The Mail-Journal, Volume 7, Number 49, Milford, Kosciusko County, 6 January 1971 — Page 15
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taiziNiCg < AROUND w ’The Friday morning fire that destroyed a large 1 portion of the Pickwick Block in Syracuse meant many things to many people, in most instances something different - It meant disaster to owners of the block and to owners of the three business occupants that were completely destroyed. Those destroyed included the popular Pickwick Lounge. Budget Investments and th« W. R. Thomas store. l>eft fairly well intact (albeit there is plenty of smoke and water damage > are the Pickwick
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Pickwick Block Before And After Feb. 2, 1946 Fire
Theater, S & .N Plumbing and Heating Co., and Docs Shoe Repair Service. Although Budget Investments was closing out at midnight (Dec. 31 >, moving to North Manchester, it still had some. important items in the room that burned out. Among them were office records that were in the large safe and due to a broken handle, it is not known if an air pocket may have formed to preserve its contents. When the floor burned out. the safe fell to the basement which was flooded as firemen poured water into the burning buildings. S & N Plumbing owners and Doc were on hand early Friday morning and removed the con-, tents of their rooms S & N is redecorating and moving back into their old location, plus the building formerly occupied by Doc. Inofficial reports are thit Doc is looking at a new location Oddly enough. First Charter Insurance was to move into the room being vacated by Budget ■ Investments. First Charter had
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purchased the safe from Budget and the attractive large sign on the front of the building which they planned to convert to their use. The sign came tumblingx down in the fire-fighting effort, but hopefully is not a total loss. As fire fighters from Syracuse and numerous surrounding cities fought the early morning blaze, townsmen stood around wondering if the block wasn’t under a • spelt” —a “jinx " a number of people thought fire had visited the block on several other occasions. Townsman Ken Harkless, who was born in 1897. states the block burned about 1901,but that it was rebuilt. Mrs. Myrtle Robinson, born 1898. said she remembered living about two miles north of Syracuse as a little girl, that her dad, the late Sam Bushong, took her to the window and they could see flames licking the.sk y in the early fire. She said. "It had to be 1901 or 1902." More memorable, however, was the fire on Saturday morning. Feb. 2.1946. when the block burned, then caught afire again the next day when the printing plant of J. B. Cox was destroyed. The block then was a two-story building, with an Old English facade on the west end. Apartments were on the second floor. Wilbur (“Butch”) Miles remembers that fire as "being on Ground Hog Day ” Lewis S. Im me I. of r 4 Syracuse, states he Mas discharged from the army the same day “I'll never forget it.” he comments
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-The original Pickwick Block was built by Chicago industrialist W. E. Long who chose to make the lake area his home. He made the block into a show piece, even operating a daily newspaper from the modern printing plant he included in the scheme of things. It was dedicated in 1936. But then there was another fire, and of this date we cannot be sure. We’re hoping some of our readers can help us on this point. Attorney Laucks Xanders claims it was around the 1926 to 1928 period, but Syracuse Journal files in the public library do not reveal this. Others thought the date was after the 1946 fire. Who can enlighten us? Mr. and Mrs. Henry Beer, Milford florists, had a 9-year-old son Marcus die on the morning of the 1946 fire. They are sure of the date: February 2. 1946. When J B. Cox. now a resident of 106 W. E Long Drive, went to bed on the night of February 2. 1946. he was sure the Pickwick Block fire was out and that his printing plant was safe. Then on Savday morning the fire started out again. This time his printing plant, “located on the hill." was engulfed. Enraged by what Cox was thought to be carelessness on the part of the firemen, he was soon writing editorials from his new office, a Quonset hut on the lot where the United Telephone Co. is now located, firing broadsides at an apathetic public. His efforts not only brought the community a modem, up to date fire department. but won for him a national Fire Underwriters award that consisted of a gold plaque and
