The Syracuse Journal, Volume 20, Number 46, Syracuse, Kosciusko County, 14 March 1929 — Page 1

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SYRACUSE HIGH SCHOOLNOTES Items of Interest Concerning Our High School Written for The Syracuse Journal. Professor Allen of Findlay College, Findlay, Ohio, spoke to the high school Monday morning. The main part of his address was devoted to an account of a visit to Monticello, the home of Thomas Jefferson. This historic place, located* near Charlottesville, Virginia,, is visited by many tourists every year. Professor Allen selected features of especial appeal to his hearers and presented them in an interesting and entertaining manner. The students and the teachers greatly appreciated this opportunity of hearing Mr. Allen. Rev. Wyatt and Rev. Tracy accompanied Prof. Allen on his visit to the high school. . The members of the public speaking class have been giving impromptu speeches. Each student, when his turn to speak arrives, comes to the front of the room, draws a slip of paper from a box, and without further preparation, expresses his views on the subject indicated. Some of the speakers have been rather hard pressed for words and ideas but on the whole, they have succeeded very well in speaking “on the spur of the moment.’ The first half of the basketball game between the SeniorFreshman girls and the JuniorSophomore girls, was played on Monday during the noon intermission. It was a very one-sided contest, the score standing 16 to 1 in favor of the Junior-Sopho-mores at the end of the half. The Senior-Freshman girls however, are hoping to even up the score in the second half which will be played at noon next Monday. Tickets for the Junior class play, “Educating Esther’’ may be obtained from members of the class. Rehearsals are going forward under the direction of Mr. and Mrs. Barnhart. Some specialties are also being prepared for between the acts. Rev. Foust of the Evangelical church was in charge of the Chapel exercises last Wednesday. He gave some practical suggestions on the theme of “Giving Good Service”, that is, doing more than enough, merely to “get by.” The photographs of the Seniors and members of the basketball team were delivered last week. These pictures, which were the work of Ozaki, a Japanese photographer, show good workmanship. This is the last week that the school cafeteria will be in operation. The warm weather has occasioned such a falling off in patronage that it is no longer practical to continue the service. The girls in the Freshman Home Elconomics class are working on miscellaneous projects such as pillow cases, quilted pillow tops, lingerie and dresses. Elda May Grindle has entered school as a student in the seventh grade. She has been attending school at Ligonier. The Seniors have begun the study of Shakespeare’s “Hamlet” as their last classic for the semester. Several members of the Sophomore class attended a theater party at Ligonier last Friday evening. Everett Crow and Gerald Henwood of the class of 4927 called at the high school building Monday. Harry E. Lewallen, the county superintendent, was an official visitor last week. BIRTHDAY ANNIVERSARY Mrs. John Meek celebrated her birthday anniversary on Wednesday, March 13, by enjoying a number of relatives who went to her home and spent the day wi|th her and also to enjoy a pot luck dinner. Those present were: Mrs. Melvin Tully and Mrs. Ira Hapner of Solomon’s Creek, Mrs. Guy Rarig and children, Mrs. Roy Meek, Mrs. S. O. ■ Jeffries and daughter Helen of this city.

