The Syracuse Journal, Volume 27, Number 24, Syracuse, Kosciusko County, 4 October 1934 — Page 1

6/Arthur Brisbane THE CUP STAYS PERCY ROCKEFELLER NEVER IS A LONG WORD MONEY IS USEFUL

Rainbow has won the fourth race and the America’s cup stays in America. Both yachts came in flying protest flags, but Sopwith later withdrew his protest. . Next time, perhaps, our patriotic millionaires, instead of building a toy sailboat, wll set this government a good example by building a really fast and powerful flying ship and go over and show Europe that the country that invented the airplane does not propose to remain foreyer last in the air. Percy Rockefeller, second Son of the late William Rockefeller, who was John D. Rockefeller’s brother, died recently, only fifty-six years old. He was a highly intelligent man and a hard worker. Like other men of great wealth, Mr. Rockefeller suffered heavy losses in the 1929 shrinkage df values, losses so great that he described them to the senate stock exchange committee as “terrible, perfectly horrible, losses.” I The strain and anxiety of de- , pression years, with values tumbling, may have had something to do with Mr. Rockefeller's illness and death,, not because of any love for money, of which he had plenty left, but because of the strain in fighting financial disaster. Professor Millikan thinks that no ' man will ever go twenty miles up into'’the atmosphere. “The pres-I ent record of about twelve miles probably will stand forever,” said I he. “Forever” is the longest word in any language, and one that rarely is true. ' i If men want to go up five hundred miles above the earth, and hSok around outside of*our atmosphere, they Will do it. Twelve thousand years ago, men living in the late Stone a,:e had no weapons but sharp flints and bows and arrows. They have ahead of them hundreds of millions of years on this planet, as Professor Millikan knows. You cannot limit their accomplishments with any '‘foiever” or “never". ...—■ Too bad, but what can you do about it? The great Samuel John- 1 son said no man ever wrote well except for pay, and it is certain 1 that many brilliant minds have ' gone to waste because their owners happened not to need money. Byron probably wouldn’t have written if he had not had a club foot. Vanity made him work. With two good feet hard work would not have been necessary. Marcus Aurelius .would probably have “made it shorter and snappi-I er” and more interesting if he had not been emperor, j At first men work for money. When once they start working ambition takes the place of money and they continue until the grave swallows them; Money, which means independence of other men’s orders, the only freedom in civilization, is useful in itself, and a useful inventive to hard work. O. B; Winters, flying from NewYork to California, writes: “Flying would be easier if a prominent roof was marked in each town.” Chambers of commerce should discuss vertising now neglected and the national government should do something about it, providing arrows pointing, “This way, north to Chicago," “This way, to Seattle," “Thia way to New Orleans," “This way to Key West.” James A. Moffatt, President Roosevelt’s housing administrator, predicts that 3,000,000 new homes will be built, and will put $2,000,000,000 of private funds into new construction, employing many. Three million new houses will arouse serious thinking in landlords of houses already built, especially those that have let their properties run down. The base cruelty of human beings passes all understanding. When you read of the horrible tortures that representatives of various religions have inflicted upon each other in the past, ail “for the glory of God,” you are horrified. It is more torrible to read of modern criminals’ seizing, binding, fastening to a tree an old man supposed to have haved money. Vinita, Okla., reports the details. The old man’s hands were shot through the palms with bullets, his feet burned with a red-hot poker, ail to extort S6O. Life insurance experts find that poets do not die young. They live about as long as physicians. You are told that you must not compare statistics on modern poets with Chatterton, dead at nineteen: Shelley at thirty, Keats at twenty-six, Poe at forty. Burns at thirty-seven. Unfortunately, you compare modern poetry with the product of those dead gentlemen, either.

