Syracuse-Wawasee Journal, Volume 25, Number 6, Syracuse, Kosciusko County, 14 September 1961 — Page 1

VOL 25 - NO. 6

Dribs.... , And Dobs Visitors were trying to get in one more week end, and all the beaches were jam-packed ... stopped to chat with ora miller, at Burger’s Dairy ... he is the son-in-law of Mr Burger ... he says business is very good and quite a charming fellow . tom and hazel bumped noses in at Klink's the other day, but both came out laughing about it . . Carwile's T. V. team, headed by Issie Carwile, has a most unique plaque on the back of their shirts . . . depicting a parakeet in beautiful colors . . . and the design calls for close scrutiny . a few teams (bowling) are planning to go to Phoenix, Ariz. for the national tournament in the spring ... sounds like fun . . . geneva cripe. boss-woman of Giftland, has a wonderful collection of Imperial Reproductions of antique glass-ware, taken from the original molds, and her Rainbow Art Glass m amber and ruby are irrestible . . the light shining through the.colored pieces make a beautiful display ... lots koher was very sweet to welcome the newcomer to. her team . . . she's a very sweet person anyway ... saw a sign at a city' tailor shop “Pants pressed in the rear while you wait’’ . . . everyone seems to be talking of trade relations and speaking of trade relations. almost every one would like to . . . why are these young male teen-agers suddenly taken with the idea of saying “Hi Moth er" to every older woman they see driving alone? ... is it disrespect or just plain silliness? . . . kent hare, at Galloway s Grocery, is a staunch supporter of the safety belt . . . shows maturity in thinking .. . The most dangerous members of our society are those grownups whose powers of influence are adult but whose motives and responses are infantile. The adult has physical strength, and if he still hits out at life with the anger of a frustrated infant,, he can work more destruction and inflict more pain than would be possible to the person physically immature. It is this type of adult, with provincial imagination that accounts for the perennial capacity of many people to be kind within the family circle and yet indifferent to sufferings of people outside that circle; to be strictly honest in dealing with members of their own class and yet shrewd and ruthless to the point of dishonesty when they extend their influence across class lines. Perhaps the reason lies in the fact that most people within our culture are encouraged to live by contradictory set of values; they are urged to be both FOR other people as human brothers and AGAINST them as competitors; to be unselfish yet to look, first of all, after themselves. The result is confusion—and that many confusions that exist within individuals are projected upon others in the form of hostility. To whom the credit of the fol lowing goes. I do not know, but I have had this for years: “God grant me the serenity to accept the things I cannot change, the cour age to change the things I can, and the wisdom to know the difference.” AMERICAN LEGION NEWS The American Legion Post 223 held their annual picnic Sunday. Sept. 3 at the Smith Walbridge

Camp. There were apI proximately 100 pres ; ertt. Labor Day, the Sons of Legion Color Guard marched in the

parade at Ligonier. This Sunday. Sept. 17 they are to march at Knightston Home for Veteran s Children. Sunday is the Legion Day Open House at the home, home. ADDITIONAL WITH MASTER'S DEGREE School Supt. Immel announced today that these seven teachers of our local school system completed work this summer for their Master's degree. Mr. Immel states this makes a total of 13, or approx. 31%, on the local professional staff who have their Master's degree.

Paul H. Moore Asst. Principal; Purdue University, MS Degree in Secondary Administration.

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County Tux Rote Reduced By Council

