E. Simpson, president. He will be succeeded by Joseph L. Stanton, assistant director. ( Mr. Van Sant joined the B & O as editor of the company magazine in 1913 and while in this capacity served as president of the American Railroad Magazine Editors Association. In 1934 he was appointed director of relations for the B & O. He graduated from Princeton University in 1907 and has since been active in the affairs of the University. Mr. Van Sant organized the Baltimore and Ohio Glee Club in 1914 and has been its secretary since. He was also the prime mover in the establishment of the Baltimore and Ohio Transportation Museum in Baltimore, in 1953. Mr. Van Sant will be 70 years old this month and plans to reside at East Dennis. Cape Cod. Mass. Mr. Stanton. former newspaper man and transportation official, joined the B & O in 1953. Mr. Stanton's newspaper experience includes service with the Baltimore Evening Sun. the Morgantown Post, the Columbus Dispatch and the Chicago Daily News.

Two County 4-H Members Honored With Tenure Awards

TRAIN SCHEDULES STILL SAME C. A. Caple, local agent for the Baltimore and Ohio railroad, announced Monday that passenger train service here was "the same as it has been all summer.” He added that a great many people apparently believe that train service here is curtailed immediately after Labor Day. Three westbound trains serve Syracuse, No. 9 at 3:53 arn., No. 245 at 8:11 am., and Nd. 7 at 11:33 a.m. Eastbound Syracuse is served by No. to at 1:22 pm. and No. 246 at 11:08 pjn. All times are Central Standard Caple added that schedules would probably change at the end of October “when Chicago and the larger eastern cities return to standard time.” However brilliant an action, it should not be esteemed great unless the result of a great and good motive. —Rochefoucauld

The name of Ernest Buchholz is practically synonomous with the office of Clerk-Treasurer for the Town of Syracuse. Oldest member of the Syracuse town government from point of service, Buchholz has served three four year terms as Clerk-Treasurer, two two year terms, and served as town clerk prior to the combining of the offices of clerk and treasurer. Mr. Buchholz was born here in 1898 in the same house in which he now lives, at 708 South Huntington Street. His father, H. W. Buchholz, was Baltimore and Ohio Railroad agent here from 1894 until 1937, when he retired. A graduate of Syracuse High School, Mr. Buchholz was enrolled in Indiana University but did not attend school there. He was drafted shortly before the end of World War 1, but the Armstice was signed before he had a chance to serve. Mr. Buchholz has been with the Baltimore and Ohio railroad for over 35 years. Presently he‘ is clerk at the Syracuse agency, a position he has held “off and on” for about twenty years. He worked in the office of the Chicago division superintendent at Garrett for a while and also at railroad agencies at Wawasee, South Chicago. LaPaz. Cromwell. and here as agent or relief agent. A member of Syracuse Lodge 454, F. and A. M., Mr. Buchholz received his 25-year pin* some time ago. He is also a member of the Syracuse Methodist Church and the Syracuse-Wawasee Community Chamber of-Commerce. Unopposed in this year’s election for clerk-treasurer Mr. Buchholz was also elected without opposition in 1951. In 1947, Mr. Buchholz ran in the November election against Republican nominee Spencer L. Heerman and was elected. Mr. Buchholz is a member of the Republican party and is Republican precinct committeeman for the secohd precinct of Turkey Creek Township. Duties of his office, in addition to keeping the usual town meeting minute records, include accounting fori all town monies, payment of ‘all bills (which, under a system he insisted upon, must be countersigned by the president of the town board), and keeping track of the complex bookkeeping system of the Syracuse Water Company, a public utility owned by the Town of Syracuse. The last-named task includes seeing that the meters of metered customers are read regularly, supervising the operation of the pumps by the town marshall the direction of the town board, and sending out the annual or monthly water bills and collecting funds so raised. For the rush at “water-rent” time, Buchholz usually hires extra help for a while. Other times, he keeps track of the myriad of clerk-treasurer tasks in a manner which must have become second nature by now. Next week your Journal reporter will interview Harry Cttf. local business man and Legionnaire, who is a candidate for Town Trustee, Third Ward. Other candidates will be interviewed in following issues. Correction! In an editorial in the 25 August edition of the Journal concerning the candidacy of J. Barton Cox, reference was made which indicated uncertainty as to the politics of the person who nominated him. Now comes forward Mrs. Mel Smith, who made the nomination, and who states emphatically that “I am a Republican. and always have been.” , The Journal is happy to correct this error. It does not wish to render a disservice either to Mrs. Smith or to Mr. Cox. League 12 Sept. Standings: W 0 Pickwick Lounge 3 0 Pilcher’s Shoes <fc 3 0 Men’s Wear Maxwell 3 0 Runyan Std. Serv. 3 0 Burkhblder Drug 2 1 Sportmans Bar 2 1 Campbell Market ■ ' 12 Kline’s Sinclair Serv. 1 2 Syracuse Enterprize 0 3 Farmers Feed Serv. 0 3 Kurly’s Keglers 0 3 No. Webster Dri-Gas 0 3 High team series—Runyan’s Standard Sendee —2417. High Individual series—J. Karish —170—202—213—585. 200 Games: O. Smith—2o9, D. Thibant—2ol, B. Rex—2l4, E. Wright—2oo, G. Beavers—2o9.

4-H Tenure Awards given at the State Fair to Kosciusko County members were awarded to David Pletcher of Syracuse for ten years of 4-H club work and to Patricia Scherer of Silver Lake for ten year’s work. A Schaeffer desk pen set was the award received by David Pletcher and was given by the Indiana Farm Bureau. Mey Wins Blue Paul Mey of Syracuse placed first in the Blue Ribbon division of the Garden Division with his demonstration on How to Test Garden Soils. This achievement entitles Paul and his coach, Bill Stotts, to attend the Junior vegetable Growers Conference at New Orleans, Louisiana the week bf December 11-15. Paul will repeat his demonstration at this conference on Wednesday 14 December. Ronald Roberts placed fifth in the Individual Beef Judging contest.