The Syracuse Journal, Volume 16, Number 33, Syracuse, Kosciusko County, 13 December 1923 — Page 1

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STRKIISEHGH SCHOOL NOTES Items of Interest (oncvrning Our High School Written for The Syracuse Journal. “The Four Seasons,” a fourreel photo play was thcwn to the high school and seventh and eignth grades Thursday morning and to the lower grades Friday afternoon. I This'film, which pictured ani-j mal and plant life -at various i stages <f ot'velopement during! the four seasons of the year, was interesting as well a> instruct-; ive. Louise Snobarger of the Sophomore class gave a pleasing program of piano music for the opening exercise Friday morning. She played the following numbers entirely from memory: Chopin’s Prelude in C Minor, Albers’ In Poppy Land, Chaminade’s Pas de Amphores and Godard’s Berceuse from Jocelyn. Two substitute teachers were in the building Friday, Miss Hel-{ en Anderson in Miss Bcwser’s! rcom and Mrs. R. N. McMichael I for Miss Hamman. We are pleased to note the improved condition of Miss sor and Phyllis Mick who arej patients in the General Hospital; at Elkhart. School will close for thej Ch rirt mas vacation on Friday,; December 21. Work will be resumed Monday, December 31. Tueday morning three num--bers on the music memory list: were reviewed and the following numbers added: Finlandia by! Sibelius, a Finnish composer, and! the Battle Hymn of the Repub-! lie. Frederick Beery was pianist ■ ■ The De Willo Concert Company who appeared at the Oakland Theater Tuesday night gave a short but ❖ery pleasing program in the Assembly room at noon. The grade rooms are beginning to take on a festive apnearance with their beautiful Christmas decorations of various kindrt nor is the assembly room behind hand for it has a Christmas tree. The primary room under the direction of Miss Graves will give a Christmas play, "Mother (loose's Christmas” Friday afternoon. December 21. The Rev. Mr. Dauner of the Evangelical church conducted the chapel exercise Wednesday morning. He spoke concerning the courage exhibited by Christ, that is, moral courage which is of a much higher type than physical or military courage. ——' —-- .-0.. WINDOW DECORATIONS The various business houses on Main street never looked finer in their new garb of Yule Tide decorations than they do this year. Really, as you pass along the street and behold the many different styles of window ri minings, the question comes to you as you pause and look, one is the most artistic,” but after you have seen them all, the question of deciding which is the prettiest id a hard matter to do. Each store, according to its nature of business has spared no pains in making Main street display the spirit of each business man, that of progressiveness, and at this time of year when the hearts of all are turning toward the Christmas season, the proprietors of the business houses are fairly outrivaling each other in their aim to present to the public the most gorgeous spectacle of the Yule Tide season in the front windows of their stores. \ o D!BBOUTM)N’ OF COMPANY The Syracuse-Milford railway company, which for several years operated between the cement plant at Syracuse and Waubee Lake at Milford and chiefly used for the transportation of marl hast filed preliminary certificate of dissolution as a co rporatiou. ■ o The Journal prints sale Mils

he Syracuse Journal Syracuse’s Slogant "A Welcoming Town With a Beckoning Lake.”