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CHURCH RE-DEDICATEp A special three-service day was held at the Church of God on Sunday. The occasion was the re-dedication of the church, the interior of which has been re-decorated, a new hard wood floor laid and new-electric light fixtures installed. Professor H. L. Allen, A. M., president of the Findlay College, Findlay, Ohio, gave the address of the hour. A fine program was given, which included special music by the choir, readings, and vocal solos. One of the impressive numbers on the program was the unveiling of the large colored painting of Christ in the Garden of Gethsemane at the back of the pulpit. While Mrs. Floyd Hedges sang “Gethsemane”, little Miss Baja Rowdabaugh and Lucy Bachman pulled the cord that unveiled the beautiful picture. Professor Allen then gave the address at the morning services. The Wyatt family also gave several vocal numbers. At noon a basket dinner was served in the school building on Main street for the entire congregation. There were a number of out of town guests, and former members who also enjoyed the dinner and services. ‘ At 2:30 in the afternoon another service was held, in which all the ministers of the town were invited to have a part. Short sermons and interesting talks were given by Rev. R. G. Foust, pastor of the United Brethren church and Rev. A. H. Arbaugh, pastor of the Grace Lutheran church. The pastor, Rev. O. 0. Tracy, who had charge of the services, gave short talks and expressed the appreciation of the members for the work done to make the church a more beautiful place in which to worship. The pulpit was filled again by Professor Allen at the evening service. At all three services there was a good attendance of members and townspeople, and the weather being ideal, made the occasion one to be remembered by all who participated in any way in the service. MILFORD LOST TO BERNE By a score of 28 to 27, Milford lost to Berne in the second game of the regional basketball tournament at Fort Wayne Saturday afternoon, and Kosciusko county was eliminated from the race for the state high school basketball championship. The game between Milford and Berne was a spectacular one because of the neck and neck fight which was staged. Berne got a six-point lead at the opening of the first half and held it until near the close of the period when Milford staged a scoring rally which tied the count at 15 all at the half. The state tournament will be held at Indianapolis March 15 and 16. Berne and Fort Wayne South Side met in the finals. The score was 40 to 17 in favor of South Side, This is the fourth consecutive year this team goes to this state tournament. [ JUNIOR O LADIES The Junior Ladies of the Round Table club met at the home of Mrs. Eugene Maloy on Thursday evening. After th® business meeting, bunco was played, with prizes going to Miss Mary Jane Hire, Miss Roberta Crow and Mrs. Walter Smith. Dainty refreshments, accompanied with gossip and laughter completed a most enjoyable meeting. During the evening the fiflp decided to spend the week end of,the sixteenth on a farm neap. Warsaw. You may read of that event later. TO BUILD TOWNSHIP ROAD The Kosciusko county commissioners have ordered the construction pf the Bishop road in Turkey Creek township. The road is 12,313 feet in length and is to be of concrete. The estimated cost is $51,889. Bids will be opened by the commissioners on April g. n O —r ' FIRE The fire department was called to the residence of Roy Miller on South Harrison street Saturday afternoon. The roof had caught on fire which was soon extinguished. —o NINETY-THREE YEARS OLD Abner Makemson, of Pierceton, celebrated his 93rd birthday anniversary on Saturday. Mr. Makemson is in good health.

ROUND TABLE CLUB A very interesting meeting of the Round Table club was held at the home of Miss Lillian Hamman on Monday evening. The response to roll call by giving a current event, brought out I many items of interest, some of which were of considerable length, having to go into detail to bring out the story of the event. The business session consumed only a short period, when the program was begun. The subject of “False Elconomics and Waste” was ably handled by Mrs. Edna Hess. Her paper was lengthy and dealt with a subject that carried the minds of her hearers from the wool on the sheep's back to the large mills of the world. The minute making and testing of the materials, cotton, wool, silk, etc., was all touched upon in Mrs. Hess’ article. The article throughout was very instructive and showed much time had been spent in its preparation. Mrs. Hollett had the subject, “Mental Hygiene.” Vastly different from Mrs. Hess’ subject, it was also instructive and interesting. Many thoughts were brought out that ordinarily would not be thought of along that line. There was a good attendance at the meeting and a very refreshing time was spent with Miss Hamman. o KNIGHTS OF PYTHIAS The local lodge had a very interesting meeting last Thursday night. A number of Knights from Nappanee came over and attended the meeting. The Rank of Esquire was conferred upon Mileham Timberlake and Frederick Beery. This evening (March 14) the Rank of Knight will be conferred upon them. Thursday evening, March 21, several of the Grand Lodge officers will be present. The members of the local lodge have conducted a contest which closes this (Thursday) evening. Two sides were chosen with an equal number of members, and the side which has the most points at the close of thev contest, will be guests at a fish supper to be served by the losing side. Ibis contest was the cause of renewed activities, resulting in the initiation of five candidates and reinstatement of several suspended members, —o CHURCH B. B. TOURNAMENT The church basketball tournament held last Friday evening at the high school gym, was largely attended. At 7:30 the U. B. Flying Clouds metJn the first game, with the Lutheran All Stars and suffered a defeat of 42 to I, The second game followed immediately, when the Evangelical Roaring Lions gained the victory over the M. E. quintette Tigers, with the score of 21 to 5. Following a ten minute intermission after the second game, the Evangelical and the Lutheran teams met and played the final game of the evening. This was a hard fought game and both teams deserve much recogAt the close of the game the score stood 15 to 18, in favor of the Evangelicals. o LAW VIOLATORS FINED State game wardens arrested forty person during January for alleged violations of fish and game laws, and of this number thirty-eight were convicted and paid fines and costs amounting to $890.40. Leading offenses were fpf kputing, fishing and trapping without Jicpnse, hunting pp f a bd without owner’s consent, and possession pf quail in closed season. The number i§ considerable less than usual, but this is explained by the department of conservation officials as due to the plosed season on small wild game and bird life.. o— ——: ASSESSED FINE OF $24.50 Asher Garber pf Webster Lake vicinity, was arrested by deputy Game Wardens Saturday and charged with possession pf two fish trap?. He was taken to Warsaw before Justice pf thg Peace A. T. Griffith, whp assessed a fine pf $24.5Q ppon a plea of guilty. market and bake sale The Ladies of the Church of God Mission Circle will hold a market pn Saturday, March 16, at Klink’s Meat Market. - Home baked goods of all kinds will be on sale, also chicken and noodles. Please bring containers. 46-lt

