The Syracuse Journal, Volume 27, Number 41, Syracuse, Kosciusko County, 7 February 1935 — Page 2

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the svßirisE journal REPUBLICAN. Published every Thursday at Syracuse. Indiana. Entered as second-class matter on May 4th. 1908. at the postofflce at dyracuse. Indiana, under the Act of •of March 3rd. 1879 SUBSCRIPTION RATES One year, in advance 12.00 Six Months in advance -— — 1.00 Single Copies .05 Hnb%rripfl«»u* dropped If not renewed when time Is out. :=r ” IK It It V L. PORTER, JR. Editor anil Publisher Os lice Phone 4 Home Phone 904 THURSDAY, FEB. 7, 1935 . MAIN STREET WHITTLINGS Snow arrived Tuesday morning, and tempeia.ure dropped Tuesday night until the usual arguments were in effect Wednesday as to just how law the thermometers registered. Temperatures reported here in town were from zero as the low mark, to two or four above as the lowest. Then they say the ground hog didn’t see his shadow. Believe it or not, there are so many Syracuse residents, and Lake Wawasee residents, who are on vacation in Florida, that it was necessary for the. postoffice employes here to make a separate Florida sack to take care of the 15 Syracuse papers which were sent from this office to Florida points last week. And everyone from here down there is not a subscriber either. Last month Lawrence Held was appointed Privy Salesman of Turkey • Creek Township. His duties are to sell the FERA privies to residents of this township. There is such a salesman named for each township in the county. The work of building such a privy, according to the government's lay-out, will be done by FERA workmen, the cost of materials only being born by the future privy owner. It has been estimated .that this cost will be about 119.30 for a complete privy. So far, only 30 privies have been sold in this township- and these not to be built until April or May according to the wishes of future owners. It has also been stated that not a privy according to government specifications has been sold to a Democrat, that the 30 who have agreed to own privies according to I the rules, which were printed in the Journal sometime ago, are all Republicans. Privy salesmen work 30 hours a week and are paid by the FERA. The privy plan is excellent and the resulting. privies resemble brooder houses as much as anything, but are certainly more sanitary than some individual privies. Besides shooting some 20 quail on his-hunting trip in Tennessee, Earl Menxenberger became so cold in that state, that he burned the cuff of his trousers and the seat, as well as the ends of his coat, backing close to a fireplace. Menxenberger said that you could see through the hotel, and that there were no inside toilets in Laf< yette, Tenn., not even in the new, recently built courthouse. He also said that public opinion rules in Tennessee, no matter what the judges and executive officers decide. Literature on how to build FERA privies is displayed eevrywhere, hotels, grocery stores, drugstores, were some of the places he saw this. Menxenberger’s car broke down on the way home and he had to wait in Glasgow, Ky., for repairs. Os Course there is nothing unusual about his car breaking down while on a hunting trip. But he arrived home, Sunday. He said that Glasgow is the best little town in Kentucky, high tobacco prices end tobacco payments of the government making it prosperous. —— 0 TO HAVE ANTISALOON SERVICES The Minsterial association of Syracuse met at the home of Rev. Jaruoe on Monday morning, Feb. 4. Plans were discussed for the AntiSaloon League services to be held tn the Evangelical church next Sunday evening. Mr. Jenner will bo the speaker. Speakers were assigned to conduct services at the High school. The next meeting will be March 4, at the home of Rev. Armstrong. o The Townsend old age pension plan won’t help the ladies much. Few of them will ever admit getting old enough to qualify. 5 2 5 - 0 ROUND TRIP TO '■ (Chicago «o » V OpMMa, Baltimore & Ohio

Congressman Fails to Keep His Shirt On IT-'- - - ■ ■ ' ■ — ■ - I When a hunter shoots at a deer and misses, it Is the custom to cut off a piece of his shirt tail On a recent hunting party in Liberty county, Georgia, Congressman-elect Frank Whelchell of Gainesville, Ga., missed three deer and each time lost a portion of his shirt, with the result that he turned In the remains, declaring that he was aot cut out to be n deer hunter. He Is shown here losing one section of the shirt.