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SSOO cash. Cox said this week the late Matty Jones sponsored the application with the Fire Underwriters. With some 11,000 newspapers in existence at this time, it was the first time an Indiana newspaper had ever won the coveted award. The whole thing brings to mind other major fires in the town of Syracuse. Many townsmen will remember the time Liberty Coach Co., now Liberty Homes. Inc., burned to the ground. Date: July 11. 1947. The company moved to Bremen but later amoved back to Syracuse. .Another major fire was the time Stiefel Grain Co., now VyLactos Laboratories, Inc., burned out. Here's another date we can’t pin down. Help! * But the fire that brought red faces to Syracuse firemen was the time their fire station and all firefighting equipment burned up. Date: March 22. 1960. Fire alarm was reported at 1 a m. The full account of this is reported in the March 20. 1960 issue of the Syracuse-Wawasee Journal, on file in the public library. / The fire station was then located just west of the McClintic Apartments. A stove in the front of the building caught the building afire, and there was no way to get the equipment out. The fire attracted national attention. but again the outgrowth of it was the new fire station located on South Huntington street in Syracuse, which bouses the all new town and township fire fighting equipment. Word is now that the Pickwick Block is to be rebuilt. This is good. Perhaps it can be rebuilt so as to ’be more fireproof, to disspell the notion that there is in fact a jinx on the block LEGALS LEGAL NOTtCE OF PUBLIC HEARING Notice •» hereby 9>weo Local Akwmji.c Beverage Board o» Kosciusko County. Ind,ana.will. at 10a m on me Wday ot January. Wl at me Ciems ow.ce. Court House n me City lor town' d Warsaw. Indiana in sa<d County, tjegjn nves’<»at<on o» me appi cat-on or me touow«ng named person, requesting me law* or me appi>cant, at me location nereinatter set Out of ’M Alcoholic Beverage Perm ’ o* me class hereinafter designated and wilt. at sa a time ano place, receive nlormatign concerning me fitness of said applicant, and me propriety of 'SSU'"9 me permit applied for *O such acpLcant a’ me premises named , Lakeland Golfers Association inc. ov Haroid A Ford. Pres tCuO) Beer. L quor A Wme Reta er. R R .1. Warsaw, ind-ana SAID INVESTIGATION WILL BE OPEN TO THE PUBLIC. ANO PUBLIC PAR TICIPATION IS REQUESTED INDIANA ALCOHOLIC BEVERAGE » COMMISSION By MAX H BRATTEN E«ecut<ve Secretary «■ JOHNS SMOCK Chairman
AUDITORS NEEDED IN REVENUE DEPARTMENT James O. Mathis, Commissioner of the Indiana Department of Revenue, announced today that the Department will hold written examinations in Indianapolis for applicants who wish to become Field Auditors with the nonpartisan Division of Audit. The examination will be held Friday.: Jah. 22, at 12:30 p.m. prevailing local time at the State Office Building. 100 N. Senate Avenue: Indianapolis. The commissioner pointed out that the prior knowledge of double-entry bookkeeping and a general understanding of Indiana's income tax. sales tax. and intangibles tax laws is desirable. Only applicants 21 years of age and over will be considered for these positions. The salary range of auditors is from $7,920 to $13,920 per year depending upon experience. Mathis stressed that political activity is not a prerequisite toward being accepted for employment in the Divison of Audit. Application forms and additional information may be obtained from any one of the 12 field offices located throughout the state or by writing to Howard L. Johnson. Audit Administrator, Box 1575, Indianapolis. Indiana 46204. All applications must be received by the Department of Revenue on or before January 15, 1971, to receive consideration. LAKELAND LOCALS Mr. and Mrs. Everett Price and Vickie of r 2 Leesburg returned Sunday after spending 15 days at Fort Lauderdale, Fla., visiting their son and brother, Ron Price, Mrs. Price and daughter. Dale Custer, son of Mr. and Mrs Stanley Custer of near Milford, spent his Christmas .holidays undergoing surgery at the Goshen hospital and recovering at the home of his parents He returned <o the Purdue university campus for classes on Sunday evening TOO LATE TO CLASSIFY LOST — Set of keys on two rings. Reward! Phone 457-4149 daytime. WAWASEE LAKE FRONT Furnished Apartment for rent. Call 457-2823 before 9 a m. or after 7 p.m. 3 BEDROOM modern home except furnace for sale. In Nappanee A good buy. See Al Graff or call 658-4847 between* 6:30 & 7:30 a m J. 6.13
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PICKWICK BLOCK. 1946 — The New Year’s Day fire that gutted most of the Pickwick Block in Syracuse brought memories of the block in its heydey, and of the tragic February 2, 1946 fire. The two accompanying photos on the left show the block before the 1946 fire. The upper left photo shows the attractive Old English facade which made up the west end of the block, and the lower left photo is of the two-story east and north end. Then came the Feb. 2, 1946 fire. The upper right photo shows area firemen fighting the flames, much as they did on Jan. 1 — last Friday. The lower right photo is of the block after the fire was over and* firemen went home. These photos were taken by the late F. Reinbold, well known Syracuse commercial photographer. When he retired and moved to Warsaw, Reinbold gave the photos to his close friend, John Sudlow, whose property they are now. Mr. Sudlow is a Lake Wawasee business man and lake resident. ,
Third Annual Unity Service In January
