The Syracuse Journal, Volume 20, Number 32, Syracuse, Kosciusko County, 8 December 1927 — Page 1

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SYRACUSE HIGH SCHOOL NOTES Items «»♦ Interest Coßceraiag Our High School Writtea for The Syracuse Journal. Exchanging Little Presents A few patrons objected to the custom of the teachers treating and the pupils exchanging little presents for Christmas. To find out the opinion of the patrons, a questionaire was sent out to the parents of the grade children, with the following results: Blanks were returned by 150 different families; only 143 were counted as 7 had failed to fill in two or more blanks. Following are the questions and the vote on each. 1. Do you think the candy eaten by children during Christmas week is injurious to their health? No 118, yes 25. 2. Would you object to a teacher treating, if it were fruit instead of candy? No 141, yes 2. 3. Do you think it all right for teachers to treat the pupils if they wish? No 1, yes 141. 4. Is the buying of this ten cent present by each pupil a financial burden in many cases? Nb lift, yes 24. 5. Do you think the boys and girls appreciate the teacher’s treat? No 0, yes 138. 6. Do you thunk the boys and girls appreciate the little present from another pupil? No 7, yes 133. 7. Do you think a little program without the giving of presents would teach the Christmas spirit just as well? No 109, yes 31. 8. Do you think the giving of presents by the teacher and pupils at Christmas, should be al>olished in our schools? No 136. yes 13. Help the Boy Scouts by attending their big basketball tourney Tuesday evening, December 20. The first game is between the Wolf and Fox patrols, coached by Earl Auer and Emery Druckamiller respectively. The second game is between the Eagle and Beaver patrols coached by Calvin Beck and Court Slabaugh respectively. The winners of these two games will play for the troop championship. The first game starts at 7p. m. You can see three red hot basketball games and help the Boy Scouts for 15 and 25 cents. Honor Roll for third month: Seniors: Maxwell Brower, Henry Godshalk; Juniors: Mary Geiger. Helen Schroeder, Sophomores: Velma Fleming, Ned Harley; . Freshman :None; Eighth grade: Velva Brown, Mary Jensen, Lewis Sprague; Seventh grade: Harriet Bachman, Alice Coy, Shirley Miles, Joe Kindig. The English Classes are now reading the following classics: Freshmen —Longfellow's “Tales of a Wayside Inn;" Sophomores —“The Roosevelt Book;" Juniors—George Elliott’s—“ Silas Marner;’’ Seniors —“Selections from Lincoln's Addresses." The High School Chorus class has been studying nationality and descriptive music of various kinds and now they are studying the native dances and folk songs of these lands. The seventh and eighth grades gave a shower on Mrs. Eby Tuesday morning to show their appreciation of her services in directing the operetta. The seventh and eighth grades played a close game Saturday night, the game ending with a score four to seven, in the eighth grade favor. The High School Art Class is making conventional designs from circles through the variation of one monotonous figure. 'The McCall Magazine didn't prove very popular, only thirtynine subscriptions were obtained. Rev. Foust conducted chapel Wednesday morning. His text being the book of Ezekiel. Don’t forget the game with Etna Green here Friday night. We need your support. S* BAKE SALE The Mission Circle of the Church of God will hold a bake sale on Saturday. December 24. in the plumbing shop. There will be chicken and noodles, dressed chickens tod baked goods

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Syracuse’s Slogan: “A Welcoming Town With a Beckoning Lake.”

