The Syracuse Journal, Volume 20, Number 37, Syracuse, Kosciusko County, 10 January 1929 — Page 1

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SYRACUSE HIGH SCHOOL NOTES Items of Interest Concerning Our High School Written for The Syracuse Journal. The Honor Roll for the fourth month is: Seniors: Mary Geiger. Juniors: Lawrence Schlecht. Sophomores: Martha Hutsell, Mamie Wogoman. Freshmen: Velva Brown, James Fick, Mary Jensen, Blanche Lung, Pauline Shock, Kathleen W'hitt. Bth Grade: Alice Coy, Wayne Fisher, Joe Freeman, Joe Kindig, Elizabeth Ward. 7th Grade: James Freeman. Those who were eligible for honor roll,*4th month, except in attendance were: Harriett Bachman, Elvin Doll, Shirley Miles, Helen Schroeder. Those eligible for honor roll, 4th month, except in deportment: Paul • Grimes, Edwin Lung, Otis Clyde Butt. The semester Honor Roll is as follows: Seniors— L None. Juniors—Velma Fleming. Sophomores—Mamie Wogoman. % Freshnian—Velva* Brown, and Kathleen Whitt. Bth Grade —Alice Coy, Joe Kindig, Elizabeth Ward. 7th Grade —None. The basketball game Friday night at Silver Lake proved very unsatisfactory to the fans who had gone there expecting to see a close and exciting game. Both games were too one-sided to be interesting; one in our favor, the other to Silver Lake. Silver Lake seemed to be playing their best, and our boys being handicapped by a strange floor, could not hole! the other team down. Silver Lake will come here a week from Friday night and we hope to show them that we have a good team that can play, even though it didn’t appear that way Friday night. The typewriting classes are starting this week to keep a record of their ' progress, both in speed and- accuracy. Each Tuesday and Thursday they will be given a speed test and records are kept on a graph of their own achievement. The Juniors and Seniors motored to Goshen Monday night to see the play “Julius Caesar.” This play was given in the Goshen high school auditorium by the late Robert Mantell players. A fine time was reported by all in spite of the cold weather. Chapel last Wednesday morning was conducted by Rev. A. Nicodemus. His talk was upon, “Self-praise.” “Let another man praise thee and not thine own mouth, a stranger and not thine own lips.” The county superintendent, Mr. Lewallen, spent some time in the school last Wednesday scoring the building and equipment. Verna Kathryn Hite, formerly of Mathews, Ind., entered school Monday as a member of the Junior class. Ezra Hoover, the principal of New Paris High school, was a visitor on Friday of last week. The Sophomore class is having a party at the home of Dean Grady Saturday night. Erin Fleming of the class of ’2B visited school on Thursday of last week. Minnie Cooper of New Paris high school visited classes last Thursday. Elizabeth Rosson and Mary Alice Kitson visited School last Wednesday . o -WEDDING ANNIVERSARY Mr. and Mrs. Fred Hinderer celebrated their forty-seventh wedding anniversary on Tuesday, January 8. Their children and grandchildren were present and a pot-luck dinner was served in the evening. o HEATROLA CLUB Osborn & Son are forming e Heatrola Club, and anyone de siring to join should do so be fore February 2. Watch the ad in the Journal every wee! for particulars.

