Syracuse-Wawasee Journal, Volume 24, Number 49, Syracuse, Kosciusko County, 13 July 1961 — Page 1

VOl 24 -*NO. 49

Tickets Available At Goshen College

■ Accordmg to Professor John itytT. chairman of the Goshen < College Letture Music Series, a feu reserved seat tickets are .''till , available for the Lci'urc Music Series All tickets have, been mailed to thi■. ■•' who nave placed ■ orders earlier in- the spring i Reserved seal—tickets sell -lor $lO each and iliav ’be ordered i ;- niail It is necessary t.y militate the choice of row' Complete m formation may be attained by writing or calling. the College Business Office” Daniel Schorr a radio and television i •>minriitai'»r has'been signed as a lecturer for Monday evening January 15. 1962 on he topic The New Balance ’ Betwceil East and Wc' Mr '< horr c>v cred iiome of the major events behind the Iron Curtain am! has traveled with Nisi’i. Kl'ri:.'!’< 'Lev through five"-countries .He is the . East. European ebrrespondent of the < i hmi 'i.t l'i .<i<.,-!ii System operating from Warsaw Poland '’Tetfyy, w.’h his, brw.id worldwide k' ■■. ' ' is ■ °r.s; br< d one of A ci ■ veteran correspondent' and one* ready tn stand up ... .ill '’ S->xi« ’ disfavor rather than soft-pedal his reports to tin C i.inum ' world, Alliother class. - 4 sra-pn tn! ’ kefs will go on salt S-ptember 27 in the College l’.'isin«'Ss offiv Gospel Bookstore and .Til’ey Ele-' trie iti Gosh. n. ami. at fi mplir.s in Elkh’att A ’-bier i<rd .: the. cAinplrt. series ‘will aviid able tj'>r doTitin-’ m . " -r'i) after Septembi r 1 ’ . ■ i This pr ■ .' ■■'• ■' ’’ ■" excellent series, offered by the' tel!. nts ■e.rn.' Indiana community ■ XII grams - y • .>■ P m •: > J • '•■■.' . ' • ’ Enion* Auibtoriiun ; . Farmers To Receive Marketing Cards Soon V Koscrcsko I ounty XSC Como jttc< anno'un < ! ’."’i 1 w ; e-■ • " keting cards are being prepared Land will be mailed to farmer; ' < viced .1 wheat ■■ fri e!;'. i. rd should . all ' West Main Stn et,. Warsaw < ’ards with * edJto-the local office . / .■The-, marketing cards; Will, be - mailed t<> all farmers who hav*a wheat acreage and’ it is required ■ld , ' 7'.' - ' ’ - Horticulral Society K Will Hold Orchard Tour I.at.m ’te Ind July 7 The summer’orchard 6>ur <d the I' ■ r ana So<i< will be held Au I and *2 in the I-aPortc area cording to F H Emerson, Purdue University horticulturist and society sccrtary treason r. ' During the first day the / >ur will include a visit to the Gar Wood orchard, west of LaPorte, tour will be a visit to the Wes r Williams orchard. - north of La Porte The G,>rwo<»<l orchard Is dr . ■' > t ■'almost entirely to apples, while the Williams orchard is a peach orchard - Lunch will be served at the Garwood farm. -Aug 1. snd an .evening banquet meeting w'H be held in LaPorte * This years four will mark the •'Second Ccnturv of Progress ' f t Hoosier horticulturists and members arc urged to attend.

Syracuse Fire Dept. SYRACUSE FIRE DEPARTMENT — Officers of the Syracuse Fire Department in the parade. Seated in the car are Gale Benner, Captain, Chief of First Aid, City Civil Defense Director, "Bud” Kline, second assfetanll chief, end Uwrence Firostone, first auistent chief.

