The Syracuse Journal, Volume 22, Number 34, Syracuse, Kosciusko County, 19 December 1929 — Page 6

Letters to Santa

Fort Wayne, Ind. Dec. 14,1929 Dear Santa Claus: I should like to have a pair of jump skates, and a pair of roller skates, and a doll house with furniture, and a doll. Please leave them at my grandpa Frances Ott’s house, for Christmas. 'N Betty Jean Ott. Mr. S. Claus, North Pole, Dear Old Santa: I am a little boy only three years old. 1 would like to have a tractor, a train, and a tricycle for Christmas. And Santa dear, please send Laddie, my dog, a nice juicy bone. Also send something to all the little boys and girls all over the world. Thank you Santa. Sincerely yours. Bruce Douglas McClintic.

BASKUBAII i I** - wUKk* ■ • Coac/i SverettS. Dean Indiana University Changes in Basketball Rules 1929-30 Basketball fans should have a fair knowledge of the rules in order to fully enjoy the game. It might be well for those who like their basketball, to cut out these rules and study them occasionally during the basketball season. Rule B—On a jump ball at the center or elsewhere, the jumpers will be forbidden to touch the ball after it has been tapped until it has touched the floor or another player, except the jumpers may tap the ball a second time if the tap does not carry the ball to one bf the other eight players or to the floor outside the circle. The penalty for infraction of this rule is violation and the ball goes to opponents t out of bounds. " » new rule prevents tall men from catching the ball after the jump w’hich was a decided advantage, and a form of stalling. Rule 15—The technical fouls on the jump ball, such as tapping it on the way up, or leaving the circle, have been changed to violations. This change lessens the severity of a minor foul and tends to speed up the game. Rule 16—Penalty for personal .foul. When a player has been fouled in the act of shooting, the ball is to go to center after the second free throw, if the field goal is made. If the field goal is the old rule holds, viz., and the ball is in play if the last free throw is missed. Rule 9 —A goal from the field shall count ‘for the team into whose basket the ball has been thrown. If a free throw is made at the wrong basket, and if the mistake is discovered before play has been resumed, the throw is to be disregarded and player given a throw at the proper basket. Rule 6 —Duties of officials. The rules committee has sanctioned the “double referee system,, which has one official ahead of the ball and one behind; each man working his side of 'the floor. Rule 7—Due allowance is to be made for a player who catches the ball while running; he should be permitted a two count rhythm in coming to a stop. . In some cases officials have ruled too strictly on this play for good of the- game, the idea is to get a uniform ruling.

School Notes The public is cordially invited to attend the three-act play being given by the High school chorus tomorrow afternoon, at 2:30. In addition to the play, Christmas carols are to be sung. —o FORM ER PASTOR TRIED FOR CASHING BAD CHECK According to news from Wabash, Rev. H. G. Herendeen, age 40, at present a resident of Auburn, but pastor of the Syracuse Church of God several years ago, plead guilty to the charge of giving a worthless check for $35, Dec. 5. In his trial at Wabash, Rev. Herendeen agreed to make good the money to A. Coblentz of Liberty Mills, so he was fined only $1 and costs.