Cooperating churches of the Syracuse area have been meeting to plan the third annual united service for Christian Unity. The unity service for year will be held at Saint Martin de Porres Catholic chtijch on route 13 south of Syracuse at 7:30 p.m. on Sunday. Jan. 24. The theme will, be the fellowship of the Holy Spirit. The service will celebrate with joy
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By ANN HANCOCK Carpeting For Kitchens Many homemakers are putting carpeting down in their kitchens along with every other room in the house. There are several advantages to kitchen carpeting. It absorbs noise and is soft underfoot so it makes kitchen chores more enjoyable. Some homemakers feel that it’s easier artless costly to maintain. The major disadvantage is that many of them are heat sensitive and will melt when exposed to extreme heat from hot grease or utensils dropped on the carpet. The two major types of kitchen carpeting are olefin and nylon. The olefin is less expensive It has a felt like appearance and'is usually refered to as ipdoorout<#>or carpeting. The nylon carpet is made of a high densityseries of loops The nylon carpeting is backet! with a foam rubber cushion. The nylon type is prefered because moisure can penetrate the felt like olefin carpeting causing rotting or mildew of wood flooring. Other types are available including carpet tiles and acrylic carpeting. Cleaning kitchen carpeting is basically the same as for other carpets. Vacuuming will probably need to be done more frequently since crumbs and food particles are present. Mop up spills as they occur. UsuaMy they can be blotted up. Then follow by sponging the area with detergent suds or carpet shampoo. Blot dry with an absorbent material like paper towel. Spilled grease must be removed with a grease dissolving agent such as drycleaning fluids. Ask your dealer what is best in your type of carpeting Poppy Seed Cake Four eggs, 2 cups granulated sugar, 14 cups cooking oil. 3 cups all purpose flour. L 4 teaspoon soda. 1 can (tall) milnot; 1-24 oz. box poppy seeds, 1 cup chopped English walnuts. Beat first three ingredients in large bowl. Add flour and soda (sifted 3 times) alternately with milnot. beating well. Fold&in poppy seeds and chopped nuts. Bake in large tube pan or in 2 loafpans. Bake 1 hour and 10 minutes at 350 degrees. LAKELAND LOCALS Mr. and Mrs. Glenn Price, Sr., and Susan and Mr. and Mrs. Glenn Pripe. Jr., all of the Milford area, and Bob Cockburn visited Bob’s parents. Mr. and Mrs Ken Cockburn, at Altoona. Pa., a few days last week. Mr. and Mrs. Dane Rarick and Max of Milford spent New Year ’s with Mr. and Mrs. George Lightner and son of Troy. Ohio.
and thanksgiving the Christ the churches share together. The next planning meeting will u v be held on Sunday, Jan. 10, at 2 p.m. in Saint Martin's church. Each of the cooperating churches will be represented by its pastor and4wo laymen. Plans for the service will be finalized at this time. The community is asked to share fully in what has been a meaningful expression of unity in Christ.
Second semester undergraduate and graduate courses. February 3-June 4. at Saint Francis college. Fort Wayne, have been announced by Sr. M. Agnes, college registrar. Undergraduate registrations will be taken. January Jl-15, Monday through Friday, from 8:30 to 4:30 in the registrar s office. and on Wednesday. Jan. ,13. 7:30-9 p.m. in the cafeteria. Trinity Hall. All new students should file an application form and have final acceptence for the director of admissions a week before registration. The undergraduate schedule, lists 160 different courses in 23 fields — art. biology, business, chemistry, economics, education, English. Honors Seminars,, French. German, geography, government, history, mathematics, music, philosophy, physical education, physics, phyahology, Spanish, speech, social service and theology. Graduate registrations will be taken after approval on Saturday. Jan. 16. 8:30-11:30 a m. and 1-3 p.m.; Tuesday, Jan. 19. 4-9 p.m.; Thursday, Jan. 21, 4-9 p.m. in the cafeteria. Trinity Hall. No approval to register will be issued at times than those listed above. There are 17 fields listed with the 66 different courses to be offered in art, biology, business, earth science, education, English, family arts, French, history, music, physical education, psychology, reading, sociology. Spanish and special education. Two Ligonier Youths Injured* Friday In Crash Roger Clark, 18, and James Cooper, 20, both of Ligonier, were taken to Goshen hospital for treatment following a one-car crash on SR 13-A, three and one- • half miles east of Syracuse at 12:50 a.m. Friday. The crash occurred near the Chris Troyer residence. Mitchell Clemons, 18, also of Ligonier, escaped injury. Clark received a right shoulder and left knee injury and Cooper sustained an injury to the nose, both were passengers Mr. and Mrs. Fred Waldbeser of Milford and Mr. apd Mrs. Robert Lutes and Teresa of Nappanee returned home after spending the holidays at Fort Myers, Fla. Mr. and Mrs. John L. Miller and daughters. Shari and Sheli, of Dewart lake spent New Year’s week end at Dowagiac, Mich., visiting Mr. and Mrs. James Keller and family.
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