The Syracuse Journal, Volume 20, Number 27, Syracuse, Kosciusko County, 1 November 1928 — Page 1

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SYRACUSE HIGH SCHOOL NOTE! Items of Interest Concernin Our High School Written for The Syracuse Journal. Last Friday evening the m'em bers of the first team prove< their ability as basketball play ers by winning the game fron Sidney High School. The Sidney players were larger than ou boys and uniformly displayed i good brand of basketball, but, ir spite of this, the Syracuse tean proved too much for them. As fairs did not turn out so favor ably, however, for the seconc team, which lost its opening game of the season, and inci dentally the first game played ir the new gymnasium. Prospects for the Milforc game, Friday evening, are fairlj good.’ We understand that somt changes have been made in tht second team and as a result they hope to be able to win the coming, game. The first team has profited by this week’s practice, and will be in better condition for the Milford game Friday evening. ♦ Yell pratice was held in the Gym diiring the time for opening exercises on Thursday and Friday morings. Most of the yells were from last year, but our yell leaders have promised us some new ones for next Friday evening. The high school song was not a rousing success, being rather flat and slow, until Mr. 'limberlake saved the day by ac companying us on his cornet. A valuable and interesting ad dition to the school has been made by installing a magazine library m each study hall. A number of good current period icals and a daily newspaper art kept on the desk where pupil, may use them in ' their span, time. This affords us some time for rest from our laborious (?) task of studying. The seventh and eighth grade pupils have been holding an election for President of United States. Shirley Miles gave a nominating speech for Al Smith and Joe Kindig gave one for Hoover. The arguments were strong on both sides, \and the voting was close, but the election fell to Hoover by a vote of 32-37. A victrola has been placed in the typewriting room that the pupils may acquire rhythm, whik the records are played. We wonder if they will not soon be urged to speed by some new popular song and perhaps pass time enjoyably by singing it under the direction of Mr. Barnhart.

Each week a cardboard lecture against tobacco is placed in the rear of study hall No. 2. The lecture for this week is: “Tobacco is a poison. It weakens men physically, mentally and morally. Science condemns it. The coming man will discard it. All life pro cesses are impaired by it.” Anyone desiring to startle the agricultural world is requested to see Mr. Gants, as he has a freak ear of corn. He believes that an industrious person, aftei experimenting six years might make it a standard type and call it the “Gants Special.” Miss Phyllis Mick, a graduate, of Syracuse High school’ in the class of 1925, visited school Tuesday afternoon. Miss Mick recent ly completed her training as a nurse in the Elkhart Hospital. The Junior class has been in vited to a pot-luck supper at the home of Velma [Fleming. Each member of the class has been permitted to bring a guest as there will be plenty to eat. Chapel exercises for last Wednesday morning were conducted by the Rev. Mr. Royer, his subject being "A Happy Life.” Audrey Wright, a former pupil of the Syracuse school, visited the eighth grade Monday afternoon. • * o VOTING PLACES Following are the voting places in Turkey Creek township at the election to be held Tuesday, November 6: First Precinct —Basement of the Library. Second Precinct—James B. Traster property. Third Precinct—Alex Makane property. t !

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SIDNEY FIRSTS DEFEATED This game proved to be a good one. Although the score board registered 37, the score book proved to have 38. However, we were not in a very great need of the extra point. Miller and Shock did their part far the first tqam.*D. Grady and W. Nicodemus scored the highest points for the second team. We are also quite proud of our yell leaders. The score: Syracuse Seconds Players FG FT T PTS. D. Nicodemus-. 10 0 2 Edw in Lung .. 0 0 0 0 W. Nicodemus.. 112 3 D. Sprague .... 0 0 0 0 R. Lepper .... 1 0 0 2 W. Jones 0 11 1 I). Graady .... 1 4 0 6 Totals 4 6 3 14 Sidney Seconds Players FG FT F PTS. Leaf 3 0 1 6 Palmer .2 0 3 4 Teeter 1 0 1 2 Landis 11 3 3 Leckrone 0 . 0 2 0 Miller 1 0 0 2 Kimes 0 0 0 0 Totals 8 1 10 17 Syracuse Firsts Players FG FT F PTS. H. Shock 6 11 /13 R. Leacock .... 3 0 0 6 R. Miller 5 3 1 13 3. Robison .... 0 0 1 0 R. Kitson .... 0 0 3 0 E. Snavely .... 2 2 1 6 Totals 16 6 7 38 Sidney Firsts Players FG FT F PTS. Leckrone 3 2 0 8 Newby 4 0 2 8 Leaf 0 0 1 0 Dowty 4 0 1 8 Laudis 0 0 0 0 Michael 1 0 2 2 stiver 0 0 2 0 Aimes 0 0 2 0 Totals .... 12 2 10 26 Referee: L. N. Thorne of Warsaw. o TOWNSHIP S. S. CONVENTION

