Syracuse-Wawasee Journal, Volume 53, Number 1, Syracuse, Kosciusko County, 5 November 1959 — Page 1

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To New Castle, Indiana, now goes the distinction of having r the biggest high school basketball arena in Indiana, with the opening of the new Chrysler high school field house this weekend. The new building, costing around a million dollars, seats 9.250. Elkharts’ high school field house with 8.284 seats tops the 7.900 permanent seats in the New Castle gym. but removable bleachers are on hand to raise the capacity to 9.252. and there is space for 10.020. Can't seem to get the exact facts from Junior (Smiley ) Jones, but we're under the impression that he lost a pretty nice rod and reel in the cold waters of Kentucky Lake while vacationing there last week with Ralph Thornburg and Jim Stucky. And then too! there was the one that got away— — ! ! ! Harry and Zora Van Hemert are now established in their lovely new home in Hunnicutt Grove . addition, and are now busy adding the finishing touches to their early American style home, while next door to the south the Roger Fetters have begun construction of their new home which they hdpe to occupy yet this winter. Just the thing to transport their large family is the VolksWaeon ‘'combi-bus'*- of the \ 'J’mi Yoders. Betty ’ MBs it is the berries for traveltoo! r 'One of the chief attractions at ■he PT A Halloween Festival iVuld last Saturday night was the ■ Newcomers "Squirt the Clown” r game, with jovial clown Bill Wesner proving an irresistible lure. Bill is the husband of Newcomers’ president Joan Wesner. A few weeks ago Mrs. Kowallik's third grade was watch ing the development of five butter flies in Chrysalis form. This week, the butterflies emerged and left the class room to fly south. This habit, the children learned, is typical of the species when it emerges from its cocoonFollowing close on the heels of Halloween and all its mys teries, is the Hoosier hysteria which begins with the opening basketball game and builds up to a tremendous peak and sudd< n let down at tournament time \nd another queen will come into the limelight when the boys announce their choice for the Basketball Queen, the first to reign in this court at Syracuse High School. The Yellow jackets lost their first game Tuesday night at North Webster But that's not the first time the team has lost the opener. It happened last year and they ended up being the county champs. The bonfire and rally Thursday night will set the pace for the cheering section which will begin its official program at home Friday night when Pierceton comes to Syracuse for its first battle with the Jackets.

Local United Fund Drive Now In Final Stage

'Ra’ph Thornburg, chairman of the residential canvass for United Fund in Syracuse and Turkey Creek township, began this part of the local campaign yesterday and plans to com plete the drive by next Wednesday. With a few more workers to be added, his assistants are Mrs. Paul Lantz. Mrs. Richard Miller. Mrs. Jack Alfrey, Mrs. Max Carlson. Mrs. Lavon Davis. Mrs. Archie Byrd. Mrs. Ernest Nichols Mrs. Bums Van Sickle. Mrs F A. Singleton. Mrs. Jerry Grady. Mrs Paul Yeager. Mrs. Charles Miller. Joe Shewmon. James Stucky. Mrs. Ed. Coy. Mrs. Gerald Kline, Mrs. Keith

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CONNOLLY WINS!

Miss Shirley LeVernier. high school junior, was crowned I Queen of the Halloween Festival Saturday night when her ' penny votes of 6970 topped i all others in the race. Proceeds of the contest sponsored ny I the local PBW were donated to the PTA. Photo by Perc Bartlett Hospital Notes . . . ELKHART HOSPITAL Blair Lau-hkn underwent major surgery Tuesday. William Kern was discharged Friday. Mrs. Harry Juday was ! discharged Wednesday. GOSHEN HOSPITAL Mrs. Virgil Bobeck underwent , surgery Friday. Mrs. Wayne Coy, RR. 3. had minor surgery Fri- . day. Both were discharged Monday. I Patients discharged Friday inj eluded Deloris Ridenour, Mrs. Edgar Speer, Mrs Al Graf. Mrs. Michael Mignery. R.R. 2. ■ entered Tuesday for medical ! treatment, and was discharged j Wednesday. Mrs. Max Brower underwent < minor surgery Wednesday.

