Syracuse-Wawasee Journal, Volume 51, Number 12, Syracuse, Kosciusko County, 23 January 1958 — Page 2

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SYRACUSE-WAWASEE JOBRIAL

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I—Thursday 23 Jan, 1958

Published each Thursday by the Wawasee Publishing Co. Entered as second class matter at the post office at Syracuse. Indiana. Subscriptions by mail: 1 Year _53.50 2 Years J 6.00 3 Years — 8.00 Publisher. W. W. PauU Editor Margaret Freeman Business Manager. Lucy Garrett The Syracuse-Wawasee Journal is a Republican newspaper, owned and produced by residents of the Syracuse-Wawasee communitv in its own modern printing plant. Display Advertising rate. 70 cents per column inch. Telephone 191. , , " H *»•

! Views and | Reviews ...|

Remember the Mothers March of Dimes for the Polio Fund on . Thursday evening 30 January, •nd be sure to turn your porch i light on between the hours of 7 ! •nd 8 p.m. Fast time, if you want to contribute to this nation-wide driven Members of each of the four Syracuse Mathers Club are 1 aiding the drive by donating their time and service that evening. I' Mrs Frank Stefanski. Chris ' Kohef and Woodrow Robinson left yesterday for Hammond where they have been called for grand jury duty. Despite the sometimes grim and senous na- ■ ture of their duties, we'll wager that this trio will manage some _ laughs somewhere along the line!' I Received your new telephone book yet? We think a great Improvement in both sire and looks of the book has been made this year—Congratulations to the United Telephone Company of Indiana for producing such a good looking directory. Bill' and Mary Hare, assisted by Kent/ Hare and Don Nnie, are holding the fort again this winter at Galloways grocery, while Ruby and Frosty Galloway vacation near Orlando. Florida. The decent pleasant sunny weather has brought customers of "almost like summer time" to the popular store", which is a “Meeting and greeting" spot for weekenders and ice fishermen, as well as the daily regulars. Skaters almost outnumbered the fishermen during the week end on Wawasee and Syracuse Lakes especially. Local people as well as out-of-towners have taken advantage of the weather and excellent skating conditions that seem better this year than for a number of years. Iceboats and Ice-wings added to the fun of winter sports, even automobiles have played (?) on the ice-cov.' ered areas. When so many summer residents come for winter week ends to fish, skate and sail on the ice, makes one wonder If more emphasis should be placed on this Hoosier vacaiionland as a year round report. As the last of the Waco structure was dismantled and carried away Saturday, it brought back memories to many who either had wbrked on the construction of it or had known Waco since its active days. Among these tn particular were Russell Warner, Tom Schlecht, and George Mellinger. Warner and Mart Landis, deceased, assembled the st*eel structure for the building and it was done the hard way. not with the assistance of present day power equipment Schlecht and Mellinger were the carpenters on the Saturday, these three men watched a huge crane transfer each piece, as the structure was disassembled, to a large truck which transported the pieces to South Whitley. The Monte! brothers, who have purchased the steel structure for use in another building, accomplished the work in only a few days time. Speaking of Waco, do you remember its grand opening on the n ght of 25 May 19?3? Fred Hoopingarner reported seeing four or five robins in his back yard early this week. Bright winter weather in Indiana must be nicer than the cold days and nights southern visitors

