The Syracuse Journal, Volume 20, Number 30, Syracuse, Kosciusko County, 22 November 1928 — Page 1

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SYRACUSE HIGH SCHOOL NOTES Items of Interest Concerning Our High School Written for The Syracuse Journal. An essay contest for those under sixteen years of age is being sponsored by the Farm Bureau. The subject of this essay is, “Why Dad and Mother Should Belong to the Farm Bureau. Several students from the seventh and eighth grades, and some from the high school entered the local contest, which was conducted last Thursday afternoon. The essays written by Pauline Shock and Alice Coy were selected to send to the county contest. The waiter of the winning essay in the county will be given a free trip to Indianapolis. The best essay in the state will be awarded a prize of twenty dollars and the second prize will be fifteen dollars. We are all hoping that our representative essay will be a winner, not only in the county, but also in the state. These two stanzas taken from a poem which appeared last week on the blackboard of Study Hall number 2, are printed below for the benefit of some of our fans: Napoleon had his Waterloo, And Sherman lost some battles too, So please don’t let it bother you. If your team loses a game or two. While they’re winning, all will cheer them, While they’re losing, some will jeer them, For those so-called fans are near them, Waiting, eager, just to razz. The game at Bremen last Friday evening is not one to boast of, as Syracuse was defeated 44 to 25. On Saturdey evening however, a victory was gained over North Webster in a close and exciting game. Now that the jinx is broken, we are hop ing That the tide may turn in our favor and bring us a string of victories. The second team is making up for lost time in its first few defeats by winning three straight games. More than usual interest was shown during yell practice last Friday morning. The yell-leader had several new yells ready to try, and a new song written to the tune of “Illinois Loyalty,” was practiced after which Mr. Beck and Mr. Slabaugh gave interesting talks. We regret to say. how r ever, that Mr. Beck’s intimations regarding the outcome of the Bremen game did not prove true. All too soon do the school months pass, for again it is our dreaded test week! The end of next month will be more dreaded yet, as it will bring the close of the first semester, when state examinaions will be given. . ■ ■ ■ — — f The eighth grade has been invited to a Thanksgiving party Friday evening at the home of Maxine Holloway. This is their first party of the year and much interest has been shown in preparing for it. The Manual Training Class has begun working on some problems m wood-work. They are planning to make two new tool chests to be used in the shop. Friday evening Syracuse will play Leesburg at the Leesburg gymnasium. Let’s follow up our team better than we did at Bremen! The high school girls have been given the privilege of using the gymnasium for basketball practice on Monday evenings. Mary Alice Kitson visited school Tuesday afternoon. —o— BAZAAR AND BAKE SALE r" The Lutheran Ladies will hold their annual Thanksgiving Bazaar on Wednesday, November 28, in the basement of the Lutheran church, beginning at one o’clock. There will be for sale many good things for your 1 Thanksgiving dinner, also needle L work and quilts 30-lt “The Cat and the Canary” toI night at the Crystal, Ligonier.