•pcalHaj>penai §s j Ed Smith is slowly improving. | Mrs. Fred Hoopingarner is suf- • ‘ faring with asthma. | ( Ralph Thornburg Jr., is sick in ; . bed with a bad cold. Mrs. John Byland Sr., has been i ill at her home this past week. Miss Nellie Insley is now working 1 for Mrs. Charles Bowersox. Mr. and Mrs. C.’F. Williams of * Lake street left yesterday for Flor- • ida. Mr. and Mrs. Mart Long spent Sunday evening with Mr. and Mrs. ' Elmer Long. Mr. and Mrs. Theron Clemens and ! daughter from Goshen spent Sunday with Mr. and Mrs. F. L. Gibson. s Mrs. Elmer Strieby has been sick i in bed this week, suffering with a bad cold. ! Mr. Stultz of near Kimmel called 1 on John W. Swenson, Sunday afternoon. J Charles Beck cut down a tree last I week and found three - swarms of 1 bees, and honey too! in the tree. s Mr. and Mrs. Ralph Davis were Sunday guests of Mr. and Mrs. ’ John Hurtig. I Mrs. Petty entertained the Bide- i a-wee club at the home of her sister, Mrs. Fanny Hoy, Friday. Mr/ and Mrs. Wyland and daughter from Goshen were guests of I Rev. and Mrs. Jarboe, Sunday. 1 Mrs. Noble Myers was brought j home from the Goshen hospital, ; I Monday. Miss Wilma Shank of Bristol spent the week end with Miss Rcsemary I ’ Snyder. Mr. and Mrs. A. F. Skear of Ft. ; .Vayne spent Sunday with Mr. and 1 Mrs. W M. Darr; f Mr. Hayworth of North Webster ‘> and J. W. Swenson and son Harold ’ spent Saturday fishing on Lake Wa- 1 wasee. Mrs. C. W. Howard, Miss Helen Bow Id and Miss Nellie Mann returned home from their Florida trip last ; Friday. ! Dr. and Mrs. J. C. Hay and Mrs. A. I. Culp of Silver Lake were call- ' era at the Orval G. Carr home, Mon- ’! Jay. I* Mr. and Mrs. Bob Hart and Mr. } and Mrs. J. W, Swenson spent Sun- , day evening witk Mr. and Mrs. Den- • ny Clark in Warsaw. Rev. Jarboe went to Indianapolis Wednesday evening to hear, an ad- > dress by Senator Nye of No. Dakota on the “Munition Graft." Mr. and Mrs. Eugene Maloy came 1 from Angola, Monday, to spend, the night with relatives here. Mrs. Malay remained until Friday. Bill Osborn and Joe Kindig, students at Witten burg College spent last week end at their homes here in Syracuse. Mr. and Mrs. Harold Bowser of Elkhart called on Mrs. J. H. Bowser Saturday. On Sunday he, went to Cleveland, 0., to spend a few days with friends. The Missionary Society of the Methodist church met at the home of Mrs. A. I* Miller, Monday. The General Aid of the church is meeting at her home today. Marion Culler drove the car to take Mr. and Mrs. Bert Ward and son Bert Jr., to Springfield, O. f Sunday, to call on Betty Ward, who la employed there. Mr. and Mrs. Ellwood George, Mr. and Mrs. Emory Kindig and Mrs. Mae Hoelcher spent Sunday With Mr. and Mrs. Marshal Ginther in Michigan City. Miss Margaret Wolf returned home from South Bend last week after a visit with Mr. and Mrs. Larson, daring which time she was looking for work. Although suffering with pneumonia, Joe Bauers’ eighth birthday was not forgotten, Sunday, as ice cream was served, his mother baked ± trJL* last of this week or the first of next to join his wife at Lake Worth, Fix dallville will nrobablv accomnanv ■