I Koble. Mrs. Kenneth Willard.! , Mrs Charles Dean and Mrs. j • Charles Garner. De>n Pittman, chairman of the industrial canvass. Paul LeVemier. retail business, and Dr: Wendell Shank. professional, plan to have their work completed during the next week. | Syracuse Lions Club his given i SSO which is the first report on . funds received from civic clubs. Syrac«ssc«B» . . Mrs. Faye Treesh and Mrs. | Hazel Perry visited their mother 1 Mrs. Mollie Phillips Sunday aft- • ernoon. Mrs Phillips is staying I with her sister. Mrs. John Flern-. mg for a few weeks.

Syracuse, Indiana. Thursday 5 Nov. 1959

Town To Consider Gas ! Franchise 1 December At a meeting of the Town Board Tuesday 3 November, a preliminary resolution was passed setting the exact form of franchise to serve gas to the people of Syracuse. Attending the meeting were officials of Northern Indiana Public Service Co. from Hammond E M. Shorb and Attorney Joseph Morrow, and W. Dean Shanahan, division manager at Goshen. These men presented a form of franchise as requested for Syracuse. It appears else where in the Journal. Final consideration will be given the franchise in a public hearing set for 1 December 1959 at 7:30 in the Town Hall, In announcing the request. Shanahan said, "This is a part of a two-year expansion program now being planned by NIPSCO. and is made possible through the obtaining of an additional supply of gas from the Midwestern Gas Transmission Coirpnay of Houston. Texas. Franchises have already been granted to NIPSCO by Monticello. Monon. Portage. Francesville. North Jvdson. Fowler, Kouts, Etna Green. Wolcott. Goodland. Bourbon, and Walkerton. Pierceton has set 8 November and Milford 1 December as the date for hearing on NIPSI CO’s request for a gas franchise. , Construction has already been started in Portage and North ! Judson.” I At the meeting it was revealed that engineering studies tire already under way by the utility to determine the design of a gas distribution system that will be most suitable for Syracuse, (continued on back page)

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Coach Dick Beck with five of his lettermen are ready for the basketball season which started Tuesday night for the‘

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Record Vote Rejects Town Board Leadership

FREE MONEY! So its readers will have more to spend for Christmas, the Journal will start to give away money next week. _Serial numbers of three one dollar bills circulating in the town and village will be printed each week. Sharp-eyed readers who find one of these bills in their change can bring it to the Journal office and exchange it for as much as $lO. So watch your money! And watch the Journal!

Judge To Review Andorfer Case Leonard J. and Mabie I. Andorfer of Syracuse were granted a writ of certiorari in Kosciusko circuit court for the review of all papers pertaining to a zoning variance permit denied by the Board of coning Appeals in Syracuse. This court action merely requires the parties concerned to produce all papers pertaining to the case for inspection by the judge. It does not reverse any decision made up to this time by the board of appeals.

Jackets at North Webster. Standing I. to r. are Norman Druckamiller, Harry Alfrey,

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In a record vote of 492 at the polls Tuesday for the town election. J. Barton Cox (incumbent Town Board President) lost a contest by 29 votes to Byron Connolly, local grocer, in a sticker ballot election. Final count for Cox 212. for Connolly 243. 36 ballots were disqualified. Both Republicans, Cox was seeking reelection to the town board as trustee from the first ward. Connolly, who lost to Cox by one vote in the GOP convention in August, was backed by a group organized as the Independent Voters Committee and used the sticker ballot. < Harry Nicolai, Harry L. Coy each with 253 and Ernest Buchi holz with 252 votes, were unopposed on the Republican ticket for re-election to the town board as trustee from second and third wards and town clerk-treasurer, respectively. There was no Democratic I ticket. Connolly’s comment WednesI day morning on his victory was i T am deeply gratified for the i support given me in this election J and that so many turned out to I vote/' • I Cox accepted election returns i with this comment: "So far as ) | I ,:m concerned, the deed is , done, and lam satisfied."A letter ' from Mr. Cox appears in today’s : Voice of the- People Section.. Miss Sherrie Brown was a r guest of A 3d Ed Monger in Elk » hart for the Elkhart Homecom- ) ing game Friday and to attend ? [ the Notre Dame-Navy game Satr { urday. Airman Monger returned ?, to Keesler AFB at Biloxi. Miss. Monday.

Bob LeCount and Coach Beck. Seated are Carroll Denton, left, and Tom Firestone.