The Syracuse Journal, Volume 26, Number 49, Syracuse, Kosciusko County, 29 March 1934 — Page 1

ji&antK 6/Arthur Brisbane FASCISM NEXT? HEALTHY POLICEMEN * IS THE CRAZE A BLESSING? THESHOTGUN MARRIAGE

Dictatorship and Fascism hold It* aly. Turkey, Russia and Germany, threaten France and England. There is no reason why Fascism should not come here in the wake of industrial chaos. If it does come, it will ap* pear in the shape that will not please either capital or labor —capital, which wishes comfort, luxury and increasing profits, and labor, that wants to rule comfortably out J j of harm’s way, through union politics, and would have no stomach for the game as Mussolini and Hitler and Stalin play it. Six thousand policemen, members of the Holy Name society in New York, pledged never to take the name of God in vain, are evidently all healthy policemen. They break- j fasted together after attending imss j Sunday, and this is what they ate: ■' 3.000 grapefruit, 1,200 pounds of oatmeal, 24,000 scrambled eggs, I 2,500 rotst chickens, 4,500 pounds j of potatoes, 12,000 sausages, 1,000 ( pounds of sugar. With this breakfast they drank 900 gallons of coffee, 800 quarts of ' milk, l»2&0 quarts of cream.’ Mr. Octavus Roy Cohen, wrier, says: “The crate for contract bridge hurts social life, it has eliminated the art of social conversation.” It grieves Mr. Cohen that women should “play bridge five afternoons and five nights a week.” If he had heard some of these women engaged in what he calls “the art of conversation” he might be glad that the bridge craze came along. Bridge is simply one of many substitutes for thought, a painful process for nearly all human beings, and one of the milder substitutes. Other substitutes are drugs, alcohol tobacco and various kinds of sporU that take men back to the monkey period, and let them comfortably down on all fours, A dog, taught to walk on its hind legs, likes the t: sk more than a man, recently taught to think, likes thinking. Srivat ion army authorities in Florida announce a new view of an old moral question, sometimes described as "doing right by our Nell. ” Mrs. George A. Stephan, wife of Adjutant Stephan, whose work Is helping girls out of trouble, no longer believes in the old “shotgun" marriage idea. i Ideas have changed, Mrs. Stephan finds, and public opinion, that of women especially, is not as cruel as it used to be. The young unm: cried mother may find a place in life. Mrs. Stephan helps her to find it, and does not advocate the compulsory marriage, which was once thought a cure for all such troubles. John Curry, sentenced to life imprisonment four years ago when only fifteen, for helping in a “witch murder” in Pennsylvania, is developing artistic talent in prison. His pictures have been exhibited, important artists visit and show interest in him. The young convict-artist says “The work means a great deal to me because it makes the outside world, which I may never see again, real to me." 4 The French gove nfiiei.t, disturbed by recent riots caused by financial corruption, in which government officials shared, worries about unemployment, although compared with others, French idleness amounts to nothing. Young men leaving the army are invited to re-enlist, and not swell the ranks of the idle, and men out of work who have been in the army during the last five years, which means practically every sound man under forty in France, are invited to go into the army until times are better. Men in the French army work on roads and otherwise, and they are used, which would horrify labor in this country, as strikebreakers in case the. employees of- the government owned railroads go on strike. In fact, French strikers have been conscripted and ordered to work, or be shot. Attorney General Cummings asks congress for new legislation to help crush the crime underworld, and you will hope that congress will consent, in view of official statement that organised crime “has more people under arms than there are in the army and navy of the United States. It not only has more people under arms than the army and navy, it has more than the army and navy in and around New York city alone. President Roosevelt will not be altogether pleased with statements by able young commercial flyers, telling him what he ought to do. F. D. Roosevelt, after all, is head of the army and navy, and also of the Post Office department. Mrs. CaroUne~Phimps, born June 28, 1827. to dead in Florida. In three <o—PW.) ■