Comp Fire Giris wi-nb-ches-xi On Monday 30 January the regular meeting of the Wi-Ne-Ches-Ki troop was held at the Srout Cabin. In the absence of both the president and vice-president. Cheryl Jones, advisor, conducted the meeting. A practice session was held tc review the songs and verses for the Council Fire on 21 January —Scribe. Sally Jo Foster ink. PYTHIAN SISTERS Installation of officers was the main order of business at the re gular meeting of Pythian Sis ten Wednesday 15 January. Nineteer members and two guests vert present. Mrs. Lee Poyser was instaliing officer. Mrs. Lena Brown of Cromwell, grand senior, and Hrs Bertha Crafton of Milford, graine manager. Officers installed were lire Martha Whetten. Most Excel en' Chief; Miss Florence Moore. ]»ast chief: Mrs. Lee Poyser, senio'. vicC: Miss Ella Unrue. junior vice: Mrs. Alto Babock. se re tary: Mrs. Elizabeth Pollock manager: Mrs. Marguerite I'or rest, protector: Mrs. Elva Con McPherson, staff captian. BUNCOCLUB Eleven members of the Bunce Club met with Mrs. Joe Huglies The meeting opened with a short business meeting. Prizes for bunco winners went to Mrs. Donald Niles, Mrs. Gent Gordon and Mrs. Frank Ringler Refreshments were served b? the hostess and her assistant Mrs. Warren Benson. The next meeting will be hek 19 February at the home of Mrs Ernest Rogers ATTEND CELEBRATION AT FORT WAYNE Some 125 guests attended th celebration of Mr. and Mrs. J oh? Fleming in Fort Wayne Sunciaj Guests came from Warsaw Mrs. Fleming’s former home Fort Wayne. Rochester, Battle Creek. Michigan and Syracuse Their six daughters and nos’ all of the grandchildren line great-grandchildren were there The daughters are Mrs. Rebecca Kitson. Mrs. Raymond Kitsor and Mrs. Daniel Jones of Syra cuse: Mrs. David Llindstrom o Granville. Ohio. Mrs. Efl Gilli and Miss Gertrude Fleming o Fort Wayne. A stone cutter by trade. Mr Fleming had. been employed bj the Indiana Conservation 13e partment for 18 years and lad served at several fish hatcheries before coining to the Wawasee hatchery in 1920. a post which he held for fifteen years. Public Records Filed (NOTE: “Lien Intent” is often recorded by builders and suppliers as future protection and does not necessarily mean the bill is due. nor immediately nay able.) -> Robert Myers. Syracuse, has filed notice that he 1s releasing a mechanic’s lien against T. Cook Company, of Turkey Cnek township, in the sum of S6O lor supplies furnished. Notice of Intent to File Mechanic's Lien By Syracuse Lumber company against Benjamin Twigg, of Ggden Island. Lake Wawasee. for $2,513.57 due for improvement to residence. Lease Property I Dora Hobbs, of Albion, has signed a lease with the Shell Oil company of Indiana. Mrs. Hobbs ?s leasing a station located in Syracuse. Assigns Contract 1 Donald Byrd has assigned a contract to Kenneth Matchett to do repair work on the Wawasee golf course for the sum of sls * 000. Both Byrd and Matchett tire, of Lake Wawasee. ( \ are running away from. Mrs. F. Reinbold tells of the damages from freeling tempastures at Daytona Beach which her sister has written about recently. Fruit and vegetable crepe have been hit badly and are a sad sight to see. f An. Old Timer is a fellow who remembers when a man did Ills own withholding on his .takehome pay. A new survey finds that 25.000 U. S. citizens are working for American business abroad. Thirty oil firms employ the greatest number—< total of 10.840.

Introducing MADAME PRESIDENT

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Serving for the second time as res.dent of The Ladies of the Round Table is Mrs. Noble Blockir. A member of the literary club or twenty-three years. Mrs. Blocker has -contributed to the •lub in many capacities and erved as treasurer, secretary and ice-president in the three years mmediately preceding her first erm as president in 1939-1940. Organized in 1923, the first president of the Round Table was Mrs. C. R. Hollet. It later be came affiliated with the Kosci usko County Federated clubs. Its main project in addition to the regular program is the sponsorblip of the Junior Ladies ' Round Table whose membershir is drawn from girls in the Sy euse high school and lasts unt graduation. ’ Bom in Fairmount. Indiana. 12 miles from Marion. Mrs Blocker was nine years old when her mother died and she went to live in Monessen. Pennsylvania, with her sister. Mrs. Willard Elkins. now a Syracuse resident of several). years. When she was ready for high school the family was living in Birmingham. Alabama. After her freshman year they moved to Etna Green where she was a sophomore. Her third year of high school she attended the Warsaw school and during her senior year they lived in Sweetzer. Indiana. It was in Sweetzer that she began her banking experience when she started working there after graduation. For msny of the sixteen years that she was employed in the Sweetzer bank she was assistant cashier It was here that she met. Noble Blocker, whose father was minister of the Methodist church After their marriage in 1927 the Blockers moved to Marion where their two sons. John and James, were bom. ■Rie family moved to Svracuse in‘June 1934 when Mr. Blocker became associated with Syracuse Bank as cashier. In 1944 when their youngest son Jimmy, was nine and school hours corresoonded with bank hours. Mrs. Blocker accepted a position in the bank where she has been employed for the past thirteen years. Their two sons are now grown and each has completed his tour of duty in the U. S. Service at home and abroad. John, the older. is now employed at the Syracuse State Bank and Jimmy is with the American Fletcher National Bank in Indianapolis where he is training in the Cost Accountant department . Her greastest pride among club activities is the origin of the mothers club in 1935 a year after moving to Syracuse. Instrumental in forming the group. Mrs. Ljocker said it proved so popular and the membership was so (arge th»t a second club was formed. lota- a third group organised. The oriein’l grmro became known as Senior Mothers and the other two groups are the