The Turkey Creek Township unday School convention will be held at Grace Lutheran church. Syracuse, Sunday, November 4. Following is the program: 2.00 p. m. —Devotions, Rev. A. H. Arbaugh. Music, Lutheran Junior Choir. Announcements. 2:30 p. m. —Address, ages 14 to 24 with blackboard illustrations, 0. S. Ellis. Song, Rev. A. Nicodemus. 3:15 p. m.—Address, “Crusade with Christ,” Dr. R. H. Mueller. Benediction, Rev. A. Nicodem us. Committee meetings. 7:00 p. m. —Devotions, Rev. R. G. Foust. Music, Methodist Choir, Dr. Olds, Leader. Report of Committee. 7:30 p. m. —Address, “There is a Lad Here,” O. S. Ellis. Benediction, Rev. J. H. Royer. o : MOTORCADE , The Rupublican motorcade arrived here Wednesday morning at 10:15, accompanied by the Warsaw American Legion Band. Short speeches were made by Harry G. Leslie, candidate for Governor; Andrew J. Hickey, candidate for Congress; Otto Fifield, candidate for Secretary of State; Chas. L Strey, candidate for Joint Senator. —_o ' TRIPLET CALVES On the Harvey Mullenhour farm near Etna Green, triplet calves, full-blooded Jerseys, were born three weeks ago. They are doing nicely and will live, say veterinarians who have been watching them. Mamma cow is doing well and proud of her little herd. Twin calves are unusual, triplet calves most rare. o - IMPORTANT NOTICE ! The barrel of fruit for the Eastern Star home at Franklin will be packed and sent away on Saturday, of this week. Those who are going to contribute a can of fruit must get it to the Variety store before that day. o UNDERWENT OPERATION Dr. B. F. Hoy underwent an operation for gallstones at the hospital at Winnetka, 111., on Saturday. He is getting along as well as can be expected and his family feel greatly encouraged over his condition at this time. o Be sure to hand in your news items each week. I , \

INDIAN A'S BEAUTY SPOTS Twenty years ago most of Inliana people believed that we possessed a state of corn ihere was nothing interesting or beautiful to see in Indiana. Then came the automobile, and Hoosiers began to cover more territory within the confines of thei,r state. Strange stories of heretofore undiscovered beauty spots began to be cirulated. Then •ame passable roads to these out-of-the way places. The state government through i department of conservation began to develope some of these places where natural scenery at its best could be seen. Our editors spread the good old idea that Indiana is a state of corn fields passed away. We found that purchase and maintenancce of state parks could be made almost self-sup-porting. Almost as a unit Indiana people praise our state park 'system.* We only want more of them. The flivver has made it possible for us to discover that we are rich in scenery. Just consider for a moment our wealth of scenery. There is Lake Michigan on the north and the silent and inspiring dunes. On the south we have one of the mightiest of rivers, and many worldwide travelers declare that some of the scenery in and near Madison rivals the most beautiful in the world. Then we have Brown County—so beautifhl that it has become the mecca of many prominent artists. Monroe county provides much beautiful scenery, as does the territory around Brookville Clifty Falls, the Shades, Turkey Run and other state parks. Then we have our rivers and lakes. Don’t be offended if we leave out your favorite beauty spot. We haven’t even started to discover Indiana yet.