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C HRISTMAS CUSTOMS IN GERMANY I Rev. and Mts. A. -H. Arbaugh " received the following letter from their son George, who is r a student at the Leipsig Uni--9 versity, Germany: You asked about the Christmas customs in Germany. They are not so different from those in America, but the real differ--1 ence with Christmas customs as with all other things European, consists in what might be termed traditionalism. America is ’ so young that it is reckless with history,—Europe is too old to ’ change. One is always being re- ’ minded here that a certain town > comes from the beginning of the ninth century, or that so many ? centuries ago, the wall and gate ’ of the city was where the Felsche Kaffeehaus now stands, or that one’s grandfather’s grandfather did so and so. 1 Some of the traditions are de- ' lightful—delicious. For in- - stance, the Christstollen. It seems to be the Christmas cake of Germany. The bakeries are ' filled with it, and in addition every woman takes pride in makings her own. Frau Professor Frenzel made about twelve cakes and they weighed three and four pounds. German cake can’t be described to an American. It can only be eaten. The chief difference is that it is not soft,and doughy, but hard. The Stolien has different kinds of raisins, sweet and bitter almonds and other tasty morsels in it. It tempts me to become a cook. While Stolien is. the chief Christmas cake, there are, of course, many other kinds of cake which are used. One is made with potatoes. ' I was quite skeptical about it but it was very good. Another custom, which seemed rather peculiar, is to try to make wurst look Christmassy, but of course, a German would have to have wurst. We’re gradually getting an introduction to the thousand or so kinds of wurst. Some, of it doesn’t look so inviting but it’s quite good, and cheese! Ach, it’s a different color than in America, Usually blue or black or green with fnold, and of course it has a slight odor. It’s mostly Limburger in that respect. Here they eat the mold and all. I simply couldn’t do it at first, but much to my amazement it seems that the moldier and more fearful it looks, the better it tastes. If you close your eyes and hold your nose, some of it is really great. Dont’ get the impression that the only Christmas customs here pertain to eating. I suppose that the fact that I mentioned first is indicative of a weakness. Christmas Eve and Christmas day are celebrated in pretty much the- same way here as in America. On Christmas Eve there are services in the churches at which the singing of carols is the chief feature. The churches are packed at that service. Then all the people go home and have their Christmas dinner and then the giving out of presents around the Christmas tree, very much as in America. Christmas Eve is really “Christmas” here instead of Christmas day or morning. The fact the name for Christmas in German means holy evening. There is also some celebration of Christmas day. For example, there are services in the churches very early in the morning, and often the people will go for little | trips then. It is much easier to do that here than in America, too, for the country is *so small that it neither costs much nor takes l long to go to all sorts of interesting places. It is very common for people to go to the . mountains for Christmas, espec- ; ially to the Erzgebirge here in Saxony. The mountain towns are often crowded at that time land skiing is the chief interest. 3 A very interesting thing, and something quite foreign to America, is the way in which the story of the Nativity is worked 1 out in the corner of the room, in many of these mountain homes. There is always the manger with the Christ-child, the three wise men, angels, shepherds, and at times many, many r more, and all of the figures are y only a few inches high. In many i- instances, the whole presentation n is a real work of art, and the t custom has become quite famous. We may go to Dresden at Christmas time. We have a friend who lives there who would show us about the place, and Dresden is supposed to be a about the most beautiful city in s- Germany. This friend is as like- >- able as his life is interesting, e He was in the war, was captured k and was an interpreter in a French prison camp escaped with