CULVER LOSES TWO GAMES TO SYRACUSE I Both high school basketbal ’ teams won at Culver Fridaynight. The second team had little trouble in winning 18-10. B with Robison doing most of tht scoring. The first team found the go ing a little difficult, playing like they might have their brake* set. The score at half time wa* , 17-16 in Culver’s favor. When r • Culver had a four point lead in ’: the second half. Syracuse took II time out and having talked it iover decided it would take i. ’ I little more than a reputation to . i win the game. A little better ’ : basketball was played from there Jon and Syracuse finished ahead , 24-27. First Team Syracuse FG FT F PTS Klingaman .... 3 1 2 7 Ketring 3 1 0 7 R. Godshalk ... 1 5 17 C. Bachman ... 3 0 16 H. Godshalk ..0 0 2 0 Totals 10 7 6 27 Culver FG FT F PTS Neuman 2 0 2 4 Coak 4 0 1 8 Pura 0 2 1 2 Baker 1 0 0 2 Benedict 3 1 2 5 Mclntyre 11 1 3 Bogartis 0 0 0 0 Totals 10 4 7 24 Second Team Syracuse FG FT F ITS Auer 11 2 3 Snavely 0 0 1 0 R. Miller 2 0 4 4 S. Miller 0 0 0 0 G. Robison .... 3 4 0 10 Shock 0 11 1 Mick 0 0 0 0 Kindig 0 0 3 0 Totals 6 6 11 18 Culver FG FF F PTS. Miller 8 0 1 0 Asper 2 2 0 6 Bigley 0 11 1 Bogartis 0 0 0 0 Voreis 0 2 1 2 Ferrier 0 0 1 0 Hush 0 0 0 0 Williams O 1 3 1 Overmeyer ... 0 0 4 0 Totals 2 6 1110 K. OF P. ELECT OFFICERS At the regular meeting held Thursday evening. December 1. Syracuse Lodge No. 230, K. of P-. -lected the following officers: C. C.—S. Rowdabaugh. V. C.—Roy Sargent. Prelate —Delos Weaver. K. of R. & S.— Ernest Buchholz M. of F.—Hallie Holloway’. M. of Ex.—F. Klink. M. at A. —Ralph Godshalk. I. G —Roy Vail. O. G.—Vern Smith. Trustee—Andrew Edmonds. Representative to Grand Lodge—Ernest Buchholz. Alternate —Hallie Holloway. The Rank of Knight was also conferred upon Leon Connolly After the work refreshments were served. BOX SOCIAL A community box social will be given at the Community Building, Thursday evening, December 15, at 7 o’clock. All ladies are invited to prepare a box for the supper and all boxes will be sold at public auction to the highest bidder. There will be a program of entertainment during the evening. Come out and help the Chamber of Commerce make this an enjoyable event The proceeds of the supper will be applied on the amount to be raised and paid by the Chamber of Commerce on the Community Building debt o WHAT MOTHER WANTS What mother really wants for Christmas is the heading of an advertisement which appears over the signature of the Interstate Public Service Co., Syracuse. Ind. This electric range will be installed free to any purchaser until Christmas. —o — O.BS. Syracuse Chatper No. 283, Order of the Eastern Star, will I meet on Wednesday evening, De- ; cemberl4. There will be election of officers and all members are urged to be present ANNOUNCEMENT I am now at the Lakeside Garage to do all kinds of automobile repair work. Your patron- • age solicited. . Spd PHIL HEDGES. Dougtas Fairbaaks !■ “The Black Pirate sereea master4 1 1-A W I 1

DEATH OF MRS. E. L. WEAVER Dora Bell (Sheffield) Weaver daughter of Theodore and Hester Sheffield was born in Kos ciusko county, Indiana, July 8, 1865, and departed this life on Monday, December 5, after a week’s illness of pneumonia reaching the age of 62 years, 4 months and .7 days. When the deceased was about en years old the family came to Syracuse making this their home through the rest of their lays. November 24, 1881, the deceased was married to Solomon Druckamiller and this union, was jlessed with a daughter, Mrs. □mo Blanche Kinger. Following the death of Mr. ruckamiller she was married to Jerry T. Vail, May 10, 1887. This union was happily blessed with two sons, Roy and Ralph Vail, and one daughter, Mrs. Esther Brown/ besides Lulu Vail, a young daughter of Mr. Vail by a 'ormer marriage, became one of the new household. December 18, KOI, the deceas'd was married to Emmett L i Weaver. A son, Delos Weaver,; •ame to bless this new home. i The deceased was reared in a home where the father was a; thoughtful studious pious man; I ind the mother whose charity 1 xnd love for the orphan and those in need was boundless. Early in life she learned the I able stories of the great characters among the early Christians, I and then in her later years I nought to live and exemplify the truths of the Christian religion.; She soon united with the mem-; bership of the Church of God at | Syracuse, and continued an esteemed member till the close of her life. Mourning the loss of a beloved wife and mother, are her husband. sons and daughters afore named, the brother, William, five grandchildren many close relatives and a host of friends and j kind neighbors. ' Funeral services were he’d at the Church of God Wednesday afternoon, December 7, Rev. Floyd Hedges, officiating, assisted by Rev. G. W. Wyatt. Burial in Syracuse cemetery. Card of Thanks We wish to express our thanks and appreciation to our friends and neighbors for their assistance and kindness during the illness and death of our beloved wife and mother, Mrs. Emmet Weaver. Emmet Weaver and Family WAKARUSA POULTRY SHOW The Wakarusa Poultry’ Association will have its Annual Show at Wakarusa on December 13. 11 15, 16 and 17. A large number of exhibits are expected and this will undoubtedly be one of the best shows held for some time. It is one of the events looked forward to by poultrymen of this section.

