Syracuse-Wawasee Journal, Volume 52, Number 27, Syracuse, Kosciusko County, 7 May 1959 — Page 1

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Syracuse has been twice blessed with the arrival of twin girls lately the latest addition to the Kltson twins being little Margaret Sue and Mary Lou Yoder, identical daughters of Mr. and Mrs. Wilmer Yoder, who were bom Wednesday in Elkhart General Hospital. Mother of the babies, who weighed in at 5 ibs. and 4 lbs, 4ox, is the former Betty Montel. daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Artie Montel of Syracuse. Paternal grandparents are Mr. and Mrs. Joseph Yodea of New Paris. And while speaking of twins, it hardly seems possible that little Sue Ann and Lee Ann Cripe will be entering kindergarten next fall, but parents Cliff and Pat Cripe say it is so! Bet their class will be a lively oneMrs. Clare Knepple of Lake Wawasee. widely known throughout Indiana as an outstanding church woman, attended an executive committee meeting of the Women’s Society of Christian Service held in Muncie last week. On Wednesday she attended the annual conference meeting of the society. Spring fever is a real ailment, according to a University of Michigan Meteorologist, who says it is caused by the reaction of warn air on the winterized body. ~A s environmental temperature gets higher, the body has to reduce its Insulation by enlarging the small blood vessels so the blood gets to the surface in large amuonts,” stated the professor. This, he says, causes spring’fever, and he adds, thert is no known cure! But it wasn’t spHhg fever that hit the area over the week end when temperatures rose to 90 degrees Saturday afternoon and again Sunday. Water skiers, boats of all kinds on the lakes and an Influx of summer residents made activities look like mid summer insttad of the first week end in May which, is unpredictable so far as weather Is concerned. Bob and Mary Fisher and children Bobby, David and Barbara, have moved from their Ogden Island residence, recently partially destroyed by fire, into the suburban home of Dr. and Mrs. Robert Riddle of Goshen, which Is located just west of the Leeland addition on Wawasee’s Southwest shore. The lovely winding row of magnolia trees in full bloom in the city park is a sight to behold, and seems an indication that maybe spring has finally come to Syracuse! The magnolia tree was first suggested for the Syracuse area by W. E. Long some years ago and the number of these beautiful trees blooming the first of May in many Syracuse lawns has made the town a “magnolia city." As usual, the Spring Band Festival at the school last Friday evening was an event well worth attending. Music director James Lentz has accomplished a great deal in the short time he has been in Syracuse, and we’ve heard many comments on the excellent musical programs he and his students put forth. Also wc were glad to hear that the stork, expected momentarily at the Lentz household, did not put in an appearance during the hours of the spring festival. Why not make plans now to attend the Jonah Fish Fry at Oakwood Hotel on Friday evening. 8 May. Members of the Church of God, sponsors of the event guarantee to “fill you up" for only $125 a plate (75c children) and the menu, as do all Jonah Club affairs, sounds wonderful. Serving b between the hours of 5 til 8! The white birch has been (continued on back page)

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Announce 1959 Honor Students At Webster Miss Dorothy Engelbert was named valedictorian and Miss Judy Freeman, salutatorian, of the 1959 graduating class of North Webster High School, according to announcement of Robert L. Ritchie, principal. - Daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Henry Englebert. R.R. 1, Warsaw. Miss Englebert graduates with an average of 97.73% for the four years. Judy -Freeman. VALEDICTORIAN ' Miss Dorothy Engelbert daughter of Mrs. Fred Freeman R. R. 1. Pierceton, has a four year average of 8661%. Baccalaureate service for the twenty-nine seniors of North Webster will be held Sunday 17 May in the school gymnasium at 8 p m. Rev. George Pontius of the Dutchtown Brethren Church will give the address. Commencement exercises are scheduled for Thursday 21 May at 8 p.m. in the North Webster School gymnasium. B. Harold Van Cleave of Indianapolis will L 1 SALUTATORIAN Miss Judy Freeman speak using the subject. "The Common Denominator of Success." Members of the graduating class are: Carolyn Belle Baker-Secretary Kenneth Charles Baugher. Sheila Irene Bell. Margaret Anne Bowser. James Joseph Conway. Terry Dale Cooperrider, Dorothy Elizabeth Englberth, Thomas Ray Engle-President. Keith LaVohn Enyeart; Judy Ann Freeman Treasurer, Ross Allen Grimes. Ronald Lee Harris-Vice-President. Aaron Dee Hinesley. Larry Allen Hoffer. Judith Deen Kidd. Margo Lynn Kuhn: Linda Lee Larson. Charlotte Ann Lawrence. Michael/Andrew Long. Arlene Wanita Mabie. Rebecca Lane Mqck. Paul Sheets Morton. Sally; Jo Over