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seven others, and alone of the ’ eight made his way back tc Germany. He wrote a book a l bout his experiences entitled - “Wie Mirs Gelang.” which might i be translated, “ How I succeed - ed”. It is quite thrilling, but the fine part of it is that he has - nothing of that ridiculous and unchristian national prejudice ; and hatred which is so common - n all countries. It may be that s we will not go there until the midsemester vacation, when it ■ will be warm and when we could ; see a lot more. Professor and Mrs. Frenzel - are leaving for the Christmas vacation, so they had a formal dinner for us a couple of days ago at which there were eleven people. It was quite a cosmopolitan group. One was from Esthonia, another from south Russia —the son of one of the leading Lutheran ministers there, still another from Bavaria, and a young woman from -northern Russian, who is now a physician here in Leipzig. I was at another Christmas celebration, and could have gone at another. The one I went to was given by a student organization whose meetings I have been attending quite a bit. I like it very much for two reasons, first, is such a fine friendly crowd and secondly, because it is not only delightfully social but also distinctly religious. While nearly all the people here are Lutherans, many of them are like some Lutherans in America, as well as Methodists, etc. —they don’t take their religion any too seriously. This doesn’t apply so much to The theological students in the university, but this organization tries to do a positive religious work among any and all students. The place was beautifully decorated and one of the chief features of the program was the singing of Christmas carols. A musician here from Nashville, Tenn., sang an English carol. George. P. S. —We initiated divinity fudge into Germany and everyone is quite enthusiastic about it. O . BIRTHDAY PARTY On Friday evening thirteen members of Catherine Mabie’s Sunday school class of the Evangelical church perpetrated and very successfully carried out a surprise on Catherine by simply walking right into her home without saying a word about their coming, and announced that it was her thirteenth birthday. Catherine was so surprised that it took some time before she could collect herself, but after she did, the young folks were made to feel at home and all enjoyed a very pleasant evening. The occasion was in the nature of a farewell to Catherine, who is leaving in about two weeks for .Indianapolis, where she will enter school there in the seventh grade. Those present were: Mary Jensen, Bertha Jarrett, Moscilan Wogoman, Harriett Foust, Lucile Kitson, Lucile Osborn, Velma Brown, Marjorie Slabaugh, Elizabeth Davis, Evelyn Buhrt, Frieda Foust, and Mrs. Foust, their teacher. Refreshments were served, and one of the surprises for Catherine was .the birthday cake, with thirteen candles on it. TOURNAMENT AT WARSAW Kosciusko county high school principals, meeting in the office of Harry E. Lewallen, county superintendent of schools, Saturday afternoon* voted to hold the 1928-29 basketball county tournament in Warsaw at the National Guard Armory, January 25 and 26. Assurance was given the principals by James F. Leffel, superintendent of the Warsaw city schools, that the armory will be complete in every way as far as the gymnasium is concerned. The armory gymnasium will seat 3,C00 persons. Fred Ulery, of Goshen, was selected as tournament time keeper, and Schenk, of Goshen, as scorer. Prof. Ray Kuhn, principal of the Pierceton high school and member of the state basketball i committee, was named director of the tournament. i- o — SMALL FIRE ; The fire department was cali led to Harkless’ Garage on Mon- ) day evening and found a fire , that was threatening the des- ; truction of Burton Howe’s car, i which was in the garage. It - was found a short circuit in the . engine had started the blaze, l but by the quick action of the i mechanics at the garage, the fire l was: soon, put lo route. A small dagmge Was done.