Auto Clubs Undertake Educational Campaign to Safety-ize Indiana

■safety lesson NO. 1 ■ PHXTAMD BY TUB jS laiooso state Automobile AssoavnoN® ff 11 I HI ;n II I

“LIFE! GLORIOUS, PRECIOUS.” With 7.211 children under the age of fifteen years killed outright and the staggering total of 140.000 seriously or permanently injured during 1926, the need for action in the development of some line of endeavor in Indiana has become so great that the Accident Prevention Department of the Hoosier State Automobile Association now has a State-wide campaign in fall swing. . , . The poster shown.above is one of a senes being made available to the schools throughout Indiana by the Hoosier

SYRACUSE, INDIANA, THURSDAY, DECEMBER 8, 1927.

Syracuse Library Notes By bUming, Librarian Four Things /our things a man must learn to do If he would make his record true: To think without confusion clearly; To love his fellow-men sincerely; To act from honest motives purely; To trust in God and Heaven securely. Last month 1371 books were circulated. This is an increase of 215 books in circulation since October, however there were 204 less books circulated than a year ago last November. What’s wrong? There was an increase in readers of 76 over that of October, while the records show !an increase of 52 to that of the j previous year. “After the age of 14, only one in every five continues school llife until the age of 18. For those who drop out of school, i education must come largely .through reading, and here is j where a public library can give valuable assistance as long as it , is used.” Youthful patrons of the library evidently judge the merits iof a nook by its length. When asking for a book they generally ask * How long is it?” Story Hour every Saturday. Enough votes were received to make this advisable. From two until three. This hour may have to be changed later. c OPERETTA WELL PRESENTED The operetta, “Windmills of Holland.” presented by the seventh and eighth grades of the public school given at the Com munity Building on Friday night proved beyond all doubt to the large attendance that the play was an enjoyable success. Under the dilution pf Mrs Retha Eby, music and art K cher in the public school, the i lents of the children we e puto the finest test, and during t” play is was proven that aloru the lines of music and art rare talent exists among the pupils in the school. The actors and actresses were all dressed in Holand costumes and the story ol the operetta was plainly told a* the children performed their parts. Mrs. Eby, who worked diligently training the children leserves special mention for her untiring efforts to make the first operetta of the season a success o SMALL BLAZE The fire department was called to the residence of Jesse Shock at 7 o’clock this morning, where a blaze had started from the chimney, causing a damage to the extent of about sso,'before jt was extinguished.