NOVEMBER There are a number of things to be thankful for in the month of November besides Thanksgiving Day, which will be observed this month in every state of the Union, and it should be fittingly celebrated, as it is peculiarly an American holiday. Aside from observing Thanksgiving Day by giving thanks for the many blessings of the past and an elaborate repast, we should not fail in some manner to honor the brave men who gave their all to a just cause, which ended the great World War on November 11, 1918, when Germany signed the armistice ten years ago. Then, there is another important day on the calendar for November, 1928 —it’s the second Tuesday of the month —election day — almost national — when every true American should go to the polls and vote for his or her choice. This is a duty one owes to his country and his friends. Make use of it and vote early. Other important events of time and dates as of November years ago, we find listed that Martin Luther was born November 10 1483; that peace was declared between Great Britain and the United States November 30, 1782; and that from the last day of the present month we have only 24 more days until Christmas—a fact we are all familiar with, yet delight in being reminded of it just the sajne. A new moon is registered for the 12th, full moon on the 27th. first quarter on the 20, and last quarter on the 4th. —, —_ o MASONIC MEETING A lodge of instruction was held Wednesday afternoon and evening by Grand Lecturer and Instructor I. C. Tolle, at the Masonic hall. The Entered Apprentice degree was exemplified by Leesburg lodge and the Master Mason degree by Syracuse lodge. A number of Masons from Milford also attended. At 6:30 an elaborate banquet was served at the Grand Hotel. ■ o— BASKETBALL Milford will play Syracuse at the new H. S. gym Friday, November 2. This is expected to be ST fast game. Milford has a strong team, saving four experienced players on their first team from last year. This is prophesied to be the closest game of the season. We hope to see everybody there. , - o “Ramona” from. Helen Hunt Jackson’s great American novel —one of the most gorgeous romances ever written. See it at Crystal, Ligonier, next Tuesday, Wednesday and Thursday, NoI vember 6,7 and 8.

SYRACUSE, INDIANA, THURSDAY. NOVEMBER 1, 1928

LIBRARY NOTES We now have these pamphlets on file at the library. They are printed by the American Social Hygiene Association. Established -Points in Soci..l Hygiene Education. Child Questions and Their Answers. Edson —Choosing a Home Partner. Edson —Training Youths for Parenthood. rverett- International Traffic in Women and Children. alloway—Part of the Church in Social Hygiene. Gavut —Some Information for Mother. Torrey—Biology in the Elementary Schools. — Winslow—Sex Hygiene' for teachers and parents. MacDonald’s Documentary Source Book of American History has been purchased by the library. Mr. Timberlake» plans to this with his U. S. history class. We have again the two oleanders that we had in the library last winter. These plants belong to Mrs. Beckman. Found —A cap on library reading table. Cap is in perfectly good condition. LOYAL TEMPERANCE LEGION The schools are now well in progress and we appreciate the fact that the parents and teachers will do their utmost to interest the children with the thought of the need of being loyal citizens, not only for their own protection, but for the betterment of others who are easily influenced to trod the wayward path, thus aiding our officers in protecting us as a nation. We expect the hearty co-oper-ation of parents and school teachers in the loyal temperance legion work for the protection of our coming nation from crime. Everybody is invited to our regular meetingSv We. now have sixty paid-up members, Arid each child that has signed the pledge, is urged to bring someone with him or her. Let us have a real rally meeting in the Library basement on Saturday afternoon, November 3, at 2:30 o’clock. Come, children, help make this a good meeting. There will be special music by the Wyatt twins. We are now proud to say Mrs. R, G. Foust is our assistant secretary, Mrs. G. W. Wyatt, Secretary

TRIP TO SOUTHERN INDIANA Mr. and Mrs. L. J. Solt, Miss Cecelia Moran and Miss Rebecca Fleming enjoyed a trip to southern Indiana during the week end. Leaving here early Friday morning they entered Brown county on the road through Indianapolis, Morgantown and Helmsburg. They were the guests of Mrs. Morrison Friday afternoon and evening, staying at the Nashville House. On Saturday they went to Bloomington and attended the Indiana-Ohio State football game. The girls were the guests of Miss Marian McDonald on Saturday afternoon and night at Delta Delta Delta House. On Sunday afternoon they attended the Indiana theatre at Indianapolis, Miss Phyllis Morrison accompanying them. Miss Morrison it at present in the St Vincent hospital in Indianapolis, studying to be a nurse. o BACKWARDS PARTY The Willing Workers Sunday school class of the Church of God held its monthly meeting on Monday night at the home of Miss Esther I#mg, The occasion was a backwards party. Those present were: Allen Ott, teacher of the class; Mr. and Mrs. Bernard Skidgell, Helen Bowld, Elise Mann, Genevieve, Hasdai and James Kitson, the last three from New Paris, Eugene Snavely, Raymond Kitson, Louise Hedges and Esther Wyatt. The evening was spent in playing games and singing songs. A cafeteria supper was served. The party, on leaving, said had spent a joyful evening. BEG PARDON A typographical error in last week’s Journal, in the action of Frank Bushong vs. Frank Maloy, administrator of the Stephen Miller estate, gave the amount of judgment at S4OOO. It should have read S4OO. o Subscribe for the Journal,