FIFTH ANNUAL FARM BUREAU CONVENTION . _ 1 The fifth annual* convention | of the Indiana Farm Bureau Federation held at Indianapolis j cJo »ed. Friday after the evening . session at Lincoln Hotel. The speakers during the conj vention were: Addresti—Wm. Settle, Presi- , dent. | I Scott Meik«—On Live Stock :Ct -operative Marketing. ! L. F. Shuttteworth— Purchasi inv Department. T. J. Ferris-—Wool Co-operative ! Marketing. W. L. Stahl—Publicity. S. D. Dipert—Onion Growers. I. H. Hull—Legislature C. R. George—Dairy and Projd’L'e Marketing. Welton Peteet—On Fundamentals of Co-operative Marketing. Gecurey Morgan—(secretary of Kentucky Farm Bureau) on Relationship between Commodity Marketing Association and the Farm Bureau. Director G. L Christie of Purriue University—On Co-operation between Purdue and the Farm Bureau. Dan Fisher-—An interesting talk about New Paris Co-opera-tive Creamery and Produce Sta- } tieji. Aaron Sapiro—(a Jew of national reputation and counsel of marketing departments of Farm i Bureau)—A splendid talk on last evening of convention at a banquet in Lincoln Hall at | which nearly five hundred were located. He gave an outline of the fundbmental basis for a siucI -essful operation of co-operative j marketing. Other short talks were given by men and women present that were interesting. The plavlet “The Courtship •and Wedding of Indiana Agriculture and the Indiana Farm Bureau,” gjven by state officers and directors on Thursday eve- | ninw, vias very well presented. ; Also t ? movie “The Brown Mouse.” the principal character being a country boy school teacher, bringing agriculture into the rural schools, was very interesting. The Canning Crop Grower’s conference was held in connection with the Convention. Kosciusko county received honor of sending largest number of women to convention, fourteen being present from this county, also sixteen men. Ninety-six voting delegates, about fifteen delegates and interested farmers from state. Convention Notes Three Live Stock Co-operative Commission firms organized in last year, making six in all. The Buffalo Co-operative firm handling 2.050 decks of stock in one month. Indianapolis Co-op-erative firm handled in one year. 36,000 cattle, 43,000 calves and 736,000 hogs, the total value of which was $21,000,000 for farm bureau members. • Ten live stock commission firms in Indianapolis did not handle a carload of stock in three days of last week, but the Co-operative Association firm received four hundred carloads of stock in the same week. Nearjy every county reported an increase in membership, one township having four more women members than men, (A drive is to be put on scon, by each township for women members in theirpWh township.) One county reported thirty ministers being farm bureau members. Van Buren has the honor of having four minister members. Space here allows only the printing of a few of the good things heard at the Caavcntinn but come to the next harm Bureau meeting of Van Buren township, held at Milford labile Library and hear the delegates tell a number of good things, also about the resolutions passed by the convention for the comi rsr year, about equalization of taxes readjustment of values, absolute condemnation of the issuance of tax exempt securities and bonds, demanding rigid enforcement of Prohibition hws, etc. Watch for the date of the next Farm Bureau meeting of Van Buren township at Milford Public Library. Turkey Creek members have a special invitation. La Vica Dewart-Bucher, Delegate. ——o -■■■-— A girl with a heart gets won. A girl without a heart gets one.

i Letters from the Boys ; and Girls to Santa Claus ’ A '

—— ——•—— r Syracuse, Ind. Dec. 8, 1923. Dear Santa Clause: • Won’t you please bring me a I coffee pot, cne of those things : like a merry go round, a trunk, a double boiler, big doll dressed • in white and a davenport, and Jiggs something to play with. Mary Ellen Pletcher and Jiggs. • • • Dear San>a Clause: " I would like to have a watrh snd chain. Archie Laughlin • • • Dear Santa: I want a automobile and a Mouth Harp. Dewey Laughlin • ♦ • I want a doll and set dishes. Frances Laughlin • • • I want a Mama Dollie, and Wagon: Marjorie Laughlin Syracuse, Ind. December 6. Dear Santa Claus: I think you have been a good Santa Claus to every one. I think evry year you make us all happy. And I love you. as well as I love my parents. And try if you can to go over across the sea and give the poor children some nice presents and their parents something. Please brirvr me a go-cart, and a nice big doll that will ssv mama and will go to sleep with curly hair. And L would like to have a nair of roller skates and any kind of ribbons and some playthings for my kitty Jtggs. I would, like to have a Bible and a washing board to wash my dolly’s clothes and a ironing board to iron my doll's clothes and an iron and a pair of goloshes and a pretty ring. If you cannot bring all <rf these 'things I will he glad to wet some of them. Thanks and thanks dear Santa lot of times. Love From Maxine Holloway I say my prayers evry night and try to be a good girl evry day. * • • Dear Santa Claiut I would like to have for Christmas a pair of roller skates, a sled, a doll carriage, a box of tinker toys, and sbme candy, nuts and fruits. Your friend, Mary Darr LEESBURG DOWNS SYRACUSE The Syracuse boys were defeated by the Leesburg team last Friday night at Leesburg, 22 to 9. The first half started fast and ®n*ppy, each team going strong. Both sides had shots, but most them failed to drop through the ring. Darr started the scoring with a free throw. Leesburg made a few baskets, the Syracuse boys settled down and neither side scored for several minutes. Hoehher dropped in a long one and started things going again, but Syracuse was not able to score after that in the. first half which closed 8 to 3 in Leesburg’s favor. The last half differed but little from the first, each team playing its best. A substitution wax made by Syracuse during a part Os the second half, Mabie for Darr at guard The half ctoefed, 22 to 9, in Leesburg’s favor. Hoekher who played a fine game at forward was the point getter for Spracuse, making four points for his team. Darr and Matters each made two and Connolly one free throw. Groves was point getter for Leesburg, adding twelve points to Leesburg’s Score. Friday night, December 14, the Syracuse team plays at Pierceton where a good game is assured, as the score was close, 11 to 12. Pierceton played here. Since then the Syracuse boys have improved and we hope to walk away with the “bacon” Friday night. Let’s all go to Pierceton and help our team by giving them our support. Reported by M. K. o Get your watch qr clock repaired now while you can get it done right. D. E. Overman at Thornbuig's. 32-ts