1 CHRISTMAS SEAL SALE The Kosciusko County Tuber ’, culosis Association opened a cam ! paign for the sale of Christma> I Seals in Kosciusko county on De comber sth. Four thousand letters each containing one dollars I worth of seals will be sent out to all harts of the county out 1 side of the city of Warsaw. In 1 the city of Warsaw the sale ol i seals and Health Bonds will be 1 put on by the school children of : the city assisted by the teachers and principals of the various schools. In order to promote the support of the Tuberculosis Association of the county the doctors will act as First Vice Presidents Dentists will act as Second Vice Presidents and Bankers as Directors of the County Tuberculosis Association. The Executive Officers who will again serve this year are as follows: Dr. A. C. McDonald, President; N. E. Haymond, Treasurer; Jesse ’lhayer, Corresponding Secretary; James M. Leffel, Secretary and Director of Seal Sale. Publicity Committee. Logan A. Williams, R 0. Ntisbaum and Charles A. Woods. These officers and committees will serve under the direction of Dr. Stanley Coulter of Purdue University in putting on the sale of Christmas Seals in •his county. Vital statistics, showing the avages of tuberculosis in Kosciusko county were made pubHc recently by the Kosciusko ''ounty Tuberculosis Association, he executive secretary of the .ssociation said the county’s toal deaths in 1926 from the white plague” number twenty nd the rate estimated by the Indiana State Board of Health in each 100 000 population, was 73.8. Meanwhile the total mtrm ' er of deaths from the disease n Indiana during 1926 was 2.55 and the state death rate was 4. the same figure as 1924. In 925 the state death rate sank o 82.2, with total deaths of 2,198. INDEPENDENTS WON t . The. Wakarusa Independent basket ball team came to Syracuse Saturday night to meet our Independent team, which resulted in a 27-23 score in favor of the home team. Saturday. December 10 a game has been scheduled with the Argus Independents. The team is composed of several ex-uni-versity men. Culver will p’ay a return game on Tuesday December 13. Culver defeated Syracuse at Culver by 13 points and will endeavor to show that they can come to Syracuse and duplicate the feat. Our boys are determined to even the count and claim they will. The fans are urged to be on hand to back our boys and witness one of the best games of the season. Paul Winger, the coach of New Paris, is practicing with the Syracuse Independent iMtsketball team and expects to be in uniform Saturday night. He was formerly a member of the fa- 1 mous North Manchester college five. COUNTY NURSE EMPLOYED The joint committee of the Kosciusko County Tuberculosis association and Red Cross has been working for some time to obtain the services of a graduate nurse, who has had experience in public health work. With the assistance of the field representative of the 1 American Red Cross the committee has employed as county nurse Miss Ava Malone,, of Chicago. Miss Malone is a graduate of the course for nurses of the Cook County Hospital Miss Malone will be assisted in organizing her work in the county by Miss Margaret Reid nurse field representative of the American Red Cross. Miss Malone has already assumed her duties as nurse of the county. She will establish her office in the Red Cross room in the court house at Warsaw. o_ CHAMBER OF COMMERCE The regular meeting of the Syracuse Chamber of Commerce will be held on Tuesday. Dec. 13. s»fter the noonday luncheon a + the S'‘gn of the Kettle AM me bers are requested to attend. ~ o A square neg may not fit in a rouTH hole but a square deal

WHERE TO APPLY’ FOR 1928 LICENSE PLATES: Applications for 1928 license plates are not to be sent this year to the of nee of the Secretary of State from scources outside of Marion county .but instead all motorists are to make their application at the nearest ofiic.al branch, ihis announce- . ment was released today by s . .ark W. Rhoads, manager of the . ..otor \ehicle Department, who . stated that: > ‘ The reasons.” according to F. t /. bchortemeier, Secretary oi tate, “are that in postage alone i last j ear applications from over I tate mailed.from the Secretary ? of State’s ofiice cost the tax I’ payers in Indiana approximately s $>35,0« 0 extra and adding to this 5 the clerical help and other expenses necessary to take care oi . these outside applications . brought the -total extra and un- 1 5 necessary cost to the tax payers I up to approximately $62,500 ad-11 . mtional; therefore, in the in-h . terests of the public and inas- J, ; much as branches have been ofa- ( . ciaily established by the Secre- j , tary of State in all counties • throughtout the state, the li- | cense plates for 1928 are to be j issued for the respective coun- t j ties through their own branch.’’ “Another reason for this , change of policy,” according to . Mr. Schortemeier, “is that the » ’.egislature at the last session amended the law whereby for ? 1028 each applicant must place . on the application the name of * the township in which he re- t sides and other information t must be secured, and for this reason trained help in the respective branches is necessary 1 in order to get the work done r satisfactorily.” o a