THE CITIZEN’S DUTY One encouraging thing about this political campaign is the indication that a record vote will be polled. Everywhere there is deep interest in the political situation. The straw votes are piling up into enormous totals. The issues are so important, the careers of the two principal candidates so fascinating and colorful, that everything points to a record number of voters on election day. Let us hope each man and woman will do his or her duty. Let us try to make a real showing this year. Too often voters stay away from the polls because of laziness or indifference! These absentee voters are bad citizens. They are shirking an important duty. They cannot delegate their voting power to someone else, they must appear personally to vote or their political sympathies can find no expression. If enough that might vote stay home, the result of the election may be entirely different than it would be if they voted. Every single “X” mark counts. Don’t fool yourself that your individual vote means nothing. It means a great deal. It may be i your one vote that will eontri- [ bute much to a turn of the tide in the election, — If you like a candidate, do not hamper his chances by remaining away from the polls on Election Day! To the polls—everyone! Use your franchise! Do your duty as a citizen. Q CONFERENCE AT MUNCIE

The Ninth Annual Older Boys’ Conference of Indiana, under the auspices of the State Young .Men’s Christian Assosiation, will be held at Muncie, November 30, and December Ist and 2nd. The theme of the Conference is “The Great Adventure.” The purpose is to bring together some six hundred or more older boys and leaders from northern part of the state, representing organizations engaged in constructive work with older boys, that they may share experiences; discuss life problems; receive information and inspiration from strong speakers, inspiring them to return home and render definite service. Eight speakers and instructors in this work have been engaged Printed matter in the way of posters, registration cards, suggestions are now available, and may be secured by getting in touch with your local pastor, school officers, or write direct to the State Y. M. C. A., 1004 Inland Bank Bldg., Indianapolis. Indiana- — — TRADITION Whether it is to be Mrs. Herl>ert Hoover or Mrs. Alfred Smith who is next to occupy the voters on November 6. But whatever their choice a brilliant tradition to be maintained awaits the new “First Lady of the Land.” Nearly everybody knows something about all of our Presidents, but how many of us know much about the President’s wives some of whom were almost as important in their positions as were their husbands in theirs? If you would know aboufc them, be sure to read the illustrated feature article “The First Lady of the Land.” by Louise M. Comstock in this issue of Th© Journal. 0 — B. AND 0, REPORT The operating revenues of the B. and O. railroad for the month of September amounted to $21,050,657, and the operating expenses to $13,993,776, leaving a balance of operating revenues of $7,056,881. o UNDER NEW MANAGEMENT The Syracuse Dry Cleaning establishment is now open /or business under the management of M. E. Mullett of Nappanee. Mrs. D. L. Gibson will be in charge of the place and will take care of your requirements. Call at the Variety store. We solicit your patronage and will guarantee satisfaction in every respect. 27-2 t o See “Painting the Town” at Crystal, Ligonier, next Sunday and Monday and have a good laugh. o Approximately 365,000,000 acres in the United States are farmed. Experts have estimated that this area could be increased if necessary, to more than 900,000,000 acres.

dtRE WE TRULY PATRIOTIC! r ■ i Under the above caption the I Indiana Farmer’s Guide prints the following article: If you are of the opinion that citizens of the United States are examples of unusual loyalty to their government or are exceptional in executing their patrior tic obligations, just note where we stand in voting average as compared with our sister counI tries. The following gives the approximate average percentage of eit zens casting ballots in recent elections in their respective nations: Country Per cent Netherlands 90-95 Germany 75-82 England-Wales 76-82 I Belgium 81 New Zealand 78 Australia 78 Denmark 77 Switzerland 76 Norway 70 France 70 Canada 70 Italy , ? 64 Sweden 55 United States 50 The citizens of 13 other leading countries in the world take more interest in selecting the officials of their governments than we do in ours. One hundred and fifty-two years ago our forefathers fought and died that we might enjoy the rights and privileges of a truly representative government. To-day 50 per cent of the citizens are not sufficiently interested in it to vote. _ o GLITTERING MELODRAMA

