The Syracuse Journal, Volume 23, Number 35, Syracuse, Kosciusko County, 24 December 1930 — Page 4

THE SYRACUSE JOURNAL ««*U»CIC*N Published every Thursday at Syracuse. Indiana. Entered as second-class matter on May 4th. 1908. at the pwtofflce aSyracuse. Indiana, under the Act of Congress of Marcl} 3rd. 1879, SUBSCRIPTION RATES One year, in advance ......... .>2.00 Six months, In advance 1.25 Single Copies 05 Subscript lent dropped if not renewed when time Is out. HARRY L PORTER. JR. Editor and Publisher Office Phone 4 —• Home Phone 121 WEDNESDAY, DEG. 24. John Swenson celebrated his 85tl birthday last Wednesday.. Mrs. Lloyd Disher \nd Mis. Floyx Disher spent Tuesday ayne Earl Himes of North Webster®! suffering with grippe. Mrs: Orval- Klink entertained he; bridge dub Tuesday evening. . Mrs. Ike Kline of North Webster iill with the flu. Mr. and Mrs. Ezra T'umk. of: \\ i were Sunday .guests of Mi. and Mrs O. G Carr Mr., and Mrs Eime: L . < f ne;i yi aeus< . were Sunday | and Mrs Mart Long. Mr and Mrs. Leonard Barnhar have gorte to Moreland ;to Christmas with her people there. Rev. David - Mishler and wife <> near Manchester were guests of Rev Jarboe and wife, Sunday Mi. and Mra J E. Baker of M i-urg spent.last Tuesday With Mr an'i Mrs. J. T. Riddle John Walton and William Eoull went to Garrett on a business tri;: last Friday. Mias Helen Jeffries returned . t her duties at the telephone > ffm< Monday, following, a ueek’- vacation. Mr. and M rs Dial -Rovers-■<-f SBend spent Sunday with'relatives' Syracuse: Mr. and Mrs. Kenneth Harklesplan to spend Christ tn as wit h es and friends in Edinburg Mrs. Ralph Thornburg a.d ni dren, and Mrs. Joe Rapp and chi' dren. n Ft. U Rev. 0. H. W-ai Stier and w ife wen Sunday dinner guests of Mr. Mrs. ManueL Kuhn of N o th Wcihstei Mr. and Mrs Scrt Mille and • ily will spend Christmas with Mr and Mrs. Perry Ort in Churtihusm. Mr. and Mrs. Arthur. Hill and dau J ~hter, of Bloomington. 111. are spend inf Christmas with Mrs S C Lepper Mr. and Mrs. Edgar Rippey of G< shen were guests of Mr. and Mrs.- E< Unrue. Sunday Mr. and Mrs. Charles Naylor left Tuesday to spend the holidays will: Mrs. S. U. Hooper in Milwaukee Joe and Don Tribble are • a few days in Goshen as guests : the! r aunt. Miss Blanche,Ton Paul Cory went to McCordsville, i Monday, to spend Christmas at home : with his. people. Ezra Graham of Warsaw drove t” i Indianapolis to bring Mrs. Emma Ma i hie and daughter Kathryn home Go 4 hi is-miu, vacation.. Miss Margaret Freeman returned; home from school in Chicago, Surm day evening, to spend Christmas with her family. . . . . j Mr. and Mrs. William Gants and —* * :

