The Syracuse Journal, Volume 28, Number 39, Syracuse, Kosciusko County, 23 January 1936 — Page 1

VOLUME XXVIII

BELOW ZERO i DROP WORST SINCE 1918 14 to 21 Below Reported In This Vicinity in Past 24 Hours. “Hell froze over’’ web the lead on the weather news broadcast on this morning’s radio news reports. And then the speaker explained that Hell is a small town in Michigan, one of the many in the northern part of the United States frozen in the worst cold since 1918. Here inn Syracuse thermometers showed 8 above yesterday'morning.?, It was zero by noon. By 4 p. m. it was 13 below here in town; Mrs. Sherman Deaton reported 30 below at their home. By 7 p. m. Matty Katxer said the thermometer on one side of The Tavern showed 20 below; the tone on the other side showed 21 below, so he was staying in the middle. Fred Hoopingarner was up most of the night keeping the fire going in his crowded garage, and he kept an eye on thermometers on Main street. Fourteen below wu, the lowest they registered, but L. A. Seid* er said his showed 17 below at his home when he got up this morning, and ‘•Brick" Strieby, who was working all night making bread said it was 17 below meet of the night, outride the building. Dr. C. R. Hoy said it was 18 below aero at their home on Syracuse lake, this morning. H. W. Buchholz said it was 18 below at the B. AO. station when he went to work this morning, and the man at the tower at Milford ; Junction reported to the train dispatcher that it reached 22 below b»;t mght. Roy Brown said it was 18 below at hit home on the southside of the lake this morning, and F. L. Bauer said it was 22 below qt the CCC camp. < p r °p° r - tions yOwiay raa wind blowing what snow had fallen, into drifts, caused Court Slabaugh to dismiss school at noon, and hack drivers started to take children to their homes in the country before roads would be closed. Gerald Bushong’s hack broke down, or froze up, and Bert Whitehead took the children from this hack to their homes. Jurob Click’s hack wasn’t reported at 4 o’clock yesterday afternoon, and tracing it by telephone showed it had been stilled in drifted roads near the Markley place, not far from Irve Coy’s on the county line road. When Click overworked the truck trying to get it out of the drift, there was a break down. Children were taken to the Murphy home to keep warn and the wrecker called out from Cromwell. It arrived—and, broke down. * V All county trucks which had been trying to keep county roads open had been called in yesterday afternoon one of these being the plow in charge of Orville Auer. It had froxen up, but when Click phoned to him, he managed to got the county plow under way again and reach the stalled school bus. Auer pushed Mid pulled the school hack and wrecker into Cromwell, accommodating the school children on his road plow. Orval Snobarger was called to Cromwell yestenday afternoon, with his wrecker to bring home Steve Ffnton and Roy Miller, of the Northern Indiana Public Service Co., whose truck had stalled over there— I and the wrecker suffered the same ’ fata. They phoned that thqy- would spend the night in Cromwell, but when the snow plow rescued the school hack they vere able to follow the plow home. Bethany school children were sent | home yesterday noon, with the same news given Syracuse school children —no more school this week. All of the Bethany hacks covered their Fontes with, some shoveling, except Daniel W artel's hack which Stalled in a drift near the Jess Wridy home. Only the Wridy children were in the hack and they were wrapped in blankets and cirriReports from Mis. Wm. Sheffield this morning, were that neighbors along road 6 had thermometers showing 20, 21 and 22 below, and that farmers spent mori of the night up out of bod to fcSSp I that pumps were froxen, and so ware kitchen yinfry. artkg afternoon, not he* the cows work in