u CIRCUIT COURT DOCKET Following is the trial call of tate and civil cases of the Kos ciusko Circuit Court: Dec. s—Lizzie5 —Lizzie A. Norris et a ys. Curtis Lenwell, trustee, quiet title, argument. Dec. b- Shumaker vs. Helvy. i ec. 12- Constance Ken t vs. nterstate 1 üblic Service Co.. w'rongfql death. Dec. 13—fetate vs. Arthur Handy, C iiford Moore, breaking; State vs. Harry Taler, possession of liquor. Dec. bl—State vs. Parish, (3 a*es) Sabbath break ng. Dec. 15—State vs. Harry Bun er et al fishing with net; State vs. Morrett; state vs. Bu lock. Dec. 19—-Appeal from order of State hire Marshal on Rigdoa building. > Dec. 20—Charles D. Beatty vs. Northern Lakes Development Co., quiet title; Marion Morrison vs. Charles F. McClintic, damages; Edmund McClintic vs. estate of William McClintic, claim. Dec. 21—Percy A. Petger vs. estate of Mary Petgen, claim; George Oram vs. Fred Hepler, account; William H. Brockman vs. Norman H. Carpenter, on note. Dec. 22 —The Northwestern Corporation vs. Elder Ice Cream Co., breach of contract; Susan Townsend vs. estate of Thomas D. Townsend, claim; Russelll auffman vs. Jacob O. Deaton damage. Jan. 2 —Henry Ford vs. Matilda Woodford, et al. to set aside will. Jan. 3—Wawasee Cedar Chest Co., vs. Charies F. Fitzsimmons, on account; Reynolds vs. Poulson. Jan. 4 —Hall vs. Cole, Indiana Loan and Trust Co., vs. Shame estate; Gilw’orth vs. Shame estate. Jan. 9—Vincent vs. Smith. Jan. 10 —Ogden vs. Vanderver. o BASKETBALL SCORES Warsaw 36, North Webster 28. Mentone 20, Atwood 18. Atwood 22, Mentone 16, (seconds.) Claypool 34. Beaver Dam 22. Claypool 24, Beaver Dam 9 fseconds). Milford 36. New Paris ?4. Milford 16, New Paris 8 'seconds). < Leesburg 33. Etna Green 31. Etna Green 22, Leesburg 18 ( r irls). Purket 47. Sidney 41. Sidney 12 Burket 9 (seconds). Wabash 38, Silver Lake 27. o NOTICE We wish to thank the Volunteer Fire Co. and all others who braved the zero blasts this morning and assisted in extinguishing the flames whijh-tKreatened our home. Mr. and Mrs. Jesse Shock. o N T’CP I will hot be responsible for debts except contracted by my°elf. »

THINGS TO THINK ABOUT Review of Things by the Editor As He Sees Them on Surface. Advice to Boys Because the boys of 12 to 18 years is inexperienced, he does not welcome advice and if he knew the writer, he probably would form his opinion of him at once. Well, I am an old fossil ’ butting” into other people’s business. However, I am going to give him some advice in this article. If he accepts it, sometime perhaps, he wilt remember the Syracuse Journal and thank me for it. If he doesn’t accept it, the loss is his. The boy who is noisy and impolite on The streets is making a mistake in being so. He may work himself up to a position of ? high standing among his companions—he may become the “bully of the town,” but that position js not worth striving for. In fact, it is one to be avoided. The business men of the towrn are watching you, young man, and it is to your interest, more by far to court their esteem than that of your pals. You are growing into manhood, rapidly. Soon you will be wanting employment. Your conduct today determines your chances of the future./' If we could read their minds, there are no doubt several business men in town this very day who are needing a boy and who are wandering what boy in towm

is worthy of their trust. You may be too young for the posi- . tion, now. but such opportunities always will be open. It remains only for you to guard your character and reputation that men may have confidence in • you when your time comes. Men l*ke a gentlemanly boy. You don't need to be a “sissy,” but • you must not be rude.’ Have ■ all the fun you want, but make that your ideas of fun are ‘ 'ot offensive to someone else. 1 'Yy to keep always in mind that you are a boy and that older people really do know what is best. Respect their desires, acquire all the education you can get, and your opportunity will come. A trip through the toy department of Syracuse stores indicates the influence of aviation on the toymakers. The air hero Lindenberg commands first place and many a boy’s Christmas stocking will be stuffed with one of these new machines. Mechanical machines dumping carts, cranes, -übway designers and skyscrapmg steelwork are being demanded from Santa Claus to a remarkable extent. Among the newest toys are mechanical violinists, harp playing billy goats, animal * orchestras and instruments enough to delight any of Varese’s newest endeavors in modern music. D’juneau? Teachgr: “James, can you name a &ty in Alaska?” James: “No, m’m.” “Correct.”* As an example of forehandedness we point to the Scotchman who sent his betrothed a package of flower seed in April and advised her to plant them so that she might have a corsage bouquet for her wedding in June. It matters not what others thinlf Or what they say and do, The only thing that counts in truth— Is to keep my own thoughts true. A French scientist has made a silk purse from a sow’s ear, but he’ll never succeed in quaking a gentleman out of the whole hog. Everybody has a better appreciation of his own troubles than of the troubles of other people. About the happiest people are those who don’t amount to much and don’t give a dingbust. The wise woman helps her husband with a little advice, a very little. Hope chests are useful, but vanity cases get quicker results. Live is blind but the neighbors are not. Oursfmn What is the difference between an old man. a young man, a bug and a worm? ‘ uiaqq sqa3 uoiptip . OU 0} »

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