The Syracuse Journal, Volume 26, Number 38, Syracuse, Kosciusko County, 11 January 1934 — Page 2

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FHK SYRM'I SK JO( RXtl. REPUBLICAN. Published every Thursday at i Syracuse. Indiana, entered as second-class matter on May 4th. 1908. at the pastoffice at Syracuse. Indiana, under the Act of Conamut of March 3rd. 1879 SUBSCRIPTION RATES One year, in advance 12.00 I Six Months in advance : 1.00 dinalr Copies 06 drwpiewl If net renewed when lime is out. HARRY L PORTER. JIT Editor mill I*nl»tis|i«*r Office Phone 4 — Home Phone *94 ' * = THUR.SDAY, JAN, 11, 1934 THE PUBLIC SPIRIT OF SYRACUSE. I Is there enough public spirit in Syracuse and the surrounding community to put the proposed bank plan into effect? Or will lack of cooperation, bitterness and selfishness put the plan on the rocks, close the bank, put it into the hands of a receiver? These two questions are now up for the people of this community to answer. And the way that these questions are answered will determine the future of this community and the people within it. The bank plan has been discussed and rehearsed many times. It was explained here by a representative of the state banking department as the one way which Syracuse could continue having a bank, and 100 per cent of deposits be paid eventually to depositors. , Many depositors have signed the agreements oft the bank, that they wilEnot withdraw more than 25 per cent, leaving 75 per cent of frozen assets to be liquidated by three unpaid trustees. But there are a few in this movement, as in all movements, who must yet be persuaded to agree to the plan, before it can be put over. The time for these last few to be persuaded has now arrived. More depositors must sign the agreement or the bank must dose, for liquidation under receivership. The majority of the deposits have been waivered. Must thoaewilh a ’• majority of deposits stand back and aee/the plan which they have ' approved be jeopardized by a minority? { (This minority is made up of people with curious views. Some of j which are sinister. Some cannot make up their minds, either through fear, cautiousness, timidity, or downright ignorance. These people must now realize they have not forever to sign these agree ■Mate. At the meeting of stockholders it was brought out that moat of these ; were ready to pay the 100 per cent assessment, to form capital stock of the new bank of Syracuse, while the 75 per cent deposits in the present i bank are being liquidated. If 100 per cent of the depositors do not sign waivers, showing their readiness to do their part for the community, is it likely these stockholders will pay when this is finally learned? Do those who refuse to sign the agreements realise that at a meeting, directors of the bank of Syracuse could close thi# bank without even I calling the stockholders together, much less consulting depositors? Do those who refuse to sign re*lise what a closed bank means? A classic example of bank receivership is clearly demonstrated in Warsaw, where the bank closed a year ago Has it paid any dividend yet? Have its stockholders paid anything yet? Have the depositors received anything, even one per cent?' Even after all of the depositors of the Syracuse bank sign, and the stockholders pay their assessment, lhe state banking department has the final say as to whether or not the bank of Syracuse continues in business. Some of the minority are just selfish. They want everyone else to sign hoping if they don’t sign that they can get all of their money out when the bank opens. Yet some of these same people consider themselves good citizens! Upright and honest! Will the so-called “suckers’* who are signing up to keep the bank go- ]