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e LIBRARY NOTES o These new books have been rdded to our collection: I Juvenile Gag—Millions of Cats. Mac Donald —Count Billy Maxwell-Little Tonino \ Milne —House on Pooh Corner. e Moon—Runaway Papoose “? Mukerji—Gay Neck Norkhoff—The Derelict Perkins—Farm Twins : Adult Aldrich —Lantern in her Hand , Asp in wall —Book of Parties Beebe —Beneath Tropic Seas ? Boyd—Drums Bromfield —Strange Case of s "Miss Annie Spragg. 1 Browne —Graphic Bible Byrne—Destiny Boy 1 Canfield —Her Son’s Wife. ] DeKruif—Hunger Fighters 5 Ferber—Show Boat * Galsworthy—Swan Song Ludwig—Goethe Nathan—The Bishop’s Wife Santee —Cowboy Westcott —Good-Bye Wiscon- ’ sin. * The circulation for December ■ was —Juvenile, 742 s ; Adult, 795; ! total’ 1,537. This is*an increase ‘ over the circulation of a year - ago of 400; five years ago, 500, | “ and ten years ago, 1,308. The circulation for the year including 975, the circulation 1 from the rural schools, was 15,791. This is an increase of ; 3,601 over the year of 1927. There was no story hour Saturday due to the fact that only around six children appeared. Story hour this Saturday will be at one thirty. “Public libraries are necessary for the education and betterment of the people.” W. A.°CLUB The Wednesday afternoon club met at the home of Mrs. C. R. Hoy, Wednesday afternoon, January 9. f Fourteen members responded to roll call with various subjects. Mrs. Chunihwsco was a guest’. During the business session, the following officers were elected for the coming year: President—Laura Bowld. Vice-president—Ashley Miles. Sec. and Treas.—Ruth Rapp. Chairman of program committee —Esther Stoelting. Corresponding sec. — Edith Harley. Publicity Chairman — Lela Harkless. , The next meeting will be in two weeks with Mrs. Stella Miles. INSTALLATION The following officers of Kosciusko Lodge No. 230, K. of P., were installed last Thursday evening by W. T. Bowld, Deputy Grand, Chancellor: C. C. —S. E. Rowdabaugh. V. C.-r-Roy Sargent. Prelate —Lloyd Disher . K. of R. and S.—Ernest Buchbolz. M. of F. —Monroe. Kehr. M. of Ex.—Frank Klink. M. at A. —Ralph Godshalk. I. G. —Roy Vail. O. G.—Hilary Bachman. Trustee —Court Slabaugh. o JUNIOR LADIES The Junior Ladies of the Round Table club met on Thursday evening at the home of Margaret Wolf. An interesting article, “Extern,” was read by ■ Elizabeth McClintic, in her ca- . pable manner. The big event of the evening though, was the ! shower on Mrs., Thelma Geyer r Dietrick, who came from her ■ home in Goshen to attend the ■ meeting. A delicious oyster s supper was served by the ! hostess, 1 DON’T FORGET The next Farm Bureau meeting will be held on the 15th of January, 7:30 p. m., at the High 5 school. o—f Friday evening, January 11, Ligonier will play here at the - high school gym. The support -of the fans will be appreciated. 2 Oh my, how our first team got -a trouncing at Silver Lake, last Friday, the score being 28 to 10, t in favor of Silver Lake. Our 3 second team won by a score of i, 16 to 3. The difference in the 3 score made both games uninter--3 esting. The box score was re--1 ceived too late for publication.

DEATH OF H. SNOBARGER Ulrich and Anna (Kurt) Snobarger, with their three children, Elizabeth, Jacob and Ann, came from Berne, Switzerland, to America in November, 1851, and settled in Clinton township, Elkhart county, Indiana. After coming to America, six more children were born to this family. Samuel, Mary, John, Sarah, Charles and Henry, the subject of this sketch. In 1875, the mother and three children, Samuel, Sarah and Charles died as a result of an epidemic of typhoid fever. Since then the father and the remaining children, with the exception of .John, who resides in Goshen, have passed on to their eternal home. Henry Snobarger was born July 2, 1862, and was baptized at three years of age by a minister of the -Reformed church, with which denomination the parents were affiliated. As a boy, he grew up at the family home and after his mother’s death, moved with his father to Goshen. He was twice married. His first wife was Clara Miles, a daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Elhannon Miles of Syracuse. To them were born three children, Mrs. Blanche Haab of Bremen, John of Carey, Ohio, and Cloyd of Silver City, N, Mex. Sue died March 4, 1928. o Mr. Snobarger’s second wife was Millie Frances Bartholomew, daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Orlando Bartholomew. To this union were born two children, Orval V. and Louise Elizabeth, both at home. Mr. Snobarger had been seriously ill for several weeks, yet up until shortly before his death his friends were hopeful of his recovery. He passed away at the family home Monday, Janu--1 ary 9, aged, 66 years, 6 months and 7 days. He leaves behind to mourn their loss, ,his widow, three sons, two daughters, six grandchildren, an aged&uncle and a large number of other relatives and friends, Mr. Snobarger was a genial, kind-hearted, sympathetic husband, fat he# and neighbor, and will be greatly missed by all who krjew him. For many years he operated