The Syracuse Journal, Volume 22, Number 5, Syracuse, Kosciusko County, 30 May 1929 — Page 1

VOLUME XXII.

FIFTY-THREE YEARS AGC Doings Os Our City Dads in Th< Days Gone By Syracuse, Ind., Nov. 23, 1876 The trustees and officers elec of the Corporation of Syracuse met at the Hall of Kindig anc Stettler within said corporatior for the purpose of organizatior and proceeded to perfect suchr organization by the electing oi Evan Miles as president of the Board. Comes now Amos King and files his certificate of election as Trustee from the Ist Ward within said corporation with oath of office attached, and in like manner comes Addison Green and files his certificate of election as Trustee from the 2nd Ward within said corporation, with oath of office attached, and in like manner comes Evan Miles and files his certificate of election as Trustee from the 3rd Ward within said corporation with oath of office attached, Next comes Geo. M. Ray and files his certificate of election as Marshal of the said corporation of Syracuse with oath of office attached. In like manner comes Ed. F. Holloway and files his certificate of election as Clerk of said corporation of Syracuse with oath of office attached, » and in like manner comes Jos. Bushong and files his Certificate of election as Treasurer of said Corporation of Syracuse, with oath of office attached, and in like manner comes Albert Mann and files his certificate of election as Assessor of said Corporation of Syracuse, with oath of office attached, Which certificates are duly examined by the Trustees, and upon being found duly certified to by the Clerk of the election at which such officers were elected, were upon motion of Mr. Green ordered to be filed in the Clerk’s office of said corporation with the oaths of each of the officers spread upon the records. Next comes Edwin F. Holloway and files his bond of office in the penal sum of two hundred and fifty dollars, with Joseph A. Kindig and Evan Miles as security thereon. In like manner comes Joseph Bushong, Treasurer elect, and files his bond of office in the penal sum of five hundred dollars with J. R. Ross as security thereon, And in like manner comes Albert Mann and files his bond of office in the penal sum of two hundred and fifty dollars with Jos. A. Kindig as security thereon, and in like manner comes Geo. M. Ray, Marshal elect and files his bond of office in the penal sum of five hundred dollars, with Joseph A. Kindig as security thereon, Which bonds are duly examined by the Trustees and beingfound correct, are upon motion of Addison Green, are approved by the Trustees and ordered spread upon the records and after which filed in the Clerk’s office, Now Addison Green moved that the place of meeting of the Board be at the office of the corporation clerk, which motion carried, Now Addison Green moved that the regular meeting of the Trustees be fixed on Monday night, which motion carried, •On motion of Addison Green, Boa*d adjourned to meet on Friday evening, Nov. 24th, at the office of the Corporation Clerk at seven o’clock, p. m.

Nov. 23,187® George M. Ray, Esquire: You are hereby notified that at an election held in the Town of Syracuse, Kosciusko county, Indiana, on Monday, the 20th day of November, 1876, you were duly elected to the office of Marshal in and for said corporated town to act as such marshal until the first Monday of May, next or until your successor shall be duly elected and qualified, and you are hereby notified to take and subscribe your oath of office within five days from the date of said election, H. A. Bortner, Clerk of said Board of Election State of Indiana, County of Kosciusko We, George M. Ray and Joseph A. Kindig are held and finally bound, the State of Indiana, in the penal sum of five hundred

The&yracuse Journal Syracuse’s Slogan: “A Welcoming Town WitK a Beckoning Lake.”

I MISS SEARFOSS IS PLEASANTLY SURPRISED The friends and neighbors of Nora Searfoss pleasantly surprised her on her birthday, the 23rd of May. After having a pleasant evening, lunch was served. i Those who surprised her were, Mr. and Mrs. Leland Baker, Mr. and Mrs. E. Baker, Mr. and Mrs. Earl McKibbon, Mr. and Mrs. Will Runyon, Mr. and Mrs. Frank Wiles and son, Mr. and Mrs. John Wiles, Mr. ad Mrs. Rowdabaugh, and son, Mr. and Mrs. John Me- i Garity, Mr. and Mrs. Chas. Har-1 ris and son and Mr. and Mrs. l . Rufus Cripe. o ENJOY PICNIC Mrs. Gerald Bushong was host-I ess to the Christian Endeavor! class of the U. B. church, Tues-1 day. Mrs. Cloy Darr, Mrs. EJiz-j abeth McClintic were chaper- • ones. A delicious picnic supper j was enjoyed by all present. o W A RSTLER-S WIH ART Albert Warstler, of Syracuse, i and Mary A. Swihart of Goshen, I were married Saturday night by Rev. Roy Neff, at the parsonage. They will reside on Mr. Warstler’s farm. o Masonic Lodge Entertained After the regular stated meeting last Monday night which included the conferring of the Master Mason degree, the members of the Masonic lodge journeyed to Waco in response to an invitation from Ross Franklin. To make sure that all present would be able to have away to go, Mr. Franklin himself was present with the orchestra bus and took a load out. On arriving at the pavillion, the crowd was seated at a long table and royally entertained to an old-fashioned Dutch lunch, consisting of sauer kraut and weiners, with Budweiser to wash it down with, after which cigars were passed around. After an enjoyable hour, the bunch expressed a vote of thanks and appreciation to Mr. Franklin for his hospitality, and returned to town declaring that their grocery bill would take a slight drop this week.