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MARCH 21ST NOTHING TO WEATHERMAN Doesn’t Know Spring’s Here; Sends Most Snow of Winter. Newspapers received in Syracuse, j Tuesday morning said “probably j snow” but those who had been I shoveling snow, and trying to drive ( cars through same knew that the I weatherman could have made his ; statement a bit stronger than “probJ ably” as there was snow. Kain and sleet Monday, following a spring-like sunshiny P.ltn Sunday, ! turned to snow early Monday evening and kept falling in blizzard fashion far into the night. Tuesday morning, between shoveling walks, and shoveling out stalled cars, arguments were heard as to whether “on the level” snow was eight, 10 or 12 inches deep. School hacks finally arrived in town, hut the last one in did not arrive until 9:30, Tuesday morning. Rural mail carriers completed their routes with difficulty. ° In the case of Fred Seif, retiring rural carrier April Ist- he didn’t start on his route. With Mrs. Self he had driven to their farm about 6 that morning. *i he county r -ad plow had cleared the road past their farm about 3 a. m. They were planning to have some work done on the house. When hey were 3 ready to start back to town, about 7 o’clock, for Self to collect the mail and start on his route, they discovered the high wind had drifted the snow across the road again. Mrs. Self said in many places the snow- was more than waist deep. Wade Zerbe was having a little grief.too, as trees,, wires and poles laden with ice before the snow fell, ended with five telephone poles fallen aci'oss road 13 just beyond the Slip, near the Wogoman and Bird homes. This meant delay for school hacks and Dill Mock, who turned back to come to town by another route, from the Vawter Park school to the Guy school and then to Syracuse by the North Webster road, ran into the drifts right in front of the Self farm house, and the school hack stalled. Mrs. Self said the children left the hack and came into the kitchen with her to keep warm. And soon the county plow came past again, opening the road for them to come to town. In the meantime, Hilary Bachman substitute carrier on Self’s route, had been called to car reroute 4 mail Mike Miller offered to accompany J. E. Kern, for whom he substitutes but as Kern thought he wouldn’t need him, Miller went with Bachman. These two were the first carriers back, after noon, Tuesday. Bachman said when the car would strike snow higher than the radiator Miller would climb on the back bumpers of the machine, bounce up and down so as to raise the front end of the car, and it would proceed. It was learned yesterday morning that on Tuesday, Melvin Beers, driving out of Cromwell to deliver mail on his route, had been accompanied by Estel Moore, substitute. (Continued ion Last Page) TO SPEAK COMMENCEMENT NIGHT Dr. D. W. Kurtz of Chicago is to be speaker at the Commencement exercises of the Syracuse High School, Friday evening, April 20. Dr. Kurtz is a graduate of Juanita college and Yale University; has attended „ Leipzig university, Berlin, Marburg, and the College de France. He had made four trips to Europe, two to Egypt, visiting Palestine, Syria and Asia Minor, and has paid one visit to Japan. His talk Is to be upon “Ideals in Education.” Those who have heard him previously state that he is an interesting speaker. O FARM BUREAU TO MEET Corn and hog Contract signers are urged to be present at the Turkey Creek Township Farm Bureau meeting, next Tuesday evening, April 3 in the High School. There is to be a speaker who will explain the working of the newly organized Producers' Credit Association. Also, Paul Engel, poultry specialist, representing the state farm bureau, will speak. C. A. Langston will give a talk on “What to do with Idle Acres, After the Corn Reduction.” It is also