a taxi service between Syracuse and Milford. The funeral service was held Thursday afternoon in Grace Lutheran church, Rev. A. H. Arbaugh, pastor of the church, officiating. Burial was made in Syracuse cemetery. o DEATH OF MRS. MARY JUDAY Mrs. Mary Darr Juday, 89, died at the home of her daughter, Mrs. A. R. Moats, near New Paris, early Friday morning of complications. She was born in Elkhart county and spent her entire life in this community. Her husband, H. J. Juday, died September 3, 1920. The deceased was a member of the Solomon Creek United Brethren’ church. The surviving are: four sons, Andrew of Benton, Sherman and Charles of Syracuse, and Benjamin of Ligonier; one daughter at whose home she died; one brother, William Darr of Syracuse; nine grandchildren and ten great-grandchildren. Funeral services were held Sunday afternoon at 1 o'clock at the home, and at 2 o’clock at the Solomon Creek church. Interment in the Solomon Creek cemetery. ——o * 1 DEATH OF AVAL SHOAVALTER William Showalter, 63, died Thursday night at his home in New Paris following a prolonged illness. He was born in Prebble county, 0., and had been a resident of the New Paris community for the past 20 years. He is survived by one sister, Mrs. Nora Showalter of New Paris, and two brothers, Alfred and Marion, both of New Paris. Funeral services were held Saturday morning at 10:30, at the New Paris churcb of the Brethren, Rev. W. Buzzard officiating. Interment in the Baintertown cemetery. • o— BASKETBALL The third team of the Syracuse high school will clash with the third team of Milford high school next Saturday evening, at 7:00 p. m., at the new high school gym in Syracuse. Two games, admission 10 and 15 cents. The proceeds goes to the Scout I movement. “Influenza” Very severe cases of influenza have yielded readily to my treatments. Call D. Warner, phone 176 for an appointment. Goshen, Indiana. }

ROUND TABLE CLUB i The Ladies of the Round Table i Club met last Thursday evening j with, Mrs. Clarence Hollett. This | was the first meeting since j Christmas, and nine members braved the stormy elements that night and attended the meeting. There was an important business session, two changes being made in the by-laws, asHhe bylaws made when the club was organized were found inadequate to the present times .and the revision no doubt will prove an improvement and bring about a better order of things in the transaction of the club affairs. The roll call was answered by each one giving “New Ideas for the Kitchen.” Mrs. R. G. Foust, who was unable to be present, «ent her paper on “Scientific Cooking,” which was handed to Mrs. Connolly to read. The article showed she had given time and thought to her subject, and was enjoyed by all. Every one expressed tfflir appreciation to Mys. H. A. Euettner for the thoughtful part she took in the Christmas program entertainment, and also for the lovely write-ups of eur club affairs, she gives in the home paper. The regular program of the evening finished, the election of officers for the new year followed: President, Mrs. Court Slabaugh; vice-president. Mrs. Wm. Kindig; secretary, Mrs. A. L. Miller; treasurer, Mrs. J. H. Royer. The program committee was appointed, governed by the two changes in the by-laws. The next meeting will be with Mrs. Kindig oii Thursday evening, January 17. A Member. { -o — ■ LADIES’ AID ENTERTAINED Mrs. A. H. entertained the Lutheran Ladies’ Aid at her home last Thursday afternoon. • There was a good attenddance. Mrs. Arbaugh surprised her guests by serving rather a strange but unique menu. Her son, William Arbaugh, and his wife, are missionaries in Porto Rico. They sent some Porto Rican products here to their mother and she served some of them at the Aid meeting for the refreshments, which consisted of “Guavaf’ paste, “Garbanzos” (Spanish) peas and white cheese. Mrs Ernest Bu shong, who is a native of Santo Domingo City. Dominion Republic was present at the meeting and explained the meaning of the products and how they grew and were served. Some of the guests said “they tasted strange, but, oh, how good.” Mrs. Edgar Rippey assisted Mrs. Arbaugh in serving. DEATH OF A. B. MILLER Amos B. Miller died Wednesday afternoon at his home in North Manchester, at the age of 80 years. Mr. Miller had been in failing health for several years, but w r as able to be about until three weeks ago when he fell from a haymow and fractured his collarbone anff several ribs. The widow and children survive. He Avas the