Syracuse, Indiana, Thursday 7 May 1959

Chamber Meets 12 May Chamber of Commerce meets Tuesday 12 May at Howard’s. Dinner is 6:30 sharp. Program plans for 1959 and future years to be discussed. Be there. Public Wonts Fireworks -Donations Mounting Announcement by the Chamber of Commerce that it had no funds for fireworks on the Fourth of July this year, started a different kind of fireworks resulting in fund collection for the program. Rotarians, all of whom are members of or eligible for membership in the Chamber of Commere, spoke loudly in protest of abandoning the holiday display. Nelson Auer and John Kroh. Chamber treasurer, were appointed to find out what merchants and individuals wanted. Thirty-three cannisters for funds for fireworks were placed in as many business houses in the community. Latest report is that the cannisters have collected over 850 so far and more than S4OO has been either given to Kroh or Auer or pledged to the program in the first week of the campaign. Fireworks display has cost the Chamber SBOO or more, in previous years. If funds continue to come in, it looks like there will be fireworks in the city park on Fourth of July night! Cemetery Association Elects Officers Tonight Members of the board of directors of the Syracuse Cemetery Association will be elected at a meeting tonight (Thursday 7 May) at 7:30 on the second floor of the State Bank building, according to announcement of R. Leon Connolly, association president. Five members will be named to the board which then will elect a president and clerk-trea-surer. All lot owners are members of the association and are urged to attend the meeting. Matters concerning maintenance of the cemetery also will be discussed. Work Os Joe Shewmon In College Art Gallery Art work by Joseph O. Shewmon. son of Mr. and Mrs. J. D. Shewmon, Box 207. Syracuse, was among a special exhibition marking the opening of the new are gallery and studios in Yandes Hall at Wabash College. Saturday. 2 May. Shewmon, a senior at Wabash, was one of twenty-two specially chosen student exhibitors. In addition to student work, paintings by several residents of Crawfordsville were shown. All exhibitors are students of Harold K. McDonald assistant professor of art at Wabash. Blood Donors Will Go To Warsaw 14 May A county-wide program for blood donors will be conducted at the Masonic Temple in Warsaw 14 May from 11 am. to 5 p m according to announcement today by Father John Smerke, chairman in Turkey Creek township for the Red Cross Blood program. Special plans for Syracuse donors will be announced later. Fr. John said. man. Larry D. Plew. Brenda Lee Richard. Dixie Lynn Scott, Curtis Eugene Shock. Steven Dale Tracey. Larry Lee Whelan.

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Athletic Awards Go To Laird, Kilmer, Burson And Swenson

Most Valuable Player awards were announced at the annual all-sports banquet of the Lions Club Wednesday night at Howard’s. Trophies were presented by Coach Richard Beck to Larry Laird for basketball: Lamar Kilmer, cross country; Ted Burson, basketball and Robert Swenson, track. Syracuse High School received the Kosciusko County All-Sports award which was presented at the banquet by Howard Stouffer, of Pierceton, president-elect of the county principals association. Presented' for the first time

Public Hearing 18 May On Proposed Zone Amendment

A public hearing on a proposed amendment to the Zoning Ordinance of the Town of Syracuse concerning extension of jurisdiction of the ordinance to include the entire shoreline of Wawasee Lake will be held Monday 18 May at 8 p.m. in the American Legion Hall in Syracuse. The meeting was announced by John Weatherhead, secretary of the Syracuse Town Plan Commission, and Ernest E- Buchholz, clerk-treasurer of the Town of

SHS Elects Brenda Stabler For Queen Os Lakes Contest

Miss Brenda Kay Stabler was chosen by the student body of Syracuse High School to represent the school as Miss Syracuse in the annual Mermaid Parade and Queen of Lakes contest in North Webster Saturday 27 June. Daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Lester W. Stabler of R.R. 3, Brenda, 16 will complete her junior year at high school this spring. She is a brunette, has green eyes, weighs 128 pounds and is 5 ft. 6*4 in. tall. NOBLE BLOCKER RECEIVES SCROLL AS 25 YEAR AWARD Noble C. Blocker, manager of the insurance department of the State Bank of Syracuse, was recently presented with a scroll commemorating 25 years representation of the Fidelity and Casualty Company of New York.

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FFA team which won first place in the District Dairy Judging contest at FL Wayne recently are shown here L to r. Jerry Firestone, Runny Hibschman, Tom Firestone and- Fred Godshalk. Hibschman was high individual in

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this year, Syracuse teams were county champions in baseball, cross country, basketball and volley ball. They lost the track title for a 5 star record to Pierceton in a close race when the county meet was held at Syracuse last week. John Tatum, football coach at Wabash High School, was speaker for the program which was emceed by Joe Shewmon. All .members of SHS athletic teams were guests of the Lions and their fathers were invited. There were 75 members and guests attending the banquet which climaxes the athletic season.

Syracuse. At a recent meeting, the Town Plan Commission went on record as favoring the extension of zoning jurisdiction by the town and presented their recommendation to the town board. The proposed amendenc to the ordinance is on file in the office of the clerk-treasurer on Main Street, Syracuse, and may be examined by all interested persons during office hours which are from 1 to 4 p.m. Monday through Friday.

Miss Judi Ahms, 17. senior at Milford High School, has been selected to enter the festival and contest as Miss Milford. She is the daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Donald Ahms of Milford. Elect Ray Talmadge To PTA Vice Presidency Ray Talmadge. plant superintendent of Weatherhead company, has accepted the vicepresidents chair of the Turkey Creek Township Parent Teacherers Association, and will assume his duties in the fall. Other newly elected officers are Mrs. Donald Sheets, president; Mrs. Donald McNomara, president: and Donald McNomara, treasurer. Regular committee heads to be appointed later by the president

the district with 329 points out of 356. Jerry Firestone tied for 9th place. The team will represent the Syracuse chapter in the state judging contest at the Indiana State Fair this year. .