Syracuse-Wawasee Journal, Volume 51, Number 22, Syracuse, Kosciusko County, 3 April 1958 — Page 1

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Volume 51; Number 22

THE MEANING OF EASTER

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Liberty Coach Completes New Modern Plant in Syracuse

Liberty Coach Company, Inc.. Bremen. Indiana announces the completion of its brand new plant at Syracuse, Indiana. The Syracuse plant has been in limited production during the past few months with production increasing as the plant neared completion. Today, full capacity has been reached according to Allen Spencer, President of the Company. “Our new plant is one of the most modem in the country, devoted exclusively to the manufacture of mobile homes. It is one of the new plants where modem production line methods permit the complete manufacture of a mobile home from beginning to end in one continuous operation” Spencer said. The Liberty Coach Company was founded by Harlan L. Spencer in 1941 and was Incorporated under the laws of Indiana on 11 May of that year. The company started production tn Bremen with a 19-foot mobile home. In 1943 the company constructed a plant in Syracuse, Indiana which was completely destroyed by fire In 1947. In 1946 a plant was constructed in Wakarusa. Indiana. All of Liberty's manufacturing was conducted at this plant until 1948 when a new plant was built (continued on page 10) Free Passes! If you find your name hidden in the classified ads—come into the Journal office for your free pass to see AND | WMESSW I |PBOSKgIIOi| Pickwick Sun. Maa. Twee. April UA

*7 wholly disagree with what you say, but I will defend to the death your right to say it”— Voltaire.

Wawasee Airport Has Five Flight Students Um Motts of the Wawasee Airport reported this week that there are five flight students now training at the airport, Dick Denzel, who started lessons 10 March, Lyle Kell and Mrs. Motts are about ready to solo. Dick Howard and Mrs. Charles Lott have a few more lessons • with the instructor before they will be ready Motts said the field is making every effort to meet the requirements of the CCA and Indiana regulations and expects to re ceive CAA approval before summer. Charles Lott, qualified to teach private. Commercial. Instrumental and instructor flying. has been a full time instructor at Wawasee Airport since 10 March. Red Cross Collection Is $250 To Dote Three captains of the township drive for Red Cross funds have turned In their collections to Mrs. Noble Blocker at the State Bank. Total amount so far received by Mrs. Blocker ie $250. It is expected that the canvass by captains and workers will be completed within the next week or two. Head of Planners, Inc. To Attend Town Meet Kenneth R Schellie. president of Metropolitan Planners, Inc., open hearing on the proposed Master Plan for zoning In Syracuse Tuesday night at the Legion Hall. Mr. Schellie will explain the purpose of zoning and the details of the plan.

SYRACUSE. INDIANA. Thursday, 3 April 1958

Syracuse To Have City Postal Delivery; Proper House Numbering First Requirement

Easter Sunrise Service Sunday at City Park An Easter Sunrise sevice will be conducted at the City Park Sunday morning 6 April at 6:00 daylight time. The program has been planned by the young people of the churches in the community and will include special music. Rev. Carl L. Gahle, pastor of the Zion United Brethren in Christ Chapel will bring the message entitled “The Greatest Dearth in Human History,” according to announcement of the Syracuse Ministerial Association. Meter Collection For March Total $225.02 Collection from parking meters in Syracuse during the month of March totalled $225.02, according to report of Ernest Buchholz town clerk. This is about the same as the amount collected in January which was $225.23. The February take was $258.30. The increase for the second month of the year was attributed partly to increased traffic during sectional tourney week. Blood Program Mon. Collects 124 Pints Thirteen Weatherhead employees contributed to the blood program at Warsaw Monday when donations from county people totalled 124 pints, just 3 pints short of the hoped-for quota. These people were Orville Knisely, Lorene Sack, Louise Replogle. Walter Steffin, Thomas Stickler, Arnold Miner. Robert Searfoss. R. V. Schortgen. Roeer, Keister, Jack Wiseman. Delbert Uhl and Earl Stuckman. Father John Smerke of Our Lady of the Lakes Seminary was one of the drivers and also gave blood. --- Frank Bates and Mrs. Samuel Larson provided transportation.

Bill Hess New Fire Chief; Duane Kline Squad Captain

Bill Hess was appointed cheif of the Syracuse Fire Deoartmeht by the town board members at the regular meeting of the board Tuesday night. Duane Kline has been made captain of the emergency squad, a post held by Hess until his appointment as cheif. Jim Connolly who has headed the department for the past years, resigned his post. Connolly and his wife recently pur chased a restaurant in Fort Wayne which they are now operating. NEW GARDEN CENTER SHOP IN WAWASEE VILLAGE Mr. and Mrs. Clarence Ruch have announced that they are building a new shop in Wawasee Village next to the Wawasee Lumber Company where Mr. Ruch will conduct his lawn mower service. In addition, the Ruch’s win add garden supplies and flowers, both cut and potted. The new shop will be called the Garden Center. The Garden Center is temporarily located at the Wawasee Lumber Company and will move into the new building as soon as it is finished

