The Indiana Journal, Volume 34, Number 3, Syracuse, Kosciusko County, 20 May 1937 — Page 2

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Industrial Employment Reaches 1929 Level

WILT PLANS ADDITION TO WOOD PLANT Increase in Demand Noted by Plant 4 Officials. Construction of the new two story addition to the W. M. Wilt woodworking plant at Syracuse will provide employment for 30 more employes from the Lake area. The addition will get under way within two weeks. This is part of the improvement planned for the silver anniversary of the company’s founding, by W. M. Wilt. The Wilt company, which distributes its 40 different red cedar noyelty items to chain department stores over the United States, is owned by the founder. His son, Joel Will, has supervised the plant and has full charge of design, production and sales. The novelties manufactured in the shops of the Wilt company are sold on the counters of hundreds of stores, catering to hunters of lasiing and attractive reminders of pleasant times. Use Much Lumber More than a carload of.lumber goes into production every week at the Wilt plant during the peak season, Joel Wilt said. He pointed out that the company now has more than $50,000 worth of business on hand and is working to capacity to turn out orders for their extensive sum’mer • trade. The growth of the company can be,guaged'by the number of employees. The firm employed three men<when it was first founded by -'S’hq elder Mr. Wilt when he came to Syracuse from Nappanee. Except for a short lull during the depression, the plant has steadily increased its business and facilities until it is now ope of the most highly regarded firms in the industry. Special Machinery.' Special machinery, designed by the Wilt company for the unique production problems of their busithd novelty competition. One such msjphine, a glue press, now in operation, makes possible the speedy production of strong ’glue<| botes. A similar machine is also bemg constructed. These will be the only machines of their kind in* use. An average of 18 separate operations for each of the 40 items manufactured by the Wilt company are necessary. Joel Wilt, who has been connected with the business “ever since he could pick up a piece of wood,” is married and lives on thd shores of Lake Wawasee. He is a member of the Chamber of Commerce, the Lions club and the WiWasee Yacht club. One of the leading yachtsmen on the lake, he took an active lead in the production of the Water Mardi Gras last year. Some of the Wilt employes and the length of their service are: Marion Davis, 16 years; Millard Laughlin, 17; John Wiles, 10; Cldl Longacre, 10; Edna Yoder, 12; Ray Kehr, 7; Dale Ray, 8; Velma Grissom, 13; Neva Ruch, 12;. A. A. Pfingst, 15, and D. E. Lecourit. Newspaper Day Is Observed at Purdue Uff/ette, Ind., May 20.— Nejfepsiper day was observed at university Saturday on thcf occasion of the annual initiation of Sigma Delta Phi, professional journalistic fraternity. Speakers included New Gorrell of Paul Riddick of LaGrange, J. Frank McDermond, Jr., of x Attica, Gardner J. Thomas of Marion and Wray Fleming, president of the Hoosiei Press association. the opening date for the Spmk-Wawasee inn has been annoifnced by Mrs. Bernard Cunniff as ’'May 28. Dinner parties from Fo£t Wayne, Chicago, and Indianapolis have been booked foi that evening. Music will be furnished by Jack Tilson and his orchestra from Indianapolis.

WELCOME-TO Gov. Townsend < and Visiting Officials f r * CONGRATULATIONS T(5 •! W. E. Long on Completion of the New Theater Block * , Bachman’s Self Serve Grocery 4

Instruments of Mercy Are made in Warsaw

World’s Cripples Are J Assisted by DePuy } Appliances. * In a light, cheery and modern factory in Warsaw machines of 1 mercy are manufactured for the 1 crippled, and sick of the world. The De Puy Fracture Appliance Manufacturing company, with its J offices and plant in Warsaw, Kos- . ciusko county seat, is this year } marking its 42nd year of service ‘ to the unfortunates of America, 1 Europe, Asia and Africa. Started in 1895. The company was started in € 1895 by Richard DePuy, appliance j pioneer, who moved his shop to t Warsaw only one year after he set up a factory and offices in t Indiana. < The founder died in 1912, but t the traditions of service of the company bearing his name have 1 continued under the active lead- 1 ership of H. H. Leiter, who now i heads the DePuy concern. Orders for more than 200 sep- 1 arate appliances have been sent i into the shops in a day, Mr. ] Leiter said. About 300 appliances t

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Shown above is Miss Fern Wieseman, 21, of Syracuse, daughter of Charles Wieseman of Barbee, Ind., and the 200-year old clock owned by R. J. Mock, farmer residing four miles southwest of Syracuse.