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|ing, tolerate such attitude? Others of the minority go around spouting poison. They breathe bitumen, live a life of hate and would willingly wreck the town and everyone in it if they could only accomplish their ambition to push somebody into ruin. ” However most of the depositors of the bank have signed. Perhaps from a motive of self protection, perhaps with public spirit influencing them. To these let it be stated further that the bank has not asked anyone of them to subscribe to bank stock either common or preferred, as has been done in other places; that this bank has not borrowed money from the R. F. C. which will suck interest out of the assets behind deposits; and that the stockholders must pay their liability before the bank opens again. | Furthermore, the state banking department stated that this bank is not in a bad condition.. Banks have been opened in other towns on terms less favorable to depositors than those oi the Syracuse bank. Syracuse “came through” splendidly at the time of the war, at the hrst bank emergency two years ago. what is it the cheer leader says: "Come Un Syracuse?” THE MILK STRIKE The milk strike in Chicago has been wiged lor several aays ue.h the result that Chicago’s milk supply is being gradually aned up. Some people blame the farmer foi these high-handed methous, others sympathise with him. But after carefully reading accounts of the mil* war, one is torceu to come to the conclusion that the farmer is not to be blamed, but io be pitied, because he is being useo as a tool by the organized mil* deal- : era in Chicago. '1 hese organized dealeH, commonly called the Big Four, realize as long as there are independent milk dealers in Chicago they can not control the milk supply or fix the price to the consumer. > The AAA tried to set the price to the consumer, but was forced to < retreat, rather precipitantly. The Independent milk dealer immediately afterwards cut the price of milk to the consumer far below the AAA price, and the AAA did nothing. The organized milk dealers cut the price to the farmers, to meet com- I petition, and reduced the wages oi I the drivers of their milk trucks. I Ihe milk drivers, who are organized, called a strike. The farmers from whom the organized dairies bought, belong to an association called the Pure Milk association, and its officers called a strike when the organized dealers* offer was received. The Independent milk dealer bought his milk from an independent farmer, and that is the supply that is being stopped bn highways and on railroads by Brave (?) Pickets. The organized milk drivers are upsetting the Independent milk trucks. The drivers, if they are caught by the police, are bailed out I by representatives of the Big Four. After several days of rioting the Pure Milk association madt Jthe following proposal for peace: That milk be bought by both organized and independent dairies at one rate, that is, 81.85 a hundred, of 4 cents a quart for all basic milk. The old price for the organized dairies to pay farmers was about 4*-j cents a quart. The Independent dealers bought up the surplus around Chicago at less than the price paid by the organized dairies, and sold it at less than the organized ones retail price. Everyone knows there is a surplus of milk around Chicago, and it is believed the organized men; must pay racketeers so they will not shoot up . their trucks and places of business. If the proposal of the Pure Milk association is used as a base of settlement, the Big Four wifi be in control for many of the independent dealers cannot pay the proposed rate and remain in business. The Big Four wifi buy as much milk as it cgn use—and no more. The independent’ farmer cannot lell his milk for there will still be J a surplus, and the only way be had 1 of getting rid of that milk before, 1 was to sell It for less to the Inde- . pendent dealer.

There will be no independent dealer - The farmers belonging to the Pure Milk association will be allowed to sell only a percentage of their milk as there is still a surplus. What they cannot sell. they can either drink themselves or feed it to the hogs. The Big Four will set the price in Chicago, and “milk* the public. And the fanners who have been stopping trains and trucks will have established the Big Four in control over the milk situation in Chicago. DIES ~at~ IHOSPITAL. Mrs. Larvey Davis, aged 45, died in the Wolf Lake Hospital, Tuesday. Funeral services for her will be held Friday, at Wilmot. Mrs. Davis was the daughter of Mrs. Eva Hickman of Syracuse; and the niece of Mrs. Tillman Hire, Mrs. Ed Unrue, Miss Lida Davis and Mrs. Ollie Hovarter. She is survived by her husband and five children, a son aged 17, and four daughters, the eldest of which, la 10.