Safe Driving Motorists are reminded that Indiana law makes it mandatory that all vehicles must stop when a school bus is discharging or receiving children. This law applies to drivers approaching from either direction except on expressways divided by a median strip or parking area. On divided expressways drivers are hot required to stop when approaching a school bus from the opposite direction. The school bus stopping law applies throughout the state, in urban as well as rural areas, and in business and residential neigh* borhoods. A safe stopping-distance should be maintained at all times between the approaching car and the school .bus as these buses stopfrequently to take on or discharge children. Whenever a motorist sees a school bus. he should be especially alert for children running to or from the bus. Area. Marine To Okinawa 1 ? J **7 / & Marine Pfc. Dennis L. Huffman, son of Mr. and Mrs Robert E. Huffman of North Webster, departed Sept. 2 from Camp Pendleton. Calif., with the First Battalion. Seventh Marines, for a 12-month tour with the Third Marine Division on Okinawa. The Battlion left San Diego, Calif , aboard the transport USS General W A Mann. Private Huffman enlisted in the Marines last February. Former Resident Weds In West Mrs. Georgia L. Miller of Syracuse received the following announcement this week: The Reverend James Armstrong and Kathryn Armstrong Biddlecome announce the marriage of their mother Frances Green ArmSunday, Sept. 3. 1961, Armstrong strong to Earle Bennett Perry, on Memorial Methodist Church, Victorville. California. The bride was a widow of the late Rev. Arthur J. Armstrong, former minister of the Methodist Church in Syracuse. Mr. and Mrs. Perry will reside at 4610 S. Holly St., Seattle. Wash., after Oct. 1. TRAILER BURNS DOWN A small house trailer on Kern Road south of Syracuse, owned by Paul Spry, was destroyed by fire shortly after midnight last Friday, according to Syracuse firemen. Seventeen volunteers answered the call and battled the flames but were unable to save the trailer. Spry was away from home at the time, and the blaze was discovered by a passerby. Damage was estimated by firemen at around SI,OOO.

1 ' ■■ 'i Virginia L. Conrad Ist grado teochor; Ball State, MA Degree in Elementary Edu>

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Cuts.totalling $48,474 and a 6.4 cent reduction in the Kosciusko County tax rate were made by county councilmen in their two-day session last week in Warsaw. The proposed county budget was $1,754,690.50 The cuts reduced the proposed 1962 tax levy from 91.4 cents to 85 cents per SIOO of taxable property, the same as this year’s rate. A campaign to cut departmental budgets was started several weeks ago by the county’s Republican steering committee, headed by County GOP Chairman Giles Hoffer, and Joe Rovenstine. who served as acting chairman of the group while Hoffer was away. Councilman cut budgets proposed by 23 of the 26 departments, and issued two resolutions, one protesting incr<ises in salaries and creation of a new position of second nurse in the health department, and the other urging county commisioners to conduct a study on the possibility of eliminating the county home. The highest budget cut was that of the county highway department, in the amount of $8,200. The budgets approved without cuts were those of Allan Rasor. prosecuting attorney, the county jail (submitted by Sheriff Sam Holbrook) and that of Mrs. Kathryn Coy, the county assessor. Salaries and mileage of commissioners. amounting to $5,450, were cut in the county highway budget, because the state board of accounts ruled these items could not be carried as highway expenses. . The council also created two new positions, a fourth deputy sheriff and a probate secretary, made provisions for a grant of SB,IOO to help support the fourcounty mental health clinic in Warsaw. cut $1,225 from the proposed budget of the Wayne township assessor. turned down a pay increase request by the county service officer. cut the Civil Defense budget S2OO. cut the fund requested for reassessment of real estate, slashed $2,800 from the board of health budget and $5,920 from the welfare budget, and cut the county home budget although granting salary raises to both Mr. and Mrs. Raymond Munson, county home superintendent and matron. Syracuse Tax Rate Cut 18c A total of 18c was cut from the Syracuse tax rate when Kosciusko county tax adjustment board members took action Mon. in Warsaw on proposed tax rates for budgets of the county, towns and townships, and other taxing units. The final rate for Syracuse was set at $2.20 per SIOO of taxable property, as compared to $2.15, the rate for 1961. The cut was made after William Coburn and Dwight Swenson of Syracuse appeared with Town Board President Byron Connolly and asked that the rate be reduced to $2 15. FIRST AID CALL First aid workers were called to the Frog Tavern south of Syra cuse last Thursday afternoon when John Swain of Syracuse became ill. He was taken in the Harris ambulance to a doctor’s office for treatment.

NOTICE Driver Examiner will be at the Syracuse License Branch only Thursday mornings until further notice.

Betty Kowallik 3rd grade teacher; Indiana Untv„ AAS Degree in Education and Psychological Testing.