BIRTHDAY SURPRISE Burton Howe was very pleasantly surprised last Thursday evening when a number of his friends from Warsaw came over to help him celebrate his birthday. The evening was spent in playing bridge, after which refreshments were served at the close of the evening, Mr. Howe was presented with a fine gift from the guests. Those present were: Mr. and Mrs. Ed Poulson, Mr. and Mrs. Harry Rapp, Mr. and Mrs. A. L. Byler, Mr. and Mrs. Quincy Jones, Mr. and Mrs. Earl Mishler, Mr. and Mrs. Frank Harmon of Warsaw, and Mr. and Mrs. Park Losure, of Goshen. o BISHOP ROAD COMPLETED Paving on the Bishop road north of here is now completed but as yet not entirely open to the public. However, it has been opened to traffic on the east end as far as the Moore school house corner which gives the public access to the lake and resorts along that shore. dollars, on the following condition to-wit: Wherein, the said George M. Ray was on' the 20th day of November, 1876, elected to the office of Marshal in and for the incorporated Town of Syracuse, Kosciusko county, Indiana. Now if the said Geo. M. Ray shall well and truly perform and discharge the duties of said office during Jiis said term and until his successor shall be duly elected and qualified, then this bond shall be void, otherwise to remain in full force and virtue in law. G. M. RAY, JOSEPH A. KINDIG. State of Indiana, County of Kosciusko Personally appeared before me a Notary Public within and for said county this 23rd day of November, 1876, the said George M. Ray, and Joseph A. Kindig, severally acknowledged the execution ofthe foregoing bond. EDWARD J. GREEN, Notary Public.

Daylight Saving Time June Ist In response to a petition circulated the past few days, and signed by sixty-two business men {including some from around the t lake, the town board met in a J special session last Tuesday night and adopted a resolution placing our city on daylight sav- , ing time during the summer I months. ' The step was taken by the peJ titioners, not because they favor daylight saving time, or fast I time as some wish to call it, but i because it came to the point where it became necessary to do so. It was a plain case of “when ; in Rome, do as the Romans do.” All of our neighboring cities and towns, and even some of the smaller villages have adopted the fast time, and by retaining standard time, a hardship was enforced upon the business houses who had business dealing with out of town concerns. Some of the business places around the lake, including Waco, time in order to conform with the time their guests and patrons were using. Ordinance No. 336 Be it ordained by the Town Board of Trustees of the incorporated Town of Syracuse, . Indiana; Sec. 1. That the official time of the Town of Syracuse, Kosciusko County, Indiana, be placed on the daylight savings time, beginning June 1, 1929, and ending at midnight of the 30th day of September, 1929. Sec. 2. That the standard time of said Town, be advanced one hour at midnight the 31st day of May, 1929; and the said daylight savings time ending as provided in Section 1 hereof. Sec. 3. An emergency is hereby declared to exist and this ordinance shall take effect and be in force from and after its passage. Adopted May 28, 1929. Lewis A. Seider, Pres. Fred F. Hoopingarner, Harry Clemens. Town Board of /Trustees of the Town of Syracuse, Kosciusko County, Indiana. Chas. C. Crow, Town Clerk.

