Syracuse-Wawasee Journal, Volume 49, Number 26, Syracuse, Kosciusko County, 19 April 1956 — Page 1

Syracuse-Wawasee Journal

Volume 49; Number 26

Good Business In Govt. ✓ Blocker Campaign Issue Noble C. Blocker, candidate for joint senator from Koscriusko and Wabash counties, w ww awk * Jfli* fIKL will campaign on the issue of “good business in government.” he said today. Blocker has been a member of the advisory board of Turkey Creek Township for 15 years and has always been keenly interested in school affairs. He is also an active churchman and has been treasurer of the Syracuse Methodist Church for 14 years. “I am primarily interested in clean politics,” he stated, “and will also do everything in my power to help achieve party unity in the Republican ranks.” The Blockers have three children, a daughter residing at Marion, Indiana, and two sons serving in the armed forces—John in the Army and James in the Navy. Having been a banker for 32 years, the past 22 years as cashier of the State Bank of Syracuse, Blocker is thoroughly experienced in holding a position of public trust. Annual Spring Concert To Be Given Next Week The annual spring concert of the Syracuse school music department will be given Friday 27 April at 8:00 P. M. in the school auditorium according to announcement this week of musical director Willard Gustafsonn. First on the program will be the high school band with marches, waltzes and overtures. A baton twirling class of youngsters from the grade school will complete this half of the program. Featured in the second part will be a group of boys and girls from the vocal department with songs that everyone will enjoy. Gustafson also announced that on Friday 20 April the band will participate in the county band festival at Warsaw. They will leave at noon for Warsaw. The program will be presented at 7:30 P. M. in the Warsaw Armory. What most of us want is what John D. Rockefeller got—security and recogsition.

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Editor of Milford Mail Dies Suddenly Miss Maude L. McLaughlin, editor of the Milford Mail for the past eleven years, was stricken with attack early Wednesday morning in Washington, D. C and died an hour and a half later at the Emergency Hospital there. Miss McLaughlin was attending the D. A. R. Continental Congress. Arch Baumgartner, publisher of the Milford Mail, and his wife left immediately for Washington to return the body to Milford. Daughter of Jacob Charles and Sarah (Holloway) McLaughlin, Miss McLaughlin had lived all her life in Milford. She was the first teacher of music in Milford Public Schools, and also taught English. She had been the regular pianist at the Milford Methodist Church for fifteen years. Services will be held Sunday af-ternoon at the Methodist Church in Milford at 2:30 with the Rev. L. Lyle Case of Fort Wayne officiating assisted by Rev. 'Robert Wall of Milford. Burial will be in the Milford CemeterySurvivors include a nephew, Wallace W. Potter of Ft. Wayne, a niece, Mrs. Owen (Mary Helen Potter) Lantz of Nappanee, & 7 cousins. A half brother, Dr. John, Everett Potter, preceded her in death. All marriages are happy. It’s the living together afterward that causes atl the trouble.

Queens and Kings Reign At School Dances

-jiflgr**' Deanna Grindle and Jim Connolly chosen Queen and King at Senior High Spring Dance. HHk J.. . i|H • fl '"'"•M. r fl IMS » .. Brenda Stabler and Mike Disher reign a« Queen and King , of the Junior High Spring dance.

SYRACUSE, INDIANA, Thursday 19 April 1956

THE LIGHT OF THE WORLD fill

Spring dances and queens and kings were in the air last week at school leading up to the crowning of their majesties at the two dances held Thursday and Friday nights in the school auditorium. Selected to represent their classes, Brenda Stabler and Mike Disher from the eighth grade and Shirley Levernier and Douglas Shock from the seventh, were ■candidates for royal positions at the Junior High dance Thursday night from 7 to 9. Brenda and Mike were chosen to reign at the dance and ~eceived their crowns in a ceremony conducted by Fred Godshalk. Friday night at the Senior High dance, Deanna Grindle and Jim Connolly, both seniors, won the honors and were crowned queen and king in a ceremony directed by Larry Nicolai, vicepresident of the Student Council. Candidates from the other classes were Carol App and Jim Caskey, juniors; Elinor Holloway and Delbert Thornburg, sophomores; Shirley Weingart and Steve Bornman, freshmen. For both dances music was provided by recordings. Following the grand march at the senior high dance Dave Rupprecht continued as master of ceremonies and during the evening conducted a jitterbug contest which was won by Coach Jim Hughes and his wifeSponsored by Student Council For the last few years the Student Council has sponsored the spring dances and has conducted the crowning ceremonies. Since the president of the council, Jim Connolly, was elected king, the vice-president officiated during this ceremony at the senior high dsiiice Pink and blue streamers and Japanese lanterns decorated the auditorium. “A woman who has learned to /forgive and forget is apt to keep reminding you of it.”—Art Moger. What most older men want from women is admiration and freedom from criticism, and what the women want from men la mink and freedom from toil.

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Richard Beck Returns As Head Coach At SHS Richard Beck, alumnus of Syracuse High School, will begin his duties as head coach of basketball and baseball at the High School next fall. The appointment was announced this week by township trustee Calvin E. Beck. Beck has been in the coaching field since 1946 when he started his teaching career at Silver Lake, a position he held for six years. His teams at Silver Lake won 105 games out of 146. During this time his team won the sectional tourney in 1948, defeated Kendallville in the regional but lost to South Side (Fort Wayne.) Also during this period Silver Lake won the county championship in basketball in 1951; held the county soft ball championship for two years and won the county track championship once. For the past four years Beck has taught in Warsaw and has been the varsity track coach, freshmen basketball and football coach. His duties at Syracuse will include teaching mathematics and physical education. Following his graduation from Syracuse High School in 1938, Beck attended Manchester College for three years before entering the service in World War H. Enlisting in the army ah' corps he became a pilot and spent nearly five years in the service including overseas duty. When released he had attained the rank of second lieutenant. Returning to college he graduated from Manchester in 1946 and has received his master’s degree from Indiana University.. His wife, Doris, taught in the Syracuse Schools this past year.. They have no children. Beck is the second native son in the county this year to return to his alma mater as head coach. Fritz Wolferman’s appointment at Milford was released two weeks ago. Dick’s parents are Mr. and Mrs. Calvin E. Beck. His brothers, Charles and Wendell, also igrew up here and graduated from the Syracuse schools. Charles is now coach at South Whitley and Wendell coaches at Uniondale. NOTE The History of Syracuse written by Ronald Sharp will be resumed in the fall. Do women smile at butchers because they like them, or are they using their sex appeal to get tender steaks for their husbands?

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