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REDUCTION PROGRAM IS NOT FAVORED Farmers in this County I Vote Against It In Called Meetings. — Results of the voting by farmers j ■of Turkey Creek township Monday night on the continuation 4 of some [ kind of an agricultural control pro- i gram showed that the farmers were I rather divided in the opinion as to j the efficiency of the government’s j program. I The first question submitted was: Do you favor an adjustment program dealing with corn and hogs, in 1935? The vote was: Yes, 17; No, n. The second question: Do you favor, a one-contract per farm adjustment program dealing with grain and livestock, to become effective in 1936? The vote was: Yes, 12, no, 15. The second question was so worded because wheat contracts already I signed will carry over into 1935, and there could be no one contract for grain and livestock. J. Alva Mallott of Warsaw addres- > sed the meeting and told the farm-I ers that the program which would j come up would be much more len- I tent than the one already signed. He said that crop surpluses had been cut to a dangerous point, and ihat the government would not. ask he farmers to reduce their corn and hogs in 1935 as much as in 1934. He said if there was no controlled program, farmers would plant much corn, raise many hogs, and break the market again. He cited many instances of this happening. He also claimed that this was the first time (referring to’ ;he contracts) that the government ; had done anything for the farmers. ! There were 67 signers of the cornhog program of 1934, but only 28 attended the meeting in the school house, Monday evening, to vote on the continuance of the program. Some of the farmers voted No, they said, because they had not yet received any money, and did not know how much they would get. One farmer was overheard to say chat-he wasn’t g'ffng to sign this because it might be “something like a note. ” - ■ The biggest reason for non-sign-ing was because they feared that the government planned to step in and control their farms. This was the spirit most expressed. Clay township also voted Monday evening, and turned it down flat. On the first question the farmers there voted: Yes, 22, No, 35. The second question the vote was: Yes, 25, No, 34. Farmers in eight of 17 Kosciusko county townships which have’voted (Continued on Last Page) ELKHART CO.SEEMS TO FAVOR PROGRAM Farmers in Six Townships Where Money has Been Received Vote for Continuance of Program. The referendum on the AAA program in Elkhart county seems to favor the continuance of some sort of a control program on agricultural products, judging from the results of the vote in six townships. In Elkhart county the farmers have received the first payment on their corn-hog contracts, while in Kosciusko county no payment has been made on the contracts. Question No, 1 on which the farmers voted in township meetings ,is: Do you favor an adjustment program dealing with corn and hogs in 1935? No. 2. Do you favor a one-con-tract per farm adjustment program dealing with grains and livestock to become effective in 1936? The vote on the first question in Elkhart county, by townships was: Yes No Jefferson 12 14 Harrison 13 11 Clinton 22 15 Elkhart 19 17 Washington 16 6 Olive 7 11 89 74 The vote on Qie second question was: Yes No Jefferson 14 11 Harrison 12 12 Clinton 25 13 Elkhart 16 20 Washington 15 7 Olive 7 11 89 74

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$6,953.76 PAID FOR LABOR AT CCC CAMP Officer in Charge of Construction Has Been Sent to Build Another Such Camp at Corydon. Work on the CCC camp on Wawasee is nearing completion. Lieut. Francis Deisher, who has been in charge of construction of the camp, will leave on Friday for Corydon where he will be in charge of building another CCC camp, the same size as the Wawasee camp, and to accommodate negroes. Lieut. McCulley will be in charge of completing construction at the Wawasee camp. From the date that work ort the camp began last August, until Oct. 1, the total payroll on construction was $6,953.76, all of which money was paid to labor in this community. The pay roll for the last 15 days in September was $2,408.57. Sixtyone men were on the last pay roll. The total cost of material for construction of the camp up until Oct. Ist was $9,984.45. ' The total amount expended upon construction of the camp, up to Oct. 1, was $16,938.21. Lieut. Deisfier said that before the camp wiU be completed about all the $20,000 appropriated by the federal government would be used. The camp is composed of *six barracks, officers quarters, a mess hall, two latrines, and a recreation hall. ECW Work. The fish ponds are beginning’ to take; shape and form in the enlargment of the Wawasee fish hatchery, the'work being done by the camp enrollees. The banks of several of the ponds are abopt completed and the levy has been built about half way across one end of the lagoon. 0 MARRIAGE ANNOUNCED. The following letter was received this week by the editor: Minneapolis, Minn. , Oct. l, f 1934 Dear Editor: If anyone asks if I am married., tell them yes. Married in Minneapolis, Minn. J. W. Rothenberger was married Sept. -30th to Mrs. Lillian Thompson, Supervisor at Northern Wisconsin Colony and Training School. Truly yours, J. W. ROTHENBERGER. Announcement is being made of the marriage of Marie Stansbury, daughter of Mr. and Mrs. George Stansbury, to Homer Lee Byrd, Saturday evening, at the bride’s home, with Rev. Jarboe officiating. - BlßYit ANNOUNCED Mr. and Mrs. Eli Whirledge announce the birth of a daughter, Carol Janet, Sunday night. The baby weighed 7 pounds. Mr. and Mjs. Lloyd Disher are announcing the birth of a daughter, this morning. The baby weighed 8 pounds. i n — GOING TO FLORIDA Mr. and Mrs. Owen Strieby and family plan tlo start south to Florida about the first of November. Strieby is selling his radio shop, and a trailer has been built to be attached to their automobile on the journey south. The Women’s Missionary Society of the Methodist church met at the home of Mrs. Stephen Freeman, Monday.