Mrs. Frank Klink is recovering from an attack of flu. De Loss Weaver from Marion spent Sunday at the home of his father. Mrs. George A. Hire of Richville iis ill at the home of her sister, Miss i Irene Sprague. Mr. and Mrs. Walter Smith enter- | tained Mr. and Mrs. Joe Ruch of • Milford at dinner, Saturday evening. Mr. and Mrs. Steve Finton went to South Bend, yesterday, to attend the funeral of his uncle, Henry Grannard Mrs. M. W. Macy entertained the j La Doce Bridge club at her heme last Thursdya evening. Mrs. Aaron McClintic’s illness de- ! veloped into pneumonia, Monday morning. Mrs. Cowell, who lives in the Jesse Cory property here in town, is' seriously ill. “ Frunk Klink continues to improve, j but is not yet able to leave the house. Miss Mary Jensen, who works in New Carlisle is spending this week ( at home. Mrs. Sieve Finton and Mrs. Fred Clark were Warsaw visitors, Mon-, day. W-de Zeibe’s mother, Mrs. M. D. ! Martin, has been in a serious condition for the past week. Mr. and Mrs. J. W. Swenson and Mr. and Mrs. Wilcox took dinner with Rev. and Mrs. Denboe of North 1 Webster last Thursday evening. Darrell Ross,, who. spent several months at the Roy Riddle home, started to his parent’s home in Montana, last Thursday. The Women’s Missionary Society of the Methodist church met at the i home of Mrs. Frank Gieene, Monday ■ afternoon. Mr. and'Mrs. Garfield Vorhis end Mr. and Mrs. Glen Darr and family : of Elkhart visited »t the Jacob E. | Kern home, Sunday, The condition of Mary Darr, who: is in the Goshen hospital following' the opeTation last week, is reported, as improving. J. P. Dolan was unable to. leave the house last week because of a severe cold. He was able to be outdoors this week. Mr. and Mrs. C. G. W’ilbur of Michigan City were Sunday dinner I guests of Mr. and Mrs. Warren T. [ Colwell. The Misses Marjorie Langely and Dorthey Symonds of Leesburg were 1 guests of Miss Katherine Kern, Saturday. s Mr. arj£l Mrs. Walter Hutchinson and daughter, Mrs. Sunthymer and baby were guests of Mr. and Mrs. William Geiger, Sunday. The Bide-a-wee club met at the’ home of Mrs. Jerry Hamman, Friday afternoon. This was the club’s New Year party. Relatives here have received word from Mr. and Mis. Joe Kitson of Mount Rose, Calif., that they escap- 1 ed the recent flood there. Mr. and Mrs. J. W. Swenson spent

ORDINANCE FOR APPROPRIATION FOR THE YEAR 1934. ORDINANCE NO 3434. An ordinance appropriating monies for the purpose of defraying the expense of the several departments of the I'own Government of the Town of Syracuse, Indiana, from the tirst day of January, 1934, to December 31, 1334, including all outstanding claims, obligations, and fiving a time when same shall become effective. Section 1. Be it ordained by the Board of Trustees of the Town of Syracuse, Indiana: That for the expenses of the Town Government and its institutions, for the period from January 1, 1334, to December 31, 1934, the following sums of money are hereby appropriated and ordered set apart out of the til nds herein named, and for the purpose herein specified, subject to the laws governing the same. Such sums herein appropriated shall be held to include all expenditures authorised to be made during this period, unless otherwise expressly stipulated and provided by law. Section 2. That for the above said period there is hereby appropriated out of the General Fund of saiu lowh, the following: 1. General Fund—Services Personal. No. 11 Solary of Trusteess 150.00 No. 12 Salary of Clerk — 75.00 I No. 13 Salary of Treasurer — . 75.00 No. 14 Salary of Marshal 900.00 No. 15 Salary of Health Officer 25.00 i No. 16 Compensation of Attorney r 50.00 No. 17 Compensation of Firemen „ 200.00 No. Other Compensation.— ; 250.00 2. Services Contractual. No. 22 Heat, Light, Power, Water-— 4000.00 No. 23 Printing and Advertising • - 100.00 No. 24 Repairs, Building and Equipment 200.00 No. 25 Services Other Contractual — 100.00 , 3. Supplies. No. 31 Office Supplies »_ 50.00 No. 32 Other Supplies — 200.00 4. Material. No. 42 Street, Alley and Sewer 200.00 5. Current Charges No. 51 Insurance and Official Bond Premium 225.00 No. 53 Improvement Assessment Against the Town 100.00 3. Debt Payment. No. 81 Bonds and Interest— 1575.00 Section 3. That for said fiscal year there is hereby appropriated out of the “Street Fund** of said town the following: STREET FUND. 1 Services Personal No. 55 Salary of Marshal—— 450.00 No. 56 Wages of Street Laborers— 500.00 2. Services—Contractual. No. 57 Repairs of Equipment 200.00 3. Supplies. No. 58 Supplies • 100.00 4. Material. No. 59 Material qq ■ That this ordinance shall be effective and in fall force January 1, 1934. Passed by the Board of Town Trustees of the Town of Syracuse, Indiana, December 19, 1933 Attest ROBERT STRIEBY, ERNEST BUCHHOLZ W. G. CONNOLLY, d Town Clerk FIELDON SHARP 7