City postal delivery has been authorized for Syracuse by the U. S. Post Office Department. This information was given to the Town Board Tuesday night by Postmaster Ernest Bushong. Authorization was received recently, said Bushong, and is the result of a recommendation by Inspector R. E. Biteman at Fort Wayne who made a comprenhensive survey of the Syracuse postal Service last year. The first requirement for city delivery is the proper numbering of houses making provision for vacant lots where homes could

April 7 Deadline For Registering To Vote Primary elections are alittle more than one month away, Tuesday 6 May. and Monday 7 April is the last day for residents to resister in order to vote at the primaries. Those who must register are new residents, persons reaching 21 years of see by the 1958 November election, persons who have moved from one precinct to another and persons whose names have been taken off the lists because of failure to vote or other reasons. Anyone not sure of their registration, should check now with the precinct committeemen. Registrations also are being taken at the local Auto License Branch on Main Street and at the Wawasee Village Hardware. The precinct committeemen are 1. Virgil Bobeck; 2. Ralph Oyler: 3. Ernest Buchholz; and 4. Chester Stiffler. . Committeewomen for the four precincts art 1. Mrs. Hazel Ward 2. Mrs. R. H. Tytler; 3. Mrs. Richard Miller; 4. Mrs. Marie LeCount. Attend Kick-Off Dinner Os Cancer Drive Mrs. Orval Snobarger. chairman in Turkey Creek township for the Cancer Society, and her husband, attended a kick-off dinner at the Westminster Hotel. Winona Lake, Monday evening for the 'Cancer fund now in force. Materials were given to all drive chairmen for the current cempagn. A work shop is planned for 17 April in Warsaw. Anyone wishing to assist should call Mrs. Snobarger for details.

Grill Work Falls In M.E. Church; None Hurt An event which would have resulted in almost certain tragedy had it happened difring the crowded Palm Sunday Morning worship service, occurred Sunday afternoon 30 March in the Syracuse Methodist Church when a portion of heavy wooden frame grill work crashed to the floor of the church Sanctuary, onto the spot near the altar where three little girls knelt only a few hours earlier. Although the church had been filled to capacity during the morning service, at which time sixteen children, members of the church preparatory class, were received into full membership, there was only one worshipper in the Sanctuary at the time of the accident. She was uninjured. The pastor. Rev. Noble Green, was in the church basement at the time, directly below the scene of the crash. Repairs to the wall, located on the south side of the church next to the balcony, are now being made, and the Sanctuary will be available tar Easter Sunday worship services.

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■.e erected. This requirement must be met by the town and approved by the Post Office Department before the authorized service can begin. Since the city delivery plan for Syracuse is designed also to relieve- the heavy load of rural carriers, it has been planned to extend the service by mounted route to Syracuse Lake, Wawasee Village, and that portion of Wawasee Lake east of Road 13 from the Kale Island bridge south to Highland View Gardens. These areas also must be mapped according to house numi bers for all lots in recorded plats. | All houses must be numbered (whether patrons take advantage 'of city delivery or continue to I get mail from post office boxes. After numbering is completed and even before city delivery begins, postal authorities request that patrons use their house numbers on all correspondence I and for return addresses. When numbering of houses is completed, the U. S. Post Office states that another survey will be n:ade to make sure that this requirement is properly met before the date for beginning delivery service is set. It may be the end of the year or early 1959 before this requirement can be completed, said Bushong, as it is a difficult job. Town board president J. B. Cox instructed Ernest Buchholz, town clerk, to write the state organization of city officials for information and recommendation of companies experienced In numbering houses and preparing city maps for this purpose. Foot delivery service will be given in town. There will be little change in delivery in the Syracuse Lake and Wawasee Village and Lake areas now served by rural carriers, except chat house numbers must appear on the mail boxes as well as the names of patrons. In town, residents are not required to change to city delivery if post office boxes are preferred. But, said Bushong, residents (Continued on Page 10) Easter Egg Hunt for Blue Birds and Cubs An Easter Egg hunt has been planned for the Blue Birds of the Camp Fire Girls organization and the Cub Scouts. George Gardner has issued an invitation to these groups for Saturday morning 5 April at 10:00 o’clock. All members will meet at the Scout Cabin at 9:45 am. and will proceed from there to the grounds where the hunt is to be held. The place will not be disclosed until the groups arrive to begin the hunt. Transportation will be provided by leaders and parents of the two groups. The SyracuScene . . . Mr. and Mrs. Harold Curry of Columbia City spent Sunday afternon and evening at the Frank Searfoss home. Mr. and Mrs. Eldred Mabie and Sally went to Indianapolis Saturday returning Sunday f bringing back his mother, Mrs. ! Emma Mabie, who had spent some time with her daughter Mrs. Daft

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