SYRACUSE, INDIANA, THURSDAY, DECEMBER 13, 1923.

- o Syracuse, Ind. I. December 8, 1923. Dear Sarita Clause: s There ia so many thing I s would like to have but best of {all I would like to have a air 1 urn. a box of paints and a doli lie for sister. Lyle Byland • • * dere old santa claus: T wnnld like to have a erector set and abb gun too and a doll i what says mama and some candy for Carlyle’s Christmas and a picture mr'hine. (Letter unsigned) ♦ • * i dere old clous: I would like to have a set e ditties for Christmas and a table with a drawer in it. Alberta « • • Syracuse, Ind. 1 December 4, ’23. Dear Santa Claus: I am a little boy 8 years old. This Xmas I want a watch, knife, games and toys. My brother 4 years old wants a gocart for his dolly and a trunk of doll clothes. If it is possible for you to bring them we will be glad. Otis Clyde Butt. • ♦ • Syracuse, Ind. November 30, 1923 Dear Santa Claus I wish you would bring me a map puzzle and sewing-basket and a go-cart. From Moselene u • • • Syracuse, Ind. November 30, 1923. Dear Santa Claus: I wish you would brimg me a dpll and desk and a. slide and thats all. Evelyn Buhrt « « « Syracuse, Ind. December 1, 1923. Dear Santa Claus: Please bring me an air gun and a pair of gloves and overalls. Please don’t forget the B. B.’s for the gun. Wishing you a Merry Xmas Daniel Jones Syracuse, Ind. December 6, 1923. Dear Santa Claus: Will you please bring me a Fountain pen for Christmas? I will be disappointed if you donX yours Truly. Maurice Craw ■ FINE ENTERTAINMENT The DeWillo Concert Company. which appeared at the Oakland theatre on Tuesday night as the second number of the lyceum coursp, was greeted by a fair sized audience. Time and space forbids saying all that this number deserves! in fact, it would take a lengthy article to do justice to each member of the company. (And if you were not there you missed one of the rarest treats that has come to Syracuse in many a day.) Mr. DeWillo Semereau is one of the world’s recognized masters on the Cbncertina-Grande, besides he has a very clever personality, and was called back after each number to play again, so entertaining was every selection. Mrs. DeWillo Semereau. the soprano and pianist, wad far above the average in her line of entertainment, as was also LaFraomi Coffin, the violinist. third number will be a lecture bv Granville Jones, on January SB. o NOTK’E Persons desiring second hand phonographs in first class order, gttxi as new, communicate with the bdow company. We will supply the jiames of those who have these for sale. The White Radio Sales Co. Syracuse, Ind. 33-lt —o Postal Greetings bring back meetings of friends tried and dear and now you must think of them this very time of year, for (Christmas and N%w Year, how soon they’ll be here. So make it real soon whether morning, night or noon and get your first choice of those found in the Tea Room. 334 t