Johnson Hotel Annex Completed The new annex to the Johnson Hotel is completed and will enlarge the capacity of that resort to the extent of eighteen more rooms. The annex is the building which was formerly used as a dancing pavillion at Buttermilk Point. Mr. Johnson has remodeled the building and equipped it suitable as an addition to his already elaborate hotel. Eight of the rooms are arranged to enable them to be turned into sleeping porches and are right on the water’s edge, which will make them very desirable to the guests at this resort. o NORTH MANCHESTER COLLEGE GRADUATES Six young people from Syracuse will graduate from North Manchester College, Friday, May 31. Following is the commencement program for the week: May 24—Reception Graduates, 6:00 p. m. May 25 —Joint Literary Society program, Chapel 7:30 p. m. May 26 —Baccalaureate Sermon by President Otho Winger, Gymnasium auditorieum, 7:30 p. m. May 28—Music recital, Chapel 7:30 p. m. x May 29 —Meeting of College Trustees, 8:00 a. m.; expression recital,, gymnasium auditorium 7:30 p. m. May 30—Last Chapel service, 8:00 a. m.; Class Day program, 9:00 a. m.; Alumni dinner, 1:00, p. m.; Alumni program, 7:30 p. m. May 31—Commencement exercises, 9:00 a. m. Song, audience. Invocation College quartets Class Address, Dean Stanley Coulter College quartets Benediction Two will receive the degree of Bachelor of Arts. They are: Miss Ruth Blanchard, and Ray Bigler. A three year music graduate is Miss Lucile Henwood. Two year normal graduates Eva G. Kuhn, and Miss WilleaI dean Robison.

■ : * .-i SYRACUSE. INDIANA. THURSDAY. MAY 36, 1929

LIBRARY NOTES The reading Club members now have the following number of I ooks to their credit: Baja Rowdabaugh, 16; Ruth Rowdabaugh, 17; Margaret Smith, 22; Virginia Riddle, 5; Betty White, 4; Joan Riddle, 3; Elsie Nicodemus, 6; Agnes Fleming, 7; Edna Fleming, 6; Gertrude Fleming, 10; Ruth Nicodemus, 10; Carma Parkhurst, 21; Kathryn Nicodemus, 18; Marjorie Slabaugh, 2; Martha Ellen Fisher, 3; Kathryn Armstrong, 7; James Butt, 4; Helen Gordy, 7; Rowena Insley, 1; Merideth Mench, .1; Kathryn Kern, 1; and Frances Houston, 5. The library will be closed on Thursday, Decoration Day. Decoration Day on the Place . J. W. Riley It’s lonesome—*sorto’ lonesome — it’s a Sunday day to me, It ’pears like—more’n any day I nearly ever see— Yet, with the Stars and Stripes above, a-flutterin’ in the air, On every soldier’s grave I’d love to lay a lily there. Eddy—Sex and Youth—among the problems considered are Sex and Life, Sanity in Sex, Education, The Problem of Youth, The Problem of Marriage, The Problem of Family Limitations, AutoErotism, Companionate Marriage and Divorce. Kay—Smith, Village Doctor—the scene of this story is laid in a little village in lonely Sussex; the theme is that of love in one of its mystifying and perplexing phases, out of which rises a mighty question—what is woman's supreme test of love in a man? Lewis —Dodsworth—the story of the American husband and the American wife, a study of an American marriage, its confusions. its endeavors, and perhaps its futility. It asks what all classes are asking today—is the American husband wife-ridden? Are American husbands unskilled in holding the affection of their wives? Are men and the women aiming at the achievement of different values? * ——i — DEGREE CONFERRED

Miss Ruth Blanchard, a Senior at Manchester College, will receive a degree of Bachelor of Arts from that institution, Friday, May 31. This will complete her four years college course. Miss Blanchard will spend a few days with her parents after which she will leave for lowa State College at Ames, lowa. She will spend a number of weeks there in the Home Economics department in further preparation for her position this fall, o COMPLETES ENGINEERING THESIS AT PURDUE Charles R. Swenson, of Syracuse, is completing his senior thesis at Purdue this spring. Swenson has made a study of the performance of communication line protective devices for his thesis. After graduation he will enter the long lines department of the Indiana Bell Telephone Co., at Indianapolis. Swenson will be graduated from Purdue University’s School of Engineering in June. o MISSIONARY CONVENTION The St. Joseph Branch of the U. B. Women's Missionary Association will meet in South Bend June 5,6, and 7. Two returned missionaries will be present throughout the three-day convention. Mrs. Chas. C. Myers, of Philadelphia, Penna., formerly of Syracuse, is expecting to spend Memorial Day with Mrs. Alice Mathews, of South Main street. Mrs. Myers will visit friends and relatives at Syracuse and Elkhart, and then spend some time in Chicago with her son Robert, who is attending school at Wheaton college, Wheaton, Illinois. From Chicago, Mrs. Myers will go to Muskegon, Mich., where she will have charge of hotels and dormitories at the Paul Rader conference grounds during the coming season. Robert Myers is also directly associated with the Paul Rader’s Gospel Tabernacle work, Chicago, where he plays the cornet over radio station W J B T. ——. — o NOTICE TO THE PUBLIC All the business house?, excepting drug stores and restaurants, will be closed Thursday afternoon to observe Memorial Dhy.

