The Syracuse Journal, Volume 28, Number 10, Syracuse, Kosciusko County, 4 July 1935 — Page 1

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OLD BANK TO PAY ANOTHER 10 PER CENT Payment to be Made at Syracuse Bank to Save Expense. Commencing Friday. July 5. another W per cent pro rata partial distribution of money is to be paid to holders of participating trust agreement certificates of the old bank. ' < / This is the third distribution since the depositors of the old bank signed waivers so that the deposits could be paid out to them as frozen assets were liquidated. by tjhree trustees, Stephen Freeman, Roy Darr and Mrs. Fannie Hoy who are serving without pay and thus saving an salary. Twenty-five per cent of deposits were paid on June 15, 1934, and the trust agreement certificates were issued for the remaining amounts of money. Beginning March 19, 1935.' a distribution of 10 per cent was officially started and now another distribution of 10 per cent is to begin. Each 10 per cent distribution amounts to approximately sls 000. When the distribution is entirely paid, approximately SBO,OOO will have been paid on waivered accounts, during the 13 months. The distribution of money to depoeitors of the old bank is being made at. and through the present State bank of Syracuse, thus avoiding any extra expense in connection therewith. The bank officials and employee are glad and willing to cooperate in thiks matter. and to answer all questions of those who present participating trust agreement certificates. In order to receive his lOper cent each person must bring his or her trustee’s, certify ate to the bank. s<> that the amount of his or her share in thia distribution may be recorded both on the certificate and on the records kept by the trustees No money will be issued until this trustee’s certificate has been presented for record. A holder of a trustee’s certificate may present the same, for this third payment, on or after July 5, 1935, as the money is set aside and is available from day to day as certificates are presented. These distributions are made as often and as fast as the money is collected in a sufficient amount to make a distribution wise and practical. Another distribution will gladly be made when enough more money has been collected to make it. OFFICERS ’RE-ELECTED. Officers were re-elected for the coming year meeting of the American Legion Roy Sarjent is conimandev?*>John Walton first vice commander; Howard, second vice commander; Ok P. Davis, adjutant; James Searfoas, i finance officer; Dr. C. R Hoy, service officer; Ralph Method, sergeant at arms; Gordon Johnson historian; Roscoe Howard, Harry Porter and Chancey Coy executive officers; Nel son Miles, chaplain. John Walton was elected delegate to the state convention; with Bob Deutsch as alternate. BELIEVE IT OR NOT— Mrs. Charles Rentfrow’s cat chose the nest .of one of Mrs Rentfrow’s hens as the place to have her kittens. The hen was pleased and immediately adopted the kittens and insisted on sitting on them, so that it was necessary that Mrs. Rentfrow remove the hen by force and lock her up elsewhere, Monday, so that the cat could feed her family. o 1. U. GETS slSt,ttt FOR NEW’ BUILDING BLOOMINGTON” Ind,- President' Roosevelt has approved allotment of ■BIBO,OOO of the 4,000 million dollar public works fund to the trustees of Indiana University here for construction and equipping of a threestory administration building. o ■ Mrs. Shaffer and two sons of Elkhart visited Harley Cripe and family Sunday. Mr.. Cripe’s father from near Wakarusa is also visiting in the Cripe home. Mrs. Howard Kreider and two daughters of near New Salem returned home the last of the week after visiitng relatives in Illinois Mr. and Mrs. Roy Meek and family spent Sunday with Mr. and Mrs. Chas. Bryant of near Pierceton. Miss Lueille Lantz is spending the next few weeks at Camp Maek

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|ON LAKE WAWASEEj Eli Lilly had printed a number of copies of “The Wawasee Waltz” L composed by Will F. Tucker in 1894 ' and several of these copies were sent ■ to Lake Wawasee for distribution, ! by Mrs. Irene Strieby. Mr. Tucker I owned a cottage on Wawasee many ' years ago, and the waltz as printed states near the title on the first page: "As played with great success by Hart’s orchestra”. G. Gustifason of Lafayette, manager of the Fairfield Manufacturing Co., has bought the home of Mr. . and Mrs. Ben J. Petsel, near the ■ Stephen Freeman home, and took possession, Sunday. Mr. and Mrs. Petsel are going to Los Angeles, Calif. Remodeling of the house has been started. Commencing Satutfiay evening, dark spots on-the shore line of