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, My Neighbors fc* ** c* « T"-,W , /**«: *• <■*.**•*••. ing for my husband.” Bob Martin In Charge Os Tour The supervisors of .the Kos- itis k->i ( ounty Soil and Water Conservation District have announced a tour to show conservation prau ' i - t • L< Judd ,m Wv-.ine- :.<y. Ju.lv )u rtii.K at 1 iMt 1’ M '1 s’.-p u ;!1 b<- ’he f...’u C t,.'. < ri.p< i our miles • ■ •■ s ' ,r j ake ■ sual 'iff t< A st. ~ stop will be a test ■ " •■ • 1 the s■. \ \ : , uitiiral . Research ■ ■ id rences i.i . m■■. •- - ai d ater intake t-ndvnt ■ rd cr >j ' PA'j ' - ' to a 5 ■ ■ 'g . be st ' .(W'. r - - 'ptii’s w ill; in- ...- ■■:■'. «p.>n<i . ddlife <on sanation are.c. arid woodland 'nt —- ■ I !■ d Ixasufc - 4arm in Ja< ■ ■ ... area, diversion terraces and plow-plant . -''ii >-. i-> l>v sh.ivv n I. M.m! c. Kosciusko S. i'.S . (.■jiu.i :'at ii nisi w ill be in charge id the tmir ■■■ Flower Show At Syracuse Garden Club The .Syr.p. us, (iariicn Club met M . dneyday - July 5 at Mrs Ernest ■ ■ ■ ■ s rti< ; ; was ah array .of color* with th. ■ .’did :L>r.il arrangements : : • met. . dinner and coffee tables were displayed The eve ■■ ■ 'w as speiit. in. discussion of !l arrangements and judging of then Pn.'rs- were . given to Mrs Mar sha ci.irk. .Mrs Nelson Miles, first: Mrs W E Long, second: and Mrs. Ernest Bushong, third Guests atlendwic the .flower sb >w 'we're Mf' Willard IsranL Mrs Lulu Erance- .Mrs Irene s’i.eiA. Mrs ()pal Keim. Mrs Dale- Wemgart and Mrs. Lewis. 1 . Refreshments of 'mall decorated ' were served' from a buffet table J be.uitifidly, decorated with a Meder.i linen table cloth, and a . tierctl foral. arrangement of . roses Mrs John A ;Craw was co hostess BIRTHS Mr and Airs Beraon Sia.baugh Route 3. are the parents of a '.l',.’11 Allen 6 lbs 9oz .' burn Friday. July 6. at Elkhart ' General Hospital