Decoration Day Celebration \As was stated in our columns last week, Decoration Day would be observed as in previous years by the people of this city. Marshal of the day, C. C. Bachman says that everything is going to be carried out as planned and the program as arranged by the program committee will be given in the Community building promptly at 2:30. For the benefit of those who might have forgotten, we will repeat it again: Song—“ America” by audience. Invocation—Rev. R. G. Foust. Band selection. Recitation—Gordon Geiger. Solo—Mrs. Floyd Hedges. Address—Judge L. W. Royse, of Warsaw. Solo —Rev. A. Nicodemus. Benediction —Rev. A. H. Arbaugh. Proceeding this program how-1 ever, the band will play a few i selections on the square, and; then march to the community j building. After the program, the following line of march will be formed and proceed to the cemetary: Colors, Band, Firing squad, Civil War Veterans, Automobiles have been provided for the Civil War Veterans. Spanish-American War Veterans, American Legion, including exsoldiers of the World War, who are not members of the Legion. School children, Other citizens w’ho care to take part in the parade. At the cemetery, the following program is to be given: Ritual of G. A. R. Ritual of American Legion. Decoration of graves of soldiers and sailors of all wars by the school children. It has been suggested that all who find it convenient to bring flowers, will do so, and have them at the grade school building at 1:30.

Street Fair to Be In August Plans are now being formulated for a street fair to be held the last week in August in our city. While none of the minor details have been signed with the J. Harry Six Attractions which will turn the last week of August into a week of merry-making for both young and old. This company is well-known around here, having been here before, and is bigger and better than ever. They will bring to our city four riding devices, five shows and twenty concessions, Capt. Earl McDonald in his sensational water high dive. More complete information will be given from time to time as the working out of the details will warrant. o MAUDE WILLIS COMING TO SYRACUSE, JUNE 4 Miss Maude Willis, reproducer of great plays, will give an entertainment in the High School Auditorium on Tuesday evening, .June 4, at eight o’clock, under the auspices of the June Committee of the Ladies Aid Society of the Methodist church. Miss Willis is one of the great readers of the present day and is nationally known, having appeared throughout the United States in the largest cities. The Ladies Aid is fortunate in being able to secure Miss Willis at this time since she is spending her vacation at her old home in Notrh Webster. o BIRTHDAY SURPRISE Wednesday evening, May 22, around thirty-five neighbors and friends pleasantly surprised Mr. John H. Fleming by arriving at his home to help him celebrate his fiftieth birthday. Later in the evening a generous pot luck supper was served. o ‘ TICKET SALE Tickets for the Maude Willis entertainment may be obtained from members of the June Committee of the Ladies Aid Society of the Methodist church, and also at Thornburg’s Drug store. Adults, 40c, children, 20c. Seat reservations may be made at Thornburg’s free of change. 5-lt

I NOTED VIOLINIST AT WAWASEE HOTEL Miss Monique Poole ofLojidon, England, noted violinist and leader of her own orchestra, will land in New York. Tuesday, May j 28. Miss Poole will be a guest at Spink-Wawasee Hotel, where she will give some recitals during July and August. Miss Poole regretted not being able to bring her entire orchestra. AID ENTERTAINS The Junior Aid of the Evangelical church entertained the Ladies Aid, at the church, Tuesday evening. A parcel post sale was held in connection with the entertainment. A VTO DR IVER’S' LICENSE It will not be necessary for the auto owners and drivers to go to the court house or out of town for that matter to obtain driver’s license because they can be obtained through any notary public having the necessary blanks. Licenses, however, will be issued from the department of Motor Vehicles by application through the notary public. Applications will be ready July Ist.