SYRACUSE. INDIANA, THURSDAY, MARCH 14, 1929.

LIBRARY NOTES Have you ever read: Wiggin’s, My Garden of Memory; Pupin’s, From Immigrant to Inventor; Riis', The Making of An American; and Bok's. The Americanization of Edward Bok? If not, why not now? Outside of the splendid narrative, in each book the inspiration obtained is well worth having. Is this a time to be cloudy and sad, When our Mother Mature laughs around; When ever the deep blue heavens look glad, And gladness breathes from the blossoming ground? An order for new books was sent in last week. We hope you’ll enjoy these books when they arrive. We appreciate suggestions as to new books that the public desires too. Some of our books are being prepared to send to the bindery ?oon. A book for’every mood may be had from us at all times. o — NOW FILING TIME The first day on which candidates for nominations to be made at the primary election may. file their declarations was Friday March 8 and the final day for filing will be Saturday April 6. Towns of the size of Syracuse are not included under the primary law and may make nominations for town elections by caucus or convention any time prior to 30 days preceding the election.» A caucus or convention must be held not later than April 6, and the names of the nominees of the several offices filed with the town clerk- The cpmmiV teemen of the several parties should issue a call for a caucus, and have same published in the Journal for which we make no charge, TO DISCONTINUE AGENCY The Public Service Commission has granted the petition of the Baltimore & Ohio Railway to discontinue its agency at Milford Junction. Under the order, the company will be required tp keep its station at Milford Junction open and in winter months must keep the station heated for the convenience of waiting passengers. Persons boarding trains at Milford Junction may pay on the train without extra charge. All carload lot shipments will be handled through the Syracuse office. The hearing pn fhp petition was held ip Warsaw pn January 29. The railroad showed that the statign'g earning? ip 19g? were $2,034.44 ?nd the total expenses including $1803.30 for the agent’s salary, were $1,923.80 leaving a balance of only $100.64 for the year. o SHOWER The Young Qirl'g Mjssignapv Society of the Lutheran church met at the home of Miss Roberta Crow, their president, Tuesday evening. After the meeting there was a tea towel shower on Mrs. Louise Maloy, she being the first member to marry sipcp the spr ciety was organized two years ago. CORRESPONDENT WANTED The Journal would like a correspondent on the North §ide gs the lake. Anypnp tyhp resides ip the neighborhood pf Sargent’s hptej and desiring tp finish us the np>ys Pf Vipinity, PW com m pnicate the Journal pffipe. r— Q— ■ A NEW FRONT The pld front of the building occupied by the Thornburg Drug 6p., is being tprn opt tp make way for a new and modepq frgptIt is thought thO improvement Will be completed in about tWO weeks. . - Q GIVEN Jl pGMHNT Charles €. Bachman, administrator pf the estate gs William McClintic, deceased, was giygfy 4 judgment Typpstlay in the cirgpit court amounting to $1,487 against WiHiapi Rapp and others on a mortgage foreclosure, - Lr -r— Take put your mortgage exemptions new before ypu forget it, 45-2 t Geo. L. Xanders. Advertise in the Journal,