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ROUND TABLE CLUB A most enjoyable evening was ' spent last Thursday evening, when The Ladies of the Round Table club observed “Guest , Night’’ at the home of Mrs*. W. ' C. Gants. This meeting has been an annual affair since the club was organized and federated in 1923, and each year guest night seems to grow in interest and added pleasure, as this event was especially set. apart for the members to bring i a guest and spend the eveningcommingling with friends and members of other clubs in the city. That it was a success, was proven by the number who came to spend the evening in the home of the hospitable hostess. To add to the pleasure of the guests, a program of music and readings was given. The committee in charge were fast workers and proved their ability to do big things on short notice. Mrs. Slabaugh, vice-presi-dent who filled the president's chair, Mrs. Chas. Bowersox, who is at present ill at her home, presided at the meeting and gave the address of welcome. The first number on the program was two vocal solos by Mrs. Floyd Hedges, who, in her usual pleasing manner sang “Friendship,” by Ruby Schwab, and, “When I’m With You,” by Carson J. Robinson. Mrs. L. Barnhart, wife of the commercial teacher in the Syracuse high school, gave two delightful readings. Next on the program was two piano solos played by Frederick Beery, “Alt Wein,” by Godard and “Balancelle” (Swing Song) by Wachs. The number that followed came as a pleasant surprise to many, when Mrs. Francis Neff of Milford, State Chairman of Division of Com- , munity Service, gave a report of the State Convention of Iniana Federation of Women’s Clubs, which was, held in Indianapolis in October. In her report Mrs. Neff pointed out the many lines of work needed to be done and the many bigthings that have been accomplished by women’s clubs, and as state chairman of the community service, she appealed strongly to the various clubs to be alert and active in doing their part along this line of work of helping:, to beautify the highways with forestry plantings, etc. Her report was interesting and instructive and brought to the_minds of her hearers many- subjects along club work lines that are not usually thought of. Mrs. Vallerie Beck Nicely of Milford sang, “Summer,” by Chaminade, and “Ashes of Roses,” by Woodman. She also gave a musical reading, one of her own special written numbers, “I’m a Perfect Lady.” She was called back by encore and responded with another number. After the program was over the rest of the evening was -■pent in a social manner. Dainty refreshments were served as a fitting close to another “Guest Night.” W. A.°GLUB Mrs. Evelyn Gants was hostess to the Wednesday Afternoon club at her home on Wednesday afternoon, November 21. Twenty members responded to roll call with items from their special subjects for the year. During the business session the different committees were appointed for the rummage sale which will be held on Friday and Saturday afternoons of this week in the basement of the library. The literary topic for the day was “Persia.” Three ve,ry interesting papers were read. “Geography and Ancient History," by Mrs. Stella Miles, “Religion/ by Mrs. Ashley Miles, and “Art” by Mrs. Berdella Pfingst. Mrs. Leia Harkless very sweet- ! ly sang “Kashmiri Song”, with Mrs.JSeider at the piano. Club adjourned to meet in two weeks with Mrs, Ella, Self. I RUMMAGE SALE~ The Wedn sday Afternoon Club will hold their annual rummage sale in the Library basement Friday and Saturday afternoons 1 November 23 and 24. Sale will - open at one o’clock Friday afterr noon. All kinds of good, warm - clothing for men, women and ? children. 29-2 t 3 — o r “Acute Diseases” e Yield as readily to my treatt ments as chronic. When you are s’ck call 176 for an appointment. •- Dr. Warner office at 214 South sth St. Goshen, Ind.

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

i NORTH WEBSTER DEFEATED Our basketball fans who did not see the Syracuse-North Webster game missed a good one, as it was full of thrills from th4 beginning to the end. After the game a Syracuse man was overheard to say: “Our boys are like whisky, they improve with age. ” We hope it is true, also that our teams profit by ' their mistakes and are rewarded for 1 their eLorts. bob Lepper scored 8 points ior the second team and Garey Robinson 12 for the first team. The Score: Syracuse Seconds Players FG FT F PIS D. Nicodemus 10 0 2 Lung 0 111 a . Nicodemus 2 3 0 7 Lepper 4 0 1 8 Sprague 0 0 0 0 Grady___ 10 12 Jones 0 0 3 0 Henwood 0 0 0 0 Totals ~8 4 6 20~” North Webster Seconds Players FG FT F PTS C.btrombeck 10 12 Eaberly.___ 0 0 10 R.Strombeck 0 0 10 Garber,... 1143 Firestone..- 0 2 2 2 Fetters 0 0 2 0 Whitacreo 0 0 0 Lewallen.. 0 0 4 0 Totals 2 3 15 7 Syracuse Firsts Players FG FT F PTS Robinson.- 6 0 1 12 Leacock...- 0111 Snavely.o 0 0 0 Miller 2 4 4 8 Connolly.-. 0 0 0 0 Shock. 3 4 1 10 Kitson 0 1 0 1 Totals il~ 10 7 32 North Webster Firsts Players FG FT F PTS White 8 0 1 16 Kuhn 8 0 1 6 Sharp .... 3 0 2 6 Grider . 0 0 3 0 Biltz 0 12 1 Weimer 0 1 4 1 Totals 14 2 13 30~ Referees —Wise and Larson of Elkhart. o NEAR EAST RELIEF The supplies for the “Near East Relief Sunday” will be distributed to each Sunday school next Sunday, and those churches that are paying upon pledges for support of children will be given credit upon their pledge for the amount given in this campaign. The offering will be taken up on Sunday, December 2nd, and the needs in the Eastern country, owing to the -famine conditions, is calling for a generous helping. Those who are not accustomed to or cannot attend church next Sunday, are asked to leave their pledge at the Royal store and proper credit will be given ——a < —- THANK OFFERING MEETING The Woman’s Home Missionary society of the Methodist church will hold its affnual thank offering meeting on Sunday evening, November 25, at 7:00 o'clock. Mrs. A. A. Norris of Elkhart, formerly of Syracuse, will give the address. There will also be a short playlet given by the society and special music under the direction of Dr. and Mrs. Olds. The public is cordially invited, — o— — 0. E. S. On Wednesday evening, November 28, the Eastern Star Chapter will meet in regular session at the Masonic hall. All officers and members are urged to' attend this meeting. o - NW GOLF COURSE Cromwell parties are building a nine-hole golf course at the east end of l ake Wawasee. It is to be ready for public use next spring. Chester Nelson. Fort Wayne pro is the architecto , BAZAAR The Ladies’ Aid of the U, B. church will hold a bazaar and bake sale at the Hollett Motor > Sales on Friday and Saturday. December 7 and 8. They will i sell chicken and noodlesi Bring containers. 30-3 t «

