Syracuse-Wawasee Journal, Volume 50, Number 16, Syracuse, Kosciusko County, 21 February 1957 — Page 1

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Tourney Drawings For > Sectional Next Week Announced over the radio Wednesday morning the schedule for the sectional tourney games at Syracuse begins Wed>nesday, 6 p. m., with Warsaw & Atwood playing the first game. Etna Green and Leesburg will play the second game. ■ Syracuse and Beaver Dam < meet at 8:30 for the third game Wednesday night. Larwill and Columbia City play the first game Thursday at 7:00 p. m., followed by Silver * Lake against Claypool at 8:15. Friday morning at 9:00 Milford meets Mentone. At 10:15 Pierceton and Sidney play. * North Webster drew the bye and plays the winner of the At-wood-Warsaw game at 1:15. « Chamber Os Commerce To Meet Tuesday Consideration of a united - funds organization for this community will be the main topic of discussion at the 6:30 dinner meeting of the Syracuse-Wawa-see Chamber of Commerce Tues«»day at Foo and Faye’s. Lee Fischer was appointed to contact representatives of United Funds organizations and attended a meeting last week in ♦•Goshen of a committee which is studying such an organization for Elkhart County. He stated Tuesday that qualified, professional directors of community * fund organizations will attend the Chamber meeting Tuesday to discuss the merits of such an organization not only for the town area but also on a countyg. wide basis.

PTA Recommends Additional ..Rooms For Syracuse School

Local school needs and suggested solutions were the topics of discussion at the ParentTeachers Association meeting evening 19 February in the old gymnasium. President Lee Fischer introduced the speakers to the very well attended gathering after had been pleasantly entertained by a thiry-minute band concert by the local high school band. Glenn Whitehead, county * superintendent, gave a countywide picture of the school situation with a short explanation of present legislation now before, the Assembly concerning ways * of financing the school building. Township trustee Calvin Beck reported on the present debt from the new grade school build- ♦ ing constructed in 1952. He also explained how money could be obtained for enlarging the present building. An expression of gratitude was ♦ given Beck for the splendid way in which the present school building was handled.

. Thrill-Packed Basketball Games Goes Into Overtime

Leesburg Blue Blazers won a . Whrill-packed, low-scoring over- ♦ time game from the fighting hornet’s nest of Yellow Jackets Friday night at the local gym by a score of 43 to 41. <. Jgcket players were slow to start playing. Three minutes and four seconds of the first quarter of play remained before the locals were able to hit their mark for two points, while the Blazers had successfully chalked -up eight points. With a few minutes gone from the second stanza, Jackets tied the visitors and from then on

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Top row from left to right: Nancy, 6, and Colleen, 3, daughters of Mr. and Mrs. Harry Coy; Charles Dietrick, 5 months, son cf Mr. and Mrs. Charles Diet-

ROTARY CLUB Elmer Stucky, program chairman for Monday night’s meeting of Rotary Club, invited Calvin Beck, township trustee, to speak. Mr. Beck gave an interesting resume of the duties of a township trustee and told of the increase of the scope of the trustee’s program. He also outlined the bill before the state legislature now which asks for an increase in salary for township trustees from SI9OO to $2600 a year.

Principal Glen presented statistics on the enrollment of children during the past ten years and the steady increase. In considering the county increasement, Syracuse was second with 70%. Over this ten year period there has been an increase in the frist grade from 43 in 1947 to 92 enrolled in 1957. Total enrollment in 1947 was 433 students and at present it is 728. Representatives of the architects firm, Maurer and Maurer, South Bend, explained how rooms could be added to relieve the existing crowded situation. It was suggested that two rooms for the high school and six class rooms fpr the elementary school would be adequate., After an open discussion with questions answered by the speakers, Mr. Fischer asked for a standing vote to authorise the PTA officers to prepare a petition for presentation to the township trustee to proceed further in obtaining information for the expansion of the school building. °

the game belonged to either team. Under the basket action was force-full as both teams had trouble tipping in the ball. With one minute and 47 seconds remaining of the third quarter, Syracuse pulled ahead for the first time, but the Blazers bucketed baskets to keep the hosts in a turmoil. Caskey, in the last second of the third quarter period, let lose of the ball to tie the score 29 up. As the gun went off ending the game, all tied up at 39 all, (Continued On Page 2)

SYRACUSE, INDIANA, Thursday 21 February 1957

I O:' S Wm siSs « rick, Jr. Bottom row: Leonard, 3, and Connie, 16 months, children of Mr. and Mrs. Leonard Eppert; Susan Miller, 3, daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Willie Miller.

Town Board Asks For Sewage Sinking Fund The Town Board passed a resolution at its meeting Tuesdaynight to proceed with plan to establish a cumulative building or sinking fund for municipal sewage plants and sewers. Other routine business included a brief report from Leon Connolly on the present status of the Stiefel Grain case. It was announced that police officers would attend a school at Warsaw Wednesday night called by the prosecuting attorney for she discussion of law enforcement. It was reported that the name of Robert McCullough has been recommended by Trustee C. E. Beck to the county commissioners for the local appointment of justice of peace. The proposed raise in salary for police officers was tabled until next meeting. Safe-Cracker Has Bad Time In School Vault When Principal Glen Longenecker went to the vault in his office early Tuesday morning he found the combination dial knocked off the safe. It was not possible to open the safe and it is believed that nothing had been stolen. State Detective Dave Milbum and Sheriff Carl Latta, investigating the attempted safe-crack-ing job, said there could be a tie-up with this break-in and the burglary at the M and M Case in North Webster where S3O was stolen from the cash register. A similar break-in and attempted safe-cracking was discovered at the Chester/Township school. All three breakXns were reported Tuesday morning. Principal Longenecker stated that money was seldom kept in the school safe and never any but small quantities. The purpose of the safe was mostly for securing school records in a fireproof space. Citizens Os Tomorrow Appear In New Feature Citizens of Tomorrow, a new feature for the Journal, begins in this issue. Photographs of children including all ages up to twelve, were taken in November and a group will appear each week. Eighty-three future citizens, children of local residents, were ihotographed.