Intermediate and Junior mothers clubs. Two years ago. the Primary Mothers club was formed. Many of the original members still belong to the senior group and are now grandmothers. Participating actively in whatever club she joins, Mrs. Blocker has a full program almost every week with membership in the Business and Professional Wo men’s Club of whiclishe was president last year, theXEastern Star, Senior Mothers Club. Circle No. 2 of the Methodist Church and other church activi ties in addition to the Round Table. As for hobbies, she says shop ping is her favorite and on vacations Mrs. Blocker usually goes to a city new to her whei% part ol the time is always spent browsing in department stores anc specialty shops. In the last few years she has visited New York City. New Orleans, cities in Florida. California and Utah. Each year she plans to go to a different place. Perhaps the lovely dec orations in her home at Christ mas time is the result of tais hobby as well as her love for all things that are beautiful, sparkling and dainty. Never does one see this very capable lady when her costume is not enhanced with a stylish hat and a pretty sparkle of jewelry which goes very well with the sparkle in her eyes and her charming manner. As a presiding officer. Mrs. Noble Blocker, is a very efficient as well as entertaining Madame President; Phon* lt»m« To Syracuoe 1»1

PARDON, MY ARROR! /jack, have you is it w HEARD OF NAPLES,JW EXPENSIVE THE FAMOUS I \ A BOTTLE 3 M i ITALIAN PORT? / — KI pl vs A JwffiLP

CATSKILL. N. Y.. DTrERPRISE: “Statistics are working in favor of older employees inindustry and the premise that hey are less productive is being continually disproved. The Industrial Bulletin, published by he New York State Depart:, of' Labor, opmes that ’output manhours show little significant aviation among age groups.’ The magazine gives figures to show that older workers have a Setter attendance record than younger employees and that older workers have fewer accidents on the job. Hiring older workers is good sound busr ess practice. Their experience gained through the years is indispensable.” HARMONY. MINN.. NEWS: To train children at home, it’s necessary for both the parents and children to spend some time >'.here.” LAKE CITY, IOWA. 3RAPHIC: “The federal government owns billions of dollars worth of . . . businesses that are not paying any taxes. It takes our tax dollars to keep them operating. Thesp should be sold and applied, to our public debt. Six to ten billions in taxes could tie saved in this, manner.” LINDSBORG. KAN.. NEWSRECORD: “Anza-Amen Lerna, whose home is in Tanganyika East Africa ... is attending Bethany College. Lerna told me that one of the greatest problems in his country was; to make his people believe that a government could be operated the way ours is, in the United States. That is. that everyone can take a stand on government operation, can vote for the individuals. in our free elections, can criticize our governmental operations if they are not in agreement with what our lawmakers are doing. These things, he stated, are difficult to get across to his people and it Is his belief that our government is zoing to have to make a definite effort to get these things across to the peoples Os many foreign countries if we ar? to halt the spread of Communism.” NORWALK. CONN.. HOUR: “In 1887, the first federal regulatory agency in this country was set up with the establishment of the Interstate Commerce Commission. to regulate the railroads. In the 70 years since ... there are ... no fewer than 115 lesser bodies with authority to make rules and regulations. investigate complaints and judge the findings. They are rightly ca 1 l.e d quasi-judicial agencies .... It is now the personification of big government.” Road Grader Lost Tim Motts reports that a two wheel road grader is missing from the Wawasee Airport grounds. The grader belongs toOrley Brown and had been used by Motts at the airport. If anyone has “borrowed” it. or knows where it is, please notify Motts at the airport. »