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Mrs. Josephine Woods spent Sunday in Goshen, as guests of Mr. and Mrs. : W. W. Foyer. Mr. and Mrs. Orrin Klink, of Springield, 0., came to Syracuse Saturday •vering, to spend. Christmas with , relatives here. \ Mr. and Mrs. Fred Searfoss spent from Tuesday until Saturday with ( heir 'son, Mr.Xand Mrs. Alya Sear* , loss of Wolf Lakfess ■ Mrs. O. G, Carr was sick last week, I ind her mother. Mrs. J. C. Hay, of Silver Lake, stayed until Friday with her; J Mr. and Mrs. Allen Ritter helped i 4r. and Mrs. Fred Searfoss and Mr. nd Mrs. Dewey Ix»Count butcher Monday at the LeCouht home. Mr. and Mis. George Mellinger ami laughter Lucile, spent Sunday even-, ng with Mr. and Mrs. John Swenson nd son Harold, \ I Mt. and Mrs. L. f. Heerr pencer. and Mrs. Francis - - lend with Mr. and Mrs. Nelson '•Prentice Kindig came h -me 1 rid .t rom Bloomington, ind..» where !.e corks, to spend Christmas with hrs amily. Mr. and Mrs J. M. Sargent i 1 laughtei ! l axel wen ;dinne.i •..;«• ■ .f Mr. and Mrs. A. O. Winans, last .VednesUay evening. The Sargents have gone to Tei re laute. t«> stay until spring. Mr.' and Mrs, Henry Grieger lef' iunday, for Miami,- Fla.., ■wheFe they vol spend the winter, returning ■' to. • ake Wawtsee next spring. Mr, and Mrs. A.‘ W. Eiperson kind amily left Tuesday for Marion to. d- Chr simas with Mrs. E’nei on’s p.aients. Mi. and Sirs John Walton enter', s ned Mr. and-'Mrs. Roy Brown ai.d »lis> I y<; > Me' : ..er :.o' Surd. . jtvynihg with a rabbit ditrher. Ml ft! d Mrs George B Arb i n h f low ' > id ay y tii atm; .•' his parents. Rev and Mis. \:' lUgh. ' .»■ « St* ey w; . spend Christi is Battle Creek, Nlrch., wTth Mi. Got-. iy’s. mother. .. . Those_w Im spent Sir:',day with Jesse Shock were his stepmother. M Alice SI I Mi M s Ii a ;. k, and 1 lelen S-. <>key.' ' ‘ | ■Miss Mary Gudlmm .of Goshen j • pent the week end with Rexh a Mrs. A. H Arbaugh. Mrss Gulin n ■ • ■.. Chandlei s< hool of he ' iD-. ’ '-'''l Mrs./Guy Houston and daughter' F uices have come fi■ >h S< uth lie ( spend a tw<> weeks Christmas, v. here Fhe its f ' ■ family will be home for. Christmas, stine Rapp' earpe home from -N ippaneiy Tuesdipv.and M . ami 'Mrs. Eni >i‘y Druckaniillei were ex ed home I ii Angola W’edtjei fdi Chtistrnas in Syracuse.' Mr, , and Mrs lohnsotr. u ■ ed the house /where Mr. and M:«. ,C 1 R; Ho!’ett_afe. moving, have'moved to thehouse owned by -Mrs.. Mabie i-xlf Warsaw Rev. J, Edwin Jarboe, pastor of the Brch en Church here will begin ; Evangelistic services next Sunday I inprnihg: iri Milford, the different churches of M iffy rd. are c< operati . to make it a real service. Found, son e ■. -I ■< i day ■ ;ght, when the editor left the Journal Office, the latch of the trnm /evidently didn't ; itch. Because du: ling the evening some men went into |.Beach’s and announced the office door was open George Kelley clos ed and locked the d<mr fw the edi|tp.r, to prevent anyone walking away with the press, he said.

FINANCIAL STATISTICS OF STATE GOVER NMENT OF INDIANA

6 WASHINGTON, D. C, Dec. 10 The Department of Commerce an-j .muriees a summary of the financial statistics of lhe State of Indiana for he fiscal year ending Sept. 30, 1929. lhe per capita figures for 1929 are >used on an estimated population of 1,198.500. These statistics were comnled by Mr>. Lucy C. Johnson, care State ' Auditor, Indianapolis. Expenditures. lhe payments for operation and maintenance of the general departments of Indiana amounted to $29-,-, .15,094. or $9.21 per capital. This, ncludes $5,203,645, apportionments ' "or education to the minor civil di- ■ . isious of the state. In 192 s {he cpm<:in live per capita for- Operations riaintenince of general depanmen.ts , Vas >s.7t'. and in 1917, 34.28, The nterest on debt in 1929,amounted to and ‘outlays sol’s permanent • ivements, 319.641,088. The total laymem-. therefore, for operation i:;d .1 .• '.eimm.e of general departsterest, and outlays yvere $49«185,74’. Os this amount .3136,534 re*' . ' ment or enterprise to another oh ac>um !’ services The totals include all payments for the year, whether ade fi -. cm ient revenues of from he proceeds. ! f bond, issues. Os the governmental costs report- : a ye, $.'3,J96/>bS w*:. fm highways. ss, 113,553 being for mainten-, ii ce and 3'15.182,985 /or construe-1 tion. ■ ■■■ I Rev enues. The total revenue receipts were’ <4S,ss2.b'l. <>r sls.2B;per capita. This a .;> * ' m.’.11 ;:mie than the total payments *>f the year, exclusive of the'payments for' permanent impr ver ents, but $3'.i3,577 less than the. total payments including those for . nent improvements.-These pay-' ments in excess of revenue receipts were . * t the pro<eeds.of debt' ?'o:ign ■ ()f the. total .revenue re-; ceipts $1 ,534 represents ' receipts]