COMMENT ON THE JOURNAL What does my local paper. The Syracuse Journal, mean to me? What does it cost us? Two dollars per year. How many copies do we get? 52, one each week. The single copies cost us 3 and 84 hundreths cents per issue. Once a week, a little over one-half cent a day. For half a stick of chewing gum we can have the home paper mailed to us rain or shine, snow or blow. How in the world do you suppose they do it? I, for one, do not know. “What is there in this paper that makes us want it, that keeps us sure we cannot get along without it? Well, it is our home paper. It is gotten up in an attractive form. The type is clear and clean, and pleasing to the eyes. The paper contains eight pages of seven columns each. That is 56 columns. There are about 800 words in each column, or 5.600 words to the page. There are forty-five thousand words in each issue. The paper—each , issue—would make a book of sixty-four pages, size six by eight. Remember; it costs you less than four cents a week. This book —if the paper was gotten out in book form, is right up to the minute. It is the latest book from the press, and like as not your name is in the book. Your family’s name is in the book, and maybe there is a whole chapter in it about you. How many publications contain a chapter about you and me? Just our home paper. Well, what did I get out of the issue of February 28? This is the one I have before me. You see, I am just one of the Syracuse Journal family like you, and am writing this unsolicited. The editors do not have a ghost of a notion that I am thinking about their excellent paper, as I am at this moment. But back to my subjectLet’s look at page one. The very first column boost? our High school. In the next column we h?ve the local athletic news, the social news, How do the editors get all of this together? entertainments, surprise paaties, tournaments, musical comedies, father and son’s; banquet, patriotic parties, district conferences, Round Tafble club. Library notes, the new photo plays. . Did you read the article on the “Third Month pf 1939?” J like that last column, “Things To Think About.’’There is sound sense there, and light and airy jokes. I Finally, and last, but not least, is a story about the editor’s family. They get out the paper, but their names seldom appears therein; they have tg fracture ribs, fall down stairs pr get piled up in bed for some reason or other or they cannot break into their own papey. Bpt in this issue it was front page stuff. They got the paper out on time. The three column historical story on page two is a wonderful feature. Think of it, fifty-two of these a year. One a week. What a fine book they would make if they were collected snd given to thp of essay?-. But they read just as good is the Journal as they would in a book bound in allleather, red under gold edges, silk-sewed, India paper and hand tooled initial chapter letter headings. Everybody ip Syracuse and |h© Whale country Would find a liberal education in reading these historical essays. Next, on page two are two columns for the farmers. They are full of interesting am( helpful matter. Theyg are Interesting ads all through the paper—they are‘ worth reading. The merchants tell us in the ypry best language all about the gopds th e y haw to sell. But back te page three. Three columns add more about the farm, the low. and short scientific articles. There are light, funny skits everywhere. They are just as bright as those found in the Literary Digest. t Well! Well* are only just to gage fopr. Here are two cglgmns pf locals, your name may be right heye. If it is not, it is hecapse yop have failed to te|i the editor that you entertained John Jones, or Lindbergh and his bride-to-be over Sunday. Here is the church directory, that eveiy one oqgpt to consult. And wha* shall we say about Hodge’s fish story? It stumped me. I spall be afraid to venture ip bathing ip. the lakes of ngrthero Indiana from now pft. Those map-eating, pig-eat-ing sharks Hipst bo exterminated! Why gp to Florida to catch tarpon? Just bait your hook with a hundred pound pig and catch a 123 J pound sucker. When the, pig squeals .you will know you. have a bite. Keep a