Man Hangs Self in Truck Anthony Lauer of Fort Wayne was found Wednesday morning oh the Kale Island Road near the Chinese Gardi \v Bill Barring ton, 'Syracuse, who works for Wealhhead Co ~ Laiier, age 50, . was,' found, strangled He had-taken his belt and p-La ce d it around his neck and then fastened it to the steer ing wheel and pulled back until u had blacked but. he then slid under the wheel completing the . strai • ■ .. Lauer was a Fort Wayne man . lived at Fairfield Ave. His death wa or 8 ami Tuesday morning by the ci'roner Mt Bill. Mishlerl. •>( Pierce . ton an d the body was taken to the Harris Fuheral Hdme arid then the -Mungoven Funeral Home, Ft. W.<y. nt. - ' 40 Colleges Receive Grants The teacher is the most impor-. tant single factor in whether the high school driver education program succeeds or fails Th'i statement Was made today by Judson B Branch, president of the Allstate Foundation, as he an.',-<um cd :h.at 4(f «dh _.i - and universities throughout the country have received 1961 Allstate •_ r.mts. to train high school teach- ■ ■ . arc a reeeiv in Ude Indiana 1 niversity ami 1-•. v. rsify of Kentucky, With youngsters now reaching at a start -■ r ■ <ire.and belter hi? h th m i ver. .Branch declared, ; “A qualified.school teacher can best impart, the necessary 'kills amt attitudes t-i nvw drivers, especiallv’to young- ones,” he said., the instruction is only as good as the instructor, every , • ■ irt should be ma le to* prov ide .significant training for as many ■ Now in its ninth year of the driver ■ educat ion ... rant program, the Allstate Foundation -has in- . m tniihing more than 9.000 teachers who have reached upwards of a million teenage drivers', according to Branch, who also is president of the Allstate Insurance Cpmpan- .' ■ y ■ eur ti ai hers < r only the riuiimefits of handling a car ami then pas- on their own bad. driving habits to the y sters they are try ing' to teach. ' he emphasized . “But: in ■ a high school driver education class. Stu dents receive all-important in 'tructior.s in proper attitude and decision making .behind the wheel as well a- in just operating the ' •car”, • BASEBALL Minor Junior League ' Bank ’ll I’dcher.s 6 g ■ Rotary 25 Lions : ,9 • Standings: Rotary 10 ' Bank . Pilchers 0 1 1 Lions t' I Major Junior League ' Bank 3 -Pilcher's 2 ■ ary 16 ■ Lions 2 ' ■ 1 Standings: Bank- . 44) I’di tier .'. 2 2 Lions 1-3 . Rotary 1-3 Pony League i Tigers 10 Yanks 10 .' Cubs 10 Sox 5 Standings: Tigers 4 0 y anks ■ . ■ I’3 Cubs / -1-3 July 18 .Maior and Minor; is . ' ' . 21 Rotary vs Pilcher's Game starts at -6 00 July 18 900 a m . s July 19 6:00 pm ■ ■ . BRIDAL SHOWER A bridal shower, given by the relatives of the groom, was held Friday July 7. for Miss Judy Saggars. at the home of Mrs Lester Miller with Miss Cynthia Moser as co-hostes' 19 ladie' attended the miscellaneous shower. Iced tea. lemonade, ice cream, and cookies were 'Ctved as refreshments. Miss Saggars is the fiance of Morris Gene Moser, son of Mr. and Mrs. Eugene Moser. R R 2, Syracuse. Mr. and Mrs, Harvey • Saggars are the parents of the ’ bride. The wedding will be August 6 at the Richville Methodist Church

Syracuse, Indiana, Thursday,"July 13, 1961

Hold Dinner At Pickwich Lounge For Fair Degiiitaries And Judges d| A ■L VTTfI

Presiding the Fair! Parade and beauty contest . judging ’ Friday ■ dinner -at the Pickw-ick the judges, other dignitaries and the press as the Syracuse Firemen Policemen Benefit A-sn The judges were Mayor M Jack Edwards of Marion. Ind.. Mayor Robert Ray of jGas City . Ind . and Dave Beaver, Mayor Edwards' plan director. ; ,’j In addition, tu the judges, thoi*e present included Mrs. Edwards.

■ . ■ Do You Remember When? -- - -mil aPffkir Tri pc; 1 FntjTffiMM DO YOU REMEMBER — One of the older fire trucks entered in the parade. Here are a couple of Syracuse firemen trying to think how it would be to go to a fire with this ancient equipment.

A Letter of Thanks The Syracuse police and firemen want to take this opportunity to thank all the citizens of Syracuse and surrounding communities in making our fair such a success. Our parade wis much larger this year with some very nice' floats. The Firp queens who took part in this were all very pretty? young ladies, which made it very difficult for the lodges The high school bands were a great part in making the parade a success, and we are hoping that next year there will be more bands entered. We also want to thank the Busi n e s s and Professional Womens Club, The Newcomers Club, The Parent-Teachers Assn, and the] Mother's Club for their wonderful cooperation and help. Syracuse Police & Firemen nusbaum WIELDS GAVEL FOR BPW'S ' ■ men met •at johlnsoris Guide Din-’ at. 7 o’clock for theif monthly meeting A chicken dinner was. served at a long table decorated with old fashioned cluster roses, daisies and Babybreath A scale ,<>f Justice was placed in the middle of the long table with daisies and babybreath balancing the scales. - . ■ . This was the first meeting of the year Mrs W S Nusbaum. president, called, the meeting toorder All officers were present A report from the Audit it Committee was given A discussion was then held on the pontoon float, that was decorated .add- suggestions made for the float to be used in the flotilla next year The Water Safety Committee gave a report on their program and the. help needed by the people and also money wise. 53.000 a year i< needed to maintain the beaches and lifeguards. This covers, the Ligonier, Nappanee and -Syracuse area. It was voted that the club give another' SIOO for the Water Safety Program. Guests present were Miss'Cara lyn Barnhart. Mrs. Howard Shupp and Mrs. Andrew Smith.- Mrs. Shupp is returning to the club.