lion is lost before hour of circus ARRIVES FOR IST AND 2ND GRADES

Many of the parents and friends of pupils of the First and Second Grade and teachers, Mrs. Rapp and Mrs. Meredith, attended “The Circus" Friday afternoon which program closed the first month’s school work. The one accident attending the wild animal show was the disappearance'of the lion. Al noon he could not be found, and his empty cage stood in the hall, where other cages containing rabbits, cats, chickens and such pets were on display. “Skippy” the dog of Mr.'and Mrs. Nelson Miles, was to have been the lion. Mrs. Rapp's mother had made a “mane” for him out of ruffled paper, and another such ruffle for the tuft of hair on a lien’s tail. Mr. Miles a large cage for him of lathe, and then Skippy disappeared. Mrs. * Miles searched for him all over town, and finally when time for the circus was at hand, asked Ray Foster if his St. Bernard dog would please substitute as lion. Mr. Foster agreed, and the dog was put into the lion’s cage and relaxed as a lion should. All went | well until Joey Rapp’s pet, a fox | terrier, went trotting through the

SYRACUSE, INDIANA, THURSDAY OCTOBER 4, 1934.

|ON LAKE WAWASEE' Fifty members of the World Series club of Elkhart enjoyed an all day outing at The Tavern, yesterday. Some of the men played golf during the day, but in the afternoon most of them listened to the radio over which the game was broadcast. Fourteen men representing the I. L. G. Ventilating Co., of Chicago, were guests at Sargent’s hotel from Thursday until Sunday. During their stay they enjoyed a golf tournament. On Sunday, 50 representatives of Wolf & Dessaur’s of Fort Wayne enjoyed dinner at the Sargent hotel. ■ Mr. and Mrs. John Teetor and Jac Conley spent Tuesday night at | the Teetor lake home, on their way i from Hagerstown to the fair in Chicago. — Monday evening, Mr. and Mrs. Roy Brown entertained Mr. and Mrs. Ed Hogan, Mrs. Rathburg and , Mrs. Peterson of Chicago; Mr. and Mrs. Jerry Hamman, Mr. and Mrs. Will Mallon and Mr. and Mrs. John Walton, at dinner. Dr. and Mrs. Otto Lehnberg of j Columbia City and Mr. and Mrs. Ted Gat wood of Albion were guests of Mr. and Mrs. John Walton,, Sunday. Roy Adains entertained 26 men from Indianapolis and Kendallville, at his summer home, last week end. Mr. and Mrs. R. M. Pentreath returned home to Clinton last Friday after a week’s fishing at the lake. They made no large catches j last week, but during this summer i Mr. Pentreath has caught 13 dog fish, averaging 6 pounds in weight. Mrs. Cecelia Hoelflinger and Mrs. Jack Chappel and children of So. Bend spent the week end at the Louis Solt home. Mr. and Mrs. John E. Boyts spent last week in Chicago. This week, they went to Bloomington to see Mrs. Graham, who is seriously ill there. She is able to sit propped up in bed but a few moments each day. Mr. and Mrs. R. B. Tuttle and Mrs. Gass returned home to Indianapolis, Monday, after spending the summer at the Lake. George Gass took his niece, Miss Betty Carter, to Muncie, Tuesday. Mr. and Mrs. J. H. Shutz and son Leonard, and Mrs. H. Shutz of Mishawaka were Sunday dinner guests of Mr. and Mrs. J. H. Elliott. Bob Elliott spent part, of last week in Detroit, and last week end in Mishawaka. Mr. and Mrs. Ed Hogan and Mr. and Mrs. Roy Brown spent Tuesday with Van Cripe and family in Elkhart. B. R. Jones was able to leave the Goshen hospital, Sunday, after * his illness there, and with Mrs. Jones, returned home to Chicago. Mr. and Mrs. A. R. Monroe closed their home in Pickwick Park and returned to Indianapolis, Monday. Greenskeepers of the state met at the Turkey Creek Golf course, Monjday. | Mrs. C. A. Rqsch and Mrs. Joss i returned home to Indianapolis, Fri--1 day, after spending their vacation ’ at the lake. i Mr. and Mrs. R. V. Maurer of (Continued on Last Paeel