cannon in your tackle-box purposely to shoot monsters. Page five is neighborhood correspondent’s page. The first time we ever saw our name in the paper it appeared in a neighborhood correspondence column. We clipped the article and have it proudly pasted in the front page of our scrap book. Eight neighborhoods are represented on this page this week. What a big party that is. You might talk to the neighbor over the back fence all day and you would not get the hundreth part of the news you find on this iage. Wonder what we will find on page six. Here it is: Two columns of up-to-date pic‘orial news. Did you know a whale could be sawed up with a ■ross-cut saw? The picture -hows workmen doing this. 1 here are two pages of comics and a column of stories by Irvin 3. Cobb, one pf the greatest story tellers in the world. Page even, three columns of a lovestory, half a column of science news, two columns of the latest fashion hints. Don’t the ladies ’pok swell iq their new hats and iresses? Have you a radio? Here is a column of radio programs. Now don’t skip the last page, which is page eight. An unusually fine display of ads. Women, here is something for you. News about the air mail, the extra session of congress, the inauguration of the new president. We have a wonderful paper, we ought to feel proud of it, and we do. Syracuse could not get along without it. Look over your next week’s paper and see liow really interesting and informing it is. A Subscriber. (Editor’s Note-- We appreciate this letter from a subscriber who lives in Ohio.) TRAFFIC JAM IN PICTURE Foreign automobiles of every conceivable make and model % including almost every European model in Hollywood that could be begged or borrowed, figured in the strangest traffic jam ever seen in America, during the making of “Laugh, Clown Laugh,” Lon Chaney’s new Metro--Gbld-wyn-Meyer starring vehicle which comes to the Community Theater, Wednesday and Thursday, March 20 and 21. The foreign cars were assembled in a reproduction of an Italian street, and a traffic was rehearsed and staged with the gendarmes struggling to straighten vgt the mess. The policemen taking the parts of the gendarmes in the Herbert Brenpn production had their task complicated by having to work “backward,” as in Italy traffic is on the right and left in the opposite manner from in America. The traffic jam was one of the many interesting details in the big production, a spectacular filmization of the. famous stage play, with Chaney playing the tragic clown, enacted before the footlights by Lionel Barrymore. Another really remarkable scene was the reproduction of a great European theater, with its hundreds of taxes, and an audience of more than seven hundred people watching Chaney in & vaudeville act on the stage, sharing the bill with trained elephants = and a professional vaudeville show. A notable supports the character star, including Loretta Young, as the heroine, Nils Ast' her, Bernard Siegel, Gwen Lee, Cissy Fitzgerald and many others of note, The story is a vivid drama of life behind the scenes in the theater, with Chaney as the great comedian who, under his make-up, is a tragic figure making a terrific sacrifice for the woman he loves. Herbert Brenon, who directed it, is famous for “Beati Geste,” “Peter Pan,” ‘Sorrel and Son” and many other notable productions. A sensational episode in the theater scene is when Chaney makes ,a thrilling slide on a cable over the heads of the audience. .L- O ROBINS ARE HERE A. E. Coy, who resides 6 miles south of Syracuse, saw a robin several weeks ago, and Mrs. Coy saw one Tuesday in the top of a big tree, so it was reported to us. Therefore, spring is just . around the corner. o > PYTHIAN SISTERS TO MEET The Pythian Sisters lodge will meet in regular session at the hall on Friday, evening, March 15. All officers and members are urged to attend. i

THINGS TO THINK ABOUT Review of Things by the Editor As He Sees Them on the Surface. L A Defense of Human Interest It is interesting to note the difference among reading tastes. I Some readers will “pass up” edii torials and articles on the genl eral trend of the times or hu~ | man emotion —wanting instead i something of a more “timely” I nature, with proper nouns, daily I happenings, and the actual doi ings of people today. After all, which article has the most substance- is the most enduring? Timeliness is not confined to speech in congress today or a flood of fire. Real timeliness pertains to those things that last and live—to great movements that evolve rather than just happen now. Principles, rules of human conduct, education, love, philosophy and ethics are some of the things that are genuine and which hold the greater interest. Men come and go; they appear upon* the scene of affairs and activity today, but they are gone tomorrow. Great public developments hold the stage and are sooner or later replaced by newer and finer inventions and more efficient methods. . Real human interest, is not what May Jones thinks about face powder, but what kind of girls all May Jqneses will be in the next generation; not how little Luck Ike’s cigarettes scratch Bill Movie-star’s throat, but why all Bill Movie-stars ought to be careful about their questionable commercialization of whatever name they might have built up for themselves. In other words, the things that should be brought to the attention of both youth and grownups, namely, enduring youth, self-improvement and moral standards, are all too much suppressed in the more glittering allurement of so-called “spot” news, and if such a thing could be—“spot” editorials. One kind lives forever. The other kind changes,, and often is “dead” stuff tomorrow. “Home Sweet Home” After lustily singing “Home Sweet Home” at the parties and entertainments, some folks go out of town tJb buy their supplies and have their printing done. This Is The Reason ? The vocal chords of women being shorter than those of less energy is required for a woman to talk than for a mhn. A girl who had been out riding with her sweetie said he was a very timid driver. All he did was just hug the curves in the. road. Those who pine for the good old days might find satisfaction by hunting up an old sliver with a crank starter. One reason the stork isn’t so popular with some people is because they can’t exchange what it brings. Motor cars are increasing by leaps and bounds: Pedestrians are surviving by the same process. Some one has said that home is the best filling station and he patronizes it three times a day. It seems that the person who starts out to meet trouble always has a short journey. There are mighty few people who are strong enough to laugh at their own weakness. No matter what happens, you will always find plenty of people who predicted it. Many a fellow who’s the big noise at the office, is only a little squeak at home. Right thinking has more Wdo with making a gentleman than good breeding. The road to success is filled with women pushing their husbands along. A laugh is.as necessary to a. human being as sunshine to a. cabbage. This Week’s Puzzle Puller Question: What is the wvrd of five letters of which you take away two and only one remains? Answer: Stone.

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