Lake Wa- ' wasee disappeared, and the shore line was a continuous stream of lights, as property owners, and renters, had moved to the lake homes for the season, Madame Leone Kruse-Huk of the Metropolitan Opera Company, enroute to Santiego, spent Tuesday i and’ Wednesday nights at the Spinkj Wawasee, and entertained with a concert after dinner, last night. Ac- > companying her on her tour are Mademoiselle Lele Hanmiere, conI cert pianist and Samuel . Porgeze, concert violinist. Announcements have been received of the marriage of J. K. Lilly and Mrs. Lila A. Humes of Indianapolis. They are at present on a tour through Canada, and to motor down the Pacific coast The Wawasee Boat Service sold a Mullins speed boat to Mr. and Mrs. Louis Novitsky, and a 19, foot speedboat to Mr. and Mrs. Glenn Warrun this past week. Dr. O. C. Stoelting traded his Sand point lot near the Catholic church to Bessie Hevel of Fort Wayne, for her property on Kale Island. She has commenced building a home there. The matter was arranged by Simon Bell. “Jap” the dog belonging to Miss Helen Novitsky, which turned up missing last Thursday, was found, Friday. It'had been reported to her, that a dog which much resembled hers was seen at a cottage on Tippecanoe Lake. She drove her car there, and stopped in front of the cottage Friday. The’ dog was lying on a pillow on the porch. She called “Jap”, holding her automobile door open, and the dog jumped through the screen door and into the automobile. She didn’t wait to inquire who had adopted him or why. At the Young People’s convention of the United Brethren church last week, at Oakwood Park, officers elected for the coming year -are: President, Melvin Edgar Livengood, Warsaw; vice-president, Basil O’Reilly Ligonier; recording secretary Neoma Franklin, Decatur; corresponding secreatary, Louise Goudy, Churubusco; treasurer, Rev, R. E. Vance, Plymouth. Mr.- and Mrs. Carl Black® ter and s&n of Indianapolis spent last week iir\one of the Casedy cottages at Ogden Island. Mr. and Mrs, Darnell of Indianapolis moved to one of the Casady cottages, Saturday, to spend this week there. The South Shore Bridge club will hold its first meeting of thia summer Wednesday, July 10, at the home of the president of the club, Mrs. M. L. White. Mrs. Ed Horst, and daughter Mrs. Arthur Schrader and family of Indianapolis are spending the summer at the lake, and Mr. Horst will spend the coming week with them. aged 11, announced upbn his arrival at the lake that he would report news for the Journal this summer. He had about 15 items of interest which he reported this week in real newspaper style. - Mr. and Mrs. Frank Synunes and family. Mr. and Mrs. R. B. Tuttle and family of Indianapolis; Mr. and Mrs. Myron Reynolds of Anderson; Mr. and Mrs. Ralph Teetor, Mr. and Mrs. John Teetor, Mr. and Mrs. Dan Teetor of Hagerstown, and Mr. and Mrs. T. S. Vaughn of Wabash have moved to their lake homes for the summer. LAKE . Mr. and Mrs. Eli Lilly of Indianapolis are spending this month at their summer home. Mr. and Mrs. John Bauer and party of friends from Indianapolis are spending this week in one of Mr. Kunkleman’s cottages “Elmhurst,” thia week. Mr. and Mre. Horeston, of Anderaon are spending this week in the (Contlnuoe on Last Page)

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ATTEMPTS TO KILL SELF BY HANGING — Hugh Warstler Rescued by Daughter When He Tried to Commit Suicide Despondency over the death of his wife a year ago is believed to have caused Rugh Warstler of North Webster, son of Mr. and Mrs. O. H. Warstler, to have attempted to commit suicide Sunday evening about 6:30. He went to the woodshed back of his home, tied a rope around his neck, and jumped. He was found by his daughter Alverna, 16, who succeeded in cutting the rope and rescuing him. At first he appeared to be dead. Neighbors who were called, assisted in carrying him to his home and Dr Leslie Liard was called. Mr. Warstler revived after a short time. He has been serving as pastor at the Church of God in North Webster, and in addition operates a garage there. 