The old grandfather’s clock in the home of R. J. Mock, four miles southwest of Syracuse lake on Lake Dewart, ticks on. Where the clock was made and by whom are facts lost in the history of the timekeeper which has been one of the Mock family’s prized heirlooms since 1827, when it was purchased by Jacob R. Mock, pioneer Hoosier farmer. The purchase price consisted of a cow, a two-year old heifer, shot-gun and sls in cash. Inherited by Heirs The clock became the property of Joseph K. Mock, eldest son of Jacob and Margaret Mock, after the death of R. J. Mock. Reuben J. Mock, present owner, inherited the clock from his father, J. R. Mock. Members oT the Mock family said that they were certain the clock is more than 20 years old, as it had been in use many years before coming into the possession of the first Mock who owned it.

are regular items on the DePuy stock list. Mr. Leiter, who married Mr. DePuy’s widow, is a native of Indiana. He was born in Claypool, only 10 miles south of. Warsaw and has long been active in business and civic affairs of the community. Expand Business The DePuy company, for many years the sole American manufacturer of splints, has steadily increased other branches of its business, until today more than a ton of aluminum is used by the plant each month in the expert fashioning of the appliances for the relief of broken and deformed limbs, dislocations and sprains. Leather and steel are other materials used. Many foreign orders supplement the results of 17 salesmen covering the hospitals, doctors and industrial organizations of the United States. Shipments leave every month for Australia, India, Mexico, Spain, Canada and several other countries. One of the exceptional sales features of the DePuy company is a display hospital room, equipped with DePuy appliances for every possible injury.

Lay New Sidewalks for North Judson North Judson, Ind., May 20.— New sidewalks and curbs are being constructed and existing ones are being repaired here by a crew of fifteen workmen. Don’t Irritate Gas Bloating If you Want to REALLY GET RID OF GAS don’t take harsh, irritating alkalies and “gas tablets.” Most gas in the stomach and upper bowel is due to constipation. Adilrika rids you of GAS and cleans foul poisons out of BOTH bowels.—Thornburg Drug Co.

CONGRATULATIONS to W. E. LONG J. M. FARRELL ■ GOSHEN, INDIANA *

THE INDIANA JOURNAL

INDEX SHOWS MILLIONS ARE NOWWORKING National Association of Manufacturers Give Report. New York, May 20. (IPS) —Em-' ployment in the manufacturing industries as of April 1, 193 <, is j reported by the National Associ-| auon of Manufacturers to have reached 1929 levels, with approximately 11,000,000 persons now on the payrolls. ’ The estimate comprised the most recent figures available upon the unemployment situation j within manufacturing. It was based upon the results' of a telegraphic survey,* coupled with figures of the bureau of labor 1 statistics, the U- S. census oi manufactures, and the national industrial conference board- ' The federal reserve board, its data derived from customary gov-: ernmeutal sources of information, 1 connrmed the association’s figures in a simultaneous report, huuing that in March, for the first time since the depression, more peopie had jobs in manufacturing inuustries than in 1933-20, the years it selected for comparisons. Since 1933, the report revealed, 3,3iu,000 persons have found jobs, 'these were divided, with 2,190,000, or b 6 per cent in the durable goods industries, and 1,120,000, or 34 per cent m the, non-durable goods industries. • ■ Reemployment Active. “The manufacturing industries have been and are swiftly re-eni;| ploying the idle,” the statement of the association said. “With the strides that have been made and the indications for the future,/dT'cvype.ration can be sup-, plantea for industrial strife, it is only folly to speak of America with a permanent unemployment problem of htfge proportions. “We have never been pessimists. -There have always been those who forecast the end of industrial progress. But in thousands of laboratories and iesearch plants throughout the country, new jobs are daily being: born. New industries are appearing and expanding. The unemployed are being absorbed. The inanu-: facturing “industries are driving forward. As these-industries progress, unemployment in other fields also is being curtailed. Payrolls Increase. “Department of Labor figures show that between February 15 and March 15 alone, 31)5,000 jobless persons had founds work with an increase of $15,100,000 in industrial payrolls. This gain came during one of the worst periods iof strikes and industrial disorder jin the nation’s history. “We know now that manufacturing employment is at or above the 1929 levels and that in many industries wages are the highest in their history. We know that| there is a severe shortage of skilled labor becoming more apparent month by month. Should Take Stock. “But we also know that billions of dollars are still being spent to maintain an army of unemployed, Jan army of which no one knows 'the size. Estimates range from bej low 3,000,000 to above 10,'OOO,OOO. “The time has come to take stock of our progress and to accurately forecast the problems of the near future through a quick, scientific count of the unemployed by the government.’ If unemployment . figure* are fcrect Band Shell for Linton Park Linton, Ind., May 20— Workers are constructing a band shell and caretaker’s cottage in the municipal park here. Sixteen men are employed on the project.