Heart Fund Drive: Here Next Week John Weatherhead w? s appointed local chairman fjr the Indiana Heart Founiatian by Fred T. Stephens, cointy chairman at Warsaw. The local heart fund drive will be conducted next week. Sunday has been designated as Heart Fund Sunday. To assist him in this drive, Mr. Weatherhead has appointed the heads of local organizations. These people are Tapi Lantz, Leon Connolly, the Rev. Robert Janney and Mrs. Noble Stacker. Contributions to this fund are used for heart resear jh i nd education. Its program t,nd benefits are available to all 5 eop e. — Tourney Tickets On Sale At School House Principal Glen Longenecker announced this week tht.t tickets for the Sectional Tourney to be held here next week w ll go on sale today at his office. First to be served will be parents of the basketball squad who can buy their tickets to lay. Students who .lavo season tickets may buy their tourney tickets Friday. Adi Its with season tickets should get their tourney tickets Monday 25 February. All tickets are $3.0(. SCOUTS INVEST FOUR NEW MEMBERS MOI (DAY Four Cibs were invested into Boy S<out Troop 28 at its regular meeting Monday night in a candlelight service. The new scouts are Dennis Buhrt, Terry Sm th, Frederick Mick, Jr., and Roger Lee Niles.

Wawasee Village Association Names Eugene Hall President

Services Held Sunday For Robert EL Cox Services were held in Walkerton Sunday for Robert Barton Cox, 25, who difd Friday from injuries received in a fall at work Thursday. He was the son of J. Barton Cox , S:.Tacuse, and Mrs. Newton Williams of Walkerton and had lived a number of years in Syracuse. Employed by the Zack Construction Company of South Bend. Cox was working on the installment of ventilating equipment at a Mishtwaka firm when he fell 40 feet suffering head injuries. He regained consciousness. Bora 24 Sej tern ber 1931 at Owensville, Indiana , Mr. Cox attended school'in Syracuse and served in the Marine Corps receiving his discharge in April 1954. Since his marriage in January 1955 he hs .d made his home at Koontz Lake near Walkerton. Surviving besides his parents are his wife, Donna, and a sister, Mrs. John Evens of Hebron. Observe Anniversary On Valentine's Day Mr. and Mis. Russell Kistler of R. R. 3, Syracuse, celebrated their 37th Welding Anniversary Valentine’s Dsy, '.A February. Mr. and Mrs. Kistler were guests of hot or Sunday for a dinner at the home of their daughter and sxn-in-law, Mr. and Mrs. Eomer Yoder and family of Milford. Other relatives and friends attending the unn:vers ary dinner were the Kisller’i; sons, Clifford and Nelson, md s Mr. and Mrs. Claude Kistler a:id family. A nephew, Edvard Droke, and Miss Janet Riley were also present for the x:cjslon. *

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Telephone Company Hearing 5 March The date of the hearing announced by the United Telephone Company is Tuesday 5 March. It was incorrectly given as 2 March in last week’s report. This hearing, to be held in the State House, concerns free servce for Syracuse and surrounding* towns and is open to the public. Eastern Star Holds Annual Election Mrs. Jack Ridings was elected d the office of Worthy Matron at the regular meeting of the of the Order of the Eastern Star Wednesday 13 February. Other officers elected were Gerald Cramar, worthy patron; Mrs. Ray Frevert, associate matron; Lee Fischer, associate patron; Mrs: Everett Dunn, secretary; Mrs. Ray Meek, treasurer; Mrs. Gerald Cramar, conductress; and Mrs. D. J. Yoder, associate conductress. For the social hour that followed, the dining room was beautifully decorated for Valentine’s Day. The social committee included Mrs. Harold Arnold, Mrs. John Runyan, Miss Priscilla Rhode, and Mr. and Mrs. Harry Appenzeller. TOM AUER RECEIVES PROMOTION AT KEMPER Tom Auer, son of Mr. and Mrs. Fred Auer, Boston Street, is one of several first-year cadets at Kemper Military School, Boonville, Mo., advanced to Phase Two in a special order issued by I Major M. D. Stigall, commandant, and approved by Colonel H. IC. Johnston, superintendent.

Eugene Hall was elected president of the Wawasee Village Association at its meeting last Thursday night at Howard’s. The newly organized group includes property owners and business people in the village area south of Syracuse. Seventy-two attended the meeting. Other officers include Tom Socks, vice-president; Mr s. James Fry, secretary and treasurer; and a board of directors; of which Robert Byler and Roy Miller represent the residents: Rolland Byler and Woodrow Robertson, business; and Theldon Kline and Raymond Oyler, property owners. Meetings are to be held the second Wednesday of months from September thru May. During the summer season, meetings will be called when necessary. Both Howard Shupp and Faye Wong have offered their restaurants for places to meet. By-laws are to be prepared by a committee which includes George Lamm, Roscoe Howard, Dean Pittman, Ralph Oyler and Blanche Bates. Cards will be mailed to announce the time and place of th£ next meeting. 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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