0 LITTLE THEATER’S PLAY A SUCCESS Cast of 17 Presents “Lion and Mouse” At School House; Directed By Rev. Pettit. Encouraged by the support given them in their initial public presentation, “The Lion and The Mouse” last Thursday evening, the Little Theater Club members are in addition grateful to those who assisted in making the play a success. Although the high royalty charged before the play could be presented, and other expenses meant little financial profit, the club is encouraged by the applause which followed the final curtain, and the favorable comments heard since “the first appearance.” The play, so well directed by Rev. John A. Pettit, was enacted by 17 members of the Little Theater Club, including Rev. Pettit, who was one of the three leading characters. John Harley as The .Lion, or financial genius, and Vera Holly, as The Mouse who defeated him, used Rev. Pettit, as The Lion’s son who loved The Mouse, in bringing the play to its climax-—and happy conclusion. Many of the club members loaned furniture, clothes, and stage equipment, for the four act play, and in addition Dr. and Mrs. Garnet Latham permitted that their antique melodeon be used in the first act of the play, for which the club is grateful. Those who took part in the play, introducing others and making clear the leading characters, were: Gertrude Hoch, Leia Harkless, Helen Jeffries, Joe Kindig, Ruth Rapp, Richard Isbell, Arnold Pfingst William Osborn, Vera Holly, Rev. Pettit, John Harley, Carolyn Langston, Walter Smith, Velma Mason, Nelson Miles, Victor Sawallish and Evalyn Grieger. The audience enjoyed a play which was not a slap-stick comedy and club members who were not taking part in the play, learned much about changing scenery between acts, in a hurry, placing each piece of stage equipment where it was required; much about make up, and to be prepared to prompt any actor who might forget his or- her part. They sold tickets which were not for any benefit, but to pay expenses. They borrowed, and returned borrowed articles to the rightful owners. And the cast practised and practised despite business which required their time at the summer season at a summer resort; and director Pettit learned his own part and that of everyone else and scolded and pleaded, and cajoled and laughed and despaired, and worried and felt the relief which a director feels when his play is a “four-star” success. 0 INJURED WITH FISH HOOKS Saturday evening, R. J. Manning of Fort Wayne was injured by two fish hooks on the bait which a friend of his was using, in casting on Lake Wawasee. One hook caught in his upper eyelid and one hook in his lower eyelid, both fortunately missing the eyeball. Both . hooks were removed by the doctor. On Sunday, Jimmie Schlacht was casting and his bait caught in his left leg and the hook had to be removed by the doctor. DI William A. Bailey, chef at Sargent’s hotel, was granted a divorce from Margaret Bailey Cincinnati, 0., on a charge of desertion. The trial was heard in circuit court in Warsaw, last Thursday.

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WAWASEE CCC SHORTS A new CCC camp, Company 1584, is to be located near the present CCC camp on W’awasee, and Lieutenant Cring has been made Commander. He expects a company of 200 men by the 15th of July. Lieut Eperson is second in command of the new company. The new company will live in tents and will be located at Wawasee, according to Lieut Cring, until some other CCC projects are started. Capt. Tetlow in charge of the present CCC camp will be in charge of the camp, with Lieut Cring in command of the new company. Work on a display pond Bx7o feet in front of the hatchery building, has begun. This is t®- be a cement pond with the water supply coming from a 90 foot flowing well drilled by the camp workmen. All the piling for the boat house has been driven in the last week and a half. Logs 24 feet long and averaging 11 inches in diameter were hauled from Brown Co , by trailer for this purpose. They were sunk 30 feet in the ground to insure stability. Mr. McVey, Inspector from the National Office at Washington, D. C., and Mr. W. O. Stephens, inspector from the district ’office at Milwaukee, both visited the camp in the last week and were pleased with the progress made. Mr L. F. Bauer, ECW Supt. arranged with Capt. Tetlow to send some of the boys to Indianapolis Wednesday afternoon so they might view the Negro speedsters in the 100 mile event at the State fair grounds Thursday. They were to travel Via ECW trucks. Last Sunday, Juhe 30, the CCC Ball team traveled all the way to Huntington Ind., to shut out that CCC camp team there by a score of 4 to 0 in a five inning tile. Led by Roy Scott, expert drop ball artist, the team scored oqce in the first, once in the second and twice in the fourth. During the five innings of play they made 8 hits to 2 for Huntington; drew five passes to first to 0 for Huntington; and Scott struck out 8 men to 3 for the Huntington pitchers. The boys have a great ball club and anybody wishing to play them may schedule a game at the Orderly Room at Camp. 0 - • FUNERAL SERVICE - HELD YESTERDAY Mrs. Charles Bowersox Died Monday After Long Period of 11l Health. In ill health foe the past four years, and in bed for the past 15 months, Mrs. Charlies