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(I COUNTY NEWS I I 1 Ralph Rosenwinkle of .Tippecanoe lake was rendered unconscious in an automobile accident Wednesday night last week at the intersection of the Leesburg-North Webster highway. He failed to make the turn south at the corner and his car was j wrecked- He wm alone at the time. He suffered three broken ribs, a small fracture of the shoulder blade and many bruises. He was taken to the hospital in Warsaw. ’* Dr. Ira Leckrone of Silver Lake, president of the Kosciusko County Medical Society, who wm injured when his car wm struck on a Big Four railroad crossing, died Wednesday afternoon last week in the hospital in Rochester. Suit for a limited divorce and separate maintenance has been filed in circuit court by Wilma Gerard of Wcrsaw against Hurley Gerard. | The plaintiff alleges the defendant refused to make suitable provision for her rapport. The Otterbein rooming and boarding house at Winona was sold last week to Miss Cousie Moore of Indianapolis by Fred A. Newly, former owner. Mrs. Nell Lucas who has managed the Westminister hotel at Winone for several years, has leased the Winona Hotel and will superintend both establishments next summer. Mrs. Albert Munson,” Sr., of near Pierceton, fell on the ice in front of her home, last Thursday, and suffered a fractured wrist. Gerald V. (Jeny) Marshall, pilot of the ill-fated American Air Lines ship which crashed near* Goodwin, Ark., in which he and 17 persons were killed, was a cousin of County Treasurer Vere Kelly. „ Charging cruelty, Charles A. Boyer, manufacturer, Winona Lake, has filed divorce suit in circuit court against Jessie L. Boyer. A jury, after deliberation, found Charles Smith Barnhouse of Pierceton, guilty of fraudulent marriage to Wilma Iren Barnhouse of Warsaw. » The penalty of the -fine to- not t MM than 8200. R. Paul Hartman, Harrison township wm granted ■ divorce in circuit court, Friday on charge of cruelty from Georgia Hartman. Walter Lehman, 31, Warsaw, wm arrested Thursday evening, accused of assault and battery upon his father-in-law, Art Better. The trouble arose, police said, when Better remonstrated with Lehman for using his WPA money for beer and liquor. . Only four persons attended the special meeting of potato growers of the county, called for Friday at the Hotel Hays. Doris Smith, Warsaw was granted a divorce in circuit court, Saturday morning from Oliver K. Smith, Mentone, on a charge of cruelty. Cary Wildman, representing C. Wildman & Son, Warsaw, has filed a replevin suit in circuit court, in which possession of property and a 3200 judgment is asked the suit being against Perce A. Petgen, who lives near Silver Lake. A quantity of tools is involved. Mrs. Ruby Nusbaum and Mbs Olive Fluegel were the only two who took civil service examinations in Warsaw, Saturday, for the position of postmaster at Winona Lake. Basketball results Friday evening: Warsaw, 35, St. Mary’s, Huntington, 28; So. Whitley 34, Pierceton, 17; Mentone 24, Akron, 19; Lees- . burg, 34, Claypool 21; Sidney 82, | Atwood, 20; Burket, 27, No. Webster, 26. Victor D. Mock, receiver of the Indiana State . Bank and Trust Co. ’of W arsaw has been given a judgment on a mortgage foreclosure in | circuit court against Harry L. DobDins in which * juoameni ox 276.. 70 wm raked. The farm is located tn Plain township. County surveyor Robert Pfieiderer Highway supervisor S. R. Laughlin and commissioners Dorsey and Poor attended the annual road school at Purdue this'week. Charles Burch, 16, and Floyd Kreigh, 19, of Akron, have confessed to robbing the Albert Scott drug store in Akron, Sunday night where they obtained 860 in crah The receiver’s report filed in circuit court by the Citizens State bank The Hugro building on North De-

SYRACUSE, INDIANA, THURSDAY JANUARY 23, 1936.

CONSERVATION CLUB HAS REGULAR MEH New Officers Elected; Plans Made for Lighting Fish Ponds Neer Power House. Since the Wawasee Conservation Club was organis- ' ed two years ago, it has raised and placed in Lake Wawasee. 16,000 bass fiingerlings. It has procured from the sta’e, parent quail which were released in this district; two of its members have raised quail and pheasants succe sfully which were released in Turkey Creek township; and it was the prime mover in obtaining the appropriation for the building of the two fish ponds near the power house. In fact, the Waw. see Conservation Club was the only club in the county that did obtain an FERA project for fish ponds. Elect Officers. Another membership drive is under way, by the club. Last Thursday evening, a. the business meeting, officers for the coming year were elected. These are: C. W. Kroh president; Harry Porter vice president; W. T. Colwell was re-elect-ed secretary-treasurer; C. W. Howard re-elected councilman, or delegate. Roscoe Howard and Fielden Sharp were appointed by the president, to act as a committee to determine the cost of putting lights over the fish ponds near the power house, to attract bugs so that the fish could feed at night. C. W. Howard at the next meeting will give an estimate of the cost of repairing the .fish ponds on the Baumgartner farm, this coming spring. The cost will be paid from the money received from the state for | the fingerlings raised in the ponds lari year. Part of the money will be used to mow'd near the ponds at the power nouse, and to keep the ponds’ surroundings looking neat and clean. Mr. Kroh appointed committees to look after different phases of the Conservation work. Fielden Sharp was appointed to look after pheasants; Harry Porter, quril; C. W. Howard, fish.? The next meeting of the club will be held in the library, the first evening in February, at which time plans will be made for holding a big feed and entertainment for club members on the first Thursday in March H. W. Montgomery will be in charge of that meeting. WILL CELEBRATE GOLDEN WEDDING Mr. and Mrs. Levi Kitson’s Wth Wedding Anniversary to l>e Observed Sunday. Mr. and Mrs. Levi Kitson plan to celebrate their 50th wedding anniversary, Sunday, Jan. 26th at their home on Main street. Their many friends, relatives and neighbors are all invited to come to their home and enjoy the yellow cake, nuta, tea and coffee which are to be served. It is to be open house from 1 until 4 p. m. Mr. and Mrs. Kitson have lived in this vicinity.most all thefer lives, nine yean on the farm, four yean in Milford and 37 years in their present home. Mr. Kitson is 78 yean of age and his wife 69, and t»oth are in good herith. They expect all of their children to come home to participate in the celebration. Rudy ard KipUng*« death in England has caused some reminiscences of him to be recounted by Frank Greene, thh past week. Forty-six yean ago Mr. Greene says, he was a drug gist at Walpole, New Hampshire and served Mr. Kipling. At that time, Kipling had started a colonisation of Swedes in Vermont, which proved to be successful. Mr. Greens said when Kipling came to town, everyone turned out to look at him—it was the first time they ever ixaw any man wear “plus fours." Mr. Green says he has some lettera written to kim by Sapling. _- L o ■■ - COOPER <XAmALLO WED. of Surah A. Weybright, deceaseiL JMSKttdS.