Donald Enyeart, Syracuse Chief of J PoliceL Bill Hess. Syracuse Eire Chief] Tom Socks of the local i Chamber of Commerce. Harry Nicolai, town board member. Harold Smith. Fire Chief of Gas City. .; Ind . Ronald Sharp of Warsaw a TimeS-Umoh. Arch Baumgartner us Milford .Mail. Gordon? Raeburn of Mjnon? Leader-Tribune and Joe ■ Zally of Syracuse-Wawasee i JourDan Ganger, c Syracuse Fireinen-Policcmen Fair, was host.

New Law Effective July 7 Anyone wishing to- reserve, a ■ special RT license plate' for 1962 nuy do so. by contact ing the SyraIjs/' will Driver E>an r• < at the S- ra< use Branch on M inday Aug 7th. only 1 The folowmg law went into efir ct July 7. 1961 The person who mit can apply for an operators license upon completion of the course if ho '.has niched the age of! 16 yTars and 1-month. The person who applies for a beginners permit must be 16 years of age and must hold this permit for 6 rrjonth in other words he is not eligible to apply for an operators lilcenke until the age of 16 years' arid 6 months However, regardless Os age the person applying for a beginners permit 'must hold it - 6 months before he can apply for an operators license. The begin ners permit | issued from July 7th . is go nd fori 1 year instead of 6 v ijnonths as [under the previous few. The drivers education permit can be. issued anytime after the applicant is 45 years of age but must be used during the mv mediate previous-'school year. Any drivers education permit er nners permit that was issued previous to July 7th will be.hand- . led under the old law In other w..rd- if a Person purchased a be’.'inners permit on or before -July 6th he may apply lor an operators license at the end of 30 days -Any person applying for a beginners permit on or as t e r July 7, 1961 must hold that permit for 6 months before applying for a license. The person with a beginners permit may only drive when accompanied in the front seat’ by a properly licensed driver over 21 years of age. - New Driver s Manuals, may be obtained at the License Branch. ST. PATRICK'S — Ligonier, Ind. Rev. J B- McCartin. pastor. > Masses •— Sundays 8:30 except on . Third Sunday when Mass is at 10:00. - ■’ '■■■■ ? ... ■' ■ ■ '

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Goshen Officials Sell Goshen City JElectric Properties