Bowersox died Monday morning. Funeral services were held W’ednesday afternoon at her home, with Rev. Purdy officiating. Mrs. Bowersox, who before her marriage was Haltie May Edged, was the daughter of Dodridge and Rachel Ann Edgell and was born in Syracuse, March 13, 1877. In addition to her husband, she is survived by her daughter, Mrs. L. V. Morrison of Portland, Ore. her son, Geo. Bowersox of San Francisco four grandchi Idem; five brothers and two sisters Thomas, Jasper and John, and Mrs. Charles Withers of Chicago; Theodore Edgell of Jackson, Tenn.; Charles Edgell of Elkhart and Mildred Wass of South Bend. ANNIVERSARY CELEBRATED After the morning service, last Sunday, the congregation of the Evangelical church had a pot luck dinner in the church basement, the party celebrating the first wedding anniversary of the pastor and wife, Rev. and Mrs. J. S Pritchard. They presented the pastor with an office chair as a gift. U) : DIES AT 'WHITING. Mrs. Elizabeth Schaaf was called from her home an the south side of Wawasee by the death of her son, George, in W’hiting, Monday. Ulcers of the stomach caused his death. _Ln TO ELECT OFFICERS The Drum and Bugle corps is to meet next Tuesday evening, at 7:30 and officers are to be elected, so all are urged to be present. v UNDERGOES 0 OPERATION Charles Rentfrow, 73, town marshal, underwent an operation for removal of his appendix, in the Goshen hospital, Friday afternoon. -i— Q — TO HAVE PICNIC Members of The Little Theater Club are to havei a picnic at the home of Mrs. Nelson Miles in Pottowatomie Park, Friday evening, at 6 o’clock.

POOR FUND SPENT; NEED $15,000 MORE sss,ttt Will Have Been Spent On Poor of County This Year, In Addition to FERA Money Because the $40,000 set aside as the county poor fund last Janurary has been spent, the county commissioners at their monthly meeting the first of this week have requested an additional appropriation of $15,000 to take care of poor relief of the county this next six months. The county auditor will call a special session of the county council to act on request. The $40,000 appropriated in January 1934 was also exhausted in the summer of 1934, and the council made an additional appropriation of $20,000 for the poor last year. It is thought that $15,000 more will be enough to take care of the poor until Jan. 1, 1936, making $55,000 spent in this fund this year. This county poor fund is of course in addition to the FERA money spent in this county. -- Poor relief claims by townships submitted to the commissioners at the July meeting were as follows: Jackson $ 249.81 Monroe 94.00 Washington 360.46 Turkey Creek 116.12 Van Buren 62 50 Plain 101.09 Wayne 1,138.96 Clay 59.05 Lake 114.00 Seward 106.94 Franklin 71.93 Harrison 188.50 Prarie 129.33 Etna; 129.50 0 ‘PARK BENEFIT IS ON TUESDAY NIGHT Money From Sale of Tickets for Benefit to be Used to Buy Pipe > For City Park Tickets for the park benefit under the auspices of the Ladies of the Round Table, are selling rapidly. The entertainment is to be held next Tuesday evening in the Syracuse High School. Money obtained from this sale of tickets is to help finance the transmission of water to the city park in order that plants, trees and shrubs already donated by the people who do not live in Syracuse wJll grow. The entertainment at the school house is to commence at 7:30. Mrs. Walter Ballard is to review the book “Anthony Adverse”, in one of the study halls of the school, and Ross Franklin has donated his services in procuring an orchestra to play for the entertainment of others who arrive in the school gyin during that time. At 8:30 the drawing is to take place. Anyone who bought a ticket for this entertainment knows the tickets are numbered, and numbers are to be drawn, lucky holders of tickets to win a quilt, or a braided rug, or an apron. Ice cream and cake are also to be served during the evening The city park which was a “dump heap" at the entrance to Syracuse, on Syracuse Lake, has undergone a “million dollar improvement" so far according to those who remember it before and after. Business men commenced clearing the ground, then the rubbish which had been dumped there was hauled away. W. E. Long donated money towards the park, and later it became a CWA project and then an FERA project. This spring, Henry Beer of Milford built a sunken garden in one corner of the park, donating his services and material. The Syracuse Bridge Club held a benefit bridge party to buy sod for the park. The benefit next Tuesday, is to obtain money to buy pipe to carry water through the ground of the park ,so that grass, flowers and plants may be planted and watered. . Q LOCAL GIRL APPOINTED Miss Leila Connolly of Syracuse, Edwin Dickson of Etna Green and Robert Strauss of Winona Lake have been appointed swimming and lifesaving instructors under the direction of the emergency educational officiate, of whom Arthur W. Konold is county supervisor. The three instructors were to attend the state school of Instruction at Lake Maxinkuckee at Culver, this week. n PART OF FINGER REMOVED Jack Weimer has been suffering with a felon on the first finger of his left hand, for sometime Monday the doctor found it necessary to remove the tip of the finger, at the first joint.