BOVsER IO PRACTICE LAW IN GOSHEN Ha . • J. ‘Boxx’Ser, ■ formerly bf Syracuse: and for-the past, ten years Ia res’dent of Clexeland, 0.. has Ideated in Goshen and will be associ-* AteJ with Harry E. Vernon at 118 No. Main St. in the practice of law. .Mn. Bowser is a graduate of the laxx school A>f Indiana University of the 'f .1920 and for the past ten'" years ha> been employed in ,the department, of the Cleveland Trust; Co., Cleveland, 0., and as .a representative of several large real es- ' nd. | " Mr. Bowsei is a son of the late | Dr. J. H. Bowser of Syracuse, and j la brotheT of Dr. H. P. Bowser of Goshen. ’ ' • ’ . ■ ■ ——— —— TRY A JOI RNAI. W AM Alt

gl You’re been our friend 1 the whole year through i And ue send happy I thoughts to you. May every heart be . Idled with j'oy, * Glad welcome for the » Aeti' Year Boy/ Bushong Barber Shop x - — ■■. ■ 1 MERRY CHRISTMAS and A HAPPY NEW YEAR May this Christmas Season be a joyous one for you—and may the approaching New Year be welcomed by you with renewed confidence in the prosperity and the well being of our country, our community and our selves. Especially to those whose homes, far and near, have been made happier and more beautiful through any effort of ours, do we extend warmest greetings, and a word of appreciation for the privilege of having served you. BECKMAN’S “QUALITY FURNITURE” -

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from a state department or enterprise ion account of service. Property and special taxes represented 27.6 per cent of the total revenue for 1929, 30.2 per cent for 1928, and 61.1 per cent for 1917. The increase in the amount of property and special taxes collected was 52,1 per cent frum 1917 to i. 928, but there was a slight decrease from 1928 to 1929, The per capita property and special taxes were 34.22 in 1929, 54.26 in 1928, and $3.10 in 1917. Earnings of general departments, or compensation for services rendered by state officials, represented 10.2 per cent of the total revenue for 1929, 10.4 per cent for 1928, and 11.9 pei cent foi 1917. ,Business and- nonbusiness licenses constituted ,40.8 per cent of the total revenue for 1929, 42.2 per cent for 1928, ano 1'3.7 per cent for 1917. Receipts from btßiness licenses consist chiefly exacted front insurance and other incorporated companies, those imposed upon commercial vehicles, 'and of sales tax on gasoline,' while those from nonbusiness licenses comprise chiefly taxes on nbri.irommereiai motor vehicles and amounts paid .for hunting and fishing privileges. The sales tax on gasoline amounted to 5t4,u33,711 in 1929 and 310*949,805in 1928, an increase of 28.2. per cent. Indebtedness. i The total funded or fixed debt outstanding Sept. 30, 1929 was $2,411.ii"0. I The net indebtedness (funded or 1 fiyed debt less sinking fund assets) 1 was $2,366,730, or $0.74 per- capita. In 192> the per capita ndt debt w as $0.65 and in 1917, $0.06. j ' Assessed Valuations and Tax Levies. The assessed valuation of property in Indiana subject- to add valorem taxation was $5,166,896,475; the mount of state taxty levied 'was $14,984,000; and the per capita levy. $4.68. In 1928 the per capita levy was 33.71, and in 1917, $2.63.