Predicts Many to Visit Lakes Waco Corporation Official Thinks Season Will Exceed 1929. According to Earl J. Reddin, general manager of the Waco corporation, who has just completed a tour of the northern Indiana and southern Michigan lakej 'resorts, the coming season will! see more people enjoying the beauties and recreational facilities of this region than in any year, since 1929. In anticipation of this activity,! Mr. Reddin stated that extensive iadditions to the facilities at Waco are now --nder way. lhe 35-fopt Louden u roggan slide is practic-, ally completed and ready tor use. Plan Redecoration Contracts are being placed for! complete redecoration of the! Waco pavillion and other improvements amounting to several thousand dollars. It is conceded by those who have visited the Waco| i properties that when the changes under way are completed it will be one of the most attractive recreational spots in the middle west and will bring many thousands of visitors to northern Indiana each year. • United States Has High Living Status Geographically the United States has only 6% of the world’s acreage and 7 c n of its population, , but it has half the world’s com(munication facilities; it has nearly 'half the world’s railroads and 'electric energy; it consumes half • the world’s coffee, tin, rubber; lit consumes three-fourths of the world s silk; it consumes one-third | I of the world’s coal and two-thirds lof the world’s crude oil. Driver License Law Values Illustrated , The value of a well-enforced; drivers’ license act as an agency of accident reduction is indicated ' in the annual report of Frank J. (McDevitt, director of streets and ! sewers of the city of St. Louis. St. Louis,, under an enabling (act, adopted a drivers’ license ordinance, although the state of Missouri had no drivers’ license ; law. Is,spite of an increase of 5,000 cars in St. Louis and an approximate increase of 5 per cent in gasoline consumption, motor fatalities in 1936 were 20 less than the, preceding year, or 153 against 173. Injuries from motor accidents were cut from 5,441 in 1935 to 4,933 in 1936. . than is now estimated, expenditures for relief can be curtailed- Such a curtailment would move the government a step nearer a balanced budget. Once the I government’s expenditures are brought within the bounds of its Hncoime, a new stimulus will be ; given to the nation’s business with more stability for the future.

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Many Parts Are Used in Power King Tools

W arsa w-made Prod-< ’ nets Shipped to For- 1 < eign Countries j] More than 50 different parts,; bolts, nuts and sections go into! the smallest product manufactur-l, ed by the Power King Tool com-! 1 pany, Warsaw, fabricators of 1 electric drills, electric saws and 1 woodworking machines, declared ’ G. F. Phi.hps, secretary treasur-'* er, last week as he discussed hisJ company’s products and processes; with a representative of The;’ Journal. I' The Power King company, for- ' merly known as the Jones, McNeil 1 and Camp company, became a(' 'Warsaw industry in 1925 after 1 ‘moving from Chicago. Mr. Phillips said that the major reasons ' for the step were good manufae- | turing facilities removed from the! 'congestion of Chicago and a good! (location with reference to both j markets and sources of raw maI terials. He cited the transportation offered by the Pennsylvania the Big