‘EV’TEAM DOWNED BY ONE POINT The “Ev’s” lost their third basketball game of this year, by one point, Saturday night when the Tri Mu’s of Goshen defeated them in the last few minutes of play, 32-31. The two games in the Community building started with the round between second teams. The Tri-Mu’s had run up a lead of 29-8 at the close of the first half. Then Shock, 0. Auers and Stetler went in. to cut that lead down to its 39-25 finish. Shock was heavy scorer for the Syracuse team in this game, making 19 points. In the main contest, E. Auers shot the first basket of the game, and made 11 points in all. Dale Shock made 8, Godshalk 4, Ketring 5, and O. Auer 3. During both games of the evening, Shock had 12 tries at free throws and made 11 of these 12. The Syracuse players spent hours cleaning up the Community building after the fire there, and had re-wired it and marked off the floor for basketball. The game to have been played against the A. and P. 8:00 o’clock Boys in Goshen Tuesday was postponed until February, as the Goshen team could not get the gym for their game. PIERCETON IS DOWNED IN 2 GAMES FRIDAY The crowd of suporters of the home team was more excited by the game between the two second teams, than by the main contest which followed, when Syracuse defeated Pierceton twice in basketball Friday night. The score board for the first game showed the second team winners by only one point, 20-19, but the official score book showed tlie final standing 22-19. The first half ended with Syracuse leading 9-8. The hot contest continued to its cheered finish, with Sprague making six points, Lung, 0; Grady, 4; Gordy, 2; Xanders, 0; Richhart, 0; Jones, 8; Bitner, 0; and Henwood, 2. In the main contest, the local first team started right in and kept its lead to the 26-13 close of the first half ,and the 39-24 finish. Robison was heavy scorer with 11 points; Shock had 9; Lepper 6; Nicodemus, 2; Connolly, 6; and Leacock, 5. Shock was injured and did not play against Claypool Saturday night. Syracuse’s first team lost to Claypool, 15-7, but the second team won, 17-12. Leacock received such a cut over his right eye that it was feared at first that stitches would be necessary to close it, but such was not the case, adhesive tape sufficed. I. U. BRIEFS A thorough consideration of Dr. W. F. Brook’s volume “Learning How To Study and Work Effectively,” is recommended to students in a recent publication of the Harvard law school. Prof. Book is head of the Indiana University psychological department. Indiana reserve officers were entertained last week end at Indiana University by members of the R. O. T. C. faculty, with Col. 0. P. Robinson in charge. A banquet was held Tor the visiting reserve officers Saturday evening at which time Major Henry Aurand, Ft. Hayes, 0., spoke. — o One reassuring thing we gather from the papers is that the League of Nations will discuss the Palestine situation at its next meeting. They are now delivering frankfurters by airplane in New York, but so far as we are concerned, we are in no great hurry for ours. , — In every home there is furniture, trunks and other articles that might also be sold. The money could be put to use or in a bank to draw interest. Why not sell such things now?

That’s What They All Write—- \ VW I SNS “1 want a subscription to the Journal for my Christmas present. Its a gift renewed every week in the year.”

Ox Carts Must Have Licenses The natives in the Central American republic of El Salvador have not yet adopted such modern transportation developments as stop lights, motor cops, traffic tickets, gas tax and no parking signs, but they are making progress, — they require license tags for ox carts. Every one of the 22,000 ox cart chauffeurs in the republic must attach the little traffic permit to his creaking, three-mile-per hour vehicle before venturing on the mud-paved Salvador highways. These tags are much smaller than American automobile license plates, being only 2§ inches by five inches. This disadvantage is offset to a great extent however, by the fact that it is possible for a pedestrian to follow a hit and run driver at an easy strolling pace and still “get his number.” A brisk walker could even go home first and get a pencil. Due to the uncertain nature of the Salvador roads which change their routes and grades at a moment’s notice during the frequent earthquakes, automobile travel is confined almost exclusively to the cities. Within the republic, which has a population of 1,610,000, there are only 2,650 automobiles, or one for every 607 persons. In spite of the small automobile population, two wellknown American makes are well represented. The automobiles must carry licenses as must also the 300 motorcycles and 1,300 bicycles which constitute the remainder of Salvador’s vehicular traffic. MISSION RY SOCIETY ELECTS OFFICERS The Women’s Missionary Society of the Evangelical church held their annual Thank Offering meeting at the home of Mrs. L. D. Jensen Tuesday evening. There were eight members present, and the offering was $9.75. The following officers were elected for the coming year. President, Mrs. JQ. R. Hollett; vice president, Mrs. L. D. Jensen; Rec. Secretary, Mrs. Harry Hirer Corresponding secretary, Mrs. Court Slabaugh; treasurer, Sarah Ott; Sec. of Literature, Mrs. Melburn Rapip. o Mrs. LaVica Bucher and daughter Yvonne, spent Thursday with the former’s parents, James Dewart and wife.