him south, driving there in “Sy’s” car. Rev. and Mrs. Jarboe attended the funeral of Rev. George Mishler Monday afternoon near Sidney. Rev. Mishler was in charge of the ordination when Mr. Jarboe was ordained to the Ministry in Nebraska almost 30 years ago. Miss Margaret Walters and Wes Mercer of Elkhart brought Mrs. Steve Finton home, Saturday evening, as she had spent the day with her parents in Dunlap. They spent Saturday night and Sunday with Mr. and Mrs. Finton. Mrs. Ida Bender came from Chicago, Saturday, to spend Sunday here and make arrangements with Sy Bauer to repair" damage to the roof of her house on Huntington street, which was caused by the fire one day last week. Maggie Butt reports that two flocks of ducks came to Syracuse Lake, Sunday, resting on the water which wind had kept open since Disher had cut ice, but that when fishermen went out on the ice near the dpen water, the ducks started south. Mrs. L. D. Jensen received a letter Tuesday morning from her daughter Mary, stating that they arrived in Miami Beach, Fla., all right. She wrote that it is a beautiful place which can’t be described but must be seen to be appreciated. ! They are living at the Nautilus Hotel, Valencia 16. Word has been received by friends here that “Doc”, son of Mr. and Mrs. Walker White has developed into a football star in Florida. On the last day of 1934, in a game which he played for New Smyrna against Eustis, Doc was speedy enough to overtake an escaping Eustis man carrying the ball, after aSO yard run, and drop him, which prevented a score and let the game end in a tie. 0 SYRACUSE DEFEATED (Continued from Page One) Syracuse made its first points when Stucky made 2 free throws on Yeater’s foul. Stucky then tied the score at four with a field goal. New Paris went ahead before the quarter ended by one point on a free throw I by Cripe. In the second quarter both teams made one free throw apiece at the ‘ beginning of the second quarter. After these points New Paris went ahead 12 to 5 with two field goals by Hollar and one by Immel. Then Jones made his second free throw of the evening, but Hollar came back shortly afterwards with a field goal for New Paris. Then | with the score 14 to 6 Stucky made good 2 free throws and Osborn tossed in a field goal from a pile-up underneath the basket. This ended the scoring for the half. At the beginning of the next quarter New Paris made 5 points before Syracuse scored. The quarter ended with the score 23 to 15. New Paris in the lead. During the last quarter the scoring was more even, New Paris making 5 points and Syracuse 4. Piper of Warsaw officiated at the game. Syracuse made 7 free throws out of 11 chances and New Paris 6 out of 10 chances. Scores made by Syracuse players

W» as follow*: FG FT P PTS Bitner 3 117 Stucky 1406 Caller* 0 0 2 0 Osborn 1042 Dan (sub.) 10 0 1 Jams 0 2 2 2 Jensen (sub.) 0000 Total 6 7 ~9 ?9 Scam made by Syracuse players vara so - 1M - WWW w TWHQVO; FG FTP PTS 0 10 1 & ItHTTHfrI 1 a m n Hollar 4 0 3 8 I Unibaufrh (sub) 0 1 ti i | nuniii * | * Total 11 « » 28 * t I ? <

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CHANGES IN (Continued from page One) SIOO of valuation, funds derived from this source to be paid into the state general fund for meeting expenditures of the state government. Limitation of the t®x rate on real and personal tangible property to not to exceed $1.50 in incorporated towns and cities, or SI.OO in unincorporated areas, except for the purpose of meeting bonds and interest on bonded debts existing prior to the date of the introduction of the new tax bill, and unless increase is approved by vote of a majority of freeholders in a district at an election. Elimination of the present 15 cent state tax levy on real and personal property, and a propion that the state shall be prohibited from levy--ing a tax on real or personal property. That the $1,500,000 now diverted to the state general fund from auto license revenues be distributed to counties and townships for the payment of road bonds and interest, and that the present funds distributed to counties and cities be so administered, under strict supervision of the State Highway Department, that at least 33 per cent can be allocated to the payment of bonds and interest for county unit roads and township free gravel roads. All receipts from gasoline licenses and federal road aid would go exclusively for the construction or maintenance of roads, or for the payment of road bonds and interest. It is proposed that property shall not be taxed for construction, maintenance or reconstruction of county or township roads, nor shall urban prperty be taxed for the maintenance of streets or the construction or reconstruction of state highways through incorporated cities and towns. Issuance of any bonds for the construction of roads based on the levying of a tax on property would be prohibited. It is proposed that the present gasoline and auto license taxes remain unchanged until all road bonds and interest bearing on property shall have been paid. That all governmental units and taxing districts be prohibited from issuing tax exempt bonds, and that a moratorium be declared during which there shall be no further bond issues. That the State guarantees the payment of the minimum salary of SBOO and SI,OOO for elementary and high school teachers, funds to be derived from the Consumers' School Tax. ! In Its effort to keep down the tax rate on real and personal probbrty the group sponsoring the nontax program plans to incorporate in\its I legislation the provision that for'an ; election at which any increase is to bo voted upon 20 per cent of the i resident property taxpayers must sign a petition, and that the officers of any governmental unit or taxing district shall be prohibited from instigating or causing an election petition to be signed. The petition shall be non-partisan, and the expense of circulating the petition shall be | borne by the petitioners. The elec- ■ tion board would consist of an equal | number of proponents and oppon- ; ents of the proposed increase, to ; • serve without cost to the taxing uit. I Further proposals of the group