Recreation Club Proves Popular The soda fountain and recreation and game rooms of the P ckiwick building, which stands out j as one of the most modern s ructures in Indiana, was the first of the group to be opened. A. J. ' Lasky is manager of these units. ' Equipped with the most efficient and sanitary fixtures, and decorated in striking woods and leather, the units undei' Lasky’ direction are expected to attract visitors and vacationers from every part of the state. - Views Possibilities. Lasky, whose experience in management and catering includes; posts at some of the best country; clubs and hotels of the middle west, declared that the Lake legion has unparalleled possibilities for vacationers and permanent residents. Lasky came to the Lake country from Milwaukee, Wis. He intends to provide the best qf everything in refreshments, food and service. He has added to his European? training with responsible positions in the Schroeder hotels, Milwaukee, the Blue Mound country club, Wawatosa, Wis., the Scioto country club, Columbus, Ohio, and the Albert Pick hotel, Columbus. Lasky is a member of the Masons, American Club Managers, American Caterers association, the International Stewards and the Columbus, O. Gun chib. Plumberst o Ask Rules on License The Indiana Association of Master Plumbers has announced that it will' recommend passage of a law by the 1939 state legislature, requiring all master and journey-; men plumbers to be licensed by! the state after passing examina-. tiohs as to their ability.

T~c A Tri a i hH Mill’ll H Hurry — there’s still time to save money ® g U by coming ih and getting your Leonard M refrigerator before a price increase may | H g° irito effect. - ill You Need Leonard's Economy H — =&l -" ■ | Now More Than Ever ■ / B,e 5 CU ’ \ A Leonard will save yoh money every day ■ [ Knnci N(IW ONI V \ not only re^ucin 8 die cost your |W\ j I 1 mW* 1 j refrigeration but by enabling you to pre- ™ I \ S I vent waste o f an( j to b U y j n larger \ 1 DOWN i / quantities at special frites. Come ih today. A smaiTdown payment and M m ° Oey a few cents a day will buy you a new Leonard with the Sharp Hardware Company to the bone. l Phone 60 waoqTu/ inf MILFORD, IND. WARSAWUNE

Four and the Electric Interurban! railroads for cheap and effective' distribution to the mor® than 301 United States distributors and 15! foreign agents handling Power; King tools. Ship to New Zealand Pioneers of New Zealand, build-1 ing a large and new country, use; many electric saws and wood-j working machines. Hundreds of! units have been exported to South Africa and other foreign countries. \ The federal government, too, 1 uses large numbers of electric 1 drills and saws, having received; in ’ one shipment more than 1501 machines ntade in Warsaw. These! dri.ls will probably see action in ; every part: of the United States ! and may . find their way to foreign shores and back again in government service before they outlive l their usefulness. i Among the unusual features of the three major lines produced by the Power King Tool company are the automatic telescoping guards on all sizes of saws and automatic switches which prevent operation of the saws unless pressure is exerted ori the switch trigger. Mr. Phillips has been connected with the Power King company for 8 years and takes part in the community and business affairs ol Warsaw, Where he lives with his wife and child. He is a member of the Masons and is a boy scout leader in the Methodist Episcopal church of Warsaw. He has lived in Warsaw all his life.

PLAYLAND PARK SOUTH BEND. GRAND OPENING MAY 29th Many New Attractions and Thrills FREE EIREWORKS, MAY 31 FRANKIE MASTERS AND HIS ORCHESTRA FEATURING DONA DAE Advance 75c — Door $1.25 ORDER ADVANCE TICKETS BY MAIL DANCE — RIDE — SWIM A — PLAY DECORATION DAY MAY 31 EDDIE DI f lllN AND HIS ORCHESTRA Advance SI.OO Door $1.50 WHERE THE BIG BANDS PLAY

TfiURSbAY, MAY »■

SYRACUSE ICE CREAM PLANT IN OPERATION Mrs. Josie Snavely Is Looking Forward to Fine Season. The Syracuse Ice Cream com- ; pany has opened fob the 1937 sea- | son, it was announced today. * 1 Mrs. Josie Snavely, who took over the business when her hus- ! band died in 1927, owns and operates jhe company. She is assisted by her son in law’, Dial Pensinger,and Frank Howe, a local resident. More than 13,00 gallons of ice cream from the company last year went to the homes and hotels circling the lakes in this area. The electric machinery which produces the ice cream is modern aqd spotless. Mrs. Snavely conducts a retail and wholesale business at the plant, which is located on tne (shore of Lake Syracuse. ' “We look for good business, this summer,” Mrs. Snavely said, “it ' looks like it will be better than last summen, and that was a very (good season.” < r 1 Special flavors are a popular 'service of the company. The regular three flavors of chocolate, strawberry and vanilla are suppleI mented by a Ibng and tasty list/