father of A. L. Miller, Srtanager of the Syracuse Home Telephone Co, | The deceased was a member of the Church of the Brethren. Funeral services were held Friday afternoon. Interment in the North Manchester cemetery. ■ i . -o DEATH OF AIRS. I. BROCK —• % ■ Mrs. Isabelle Brock of Kendallville passed away at her home on Friday, January 4 ,aged 87 years, after a long illness of infirmities of old age. The deceased was a resident of Kendallville for seventy-five years. She was an aunt of Mrs. J. P. Dolan and Mrs. L. N. Kitson of this city. The funeral was held on Monday at Kendallville, with interment in the cemetery at .that place. o DEATH OF JACOB ATZ « . Jacob Atz, 66, a retail furniture dealer, died Tuesday afternoon, at his home in Goshen. Surviving are his widow and two daughters. Mrs. L. A. Seider of Syracuse is one of his daughters. Funeral services were held Thursday afternoon. COOKIE 5 SALE The Busy Bee class of the' Evangelical church will hold a cookie and candy sale at Hollett’s Garage, Saturday, January 13. 37-p —o — John Gilbert and Greta Garbo in “Love” at the Crystal, Ligonier, next Tuesday and Wednesday, January 15 and 16.

THINGS TO 5 THINK ABOUT e j s Review of Things by the Editor As He Sees Them on ” i the Surface. S j * A Great Year—But Greater ,: Coming ’ In business at the closing of “ the year, we take inventory. We , make a frank, honest survey of a the past and resolve to profit by “ the mistakes that "have 'been ; made. Looking over last year's J. balance sheet it is not too much jto say that dwing 1928 the " I world has reached as high a level „’ as it ever attained. y We are living in a-time which ' registers the very s apex of a > chievemerrt as compared with I any civilization attained in the past. The political conception that . the purpose of government is . the welfare of the governed and that this is best assured by . making the governed the source , of power, finds more universal acceptance today than ever be- , fore. The mastery of the economic laws on which depend the prosperity of people, has been carried further than before. Science has advanced frdm wonder to wonder until the physical laws of nature are understoqd today more fully than in any previous age. The practical application of inventions has increased the knowledge of natural laws—has followed closely upon the heels of research. The achievements of the age offer a foundation on which a happy society can be built. It rests with the individuals to bring the application of collective efforts into their personal lives. From every standpoint 1928 has been a wonderful year, but? its greatest achievement was the lifting of the curtain on what remains to be done. Civilization moves forward, Dampling worn-out and useless systems under foot. The new year promises greater results, and th§ years immediately following will again be greater. There is no end to improvement. The Long and Short of it Teacher: “How is it you've written only ten. tenes on ‘milk’ when the others have done pages?” Pupil: “I wrote mine on condensed milk, sir.” Educated Chickens Thg following ad appeared in a city daily: “Brand new bungalow, 5 rooms and bath, room for 5,000 hens, near two high schools, easy terms. 571 Woodward Avenue.” New Cosfnetic Stunt Miss Bright: “I use the dumbbells to get color in my face.” Her Uncle: “Sensible That’s a lot better than usibg v color on your face to get the dumb-bells.” There is a new game in town called “Lemons'” When there is a party, a young man catches the prettiest girl and squeezes her. That makes the other girls look sour. A man comes into the world with nothing on him, —but just let him try to run for office and he will find out it’s different. If you expect to sell merchandise, try advertising it in the Journal-MYther merchants in other towns do it, you can too. Once she “had nothing -to wear” when she went out! Now she has nothing to take off when, she comes in. One nice thing about listening to speeches over the radio is that you cart turn it off whenever you want to. It has been figured out that the man who expects the unexpected to .happen is very sel+ dom wrong. Some wives hope that their daughters will marry more wisely than their mothers did. No man can go completely to the dogs without a good deal of ‘ determination. Questions mark the force of the . mind; answers mark its skill. This* Week’s Puzzle Puller Question: What age is always before us? Answer; Dotage.

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