hall. The lion left his cage, slowly but irresistably, and Mr. Foster had to capture and return the lion to the cage, and repair damage done when the lion left it. And then Mr. Foster had to spend all Friday afternoon standing by the lion’s cage in the hall at the i school house, to prevent any further escapes. Following programs in both the First and Second Grades, in which most of the pupils took part, they went to the playground, where the Shetland pony belonging to Jackie Mason of Ogden Island, furnished rides and real thrills. Unfortunately there were so' many pupils to ride and the time so limited, that some of the boys and girls were disappointed, but Mrs. Mason said they would bring the pony to town again so those who had not rifiden might do so at recess or before school. The pony was brought to town from the lake, by his owners putting him in the rear of their sedan, and driving in with him as passenger. First Grade. In the First Grade, the program I had commenced with “Good Afternoon, Dear Mothers”. Children then gave their chart work, and a dra(Continued on Last Page)

LOCAL BOYS WIN > AT COUNTY FAIR Exhibits of Syracuse VocationalAgricultural Classes take Majority of Prizes in Warsaw Boys of the Syracuse High school who are in vocational * agricultural classes took the majority of prizes in this class at the county fair in Warsaw, last week. Six firsts, six seconds and three thirds were awarded them, according to C. A. Langston, who is in charge of this work in the local school. Bueford Scarberry took first in onions and Lester Lung, third. Oliver Hibschman took first in the 10 ears of corn exhibit; Richard Beck, first on pop corn. Oliver Hibschman was first in clover seed exhibits and Ed Coy was second. On oats, Richard Beck took first, Oliver Hibschman, second. In wheat, Syracuse took all three ribbons, Harold Kline, first; Chester Brown, second; Oliver Hibschman, third. In White egg exhibit, Harold Kline wsa second and in the brown egg exhibit, Corlyss LeCount was second. In alfalfa hay, Charles Miller took third. In apples, William Kern took seednd. Due to some mix up, there is some doubt here as to won won -first in the egg exhibit. A reply to Langston’s inquiry to the judges will be known shortly. i ■ I o MINSTREL SHOW TO BE GIVEN ON DEC. 4 s. , * American Legion Made Plans at its Meeting for CCC Enrollees to Present Minstrel Show. Plans were made, ’Monday evening, at the meeting of the Wawasee Post, of the American Legion, to colored company at the CCC camp present a minstrel at the High School building, Dec. 4. E. N. Brindley, educational advisor of the company brought the enrollees quartet to the meeting to demonstrate their talent. These were Lurayne Bradley,' bass; John Henry second tenor and lead; Seymore Washington, first tenor and James King, baritone. They could sing. Brindley said at the meeting that the colored boys will give a minstrel that will long be remembered, for they can sing—and talk. 0 ; HAVE YOU ANY CIVIL WAR RELICS? Believing that all records of the Civil War and the Grand Army of the Republic should be preserved, the Wawasee Post of the American Legion asks that anyone having such records, get in touch with, Dr. C. R. Hoy. At present the only records known to exist are the original charter of the G. A. R. and the G. A, R. flag, both of which are in possession of the Legion. Members of the Post believe that there are other records somewhere in the community, and ask that if anyone knows of the existence of such records or other papers of historical value, to report to Dr. Hoy. Somewhere, in some attic, someone might find such papers. 0 OCT. 6 IS LAST DAY. Although it was at first announced that Oct. 8 would be the last date sor 1 registration of voters, according to law registration must cease 30 days before election, and election comes on Nov. 6 this year, so Oct. 6 is the final day of registration. Those voters who have not registered, or who have moved from; one precinct to another since registering must register or give notice of transfer of residence before that date, to the county clerk. 0 SICK LIST. Joe Rapp has been ill this past week. The condition of Steven F. Evans of Millersburg remains unchanged. Jake Baker of Millersburg is improving slowly. Mrs. Laura* Launer has been ill at her home this past week. Her sons spent Sunday with her. Miss Helen Jeffries’ condition had improved so that it was hoped she would be able to return to work this morning. Than Altland’s condition is reported as improved. n . TO BROADCAST. The Wawasee Warblers, the negro quartet from the CCC camp, will bMrfuicast ever WOWO, Ft. arthft hcrtiK