A contract to sell the Goshen city electric properties for 52.866.064 to Northern Indiana Public Service Company was signed by ' Goshen officials last night following many months of lengthy negotiations The final sales price, arrived at after a number of hard bargaining sessions between representatives of NTPSCO and Mayor Messick, the Board ot Public Works, and members of the City Council, was $66,000 above ,the utility's original ofer of $2000.000 and almost $34,000 higher than the appraised ; value of 52.032.127 submitted by three independent -appraisers appointed by Judge Aldo J. Simpson of the Elkhart Circuit Court. At the Council meeting, last night. Carl D Rees. MPSCO first vice president, saidthat he had been authorized by . Dean H. Mitchell, president and board x'hairman « of Xo.rther-n -Indiana Public Service Cohapany. to make the offer. « In recommending the sale to the City Council. Mayor Messick pointed out. that the more than $2,000,000 will be available to the city for investment purpose'. That the earnings from this investment can be used for improve.m'ent of the community. That the sale of the to XIPSCO vvill i n cr e as e the utility’s ‘ tax payment to the city, and thus ■benefit every other citizen living here. That Goshen, like other first -class cities, will now have a single, well planned integrated electric system resulting.in more economical, dependable, efficient service to the'people Ano finally that an abundance of electric power w ill : now be available Cto Goshen for future industrial expansion and community growth. According to the contract. Goshen agrees to sell all of its electric utility property to. XIPSCO. including i 1 74-acre substation site, transmission, and distribution lines, street lighting facilities and generating equipment. During the time of the changeover. XIPSCO shall'have’ the right ■to. use the generating equipment and buildings for a period not to exceed 18 months after which the generating equipment, diesel en ;me>< ..enerators'! and .auxiliary equipment will be returned to the _city lor salvage disposal. Expressly excluded from the property to be sold is all real estate, equipment, etc., incident to the- opera'ion of Goshen's water utility. In addition. XIPSCO agrees to adopt" the schedule of . electric rates now in effect in Goshen and would file with the Public Service Commission of Indiana its standard rate schedules as optionaT to the present Goshen rates.. X-. customer will have liis electric rates increased as a result of the Sale, and in fact, some customers will ha've lower rate.' .'ince they will be able to choose between NIPSCO’s standard rate schedule 'and the schedule now in’effect, whichever is the most ■beneficial to them XIPSCO also agrees to offer jobs to present employes of the Goshen electric utility- on the same term.' and conditions as : Northern Indiana's present employes enjoy. Following discussion of the contract. menibef-s of the City Conn oil — including. Dr. Edgar A. Baxter. George L Pepple. Ralph B ; Schenk. Weldon J. Eyer. Wilbur E Hostetler. George W Bubb, and William J. Johnson — unanimously approved and passed an ordinance accepting NIPSCO’s offer and instructing -Ray Messick, as Mayor and presiding officer of the Council, to execute on behalf of . the City of Goshen the necessary deeds and other instruments conveying title of the city , electric utility to Northern Indiana Public Service Company The ordinance also provides that the full text ,of the. contract and ordinance he published in a newspaper of general circulation in the city of Goshen and that the sale shall become final 30 days after the date of publication 1 SYRACUSE ROTARY CLUB The Syracuse Rotary Club met Monday noon, July 10, at Howard’s Restaurant. Newly elected president, Henry. VanHemert, presided over the meeting. The program consisted of a recorded message from the President of the Rotary International. A special • meeting vvas held Monday evening, for the Board of Directors to lay out the program plans for the new year. LITTLE FLOWER CHAPEL Lake Wawasee. Ind. Masses — July and August: 7:30, 8:30, 9 45 and 11:00. September: 8:30 and 9:45.

U.S. Civil Service Wonts Horticulturist »

TERRY FRUSHOUR GRADUATES FROM PRE-FLIGHT SCHOOL Terry Trushour. son of Mr and Mrs. Charles FrushdUr of Syracuse. graduated from pre.-f'ight school at Pensacola, Florida as a cadet captain His rank was fifth out of 34. He is a member of the Training Command Choir, which is composed of Marine Air Cadets and Navy Air .Cadets. This -group has been g I v c n the title of 'the best military choir in the nation " They ,make many tours through the naj i o,n to such cities ■“ as Chicago. Minneapolis, and Los '.Angeles: In the . fall they- are scheduled to appear - on the Ed Sullivan Show in Newg York and then to . .i ti’n Em'«>pe for two. vveeks \ Terry has ru<t eemp.l.cted a survival course in' the Tai Tai sw; .which are ... - fr mi Civilization . He trail the latest methods ot .mry-ival and existed on such things as snakes, turtles, berries. . coons, etc. .It rained for. lour consecutive .lays because of the dampness The rain also , created, a delay of four days before they could' their base While at Terry met Terry Abel.' a former Etna Green boy who is at the Naval Academy 'at Annapolis. ' Mr and .VJrs < i arles Frusiiour recently received a? special, letter of. -congratuiations fr-mi / Captain J G Heiuiru'k. Commanding Offi ' Flight. CS Naval. .Air Station. . 'them / on the.'splendid achievements oi their son Quote Captain J. G Hendrick. "His successful completion u the course represents a job ‘well done .” Syracuse Wins Over Mentone Monday.. July 10, Syracuse whipped Mentone with 15’ runs in the’fift.h inning to come up with a 19 3 win Pat .Money was the winning intcher and Beeson the loser Mickey Jones hit three for three ■incJudiijg a home run. Syracuse also defeated.. Milford) 19 1 ji? u Friday night game at Syracuse The next two games that Syra-oi-e plays will be at home The first one is on Monday. July 17, with. North Webster.- .Then oh Thursday.. July 20. the Jackets will play host to the Pierceton Cubs Both games start at 6 pin. ICE CREAM SOCIAL JULY 15 The Methodist Church Choir is holditig an ice cream, social on the church lawn Saturday, "July 15. from 5 to 8 p.m. Ice cream, home-made pies and cakes, and coffee will be served., •