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Syracuse Couple Wed Sept. 9 White gladioli and yellow chrysanthemums, palms and and candelabra adorned the altar of Oakwood Center for the wedding at 4 last Saturday of Miss Shirley Mae Weingart, daughter of Mrs. Karl Weingart and the late Mr. Weingart. 507 S. Huntington St., and Gary’ Bruce Kline, son of Mr and Mrs. Harold L. Kline, 4 North Shore Drive. Rev. Kennard Robinson performed the double ring ceremony before 120 guests, who were seated by the ushers, Martin Graff and Richard Keim both of Syracuse. Mrs. Harry Appenzeller. the organist, played the bridal airs of “Because’ , "0 Promise Me”. “Romance.” “Theme from Romeo and Juliet,’ and “Ave Maria,” and the soloist. Miss Donna Fidler, sang “I Love Thee” and “The Lord's Prayer.” The bride was attended by Miss Martha Jones of Fort Wayne as maid of honor. Best man was Larry’ Laird of Syracuse. Given m marriage by her brother, Dale Weingart, the bride wore a white, street-length dress of nylon over sheer taffeta, made

Plan Commission Postpones Enchanted Hills Decision

During the special public hearing at the Town Hall Tuesday night, the Town Plan Commission postponed decision on Columbia Realty Corp's petition for a change of classification of a triangular tract from residential to Roadside Business use, until another meeting Sept. 26th at 7 pm. The commission requested additional time for further study. This triangular tract, . across from the Enchanted Hills Subdivision, lies south and west of the junction of Crow Road and Alt. No. 13, and comprises 2.7 acres. Columbia Realty, represented at the meeting by Messrs. Philip Oppenheim, Paul Hathaway Attorney Byron Kennedy and their engineer, are developers of the Enchanted Hill Subdivision. At a meeting with the commission some months ago, Columbia Realty had submitted a plot of this new subdivision for approval. The commission, granting tentative approval, recommended a number of changes which were incorporated

jH iMary Alice Witsaman Junior High English; Purdue University, MS Degree in Secondary Education A English.

with a scoop neckline, elbowlength sleeves, matching bow at the waistline, and a belLshaped skirt. The shoulder-length veil was fastened s to a crown of seed pearls. She wore' a strand of pearls, a gift from the bridegroom, and carried a bouquet of white sweetheart roses on a white Bible. Miss Jones wore an emerald green streetlength dress with matching shoes and headpiece, and carried a bouquet of tangerine-colored carnations.. A reception at Oakwood Center and lilies-or-th-valley decorating followeld the ceremony, with white candles adorned with pink roses the table. Miss Janet Robertson, Forest, Ind.. Miss Linda Rigby. Bryant Ind., and Mrs. Roger Yeager, Wawaka. Ind., served at the reception, and the Misses Janet Mace, Van Wert., Ohio, and Lucille Bushong of Syracuse, were in charge of the gifts. Miss Judy Mishler of Syracuse presided at the guest book. After a wedding trip to Kentucky and Tennesee the bridal couple will reside at 217 North College, Muncie, where the bridegroom is a junior at Ball State Teachers College. Both young people were graduated from Syracuse High School in 1959, and Mrs. Kline was graduated from International Business College last month.

in the revised plat submitted at the meeting Tuesday night. Incidentally, this new sub-division provides for two elevated bridges for access to Wawasee Lake —one concrete on Warner Road and the other on Oakwood Road. On the sub-division as well, the Commission decided to hold off their. decision until the next meeting. After the Columbia Realty case, plats for two more new sub-divi-sions were presented. One was for the Hawaiian Village, comprising 94 residential sites, and another for Merrill's sub-division calling for 17 sites. Hawaiian Village would be located on Old Rd. 13 to State Rd. 13. Merrill's would be east of State Rd. 13, and north of Hawaiin Village. Mr. Carl Reynolds, the building commissioner, stated he had visited the site of the Merrill subdivision and the plans and apI proved what he had seen.

Joon Myers sth grade teacher; Ball State, MA Degree in Elementary Edu* cation. t*

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State Board To Rule On Wawasee Bowl Permit