are that excise beer and liquor taxes shall be paid into the state general fund for use of the state government; enactment of legislation returning to the tax rolls much property now exempted; a statewide irhT«fll system for the assessment and just valuation of all real and personal property; that any new proposed governmental expenditures shall be met through decreases in other items, FILES DIVORCE SUIT Anns Ra id » , >a y nicu suit In eirciiit ccwyC

PARK PLANNED ON TIPPECANOE RIVER Options on Low Land Along River Deaired so Land Can Be Flooded By Building Dama. At a meeting in Bourbon of Farmers, business mon and others interested in Conservation work, a movement was started, according to Milt Wysong in chargq of the meeting, to flood the lowland of the Tippecanoe River from the town of Tippecanoe to a point above Atwood, to make better Ashing grounds. Two dams would be built, one below Tippecanoe in Marshall county, and one near Atwood in Kosciusko county. Wysong explained that 700 acres would be flooded by the lower dam and 1,000 acres by the other dam. To make the project successful, 1,000 more acres must be secured adjoining the flooded area for a state park. It is understood that options are being obtained for the purchase of the land by lawyers in Bourbon and Warsaw. All land to be obtained is sub-marginal land. ” The options must be obtained within two weeks or the project will fall through, it is stated. Mr. Wysong thinks that the project is going through. <j — DISMAL

Mrs. Mary Wilkinson and Mrs. Roy Wilkinson entertained the Ladies Aid on Thursday afternoon. After Devotional arid business meeting a social time was enjoyed. Refreshments of ice cream and cake were served. Mrs. Stanley Lung was the guest of her sister, Mr. and Mrs. Bill Reed of Elkhart from Thursday un.il Sunday evening. Miss Tilda Bobeck spent Wednesday afternoon with Amelia Clingerman. Mrs. Max Burley of Ligonier visited the Virgil Bobeck home Thursday. Mr. and Mrs. Archie Dull of near Ligonier spent Sunday afternoon with Mrs. Charles Dull and George Dull. Mr. and Mrs. Roy Wilkinson and Mrs. Milton Bitner were guests of Mr. and Mrs. Leroy Brownbridge and family in South Bend, Sunday. Ms.' Sarah Kauffman, who has been ill, at her home, has recovered sufficiently to be taken to the home of her daughter, Mrs. Charles Richcreek, near North Webster. Mr. and Mrs. Ray Wilkinson entertained company at dinner, Sunday. NEWSALEM George Auer and wife called on John Auer and family Saturday evening at Syracuse. James Pinkerton called at the Joe Smith- home Friday evening. Art Klinkner and wife of South Bend called on Joe Smith and family Monday afternoon. Conrad Auer'Called at the George Auer home Thursday. James Pinkerton spent Saturday at the Ralph Neff home. Joe Smith was a caller at the Roy Pinkerton home Saturday afternoon. Mrs. Elizabeth Allen of Dewart Lake was called to Michigan last week by the death of her mother. Yvonne Bucher and Jay Boyser have been having the measles. , 0 We know a woman who has a little boy who rambles continually when he talks. She is afraid he wifi grow up to be a radio announcer.

EVER TASTED BETTER I BEER? I ■ • After a day’s work, relax in your easiest chair. For a few minutes be a millionaire, in spirit. Here’s how. Just pour yourself a tad glassful of Goebel Beer. And take your time with it—get every last bit of that mlllion-dollar flavor from the Cypress Casks of Goebel. Then ask yourself, f avar tasted better beer? £ven if there were beer that cost ten tfmes as much as Goebel, could 11 Lt jJ I ■ It possfWy taste better than this?" GOEBEL BEER I FRM TIE CYPRESS CASKS OF GOEBEL ■ _ _ _ _