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last Sunday evening with Mr. and Mrs. Stanley Warner of North Webi ster. Grandma Held, who fell on the icy pavement last week has been ill in bed at her home since that time. She lives in Mrs. Jane Bachman’s 1 house. Miss Geisel’s sister Ruth and broth- - er Oscar, Miss Helen Beery and Ars thifr Barrett of Decatur were guests of Miss Geisel and Miss Miller, Sun- - day. f Paul McClintic left for New York, ,last Thursday, where he has obtained > j employment. He was accompanied »I east by Joel Wilt, who is showing 1 samples to various business houses. » * Those who called on J. P. Dolan, j ; Sunday, were: James Traster, Mrs. ? Rosa Bartholomew, Mrs. Garrett • Grissom, Hallie Holloway and fam- j ' Jerry Hamman and wife and, Levi —itson and wife. ■ Mrs. B. M. Place, and son from i j Toledo, 0., visited her father, N. j jG. Skidgell from Saturday until Tuesday, and helped celebrate his « birthday, Monday. j The Art Club held two meetings i during the past week. Last Thursday evening the club met at the home <of Mrs. L. A. Seider, and Monday i 1 evening at the home of Mrs. J.H. . Pettit. Rev. Jarboe was called to New■ I Paris Tuesday to officiate at the funeral of Betty June Cripe, 3 year- | lold daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Roy Cripe, at that place. Burial was in the New Paris cemetery. J Mrs. Tillman Hire rnd Mrs. Ed . Unrue went to the Wolf Lake hos-1 pita), Sunday, to see Mrs. Laryey t Davis. It has been decided that her i illness is not malta fever, but the i i result of a number of complications, ■ and her condition is serious. i I Jon Bushong’s first birthday was ■ celebrated with a party at the home of his parents, Mr. and Mrs? Joe ! Bushong, Sunday evening. Mis. -J. j rT.i Riddle, Mr. .and Mrs. Hugh Bush- j i orfg and family, Mr. and Mrs. Wifi ( Bushong and Mr. and ■ Mrs. Landis | Pressler attended the party; Mr. and Mrs. .Jesse Mishler of j Bloomington who had spent the vyeek ! end at Centerville, Mich., stopped to call on Mr. and Mrs. E. McClel- I lan at Butt’s Landing, Sunday, on > their way home. They were accom-; 1 panied by their daughter, Mrs. Miller of Goshen, who was going to j • Bloomington for a visit there. | Young John Myers, who with his | ; mother is spending the winter with ' Mrs. Myers’ aunt, Mrs. Isabel Grieger, got a ducking in Syracuse lake, Monday afternoon. After school Miss Betty Harkless had cut a hole in the ice, near her home, and intended to try fishing. She warned Johnnie not to go too close —but he did, and got all wet. Betty pulled him out. | - » *. * S. S. CLASS MEETS. The Wide Awake Sunday school class of the Church of God met at the home of Mr. and Mrs. Bert Ward, Tuesday evening. There were ■ 17 members of the class and 14 visitors present. Refreshments were served and games enjoyed.