CDWS Like A Parade C.D. LIKE A PARADE — This float in the parade was entered by our Civil Defense Women. -. " . ■ ~•» . . ’ •

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The Board of U.S. Civil Service Examiners at the. Veterans Hospital. Chillicothe. Ohio, has announced »an examination for career-conditional (career) appointments to the position of Horticulturist GS-9. $6435 per annum. No written test is required. Applicants will be rated on the basis of their experience and education. ' # . Apply .at any'post ..office- 'lor application form's or information as to where such forms' may be obtained Forms can be obtained -from the Executive Secretary. . Board of U.S. Civil Service Examiners. Veterans’ Administration Hospital. Chillicothe. Ohio, or the. Director, Sixth U. S. Civil Service Region, U. S' Post Office and Courthouse. Cincinnati 2. Ohio. Applications must be received or postmarked not later than July 24. 1961 International Farm Youth Meet At Purdue For Mid Point Meeting Lafayette. Ind., Rural young people visiting the' United States will gather at Purdue University -July 25-29 for the annual Mid-Point ineeting. of of 103 part ' m 'the International :EJrm. Youth Exchange (IF YE) I'he Mid-Point meeting highlights . the. half.;way mark, of the h;YF s four to six inohth-. visits to, the I S This' is the first year the event, co-sponsored I". , Purdue's agricultural ex!< n.' -o -ervice and 'the National 411 ‘Tub Foundation, has bee-it-heki at. Lafayette. The Foundation; ! .' the IFYE p!‘< ■l'a'ltr I'.-’. !.'■■: " .'? • ’ ft’.e co-op-crat i' ' -am s-t- c 0... ' . The gras-st - bassadors” will become acquainted with other exchangees, review their expen- . ■ es in the U S.. take a second, look at the objectives and. operation of the IFYE' program and v.jew- agriculture - and ,iiome economics worK .it Purdue. Columbia, with seven repfesehtatives. w ill have the largest de- ' legation. ■ A rural improvement Workshop for 32 exchangees from 11 Latin America and Middle East countries will preciule the Mid-Point meting These FEYEs. leaders in extension-type work in their Purdue July 18-24 home countries, v. ill gather at The workshop ls designed to ■broaden the basic knowledge and deepen the understanding o's the., needs of rural people in (he 11 countries to be represented. A luncheon honoring contributors to-the Naional 4 11 Club Foundation will be held. Friday,'July"28. Dr D<m P.iarlbere-..distinquish-ed professor of agricultural economics a tPurdue and- one time direct r d tlw Fodo for Peace program. will be principal speaker. The IFYE program is a privately supported people-to-peopie ex? changt program underwritten ‘by 4-11 club members, local individuals and organizations, .businesses, foundations and others interested in young people ■-and m better international understanding y HOSPITAL NOTES Goshen General Hospital Mrs Edward Anderson. R 1. Syracuse underwent minor surgery ' Tuesday.- July 11. r . ; Paul Hagerty, of Syracuse, übi perwent minor surgery Monday, July 10. « iI. Carl Walker of Syracuse re- • ceivcd medical treatment Monday, July 10. Delbert Wogoman. R 4. Syracuse, Was given medical treatment ' Friday. July 7. at the Goshen Geni era! Hospital. * LaMar Kilmer. 500 North Harrison Stree-t, Syracuse, was rel leased from the Goshen.v Hospital Friday, July .7.