SYRACUSE, INDIANA, THURSDAY, NOVEMBER 22, 1928

> LIBRARY NOTES * The sixth grade gave a little r book play “Pleased to meet You” s >aturday afternoon. This was a B feature of the entertainment from 1:30 to 2:30, given in the Library basement in honor of : l ook week. Then the prizes were ' awarded the winners of the cons test, “My Favorite Book and y Book Character.” Winners of r the contest were: Mary Jeanne . Emerson, third grade; Henry Miles, fourth grade; Carma Park1 hurst, fifth grade and Leonard t Druckamiller, sixth grade. These new books have arrived: Juvenile —Blanchard, “A Little , Singing Bird:” Butler, “Jibby * Jones;” Kirk, “Dorothy Deane.” Adult —Locke, “Joshua’s Vision;” Wiggin, “My Garden of Memory.” One hundred and twenty books circulated Saturday. This numher breaks our record for the past year by twenty. Only three of the new adult books ■ haven’t* circulated. There will be no story hour , j next Saturday. After that we will have story hour from 1:30 to 2:30 every Saturday'afternoon until further notice. The book voted the most popular was Spy in’s “Heidi” and the one coming second in choice was Major’s “Bears of Blue River.” Found —a capr. WHY WE ARE LATE The Journal is late this week : due to sickness in the editor’s family, and mechanical troubles I at the office. On account of < this our local news is not up to the standard. o MRS. RANSFORD PASSES Mrs. Nettie Ransford, 90, most worthy matron of the general grand chapter of the Order of Eastern Star, died Tuesday, November 20, in the Masonic home at Franklin, Ind. She had held more than a score of other titles and offices in the i order and at the time of her ' death was grand secretary of Indiana, a post she had held since 1894. She was one of the ! founders of the Indiana Masonic home, and for more th a n 50 years an officer in the order of Eastern Star. She had been in poor health for a number of years and for the last year had been a bedridden invalid. o PLEASE REMEMBER HER Miss May former Syr- ' acuse girl, who patient in the Richmond State Hospital at Richmond, Ind., is recovering from her prolonged illness. On November 27 she will celebrate her birthday and her friends ' here are kindly asked to send her a birthday card. Her address is Richmond State Hospital, East Haven, Richmond Indiana, A Friend. o ORPHANAGE DEDICATED The Bashore Orphanage, just west of Goshen was dedicated ’ast Thursday. Rev. C. U. Wade of Muncie, gave the address and the North Indiana Quartet sang several selections. The farm was left to the Methodist church for a home for boys and will be conducted under the auspices of the Woman’s Home Missionary society of the Methodist churchQ =* TO OUR CONTRIBUTORS On account of Thanksgiving the Journal will be issued one day earlier next week- AH country correspondence must be m our office Tuesday and local ' items not later than Wednesday morning, . Q “A Ship Comes In.” a truly fine picture at Crystal. Ligon, ier, next Tuesday and Wednesday, Nov. 27 and 38. r o . — ; Bar -NoiQJ— IV— Next Friday, November 23, Syracuse plays Leesburg at Leesburg . Come on Syracuse, go see a fast 1 game, also how much Syracuse has r improved. We wish our teams j luck but perhaps you had better f take some rabbit feet and horset shoes along in case of need.