—a j “LIBERTY OF THE PRESS” j To develop a strong people, adj ministration must first of all develop ’ a constructive spirit in criticism. If we should become iccustomed ■to regard government as a part of I ourselves, and if we should become less in need of government, then we would be approaching the ideal. In a perfect people there would i be no need of frontiers, of courts, ( . of mediums for exchange of church- ‘ j es. And we must believe that we are ; evoluting towards that ideal. The ! evolution of man on this earth has brought us through many different i stages of cruel brutal efforts to sur- ; vive. If man had not had the ability ■ to fight and think, we most assuredly i would have perished. To fight intelligeii.ly is to criticize’ constructively. , The “New Deal” in America is i ■ nothing but an evolution in Ameri-1 > can Life. It will bring the American ■ 1 people closer to th t ideal which we ; ‘are slowly approaching. — We are ex reme’y so tv.na e in having chosen am; n for President of ■ the United States who is most cer tainly i pushing us forward. But if intelligent criticism and ap-! praise 1 is not developed that man, t in whom we have so much faith, will i perish along with his ideals, the ideals of the people. We wifi allow that he will need ( scolding for some of the things he will do for us. We must allow that he should have our enthusiasm and, praise for the worthy methods to ‘ lead us on past normal condition; closer to our ide. Is whkh he might - put into effect. He should have an entire people ’ ready to back him one hundred per ! cent during his fights for what is right, or for what might through experiment turn opt to be right. He should have an entire people ready to spank him lovingly for what he might do that’s wrong, or might turn out to be wrong through experiment. We are proud of President Roosevelt! We don’t believe .that he will ever take away from the Newspapers that liber;y which they have so much enjoyed during the past months. We do believe however, that “Liberty of the Press should be enjoyed more

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The Old Man’s Corner

(The views expressed in this column are those of the author who wishes to remain anonymous, and not necessarily those of the editor of The Journal. Anyone who does not agree with views expressed here is welcome to write in reply so long as the writer’s identity is known to the editor.) j D’ye know difference ’tween a fact I and an opinion? If ’y k don’t, then don’t try to write history. History! History! I’m jus boilin. Not a word of history in some so-called history> books. Jus opinion. Mud-slingin, sel-fish-seekin* opinion—merchandising someone’s reputation for roylatyprofits and such. History Is Fact, Not Opinion The world has been deluged with j “history” lately; the history of indi- ( : vidual men, Lke Washington, Lini cola and D’lsrali, and of nations, : I groups and events. We know most i iof them are w.iiten from a bits, or Jto give them an O. Henry kick. Vi hen such a history book “goes over big” we know a new Historian has emerged. Later he will be invited and come to address our Clubs and other meetings: a t yl so will a new I theory of history be born!

, cleanly by certain now filthy sheets, j Let us develop through the pi ess an ability to praise enthusiastically, • and spank lovingly! MILES SMITH III’PECANOE Sunday guests at the J. Garber j home were; A. M. Likens and fam- ! ; tly, T. H. Waistler and family, ' ; Jacob Eberly and Mayzel Kline. George Tom and family spent; Sunday in the Everett Tom home near Dewart Lake. Lavent Tom called on J. L. Kline; Saturday evening. Elmer Baugher and family took; Sunday dinner in the Clarence Lew-1 alien home. I Little Jackie Lewallen is on the sick list. Albert Gilbert and Adrian Warstleri called at the J. L. Kline home Saturday. Grmel and Mayzel Kline called at *

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Well, I have just been reading -what a standard Authority has te say regarding the qualifications of man who presumes to write history. He says: “♦♦♦every one that undertakes to deliver the history of actions truly ought to know of them himself, or i been informed of them by such as knew them. ♦♦♦This digression I have been obliged to make out of necessity, as being desirous to expose the vanity of those that profess to write histories.”*** When Time hrs melted and blended our own era into the Tradition of a vague /Tas.”, the Authority I quote will doubtless still remain in every-day necessity for our distant, . intelligent progeny. For he is Fla- ; vius Josephus, a jew who was born ■about three yecrs after Jesus died. He was a historian, philosopher, j writer, priest; Jewish and Roman i soldier, a contemporary and friend of Vespasirn and Titus Caesar at the siege and s eking of Jerusalem, A. D. 70; and the sole savior of the Jewish Temple “Holy Books” from whence so largely proceeded the Christian Bible. Eviden.ly, then as now, “eternal vigilance” was the price of liberty.

the J. Garber home Saturday. Charles Davisson called at the Geo. Tom home, Tuesday. Elizabeth Morehead called at the Gordy home Wednesday. I Robert Scoti of Ell-hart spent the ' Holiday vacation with relatives in • this neighborhood. s i. — O Usually the fellow who h?s plenty 'of time on hand, doesn’t have very ■ much else. t ■ — ■ ___ i ALL DRY CLEANING ; DONE ' \ i SANITONE 'SYRACUSE DRY CLEANER ! M. E. RAPP ' ■ *