HAS BIRTHDAY. Mrs. Loren Ever entertained 12 little guests Sunday afternoon, Dee. 14, nt honor of Billy Allen, - it being his sth birthday anniversary, lhe guests 1 were: Harold and Betty Ever of Leesburg, Richard and Robert Ever, Alise, Alina and Allen Baugher of Goshen, Howard Fuller of Milford. Betty Maxine Searfoss, Wilfred Whitten of Syracuse, Janies and Billy Allen Ever. Ice cream, cake and candy were served. Billy also received several nice gifts. .' — — O - 0 ‘ I In selecting your Christinas turkey lobk. for the tag. that indicates U. S. I Government graded birds. “Pririie,” '‘choice,” and “medium" are the usual grades shown by a small round tag attached lb the leg,

i CLEAN UP THE CORN BORER. ! campaign Vagainst lhe corn borer should include cleahly plowin’-under corn- stupble and the ground where corn has been harvest ed from standing stalks. Harvest first the cornland that is to be planted to /spring .grains and pasture it while harvesting the rest of the crop. Thu is especially important on soils that not.be plowed in the springs anil worked down to a good se.ed-bed fit

M|lJ"’ JT Let s make every day, dW friend, r. Os nineteen-thirw-ene, A better day than yesterdb?, YT SV f A day of deeds done. ’ Syracuse AutoASales Oil, Gas J < 7

Only 8 CeW a Day For Average Family ELECTRICITY is one of the cheapest things Indiana residents buy. It is comparable in co?t only with the government two-cent postage stamp*. The average monthlv bill for electric service furnished residential customers was only $2.16 in communities served by subsidiyrx operating companies of the .Midland I nited Company in the thelve month'" period ended September 30,1930. Your own bill max have.been a little higher or a little lower — depending upon the extent to which you use electric service in vour home —but $2.46 was the average monthly bill paid bv residential customers during that period. That means an expenditure of only BA' cents per day per family; less than 2 cents a dav tor each member of tlie average family. What other service can be purchased at a cost of 8 cents a< dav which will bring the same comfort vand convenience into the as electric service? x Electric service has lightened the burden of housekeeping; it has made life more pleasant and simplified and made easier main tasks. It is the modern servant in the home.. And the cost of this service today is less than ever before. Substantial and continuous voluntary reductions in the rates charged for electrical service have been made by utility, companies in the group controlled by the Midland United Company. It is their poliev to furnish the best possible sen ice at the low est possible rates. , As pointed out in previous advertisements in this series, electric power and light customers of subsidiaries of the Midland I nited Company have benefited to the extent of more than $5,000,000 a year as a result of reductions and revisions of electric rates. These rate changes have enabled tliem to either make a direct saving in money or to use electricity for more purposes, thus saving time and labor. The low cost of a fraction over 8 cents a day which residential customers of Midland United subsidiaries pay for electric service in their homes is the result of continual rate reductions and improved service. These low rates are made possible bv the state-wide system of electric transmission lines which subsidiaries have built bringing adequate and reliable serv ice to the entire territory served bv them at reduced cost. This is the set'enth of a series of advertisements discussing I the economics of the public utility business and reviewing how the public is benefiud by holding company control, it \ Midland United Company PRINCIPAL OPERATING SUBSIDIARIES: ft • * Northern Indiana Public Service Company Gary Railways Company Interstate Public Service Company . . . Indiana Service Corporation Chicago South Shore and South Bend Railroad ... Indiana Railroad Central Indiana Power Company’s operating subsidiaries

time Jo seed smau syain. During tbe£ first of off the_stdnd- 1 ; with hr ‘®p J "'raWor pole ! wtyen the frozen and free frynT'S^QW-TxakingJfiid burning i dry, frozerh sT-iHdrin the win/er vvill 1 reduce t/ie anipunt of work ; to be done late/- Destroy cobs and tfash, especially.cornstalks, around the barns and/eed lots. \\ axituTinlaid linoleum at\regular . interuins makes it last longer. '; - V ,

1 Mr. and Mfrs. sDave Brown* w6t£ guests of Mr. and Mrs. Harry Roach, Sunday evening. j —— o — Marie Dressier Wallace Beery together at Ligonier next Dec. 31 Jan. l’*2r—* Every .SHndoy 111 EXCURSION 'SOZ2. I *»u«d * - A Whole Day Visiting, Exploring CHICAGO " tv. Syracuxe ....*; .. 4:22 am (C.S.T.) Ar. Chicago . .... 7i40 am (C.S.T.) See Lincoln Park, Reid Mu»evm, Art Institute, Theatre*, lake Front, "Loop'"and B|lg League Bcneball games or Park ConjSyvalory, open day and night Returning train* tv. Chicago . 5:40 pm 9:4spm (C.S.T.) Ar. pm 12:4® am (C.S.T.) For furthor information MoTkkot Agont BALTIMORE & OHIO UR