The State Alcoholic Beverage Board will have to decide on whether to grant a beer and wine permit to the Wawasee Bowl. During a hearing before the county board Wednesday morning, the board was deadlocked when Glenn Smith and Frank Brennan voted against granting a permit, whiu Mark Bowland and Roy Walters voted in favor. Mr. Smith announced he is resigning from the board, stating the law should be re-written so that petitions when submitted would be of some consideration. Rev. J. Ross Richey and his group opposing issuance of the permit, had presented petitions with over 1,300 signatures. Information was not available when the state board will meet on this matter. It is expected, however, that when the date is set, both factors will be notified in advance. Meanwhile, the county board granted renewal permit to the Beacon on Kale Island. PTA The first meeting of the Syracuse School PTA will be held September 19, 1961 at 7:30 sharp in cafeteria. Mrs. Russell Hoffman, Director of District 4-A will speak on the topic “Purpose of PTA.” The teaching staff of 42 teachers will also be introduced. Again this year the traveling attendance banner and a prize of $2.00 will be used in the elementary school for the most parents present per room based on the percentage basis. There will be 22 classrooms participating in this contest, 3 sections per grade level and 4 sections in the kindergarten class. Each meeting will have a winner selected and announced. The money is used to buy something for the classroom and the children help to decide what to buy. There is a great deal of interest shown by the children for this honor. The annual membership drive will be held from October 4 to October 11. 1961. The yearly dues are SI.OO and a notice will be sent home via the children reminding the parents of the drive. It is hoped that the enrollment will be a large one this year and that a great deal of interest will be shown in the various events and projects sponsored by the PTA. There will be prizes given for the membership drive based bn the percentage basis in both schools: High School Ist prize—$10 00 and 2nd prize — $5.00; Elementary School—lst prize—$7.00, 2nd prize —55.00 and 3rd prize—$3.00. This money will also be used for a classroom project or article. Plans are underway for the Halloween Festival to be held October 21. 1961 in the. school gym. This is the money making project sponsored by the PTA during the year. Again this year there will be food booths, fishing stalls, a cake walk, and many other , interesting *fun booths”, plus cartoons—all sponsored by the PTA. GLEN L. BYLER WINS FAIR AWARDS Glen L. Byler, - R 3. Syracuse, was the winner of several awards in the Hampshire Swine Division at the Indiana State Fair last week. Byler had the Reserve Junior Champion Boar at the Fair, and was also the winner in several other sections, including January Spring Boar Pig. February Spring Boar Pig, January Spring Sow Pig, and Breeder-Feeder-Litter class. In the State Fair “Indiana Spe cials,” Byler's entry was a winner in the February Spring Boar class. GOSHEN HARRIERS BEAT SYRACUSE For their second straight win, the Goshen Redskin harriers defeated Syracuse High at Syracuse Tuesday, 15-46. With Senior Wesley Dye and junior Kent Ober filling the top slots, Goshen runners took seven of the top ten positions.

V. JC. ’■ ft Homer Allen sth grade teacher; Ball State, MA Degree in Elementary Ad* ministration.

B&PW Club Twenty-Seven members and one guest attended the September meeting of th Syracuse Business and Professional Womens club in the Drift wood Room at the Wawasee Golf club Tuesday night. The president, Mrs. Willard Nusbaum presided at the business meeting following the dinner. She appointted members of the advisory board, Mrs. Noble Blocker, Mrs. Orval Snobarger. Mrs. Charlotte McSweeney, Mrs. Rodney Koontz and Mrs. R. C. Tytler to revise the by-laws on membership. Mrs. Clair Mohler, project chairman announced that she had selected Mrs. Tyler as chairman of the Rummage sale with Mrs. Vernon Beckman as co-chairman. The sale is to be held December Ist and 2nd. For the program Mrs. Hazel Veltman. program chairman introduced Earl Money. Indiana Department Conservation officer who spoke to the club on “Conservation of our Natural Resources and Water Safety”. The sunshine gift was awarded to Mrs. Mohler and Mrs. Dale Sparklin was a guest. The committeeincluded Mrs. Veltman, Mrs. G. S. Herbison, Mrs. Ina Brown and Mrs. Mary Pusti.

Our New Officer ' I y** f 91 & Police Chief Don Enyeart announces the appointment of Leo F. Miller as the new relief officer succeeding Dan Ganger, who recently resigned. , Mr. Miller formerly was town marshal in North Webster for six years. Since coming here, he has spent the first few days working with each of the officers to become acquainted with the various duties involved. Leo. a resident in Kosciusko County about. 18 years, is originally from Mishawaka where he graduated from Mishawaka High School. He is married to the former Ruth Mock, and hopes eventually to move to this community. Presently the Millers live in North Webster. PUBLIC SCHOOL MENU WEEK — SEPT. 18 • 22 Monday, Sept 18 Weiner Sandwich, Buttered Corn, Fruit Salad, Peanut Butter Bars, Milk. Tuesday, Sept. 19 Beef Stew. Cole Slaw, Cherry Cobbler, Bread and Butter, Milk. Wednesday, Sept. 20 Italian Spaghetti, Green Beans, Applesauce, Brownie, Bread and Butter, Milk. Thursday, Sept. 21 Lima Beans and Bacon. Carrot and Celery Sticks, Fruit, Cornbread, Milk. Friday, Sept. 22 Tuna Salad on Lettuce, Creamed Peas, Fruit, Cake, Bread and Butter, Milk. In 1936, a steamer was trapped when the upper Nile dropped quickly, and the captain and 22 of his passengers died of starvation before they were found.