| DO YOU REMEMBER—i 20 Years Ago. When fire started in a box par and threatened the cement works? • • • 15 Years Ago. When the Wawasee Inn burned, the second hotel to be 5 burned to the ground on that site; this one being owned by John E. Boyts and Dr. C. D. Dobson of Goshen who had purchased it Sept. 16? • • • Ten Years Ago When Ralph Leacock fell out of a tree and suffered a broken nose and cuts on his chin and lower lip which required 10 stitches to close? • • • 5 Years Ago. When John Robert Kern’s leg was broken while playing in the school yard at recess? 0 CCC TEAM LOSES BALL GAME 9 TO 1 Syracuse Team is Victorious.; High School Faculty Help; Crowd Turns Out to See Game. The CCC base ball team discovered Sunday that it was in too fast a company when it played Syracuse for it was defeated 9 to A. The enrollees were as weak, Sunday, against the city team as the High School team was when it played the colored boys from the CCC camp a week ago. Os course the city team had strengthened its lineup with additions that used to be called in the venacular, “ringers. ” At one time in the game it looked as if the High School faculty was playing tbe CCC’s instead of the regular city team. But even at that, the colored boys were in too fast acompany. Still there are some people who contend that if the colored nine had had some spiked shoes that the result might have been different. John Byland, an ancient left hander, kept the visitors under close control allowing only one hit during the eight innings he pitched and John was not a “ringer” either. After the eighth inning, Court. Slabaugh, local educator took charge of the mound. He alloxved one hit, some say intentionally. It is also suspicioned that he tried to walk some of the colored bpys by throwing wide ones, but the one or two who were up to bat struck at anything. The sensation of the game was the playing of the new High School coach, Mr. Holley. He made a three base hit, a two base hit, and bolstered up the out field to such an extent that the pitcher did not have a shivery feeling every time the ball was hit into the outfield. This was the first time that Holley has made a public appearance. He made a good impression. In the sixth inning, Roy Schultz made a freak home run. He hit one out into right field that should have gone for a single, but the right fielder fell down trying to get started on account of not having any ‘spikes on his shoes. This was more or less sweet to Schultz for earlier in the game he had stolen second base only to be put out after the colored cheering section had enticed him to think that the stolen base was not legal or ethical. A large crowd, t probably the largest of the season, w-atched the game. How the crowd paid is not known as this information was not asked. The score by innings is as follows: RH Innings 1 2j3|4|s|6|7|B 9| CCC ' 0 o|'o|ojo|o|o|l 0| I|2 Syracuse 1 o|2ljo|2|3(o|l x| 9|9 Sacks, 2. strike out, 2 bases on balls. By land, 2 strike outs, 1 base an balls.