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FISH POND BEING CLEANED FOR USE Conservation Club to Rear Fish in Pond Built Many Years Ago by Henry Hendricksow. ‘ The Wawasee Conservation Club ! has discovered a fish rearing pond, not far from town, byway of the North Huntington road, and it is being made ready for shipment of fish from the state conservation department for rearing by the club. It is thought it was in 1876 that Henry Hendrickson, who used to live on the farm, where the pond is located,, at present owned by Fred Baumgartner and where his son Ralph lives, first built the fish pond. Mr. Hendrickson believed in reincarnation, and darned the creek which flows through the farm,- making a fish pond of it. Mrs. J. H. Bowser said when she moved Ho Syracuse 48 years ago, she ate fish which Mr. Hendrickson caught from the pond. He also planted trees and made a beautiful spot, so, they say, he could go fishing when he was re-in-carnated. Members of the Wawsaee Conservation club went to the farm, Sunday and found there are only grass pike in the waters there. So on Tuesday, Roscoe Howard, C. W. Howard, Harold Kitson and Harry Mann w’ent there, broke the dam so the waters could dram out. When all the water has gone, they plan to clean the bottom of the small “lake” and rebuild the dam. The stream flowing into it constantly, will soon fill the basin of the pond again. Then the club plans to ask the state conservation' department to send fish for rearing in this pond. Harold Kitson will supervise it. When the fish are 3 inches long, the state pays those who have reared the fish $35 per thousand; $45 for those four inches long; $55 for those 5 inches long. The club hopes to make some money in this way, this summer. HONOR ROLL FOR MONTH ANNOUNCED Pupils on Roll of Honor for Seventh Month of School Just Completed Named by Teachers. Honor roll names for the seventh month of school completed yesterday, are: Seniors: Frances Houston, Gwendolyn Stucky, Luella ‘ Wingard, Leonard Hibschman, Kingsley Pfingst, James Freeman. Juniors: Willodean Mock, Loys ■ Juday. Sophomores: .Martha Brower, Pauline Hibschman, Carma Parkhurst, Doris Shock, Leona Stockman, Chester Brown, Herman Doll, Robert Insley. Freshmen: Lucy Bachman, Juanita Geiger, Lucille Osborn, Robert Strieby. Eighth Grade: Jean Emerson, Agnes Fleming, Eileen Tom. Seventh Grade: Katharine Dillen, Robert Hinderer, Burton Niles. Sixth Grade: Thurlow Mock, Billie Emerson, Monabelle Firestone. - Fifth Grade: Lois Davis, Martha Hibschman, Betty Lou Hollett, Ruth Rang, Emerson Bushong, Eugene Wright. Several others would have, been eligible if they had not been absent. Fourth Grade: Betty Henwood, Betty Gordy and Betty Wolf. Third Grade: Caroline Beck, Rosemary Carr, Doris Davis, Frances Miller, Leia Piew. Second Grade: Ilene Benson, Betty Lee Wilt, Curtis Bushong, Jimmie Myers, Billie Eyer, Jack Mann, Edwin Meek. First Grade: Erolyn Bushong, Donna Davis, Katherine Jean Myers Charles Searfoas, Adolph Stieglitz, Lovan Symensma. BIRTHS ANNOUNCED Dr. and Mrs. Carl Swanson of Detroit, Mich., are announcing the birth of a son, Robert Thomas, on St. Patrick’s day. It will be recalled before her marriage, Mrs. Swanson was Miss Becky Stone of Lake Wawasee. Mr. and Mrs. Joe Lantz, who live south of town are announcing the birth of a son Friday morning. The baby weighed 10 pounds. Mr. and Mrs. B. F. Byrd, who live at “Dismal” are announcing the birth of an 8-pound daughter, Sunday evening. o SUPPORT MONEY ORDERED In the divorce case of Maria E. McFarren of Syracuse, against Rado C. McFarren, by agreement, Judge Donald Vanderveer has ordered McFarren to pay his wife $3 a week support money pending the hearing —

SYRACUSE, INDIANA, THURSDAY MARCH 29, 1934.

|ON LAKE WAWASEE' ' , I 1 A card sent to the Journal by P. W. Soltau in Hollywood, Fla., states that Mr. and Mrs. Soltau plan to return to Syracuse, this week. Mrs. C. M. Vawter and Mrs. Veltman and daughter Returned to the Vawter cottage, Saturday, as- ; ter spending the winter in Chicago and Holland, Mich. Mr. and Mrs. Herbert McMahan of Anderson spent Sunday at their cottage. Mr. and Mrs. Frank Brown of Indian Village spent Sunday afternoon with Mr. and Mrs. Roy Brown Mr. and Mrs. Tom Warner of Detroit, Mich., Mr. and Mrs. Sam Rasor and Mr. and Mrs. Eston McClintic were guests of Mr. and Mrs. Will Mallon, Sunday. Mr. and Mrs. Louis Novitsky of Fort Wayne spent Friday at their lake home. Collie Lamb of Payne, 0., was a lake visitor, Sunday. Miss Sarah Seaman and party of friends from Chicago spent the week end at the Seaman cottage. The U. D. T. S. club was entertained, Friday, at the home of Mrs. Felty. Mrs. Landefelt’s sister from Muncie is staying pvith her during her illness. Jock Taylor, pro at the Maxwelton golf course, has returned to Syracuse, for the coming season. A card from Mr. and Mrs. John Boyts in Miami, Fla., asks that their paper be held here this week, as they planned to start home this week. • ■' I 'fl fb. —— SEEK TO BE DELEGATES Eighteen Republicans, who seek to be delegates to the Republican State convention in May have filed