... p—w Jk Jr Wendell L. Buntain sth grade teacher; Indiana U., MS Degree in Elementary Ad* ministration.

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EARLY WAWASEE DAYS Chapter 4 Fourth in a series of folk tales and traditions of Wawasee Lake and Syracuse, as told by Eli Lilly in his book “Early Wawasee Days.” PAPAKEECHIE, CHIEF AND LAKE Papakeechie, or. more properly. Papakeecha, or, still more so, Pa-hed-ke-teh-a, was the name of the most influential Miami chief in the region around Lake Wawasfee. His name is prosaically translated. “Flat Belly”! At the time of the arrival of the white man, he was about sixty years old and was described as of dark copper color, inclined to corpulency, and given to wearing a silver ring or a fish bone through the cartilage of his nose. He was a brother of Wau-wa-aus-see and, like most of the chiefs in this part of the country, claimed to have fought in the Battle of Tippecanoe. His reservation, ceded to him in 1828 and returned to the Government in 1934, had an area of thirty-six square miles, being six miles square, its western boundary, drawn north and south, almost bisected Lake Wawasee. The present sites of Our Lady of the Lake Seminary and the South Shore Inn lie just within the western edge of this old reservation. His town of about seventy-five inhabitants was near what is now Indian Village in Noble County, and the brick house f built for him by the Government, to fulfill a treaty provision. was about a mile and onehalf northwest of Indian Village An occasional pihee of brick from the house still may be found in a field there., After 1834 Papakeechie's entire reservation was included in the million and one-half acres of Indiana lands given by the Government to the Wabash and Erie Canal. Later it was sold and the proceeds squandered in that ill-fated project. 7 The Chief died between 1838 and 1840, and the burial ground where he rests with a number of his villagers may be found by following Road 8, leading eastward from the northeast corner of the lake named in his honor to the point where it jogs to the north. Here, close by\ to the east of the first turn, is a low, swampy woodland, just beyond the southeast corner of which, on higher'open ground, is the cemetery, now only indicated by slight undulations in the ground. Before 1910. when the earth dam forming Lake .Papakeechie was built, six small lakes or ponds, surrounded by marshland, lay in the depression now filled and made so beautiful by that sparkling body of water surrounded by its templed hills. The names of these small lakes were Jarrett's, Gan’s, Hooper’s, and the three called Hartzell's. Early in the last century there was a’fish weir, or trap, at the outlet of the stream connecting the six little lakes with Wawasee. It was built of split stakes driven intd; the bottom, and the settlers would always find fish in it—unless the Indians got there first. When the water in Lake Papakeechie was first raised by the eight-foot earth dam, a pecular situation developed. At certain places around the shore, the thick vegetation had grown and matted to such an extent that, when the water ro.se, some of these patches floated to the new surface. These had to be sunk by digging holes through them to let the air and then loading the mass with stones. The man who built the dam and created this beautiful little lake, and was also largely responsible for building the little Episcopal Church on the south shore of Lake Wawasee, was Charles A. Sudlow, born in Surrey, England, coming to the United States at the age of 19. Mr. Sudlow was in the insurance. and real estate business ■ in Indianapolis. About 1890 he had purchased the old Markey farmhouse, one of the few negr the Lake, from Uncle John Vawter. He remodeled it into a most picturesque, low, rambling cottage. It is now owned by James B. Kirk wood. Unfortunately, Mr. Sudlow did not live to see his lake become surrounded by the many pleasant summer places eventually built there, for at that time there were still many locations available on the big lake, and his beautiful development was quite primitive when “he took up bis new work.” His grandson, John Sudlow, is the prominent and helpful contractor and friend of many cottagers around the lakes. — Eli Lilly (more next week)