Swine Show at Indianapolis National Swine Show Will Be Hehl in Connection With Indiana State Fair The people of Indiana should be proud that this year the National Swine Show will be held in connection with the Indiana State Fair. There will be $24,409 paid out in the swine department for premiums and it is a wonderful, opportunity for the breeders in this locality to win some of this money, and for the boys and girls in the pig or littei clubs the opportunity to show their pigs or litters at the Indiana State Fair this year is one to wihch they should look forward. * This is the largest amount of permium money that has ever been put up at any swine show. The new swine barn, which has only been built a few years, will house three thousand head and I understand that the directors are making plans for a big tent as they are expecting many more than three thousand head of hogs to be there. Even though you do not plan to show this year you should plan to attend for a day or two and see this great show.. » The following will inform you as to the days the different breeds are judged: Saturday, Aug. 31 —Pig Club Show. Monday, Sept. 2—Yorkshires and Tamworths. Tuesday—Poland Chinas, Chester Whites and Litter Clubs. Wednesday—Durocs and Berkshires. Thursday—S potted Polands and Hampshires. Friday—Any unfinished breeds and Fat Barrows.

SCOUTS MEETING Boy Scouts will meet in the basement of the library on next Monday evening. All be sure and come. Rev. R. G. Foust, scoutmaster. FROM THE CON-~ SERVATION DEPARTMENT While the cold rainy spring has retarded spawning of some of the species of fish, considerable headway has been made at two of the state hatcheries with yellow perch and wall-eye pike, Geo. W. Mannfeld. fish and game superintendent of the conservation department, said recently. Riverside hatchery in Indinapolis propogated and planted 1,075,000 yellow perch and 2,068,000 wall-eye pike; while the TriLakes hatchery at Columbia City propogated and planted 230,000 yellow perch. Perch was planted in sixteen counties and the wall-eyes went to eight counties, Mannfeld said. Some large-mouth black bass have spawned at Riverside hatchery but the cold spring is retarding the propogation of this species, officials said.

BAKE/SALE The Zion Ladies Aid will hold a market at Hollett’s Motor Sales room Saturday, June Ist. 5-ltp i o Job printing—that’s our business.

THINGS TO THINK ABOUT Review of Things by the Editor* As He Sees Them on the Surface. Memorial’Day Today is the 63rd Memorial Day, more often called Decoration Day. While this day was originated for the purpose of paying tribute to the men who laiilrdown their lives during the Civil War in order that this nation may stand as one country, it later grew to the extent of paying tribute to all veterans of the Civil War, but who had died in later years. . As the years rolled by, the numbers grew greater and greater, as the ranks of the G. A. R. grew’ thinner and thinner, until at the present time but a few more are left. From information w’e can gather, our stay in Syracuse, having covered such a short period, we must depend on others for information of this nature, there are but six more veterans of the Civil War left in this community, who are: Henry Tully, Geo. Bailey, A. M. Jones. Major Marsh, O. L. Cleveland and George Kreger. At the time the G. A. R. membership was at its high mark it numbered something around the 400,(M)0 mark, but at present it would be surprising to learn how small this figure has become. There is really no way to accurately check up on this figure because of the fact that within the past ten years the ranks of the G. A. R. were dwindling so fast that in a great many places they disbanded their org-aniza-tion. In some instances the organization composed of the veterans of the Spanish-American war took up the work where the G. A. R. left off but their ranks are also beginning to thin out and not having a large number to begin with, they have never really been able to carry on. However the American Legion in most places iiave taken hold of the reins and are carrying on the work w’hich was started’ back in the year 1866, and this year firing squads will be heard in almost every city and town saluting the dead soldiers and sailors of all wars of our country. In some instances, the veterans of the World War have not been successful to band themselves together to form a Post and the observance of this day usually falls to some other organization. It is this fact that proves that the memory of our dead soldiers will be perpetuated on and on as long as time continues. Response From Virginia Last week we had the following squib in our column: “They may be able to divide the calender into 13 months, but so far the moon refuses to go around the earth 13 times in a year.” This paragraph brough the following comment from one of our readers in Virginia, which we are passing on to our readers: Henry, Va., 1 May 20, 1929. Dear Editor: Just between you and me, I don’t think the old moon cares if a 13 month calender is used, because he has never yet been so looney as to lag along and make only 12 round trips yearly. Check up on this. Yours truly,

Some one said that golf is next to religion, but with some people it is. Setting the clocks back one hour during the summer may be alright, but where does the saving of daylight come in at. Only about one more month until we’ll be in the midst of funny jokes about the bride’s biscuits. . Home for some people is where the automobile roads are smoothest. Anybody can have a hot time burning money. The new one-dollar bill hasn’t yet appeared, nor in this quarter, many of the old ones. This Week’s Puzzle Puller Question: Why do the white sheep give more wool than black ones? Answer: Because there are more of them.

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