Durgan to Syeak Here Tuesday The Honorable George H. Durgan, Candidate for reelection to the U. S. Congress on the Democratic ticket will speak here, Tuesday night, Oct. 9, at 8 o’clock in the High School building. Everyone is welcome to attend, according to the local 4democrats who secured him as a speaker. In fact, the local Democratic Committee wants everyone to come and hear him. - Dargan, who is an able speaker, is expected to discuss the “New Deal” and the future Democratic policies in his address Tuesday night.

FARM HOUSE IS ROBBED NEAR LAKE a Perry Dull, Owner Thinks He Knows Guilty Ones. The farm house of Perry Dull, located on the north side of Lake Wawasee, was broken into Monday night and robbed. A 410 shot gun, a 22 rifle, a radio, and a flash light were taken.. Entrance into the house was made by breaking the! glass in a window. . ■ Dull, who has been rooming and boarding at Ruple’s grocery at Waveland Beach, believes that he knows who did the house breaking. His story is that about 10:30 Monday night he was awakened by the noise of an automobile horn. He got up and left [the tw’o men and a woman who were in the car, into the grocery stole. They bought some meat and left after he had recognized the two men, Tuesday morning he got up early, because he said he had a premonition that his house had been robbed. He walked down to his house which is located in an isolated position and found that his fears: were true. Upon looking around he found the wax paper and the piece of wrapping paper irj which he had wrapped the meat for the people in the car the night before. The sheriff was called and Deputy Joe Rovenstine made the investigation Tuesday morning. Arrests are expected to be made shortly. I (, MUSIC CLUB MEETS The Music Melody club met at the home of Betty Miller, Friday evening, with 15 present. New officers, elected at the meeting for the coming yeajr are: Doi’Othy Bolinger of Millersburg, president; Lucille Long of Millersburg, secretary; Katharine Dillen, of Syracuse, reporter; Berden Lonteer, reporter of Nfillersburg; and Ruth Whirledge and Katharine Dillen entertainment committee. It was decided to have each pupil write the story of some music composer, for the October meeting. The hours of the Mozart and Beethoven' sides were counted, and it* was found the Mozart side had won. Betty Miller, captain of this group, gave a report on Mozart’s life and as Bettjy Harkless, the Beethoven captain was absent, her report was not given. After the program, of music by the pupils, everyone played games. Losers of the contest w r ere given animal names and made to answer in their language all evening. Refreshments were served, and the meeting adjourned. The next meeting will be at the home of Bredean Loncter for a good old Hallowe’en frolic. . __ 0 REMEMBRANCES APPRECIATED Friends of Earl Auer, wishing to show some of their sympathy for Mr. and .Mrs. Auer during the months of his illness, made up a purse tio be presented to them, at’ the suggestion of Clarence Kehr and Dave Dewart. More than S7O was presented ( and greatly appreciated by both Mr. and Mrs. Auer, who told their gratitude • for this purse and that presented by the baseball team of which he is a member, as well as other gifts and offers of assistance with the work w’h'ich have l?een made. Mr. Auer has been ill and unable to work for several months, and his many friends realize that he has been in a serious condition. o_ CAR STRIKES DOG. When Carl Tuttle was driving home from town, yesterday morning, a six months old springer spaniel pup, belonging to Mrs. Bert Weimer of North Webster, who was spending the day with Mrs. Scanlon who is staying in one of the Gunderlock cottages near the Slip, ran across the road in front of his car. Tuttle’s machine struck the dog, and one of its front, legs were cut and the left hind was broken. Tuttle stopped the machine at once and took the dog to\a vet, accompanied by Mrs. ,W e ’ n *!P r ’ l—n— 2 ONLY 39 ARE 21. ' It was learned this week that the number of negro enrollees at the CCC camp aged 21 or more, is four less than the 43 reported last week, as four of these have checked out. —;—pg UNDERGOES OPERATION William, 19, son of Mr. and Mrs. Ben Zimmerman of Solomon’s Creek underwent an appendicitis operation in the Gsohen, hospital, Monday.

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