PARKER MAKES REPORT TO KOSCIUSKO COUNTY » In carrying on thirty-three * months wrrk, County Agent T. A. Parker, of Kosciusko County has traveled 16,353 miles, apoken at 297 meetings having attendI. ance of 28,222 people, consulted with 3,896 people in the office, I rent cut 17,438 letters and cons suited with 687 farmers at their r farms. The summary of Parker’s activity is as follows: 1921 Helped the Farm Bureau in membership drive. r Started alfalfa growing dem--1 onstrations. - Aided 55 men in securing and I using 1,000 tons of marl and limestone. Organized a new Farmers' Institute at Pierceton. Helped the County Institute Board plan for the 1922 insti- ! tutes. Assisted in controlling hog •holera in Washington, Etna. Prairie, Van Buren and Clay townships. Taught Etna and! Clay township men how to home-mix fertilizer. Carried on a five acre corn contest in several townships. Put on poultry culling demonstrations in the form of egg record work in Scott, Thrkey Creek, Tippecanoe, Plain, Washington. Monroe, Clay, Seward, Franklin and Harrison townships. Put on a poultry field day at Manwarrinsfs farm in Franklin townhip—the largest ever held in Indiana. Assisted Club Supervisor Stout, Trustee Maloy and the Banker, Mr. Shepard with the Milford Spotted Poland Pig Club. Assisted in taking & party of 76 Pig Club members) and parents on a livestock tour to Countrymen Brother of Hicksville, Ohio and Maloney Brothers at Churubusco, Indiana. Assisted with the county fair. In school work, introduced the Home Survey method of teaching Agriculture, hot lunches, school an community fairs and the "boys’ corn judging contest. 1922 With representatives from all over the county developed a program of work that included: Lime, alfalfa, soy beans, poultry, potatoes, five acre -work, agriculture prognun in schools, bee Keeping, and marketing of butter fat, eggs, poultry and wool. Held an alfalfa tour. Held a soy bean tour. Held a potato tour. Held a demonstration of handling bees. Held a county live stock tour. Held a poultry tour. Get three placed to handle hme. Tested 161 samples of soils. Demonstrated the sowing of alfalfa with 34 men who used 1800 pounds of Grimm seed. Furnished information on Sudan grass and soy beans to farmers who needed a hay crop. Assisted in controlling hog cholera. Furnished information on control of chinch bugs. Furnished information to 40 men regarding care of orchards. Introduced the use of corro- , sive sublimate for controlling radish and cabbage root maggots —used by 300 people. Furnished druggists information enabling them to handle such substances as argyrol. cxTpper sulphate, sodium fiourid, calcium arsenate, arsenate of soda, copper carbonate, para-di-chlorobenzine, etc., needed by Hie farmers. Assisted in organising bee keepers association. Helped with the county fair. Assisted with six farmers’ institutes Secured the use of three carloads of improved seed potatoes. ' Helped 28 fanners get better ( steed com. Had hot lunch put on in 16 schools. Assisted with school and community fairs. Helped teachers organize work 1 in the teaching of agriculture. Developed the dtate champion j com judging team. 1923 j » Assisted the County Farm Bu- J reau in its organization work. Helped organize the Kosciusko 1 County Farm Bureau Produce Department. Helped organize the Indiana i Farm Bureau Onion Exchange. 1 Helped organize the Percheron < Breeders Association.

Helped organize the Jersej t Breeders Association. Assisted in putting on a coun » ty wool pool. Helped the wmen of sin f townships get together to star! i a Home Economics program. Assisted in putting on sij 1 farmers’ Institutes. Helped farmers of Scott, Etnj ’ and Clay townships get 774 head r cf cattle tested for tuberculosis Helped farmers get soy bean seed. Helped get Club Work started in Etna township. Had farin bookkeeping taught 1 in the common schools during the winters of 1922 and 1923. Put on a Boys’ Com Judging nnteSt arid took a team to the State Club Round-up. ‘ Carried on egg record work. Carried on a five acre com contest. Helped with the county fair. ‘ Identified poison weeds where cattle was being killed by them and put up exhibits. Helped put on a Northern Indiana Potato Day with more than 300 people from 14 counties present. Demonstrated the superiority of Grimm alfalfa over common alfalfa. Tested 400 samples of soil. o OBITUARY Mrs. Rebecca M. Culler, 68 years old, died December 4, at her home in Goshen, following a day’s illness of apoplexy. She was the widow of Jacob O. Culler, who died two years ago, and was the daughter of Mr. and Mrs. John Meloy. She was born in Kosciusko county and came to Goshen nine years ago from New Paris. Surviving are four daughters, Mrs Charles Weybright, of Syracuse, Miss Amanda Chiller at home, Mrs. H. L. Hartsdugh of Huntington, Ind., and Mra Artemus Hoke of Goshen, one foster daughter, Mrs. John Shively of Nappanee, four grandchildren, one brother, James Meloy of Goshen and one sinter, Mrs. Mary Ulery of Milford. Funeral services were held on Friday morning, friends meeting at the home at ten o’clock and at the West Goshen Church of the Brethren, of which the deceased was a member. Burial was in the West Goshen cemetery. WOODM The Modern Woodmen of America held a very interesting meeting at their hall Saturday evening, December 8. The out-of-town neighbors were from NJles, Mich., South Bend, Mishawaka and Goshen, sixty-five in number. The Mishawaka degree team did the work at this meeting which was pronounced the best held this year. There will be an ojpen meeting for the M. W. of A. and their families on December 20, to which the public is cordially invited. There will be a good speaker from Peru that night. TO HARRY LUNG —r The following is taken from Friday’s Warsaw Union: A representative of the State Fire Marshall’s office was in Warsaw on Thursday and was accompanied by Sheriff Milo Maloy to Lake Wawasee, where papers were served on Harry Lung, who is ordered to appear for questioning in connection with an investigation which is being made to determine the case of a fire which destroyed the Lung cottage recently. o RED CROSS REPORT The report qf the Red Cross drive, which took place two weeks ago is M follows: Money collected in the city, $lO9. The amount collected in the township, $45. We have not been able to make this report before this, aS those who were in charge of the work were detained in making out their report. BEG PARDON Tn reporting the twenty-fifth wedding anniversary of Mr. and Mrs. John McGarity ladt week, it was overlooked to mention that they were presented with many nice gifts! consisting of silverwase. MOVES I NDERTAKINNG ROOM R. E. Pletcher has moved his undertaking parlor into his home on South Main street. He expects to rebuild it into a funeral home m the spring. p