I DO YOU REMEMBER— I 1 The formal opening of the new hotel at Oakwood Park will take place, July 5. The Syracuse bank statement announces S. L. Ketring, president; A. A. Rasor, vice president; W. M. Self, cashier with total resources on hand June 23, 1909, $150,313. A water polo meet in charge of Sullivan, physical instructor of the Illinois Athletic Club and authorized by the A. A. U. of America is to be held July 3, at Wawasee. Prizes costing $l5O have been dopated by the Wawasee Inn. 0 NEWS IN JOURNAL STARTS SOMETHING « Telegraph Companies Resent Printing Items of Messages Not / Delivered. What attention items in the Syracuse Journal do receive! This week the editor and his wife have conversed with a representative of the Postal Telegraph Co., and also the Western Union operator who is located at the Spink-Wawa-see hotel this summer. Both wanted to know about the news concerning wires not received, which had been printed in the Journal, our authority for same; and both said the Journal shouldn’t have printed such things. It will be recalled, on the back page of the edition of June 6 was the small item that Charles Purdum had received on the day before father’s sudden death in Virginia the week before that. That a wire had been sent him, but he hadn’t received it, or he would have gone to Virginia at once. The following week, on an inside page of the Journal was printed the item that Mrs. John Byland Sr., had just learned by mail, of her brother’s death in New Albany, when other relatives wrote to her asking why she had not answered their wire. Last week, the small item was printed that Sheldon Harkless said he had received a letter from Mrs. Charles Kundsch of Edgerton, Wis. that she had just received by mail, the wire concerning Mrs. Harkless’s death and it was too late to come to the funeral. Representatives of both telegraph companies stated these items were libelous, the Postal Telegraph man stating that we should have investigated before printing such statements. The Journal’s news is mostly made up of statements from other people, and the names of the people making the statements are given. It would have been quite impossible for the editor to go to Virginia to “check up” on Mr. Purdum’s story that his father-in-law Had died, or go to New Albany or Wisconsin, as the editor has other duties. There was no attempt in the article to accuse either of the two companies, but to show what coincir dences had occurred within a short time as far as messages were concerned. Both companies are investigating, and the Postal Telegraph representative has stated his company will send to the Journal a result of the check up, and “you’ll print the same —or else!” The Western Union operator said in criticising the telegraph company or companies, we do not tell of the extra service which they give to locate a party, such as lake visitors. How 15 or so telephone calls are made around the lake to see if anyone knows so-and-so to whom a wire is addressed merely “at Lake Wawasee.” She also suggested that criticising a company for failing to deliver one message was like writing .up a grocery store which had sold a box of strawberries which were bad—without mentioning all the good boxes sold. There was no attempt at criticism in any of the news articles—the editorial column is reserved for that .So far as the Journal office is concerned it has always received excellent service as to wires sent or received. The stories were printed, as given to the Journal, first because a mishap had prevented Mr. Purdum from going to his father-in- c law’s funeral, then the other two because of the coincidences. It has been suggested that any other complaints be made to the company sending the wires,* not to a newspaper. We think that’s a good idea—but look at the action you get when even a small item appears in our small newspaper. Excellent service to Syracuse and Lake Wawasee is assured by representatives of both these companies. o Mr. and Mrs. Millard Hire cele brated their daughter Sasha's second birthday, Saturday night with a picnic supper on the lake.