BREMEN-SYRACUSE GAME Fans, how can you expect our teams to win when so poorly supported as at the Bremen game? To look at the mere handful of Syracuse fans present was enough to make lose without having a hard team to play. So come everyone and enjoy our next game which we hope will be a victory. W. Nicodemus of the second team did his share in the Bremen game, scoring 9 points. Which boys shafi we compliment on the first team’ Cr shall it be the team as a whole? Let’s take the latter. The score: Syracuse Seconds Players FG FT F PTS W. Nicodemus 4 13 9 Leacock 0 11 1 Connolly 0 0 0 0 Lepper 2 0 2 4 Jones 0 0 1 0 Gradyo 0 0 0 Totals 6 2 7 14 Bremen Seconds Players FG FT F PTS R. Gorrell 1 0 0 2 Leman 2 0 1 4 H. Dausman.- 0 0 10 Grove 0 0 0 0 Sauter 1113 Koontz , .110 3 Bon Durant — 0 0 3 0 Totals 5 2 6 12 Syracuse Firsts Players FG FT F PTS Miller- — 2 12 5 Bitner... 2 11 5 Shock-_„_.. 2 115 Robinson 12 3 4 Snavely 1 3 1 5 Connolly 0 0 0 0 Kitson 0 13 1 Totals 8 9 11 25 Bremen First* Players FG FT F PTS Molebash-—. 2 0 4 4 Widmar — 2 12 5 Keck- 5 2 4 12 Dausman —. 0 0 0 0 Fisher 4 2 3 10 Richardson 3 11 7 Stock 3 0 1 6 Leman 0 0 0 0 Felten , 0 0 4 ,0 Sauter . . 0 0 0 0 Totals 19 6 20 44 Referee —Rhodes of Elkhart Q CASES DISMISSED Seventeen cases against Frank Parrish, charging illegal operation of a moving picture show at Milford on Sunday, were dismissed by Judge L. W. Royse in the Kosciusko circuit court Saturday. Prosecutor W. G. Loehr preferred to have the cases remain on the docket until the end of his term but- Judge Royse ruled that the cases should go off the docket at once. Mr. Parrish was tried three times before juries in the circuit court. Once he was acquitted and twice convicted and fined $5 and costs. Mr. Parrish recently sold his picture show business, Several other criminal cases were also dismissed. o — FILED SUIT FOR DIVORCE Charging cruel and inhuman treatment Mattie Lung, of Turkey Creek township, has filed suit for divorce in circuit court from Verley C. Lung. The couple was maried June 5, 1920, iand separated November 8, 1928. Plaintiff also asks that she be allowed to resum© her maiden name of Mattie Fawley. There are no children, .—o COST OF THE The expense of recording each individual vote in Kosciusko Co. was 36 cents, and a fraction for each of the 12614 votes cast in the general election. The total election expenses such as the pay of election officials, meals, renting rooms for polling places where necessary, and printing of county ballots amounted to $4,630.04. ■ —-o ■ 1 PYTHIAN SISTERS The regular meeting of the Pythian Sisters will be held on Friday evening, November 23rd. All officers and members are urged to attend. o Beckman’s low overhead prices attract far away people. See the window this week .

FARM BUREAU MEETING . i Approximately one hundred ! and thirty people were present at the Farm Bureau meeting ' held at the High School on Tuesday evening. > The following program was furnished by the teachers of the Syracuse schools: | Talk—Court Slabaugh, Principal Tenor Solo —Leonhard BarnI hart, High School Commercial i Teacher, accompanied by Mrs. ! Eby, teacher of Musfc and Art. ihe Lennes Arithmetic Drill and Test Sheets--Bemice Shannon, Third Grade Teacher. Handwriting in the Grades - Margaret Price, Fifth Grade Teacher. Solo—Mrs. Eby, accompanied by Mildred Anderson, First Grade Teacher. ’The Fire Spirits— Second Grade pupils. Ruth Meredith, teacher. Cornet Solo —Mileham Timberlake, High School Teacher of History and band, accompanied by Mrs. Eby. Our teachers surely left no stone unturned in their effort to please the audience, and show their willingness to co-operate and get acquainted with the parents and patrons. We believe that their efforts were not in vain and that, judging from the atmosphere that pervaded the meeting, much good will result. Interesting talks were given by Mr. Neff and Mr. Little, who are working in our Township, and County on behalf of the purchasing department. Reports of the recent county meetings were given and an outline of the coming membership drive. Mr. and Mrs. Bertram Whitehead and Mr. and Mrs. CA. Kriete are solicitors for this work and it is hoped that everyone will give them a welcomingopportunity to explain their mission. Eighteen members signed up for next year before the meeting closed and many more expressed a- willingness to do soAt the close of the meeting the teachers played a pleasant surprise by serving each one present with ice '-cream, cake and coffee. We believe that with such co-operation our organization can be of wonderful service for good in our community. Let us take advantage of the opportunity and do our part. The next meeting will be .on Tuesday evening, December 18, This will be re-organization night. Be sure to get there and help in electing officers and outlining the work for next year. — —o » HAM AND EGGS Something entirely unique is claimed to have been brought to the screen in Warner Bros.’ production, “Ham and Eggs at the Front,’ which will come on Wednesday and Thursday. November 28 and 29, to the Community Theater. Director Roy Del Ruth has assembled a ca,st of famous blackface artists and with them interpreted the peculiarly humorous angle from which the American negro saw and participated in the World War. Although the picture has its beginning and end in America, the chief locales are the trenches and the rest billets a short way behind them in France. For the first time the laughable and lovable characteristics of colored folks which have been so thoroughly treated in literature and on the stag©-are brought to the screen. The cast of “Ham and Eggs at the Front’ is headed by two comedians of renown in the film world. They are Tom Wilson and Heine Conklin, who appear for the first time in the make-up of burnt cork. The role of the dusky mademoiselle is played by Myrna Loy and this is said to be the most remarkable characterization yet given by this actress, whose work in recent Warner pictures has attracted unusual notice. o NOTICE Street paving assessments, South Main Street, Harrison Street, Huntington. Street and Sewer assessment South Main street must be paid before De- i cember 1, or penalty will be col-1 lected. H. W. Buchholz, Treasurer. 29-2 t o Craig’s Wife,” a fine drama, starring Irene Rich and-Warner Baxter at Crystal. lagonier, Sunday and Monday, Nov.