declarations at the office of the county clerk. Jhe list is as follows; Waiter Brubaker, Gael D. Munson, O. Raymond Miner and Frank Sanders, all of Warsaw; Owen D. Stackhouse, of Etna Green, representative of Jefferson and Scott town- . ships; Silas Paxton, of Etna Green, representative for Harrison township; Black, of Akron, representative from Franklin township; John Deaton of Claypool, representative for Clay township; Clever Munson of Warsaw, representative for Wayne township; Lewis Bridser, of Leesburg, representative for Plain township; Edward Cain of Milford, representative for VanBuren township; Roscoe Howard of Syracuse, representative for TurkeyCreek township; Wilbert F. McGray of Pierceton, representative for Washington township; Lawrence Willard, Webster, representativepfor Tippecanoe township; J. Eslie Scott of Claypool, representative for Jackson and Monroe townships. O TO HAVE ANNUAL ALUMNI DINNER SATURDAY NIGHT The annual alumni dinner party in honor of the graduating class of the Syracuse High school will be held in the school, Saturday evening. Dinner is to be served by the Lutheran Ladies Aid. Miss Betty Ward is asking that those who have not already made reservations, do so at once. A program of entertainment is planned to follow the dinner, and this in turn will be followed by a dance. Students away at colleges will be home for Easter vacation, and thus on hand to attend this dinner party. —— O WIN SUGAR Sugar winners last Saturday evening were: Virginia Marsh, Helen Shock, M. Applegate, Mr* J. Rensberger, Lester Sawyer, D. Stabler, E. C. Reidenbach, Maude Trastor, Forest Kern, Charles Nicolai, Mrs, C. R. Hollett, Mrs. H. R. McSweeney, Richard Mench, Charles Dean, C. Nine, Mrs. Beckman, Ocal Craft, C. E. Brady, Charles G. Beck, Olive Disher. DOESN’T PAY TO ADVERTISE, HAD THREE GALLONS LEFT A few weeks ago Gerald Bushong had printed in the Journal, a25 cent want ad, advertising maple syrup for sale. He had obtained 78 gallons of syrup, and from that ad sold only 75 gallons,' be said. Orders for the syrup were received from places as far away as North Dakota and Okla- I homa. Subscribers to the Journal live there as well as in this vici- j aity. —

I QUAIL RAISING TO 1 BE TAKEN UP SOON Wawasee Conservation Club to Receive 29 Mated Birds From State Conservation Department. Plans are being made by members of the Wawasee Conservation Club, to take care of the 20 pairs of mated quail which are due to arrive from the state conservation department, about April 10th. The local conservation club is the only club in the state which is going to attempt the difficult task of raising quail in captivity. According to Earl Menzenberger, the one member who seems to know something about raising quail, each female bird will lay about 90 eggs a season. The tentative plan of the club is to have some hatchery hatch the eggs and then transfer the small quail to electrically heated brooders. In all probability the 300 Mongolian pheasant eggs which the club has contracted to raise for the state, will be handled in the same manner, instead of hatching with bantam hens as originally planned. « The brooders will likely be located in the barn at the rear of Roscoe Howard’s home, and the quail will be released when they reach a certain age. When Noah Eaton, game warden of this county was in town, Tuesday he notified Fred Hoopingarner, president of the club, that the quail were ready to be shipped here at any time, and that there would be a meet ing of all the conservation clubs of the county, either on the 11th or 18th of April at Warsaw. Most of the officials of the conservation department will be there to become acquainted with the members of the clubs. ORATORICAL TEST WILL BE FRIDAY Band Concert to Open Program of Evening; Songs by Girls Octette, s . Trombone Solo. There are 23 entrants in the preliminary oratorical contest, to be held before the assembly at High School, today. Twelve have either dramatic or humorous readings, 10 orations, and one a monologue. From those competing today, assembled students will choose the six to compete Friday night in the school oratorical contest to be held in the school gym here. At this contest, one will be chosen by judges to represent Syracuse in the county contest to be held in Pierceton, April 6. Friday evening’s program will commence at 7 o’clock, opening i with a band concert. Then the first j three contestants will appear on the program. This will followed by a vocal ' sold by Lucy Clayton, and the other | three speakers will take part. i There will be songs by the High ■ School Octette, a vocal solo by Doris Shock and a trombone solo by Rich- j ard Isbell, while the judges are j makings their decision. i Then the decision will be announc- ' ed as to which speaker will represent Syracuse High School. JURORS ARE DRAWN The April term of the Kosciusko ■ circuit court will open next Monday j morning and will continue until the time for .the usual summer vacation. • Jurors were drawn by C. J. Gil- | oertson and R. J. Roberts, jury commissioners, as follows: Grand Jury. Carl Stookey, Plain township; Gus F. Carteaux, Warsaw; W. E. s Thursh, Warsaw; Robert Wood, j Scott township; Albert Emerson, | Turkey Creek township; Silas Pax-' [ ton, Harrison township. Petit Jury. Claude Smith, Prairie township; Russell H. Hartman, Scott township; John Fisher, Etna townships Merl Wolf, Prairie township; Frank Rensberger, Jefferson township; P. V. McFarren, Monroe township; Forrest Galloway, Turkey Creek township; Oss Radcliff, Washington township; Lincoln Stockmeyer, Wash ington township; Frank Hahn, Scott township; Claude Elder, Warsaw; Glen Treavery, Lake township. o__ ENTERTAINS AT DINNER Miss Ruth Blanchard entertained the High school faculty, and their wives at a dinner party at 6:30 o’clock, Friday evening at her home. Those present included: Mr. and Mrs. Court Slabaugh, Mr. and Mrs. Calvin Beck, Mr. and Mrs. C. A. Langston, Mr. and Mrs. W. C. Gants, Mr. and Mrs. Leonard Barnhart, Miss Lillian Hamman, Miss Lucile Henwood, Rev. J. S. Pritchard and Mr. and Mrs. A. H. Blanch- I ard.

! DO YOU I REMEMBER—, ■_ <8 ' 29 Years Ago. When John Brunjes* leg was amputated at a hospital in Chicago; when Dale Darr was taken to Chicago where he underwent an appendicitis operation? 15 Years Ago. Whefi negotiations were completed for the purchase of the New Paris lumber yard by P. R. Sprague of this place, E. C. Sprague, a brother and Henry I. Isabell? * * • Ten Years Ago When Mrs. Nora Wilc.ox resigned her position at the electric shop and was succeeded by Mrs. Louise Kelley? j • • • 5 Years Ago. When <ihe 11th annual convention of federated clubs of this county was held iin the Methodist church here in Syracuse? :—o RURAL ROUTES ARE • REDUCED TO THREE Fred Self Will Retire After 39 Years of Service; Routes Will Now be About 45 Miles Each. On April Ist, when Fred Self retires after\3o years service carrying mail on rural routes out of Syracuse his roule-will be divided among s the three other carriers, instead of a fourth carrier being employed to take SeLFs place. Each month, 3*2 percent of a rural carrier’s salary is taken out, and paid into the government’s retirement fund. From this fund those who will be retired April Ist will receive monthly pensions. Most of the R-4 which Self has carried will be divided between J. E. Kern and Harry Culler, with a number from their routes being transferred to Hallie Holloway’s. Each parrier will now drive about 45 miles daily, and serve between 250 and 300 patrons. They will leave the post office at 8:30 a. m. Culler's route one will be from Syracuse, through Kale Island to the north side of the lake as far as Ogdne point; to the Moore school from there, then as far as Solomon’s Creek church; back to the North Huntington road. Kern’is route 2 will commence at Sloan’s corners, follow the county line rotid toward Ligonier, cut into the lake at Cedar Point, follow the lake road to the east end, round Papakeetchie, back to Wawasee at Wingard’s, then south of the Vawter park school; west to the Guy school north tind west, back to town. Hoikway’s route 3 will now include Oakwood Park; follow the ; south Eide of the lake road to High- < land View; go south and west to the ! Vawter park school; then south and ■ east, through North Webster; then north and west back to Syracuse. Rural residents are receiving notices on which route they are now ; listed, and rural carriers have studied the maps so they feel familiar, I with tljie new territory which is to be But the post office em- { ployes expect to have difficulty, I Sunday morning, breaking habits of where they have placed mail for persons, to sort this mail properly for tho new routes. 