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“some things to THINK AW t x Review of Things by the Editor • As He Sees Them on j the Surfaeeb k ' n If there is any hard-crusted i old codger who intends to cut down expenses this year by det priving children of the joys cf ? Christmas, let him think twfce. Possibly it is true that there I is a depression here and there B in spots in this mighty country. But it is not true, and never will be true, that it is necessary 1 to sacrifice Christmas pleasures merely because a rich nation • does not knc<w enough to pros vide money enough for its needs. 1 In the deliberate opinion of mankind, the most monstrous ; fiend is he who robs a child of ' happiness. There is something so diabolical in such a crime , that it stands beyond the pate ( of ordinary atrocity. When ope thinks of the light of a child’s eyes driven out by *he disappointment that is keener than sorrow, when one returns to childhood and shares ( in the unutterable woe of those ■ who are forgotten at Christmas • time, there is a surge of passionate anger against the man who i could thus blot out the sun of 1 ! childhood’s sky. If childish glee were so cost- > ly that it could be purchased only by the bankruptcy of the i family fortune, there might be some excuse for the crime of i which we speak. But this is not so. It is easy, very easy, indeed, to make happiness grow. The tendency of lush prosper- ■ ity is to run to ridiculous excess m the luxury of childish gifts, • There is no sense in such expenditures. Children are happier with simpler things. If there is any man at this sea- . son who is alone, with unhappy memories behind him, and a ! gloomy .outlook ahead, let him go out and buy some of the inexpensive but marvelously ingenious gifts far children, let hoard them until Christmas eve; let him seek out children who have no unhappy memories, but whose future may seem blacker than his own, and let him light up the whole sky, from horizon to zenith, with flashing radiant, rosy happiness for all concerned, by bringing down a spark of divine love and kindling childhood’s heart! Then let him go home and see whether his future is as black as his fancy painted it Black? Why, his whole pathway will be paved with jasper and gold, arid he will fall asleep to the tinkle of children's laughter, sounding softly, as though a dripping of tears. We know how to fly, with and without engines; w r e draw speech and music out of the air through electric lamps; we juggle fruits and flowers to make them give us what we want in tatte, form and color, we talk, ride, sail or fly around the world; we are constantly on the quest of something new for ow pleasure or profit, and we usually get it definitely and promptly when we go after it, no matter what it is; but there is still one thing we seem to want and need without getting it, perhaps because it is comparatively easy to attain, and that is the knowledge and art of living in peace and contentment, by ourselves and odr fellow beings. That should be the next great wonder of man’s achievements. Do not expect your husband or wife to be perfect. Perfection is only for angels; you would not be satisfied living with one. Love each other in spite of faults. Don’t get worried when you see a boy driving his auto with one hand. The other arm is around somewhere. A young man asked hie girl to go to churcb Sunday night; but her tnother invited hereof along —so he went to cfaardi. In closing: What do yw want f<g Christmas?