IromOnrlteadeiM a) ’ Syracuse, Ind. Feb. 5, 1935 Editor, The Journal: I wrote a letter to The Journal a few weeks ago on old age pensions. Nobody answered it. Aren’t readers interested? If so, show it by writing yotir views to the Editor—for or against pensions. The more I read criticism, by Lipman n, Brisbane and others, the more lam impressed with the thought that they one and all are opposed to any and every pension’ plan or other social insurance. The S2OO per month may be extravagant. I know lots of people who could not be trusted to spend that much money wisely. That is where The Townsend Plan differs from other pension plans. Dr. Townsend is thinking, first of all, about our affairs as a whole—about our national purchasing power—and only after wards does he think of the old people themselves. He could gain his chief point if air planes went up each’ year and scattered 20 billions to the winds, to belong to whoever caught It. But is it not more decent, more just, to hand it to the veterans of civil life —the veterans of production? How extravagant is S2OO monthly? In the first place, we all agree it cannot be paid unless the pensioners on an average, have earned it during their life-time. Let us see about that: Suppose you worked a decent amount from the age of twenty to the age of sixty, forty years, earning, on an average, SI,OOO per year above your simple necessary expense. That makes $40,000 earned in a life-time. At 6 per cent interest, this would make an income of exactly $200.00 per month! Many persons earned much more than $40,000. Os course, you did not save your rnoney. You spent it “keeping up with the .Smiths.” Maybe you loaned it to the bank, who loaned it to Morgan or Insull, who built factories, etc., more foolishly than the worst Village Board would have done But you spent the money, you did not destroy it. So you need a pension, and you have earned one, earned it by adding to the social purchasing power $40,000 or more, on an average. If that money has vanished, you should hold responsible the men of power who have squandered it! That is largely what your vote means. I sajrthe opponents of The Townsend Plan are opposed to every pension plan. Can I prove it? Yes, easily. All such critics I have heard or read, “unite in one accord,” to say: “RETAIL SALES” are not sufficent to carry such pensions. ” I agree. But do you know why they all talk about “retail sales’* and nothing else? Because “retail sales” is one of the smallest items in our national business turn-over! But retail sales are so big they think we can t see over it! Moreover, they know that a tax on retail sales goes closer to the ultimate consumer to pay—for you to pay. What is more, lhe critics make “retail sales” as small as possible, using only depression bottom years for comparison, and even then they do not agree as to the amount of the sales, although they all use the same sources of information! Some say there are 30 billions, some say 50 billions retail sales. 1 say they are deliberately unfair. They simply hate pensions! How about . taxing “wholesale sales” of commodities? If not, why not? The yearly wholesale sales of larger cities alone, is 45 billions. That is about as much as the nations este—and conceals it! dred billions. Lippmann, etc knows retail sales. The wholesale sales for the whole country is at least a hunBelow is a list of some of the larger items in our national business turn-over each year. Every item is subject to a substantial tax, and yet most of them are not now directlv taxed. (They have been taxed in war time—for distructive purpose!) Figures are from Daily News Almanac: Billions Stocks and bonds 500 Bank Clearances 500 Manufactured goods 70 Mortgagee, av. yearly, 15

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Payrolls and salaries 12 Rent and interest « 50 Elec, light and power 2 Wholesale sales 100 Retail Sales 50 Imports, taxed at 40% 3 Sales by farmers 10 Railroads 5 Real estate sales 5 Amusements 10 Retailers must pay. We all agree on that. Government, army, police, post office, currency, etc.—all these are maintained so business may proceed. Retailers are no longer permitted to say, at the end of a year, “I made no money, so I can pay no tax. ” The people and their government did their part, so the retailer must pay for services rendered! Why not the wholesaler, also? And the gamblers in Wall Street, and all the others? People who don’t want a pension will not pass a pension bill for those who do want it. The answer is the ballot, of course. No pension now, no vote later on, so help me! WALTER BALLARD. Os course there are lean years. More people are leaning on the government than ever before. Standard Naptha Dry Cleaning 39 cts Sanitone Dry Cleaning 75 Cts, M.E. RAPP A ' CAVALIER 1 w SURE ITS BETTER! From every heating angle—hot flame—low ash—no clinkers and comfort all the time +—you have a better buy when, you burn genuine CAVALIER COAL For Cavalier keeps you comfortable in all kinds of weather. Its a quality coal that heats up quickly when warmth is needed and will hold the fire over long periods when the weather is mild. It is over 95 per cent pure heat, and contains less than 3 per cerit ash. McClintic, Colwell & Gordy 125—PHONE—U5