5 V- — BREAKS THROUGH ICE. i Last week when ice on Tippej canoe lake had become “spongy” | Mell Tully narrowly missed a serious accident. He went out on the ice to fish, and it broke with him. He threw out his arms and managed to catch hold of the ice on both I sides of the break, and hold himself ' there.. , People w'ho saw the accident were I unable to reach him as the ice broke Kas they appraoched. It kept breaking as Tully tried to pull himself out, for several attempts, but finally helld so that he was able to pull himself out of the water, onto the ice. He made his way to the Charles Long home, nearby, and “thawed out.” FILE IN BENTON TOWNSHIP e Among those who have filed for trustee of Benton township oh the Republican ticket are: Roy Sarjent, H. E. Blue, Will Hire, Charles Weybright, John Evans. On the Democratic ticket for trustee are: George Hapner, Pete Gross and Levi Kalb. O MEAT TRUCK UPSETS Monday afternoon the Eckrich Meat truck hit an icy spot in the road and failed to make the turn on Roaci 13 near the county line, gnd I overturned, spilling the meat into 1 the yard at Arthur Keefer’s home, I part of the farm of Mrs. Sarah | Youijce. No one was injured.

MOVE TO GET BANK OPEN PROGRESSING “Problems Being Worked Out as Rapidly as Possible” Rapid strides have been made in progress of rehabilitating the State Bank of Syracuse during the past week. Mr. Purdum, chairman of the Depositors committee has stated that the bank situation is much better than last week. When Purdum was approached for news this morping, he gave oat the following information as a report from his committee: , “The problems in connection with the opening of the Syracuse bank are being worked out as rapidly as possible, and there is certainly a better feeling of optimism among those we have come in contact with. “In our contacts with th peeople of the community we find a much greater spirit of co-operation than has ever existed before, and this is certainly to be commended as we know that when everyone interested gets his shoulder to the wheel, the program is compelled to go over. “On account of the extremely bad condition of the roads this week, the ones who are actively engaged in completing the program have not been able to get out to as many people as they • would like to see. However, they are doing everything they can, and they need all the help they can get as there is still considerable work to be done in connection with the sale of stock, and the securing of waivers of deposits. “We hope that when we report next week we will be able to announce the full completion of the program. “The State Banking Department has been very patient with us and is willing to co-operate in every way possible. Reports of progress are required by the Banking Department every few days to make sure there is no delay in completing the program. ” / o NEW CLUB FORMED BY ATHLETES HERE Syracuse Athletic Club to Include Number of Sports; Hope to Have Baseball Team This Year. The formation of the Syracuse Athletic Club has taken place with an enrollment to date of eighteen members to carry on the interest shown in sports here in the past. , The club wishes to give to the public base ball, basket ball, golfing and skating in connection with membership already obtained and with new memberships and the proceeds from the major sports, the club .will have outside competition and give prizes to the best in each sport. It is known that there is much interest in ice boating and with a few rules and regulations the dub members feel they can make it more interesting under tfee S. A. C. organization. , Last winter on the ice there waa lots of fun but the club thinks it would be more fun to belong to the S. A. C. and compete in different events for a trophy under the direction of the S. A. C. In Syracuse there is real base ball material from which it is planned to give to Syracuse-a base ball team in uniforms with Al Keefer as manager and publicity man, Earl Auer captain and M. K. Meredith, secretary and treasurer. The S. A. C. is sponsoring a comedy play “Sue Starts Something” at the High School gym April 27th at 7:45 to raise funds to purchase uniforms for the base ball team and the entire community is invited to cooperate in making this a success. Other sports will be taken care of in season and will be announced later. O EASTER PROGRAM AT CHURCH OF GOD An Easter Cantata, entitled “In Old Jerusalem,” will be given Sunday evening, April 1, at 7:00 p. m. at the Church of God. Characters taking part are: Margaret Smith, Bernice Held, Pauline Hibschman, Mary Miller, Leonard Hibschman, Lewis Firestone, Robert Parsons and Dale Miller.

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