CONVENTION OF EDITORS ON AUG. 2-3 Republican Editorial Meeting to be at Spink-Wawasee INDIANAPOLIS, Ind.,—Edward A. Hayes, Decatur, 111., former national commander of the American Legion, will deliver the principal address at the annual midsummer Republican Editorial Association at Tlie Spink-Wawasee August 2-3, it was announced. - Hayes will speak a| the annual dinner to be held Aug. 3, Ray Sellers, Franklin, president of the association, said. Rep. Charles A. Halleck, Rensselaer, Second district congressman, will speak at the banquet to be August 2. Halleck is Indiana’s only Republican representative in congress. Committees Announced. Sellers announced membership of several committees which will direct arrangements for the annual outing. Mrs. Walter S. Crin., Salem, was named chairman of the committee in charge of the women’s bridge and entertainment. Douglas Smiley Bedford, was named chairman of the golf committee, and Harry W. Thompson, Versailles, chairman of the honeshoes pitching contest committee. WUI Captain Editors. George W. Stout, Lafayette, chairman of the solutions committee, also will captain the editors’ softball team, which will play the Hoosier politicians, led by Don B. Irwin, Frankfort Republican state chairman. Plans for the outing were discussed at a meeting of Stout, Sell- . <%rs, Paul L. Maddock, Bloomfield, Paul R. Bausman, Washington, Neil D. McCallum, Batesville, secretary of the association Walter S._ Crim, and Harry S. Fenton, secretary"^? - the state committee, here Sunday. CAR IS WRECKED The car of G.‘ R. Darnell of Indianapolis was wrecked, Monday afternoon, when the driver failed to make the turn in the lake road to Ogden Island, near the Catholic church and struck the tree which stands in the center of the curved road at that point. The car struck the tree with such force that the welded frame was raised in front and shoved into the air. No one was injured. o MARRIED IN SYRACUSE Miss Roberta Mitchell, daughter of Mr. and Mrs. A. P Mitchell of Indianapolis, and Dick Sheinberger were married at the home of his sister, Mrs. James Connolly, Rev. Purdy, Saturday evening. Mrs. Sheinberger is employed in Indianapolis and will return there the end of this week, and Mr. Sheinberger is employed at the Grand hotel _o . MARRIAGE ANNOUNCED ■ t Miss Genevieve Kitson, daughter of Mr. and Mrs Cressel Kitson, and Theodore Voris were married at the home of Rev. Shroyer near Churubusco, Tuesday evening. They will make their home on the Shock farm near the Beyer church. The bride is a graduate of the New Paris High Cchool, class of 1930 and has been employed at the Grand Hotel. o HAVE SHOWER FOR MRS. PETTIT Miss Helen Jeffries and Miss Gertrude Hoch entertained with a party Tuesday evening in honor of Mrs. John Pettit, who received a shower of gifts. During the evening guests played bridge, and prizes were won by Mrs. Christie of Ligonier and Mrs. Hilary Bachman, who presented these to Mrs Pettit. 0 TAKEN TO HOSPITAL Mrs Dwight Gard of Cromwell, formerly Miss Isabel Bouse of Syracuse, was taken to the Goshen hoe- * pital, Wednesday, to undergo an appendicitis operation. 0 PENSION GRANTED The county commissioners, Monday, granted an old age pension to William Gordy of $5 a month. “ o Mr. and Mrs. Raymond Lantz and daughters, Ruth and Marie, of No. Manchester, called at the John Stout home Sunday afternoon. Rev. Howard~Kreider injured his wrist last week while helping a neighbor take in hay.

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