THINGS TO 1 ‘ THINK ABOUT 1 i >. Review of Things by the Editor As He Sees Them on the Surface. A Dog’s Life I i The expression of “a. dog’s j life” is used to denote a life ‘ | of menial work toil and drudgj I ery. You olten hear it said : that the farmer leads a dog’s i life. One may wonder what I he origin of the saying is and k iiow it came to be used so. j Most dogs seem to enjoy life i I as much, if not more, than any other living creature. In fact, he dog usually is the most favored animal on the farm. He barks at the horses. He chases the cows. He bites the pigs on the ears when they ; strav from the fields. The dog is the tyrant of the farmyard. He goes when and where he pleases, he wanders through the woods and fields at leisure. But when any other animal or fowl strays from the place where it is wanted by its owner, the dogmakes it seek its proper place, at once. The. dog enjoys the task If a dog’s life is such an unenviable one, and if a dog is tired and worn by the arduous tasks unwillingly performed, why is it that .all the terriers, bird dogs, water spanhounds , poodles, dachshunds, curs, mongrels and other ’ dogs in the entire .neighborhood will often on starry nights set up an ululation that lasts from dark until dawn? One would think that they would want to be resting their weary bodies and in sleep forgettingthat they were dogs. Such is not the case. Possibly the fact that a dog eats bones makes his life appear undesirable and full of difficulty. But a dog must enjoy eating bones, even thotigh they are hard, since-he always - carefully hides away for future attention any surplus ones he happens to have . If anyone thinks that a dog does not enjoy eating bones, let him try to take one away from Rover. Nor is a dog’s life considered undesirable because he is considered a contributing factor to the delectableness of “hot dogs” since they are usually, let it be hoped, made of beef. The dog however, gets the credit and the cow fyas to make the sacrifice necessary to make hot dogs possible. So. when you want to express hardships and burdens of your existence you should find some other comparison. We Can Hardly Believe This We have heard of people who are said to be so far behind the times that they “don’t know the war is over,” but now somebody calls attention to the woman who made a journey of apme length to visit her daughter, whom she had not seen for several years. After the kiss of greeting she noticed hnr daughter’s bobbed hair. Her eyes opened wide in astonishment. “Well, fer pity’s sake, Lizzy,” she exclaimed. “You never even writ me you had the typhoid! l ” Residents of a German village pay only $1 a year rent. And we suppose they kick then because the landlord does’nt paper the house every spring. Another way to avoid growing old is to be a chicken and pause to wonder which side of the road is the nearest. According to a novelist, 30 is the proper age for a woman. If she isn’t proper by that she never will be. A friend of ours went but with a deaf girl the other I night and she darned near talked an arm off. Some homes are decorated with a bird cage, while other homes are bird cages decorated. Oh why, Oh why, do they call it dough when, dough sticks to your fingers. Before marriage man yearns for a woman, and after marriage the “Y” is silent * This Week’s Puzzle Puller Question: Why is fun like insurance? Answer: The older you get, the more it costa.

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