"The Girl from Chicago” is a tense, glittering melodrama, the sort that keeps the audience at high tension from the first scene to the final fade-out. It recounts the adventures of a well-brought-up girl of the old South, who leaves her aged father and brayes the dangers of a great city to save the life of her brother who has fallen into the hands of crooks and is sentenced to death. Exciting and swift as mad horses is the action of the melodrama whieh whirls, the girl, now known as “Molly, the Gal from Chi,” from one danger to another. until at last she accomplishes the task she has come to do. Myrna Loy gives the greatest performance of her career, because she has the first part worthy of her talents. Conrad Nagel, always forceful and pleasing, triumphs as the dapper detective who is supposed by Molly to be another of the crooks. William Russell gives a characteristically strong portrayal of Big Steve of the tenderloin. Alderson is especially appealing as the Colonel of before-the-war gentility, pride and fierceness, and the direction has been done with great deftness. There is a strong story to build on and the building is of the lasting sort. No lover of redblooded, honest, thrilling melodrama should miss seeing Conrad Nagel and Myrna Loy in “The Girl from Chicago.” This picture will be shown at the Community Theatre, Monday and Tuesday, November 5 and 6. o EGG LAYING CONTEST A fine pen of six White Wyandotte pullets was shipped last week by William Gray Loehr of Warsaw to Mountain Grove, Mo., where they will compete for egg records with 300 others for one year in the eighteenth national egg laying contest which will start November 1. This contest is conducted by the Missouri State Poultry Experiment station, under the direction of T. W. Noland. The entrance fee to residents of the state of Missouri is $lO, but to those outside the state it is S2O. There are pens entered from nearly every state of the union and from Canada and many foreign countries. Each hen is trap nested for one year and the record sent to the owner once each month. o NOTICE TO VOTERS I wish to call the attention of my friends and neighbors in and about Syracuse to the fact that I am a candidate on the Democratic ticket for State Representative from Kosciusko County. I respectfully solicit your support at the forthcoming election and assure you that it will be sincerely appreciated. Donald Vanderveer o Now is the time to get your old cracked and crumbled chimneys rebuilt before cold weather sets in an before you have a fire.

THINGS TO THINKABOUT Review of Things by tIM Editor As He Sees Them, on the Surface. \ 1 Home Rule In this enlightened era the great mass of children are either entirely footloose and free or the laboratory material for the experimenters in infant mortality, child hygiene and education. The parent has become a disinterested witness while a procession of federal, state and philanthropic, scientific and plain meddlesome observers, advisers, directors, managers, workers and agents file in and out the nurs-> ery. The home has ceased to be a restraining influence upon rising generations. The parent is no longer lord and master of the child. Parents have surrendered to maiden ladies and politicians the authority that once made them builders of the nation. When will the reaction set in? There can be no hope that the pendulum will swing back to parental control of the child as 'ong as the tendency of society ■s to take the responsibility for child training from the parehts md place it in schools or with welfare agents. Old-fashioned methods, it is true, are in high disfavor in this revolutionary age, but since modern methods have failed to instill firm principles of honor, morality ind industry and old-fashioned method was highly successful, there should be no organized resistance to a reversion to the old. Very Pitiful Sad indeed is a story carried in by one of the customers this week. He said he was walking down the street with his little hoy when the kid cried out: Oh. dad! There goes the editor.” “Keep still,” said the father. "Don’t say a word. Goodness # knows what you may come to yourself some day.” Just 100 years ago John Adams i candidate for President, rode his horse through a Maine village on the Sabbath day and was severely criticized because he openly defied the laws of the great Jehova and set a bad example to children. How times have changed! History shows that many governments and rulers have attempted to stop people from thinking. But to this day no man can tell how a thought is created. Failures are men who surrender before it is necessary. Success comes to those who never . know they are licked. One Scotchman, we hear, has found away to save his tires. He goes around a corner on two wheels. We make this prediction—either Hoover or Smith will be elected president of the United States. Our idea of utterly wasted energy would be telling a hair raising story to a bald headed man. One objection some people have to the motor car is that it brings their relatives too close. Owe ten dollars and you’re a dead beat: owe a hundred thousand and you’re a financier. The boys usually can agree on who is the prettiest girl in town, but the girls can’t. If a man asks for justice and gets it the next thing he wants is sympathy. If your candidate isn’t elected, don’t think the country is going to the dogs. Things left unsaid are sometimes more significant than things said. Remember, life is a one-way street and you’re not coming back. 3 Some men have no bad habits and not much else. Do not forget to vote! ■ — p This Weeks Puzzle Puller Question: What time is it by the clock when your head itches? Answer: Five after one.

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