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iCORRE-SPONPENCE SOLOMON'S CREEK (From Last Meek) Mr. and Mrs. Chester Firestone and two sons, spent the day Thanksgiving with Rex Miller and family of New Paris. Rev. Hubartt began his revival meetings at Burr Oak Sunday evening. Rev. Elston of Nappanee assisting him. Mr. and Mrs. James Fisher and Mr. Allen Fisher of Elkhart spent Thanksgiving day with Mr. and Mrs. Ed Fisher. Dale Darr and family of Mishawaka spent Sunday night and Monday with his sister, Mrs. C. Firestone and family. Mr. and Mrs. Ben Zimmerman and children, and Miss Louise

Thanks to your help and good cheer, p) We’re still on the job here— We’ll ever wish good things for you ( / Many a coming year through— - / MERRY CHRISTMAS Q AT THE SIGN OF THE HETTLE I - RAY FOSTER JOHN HARLEY I The Star Store ! yvylTH this issue of the Journal, the Christmas shopping * W season will be at its height. We wish to remind the buying public that our stocks of GIFT MERCHANDISE £ are still complete- - | GLOVES SHIRTS MUFFLERS TIES t HOUSE SLIPPERS PAJAMAS X | LOUNGING ROBES Y X in fact everything an up-to-the-minute Men’s Store should $ carry, are on display! Our time is yours, come in and X look them over! X 4 4 WE TAKE THIS OPPORTUNITY TO WISH YOU I- | ONE AND ALL A VERY, VERY MERRY CHRISTMAS ¥ i *

Darr spent Thanksgiving in Fort Wayne with Mr. and Mrs. Merle Armstrong and family. Miss Evelyn Lockwood entertained a number of friends Sunday in honor of her birthday. Those present were Miss Helen Greene, Helen and Orpha Tulley. Treva and Mabel Mullen, Mary Kitson. Lester Hubartt and Merle Grissam. Mell Tulley and family spent Thanksgiving with Mr. and Mrs. Stanton Darr, of near Cherubusco. Mrs. George Darr is still improving. Donald Lockwood spent Sunday with Leonard Coy. Miss Pauline Hubartt was home over Sunday from Ft. Wayne. Rev. and Mrs. Hubartt and Mr. and Mrs. Henry Rex took dinner Sunday with Mr. and Mrs. Earnest Juday and two sons, at Benton.

Mr. and Mrs. Orba Weybright and Mr. and Mrs. Harley Gall were Sunday guests of Mr. and Mrs. Fred Gall. Mrs. Joe Hartsow spent Sunday with her sister and family, Mrs. Wm. H. Weybright. Mr and Mrs. Floyd Rowdabaugh and son Billie spent Sunday at the home of Mr. and Mrs. Jesse Owens in Wabash. Mrs. Charles Bolt, of Detroit, Mich., is spending the week with Mrs. Milo Troup. Mr. and Mrs. James Peters were Sunday guests of Mr. and Mrs. Harold Whitehead. Mr. and Mrs. Charley Rohrer, of New Paris attended the home coming at the U. B. church Sunday.

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Mrs. Ed Burkey is seriouslj ill with pneumonia. Messrs, and Mesdames. Ernes Mathews and Wesley Miller spen 'Thursday evening at the Willian Wyland home. Wesley Miller and wife, an< son Hubert, spent Sunday eve ning with Mr. and Mrs. Johr Russell. Mr. Orland Stiffler called at the Chester Stiffler home Sunday forenoon. Leia Smith spertt Sunday- afternoon with Yvonne Bucher. Mr. and Mrs. James Dewart were guests at the Jacob Bucher home Sunday. Mr. and Mrs. Harry Strieby of here with friends. . f