COMMUNITY MARKET TO BE STARTED Big Sale Set for Next Friday-Saturday S2O in Prizes. Friday and Saturday, Jan. 31st and Feb. Ist, are to be big days in this community. Twenty dollars in cash prizes a& to be given away in the big Community Chamber of Commerce sale, and in addition, a farmers’ exchtwige will lie the attractions in Syracuse those two days. Merchants of Syracuse will conduct sales on Friday and Saturday, which will be featured by many attractive bargains. So many and varied articles are to be offered at special prices that there will be no need for anyone to go elsewhere to purchase anything—with the exception of a seal skin coat. The farmers’ exchange is a brain child of the Community Chamber of Commerce. They believe that estab- < lishing a place as a market for barter for farmers will fill a long felt need. Bert Whitehead, chairman of the rural relations committee has tained the service of Fred Self to take charge of the market. The barter market will be located in the Henry Sloan building, and farmers are urged to bring in seed, implements, household goods or anything else which they wish to trade or sell on Friday or Saturday of next week. This service to farmers will be absolutely free. Space will be given in the Journal free, to those who wish to advertise articles for trade in that market. If anyone cannot be in Syracuse i for those two days he is asked to list articles with Fred Self, whe will dispose of them. . If this market for j trwde meets wjth racewis xt ..will cottoned.. Everyone is isked to co-operate in this community project. OPENKNG ROADS A salesman in Thornburg’s at noon today said that be had driven from Warsaw through Milford to Syracuse, without need of chains on his car. The driver of the state plow wlych had come to Syracuse on 13 said that if basketball fans were afraid they couldnJt reach Warsaw tonight, they could go down 13 to 30 and on 30 into Warsaw, as these two roads are opened. Road 6is open, ana so is 15, if any of the basketball fans wish to take that way to Warraw. F. L. Bauer of the CCC camp said this morning that there were 15 cars stuck in drifts on road 2 near Ligonier. Mr. and Mrs. Claud Mason and daughter Velma had staited to Fort Wayne yesterday on Road 2, and at Stoner’s hill, their car became stalled in drifts aa were the other machines. There were 25 who spent the night in a filling station at that point. Sunday morning, Mira Phyllis Mock escaped with bruises, and her companion, Mrs. Florence Heller was uninjured, when Miss Mock’s car was wrecked on Road 6. They were driving >n the road and Miss Mock was crowded off on the snowy-icy edge of the pavement by a truck. Her car skidded and the front end struck a post with such force that the back end of the car was thrown against * cement abutment. The damage to the machine was about 3200, covered by insurance. lastminute news. Glenn LeMarr Stoelting. student at Tri-State college, Angola, saw hb room-mate killed, last The room-mote, Estel Grubbs, 18 from Brookville, near Richmond, Ind., and Stoelting had walked downtown and had stopped in a filling station as Grubbs said hb nose wm froxen. When they started out again, they walked down the road an the sidewalks were drifted with snow. Stoelting said, when he talked on the phone to hb father, Dr. O. C. Stoelting, that he believed that Grubbs lost hb head, as they both had seen the ambulance coming and flirt anti hb head struck the srie of the car, driven by Harry Klink of Angolas. that Klink had almost wrecked the car to avoid the accident. The boy I suffered a fractured xkull and died

MUSICAL COMEDY TO REPRESENTED Little Theater Cub’s Show “Listen To Me*’ to be Given, at High School, Tuesday Jan. 28. Members of the Little Theater Club have been practising for, the musical comedy, “Listen to Me," which is to be presented in the High school building, next Tuesday evening Jan. 28. The director b Mbs Dorothy Battles of Boston. The story of the show is that Dick Marshall and Alice Richards have inherited a hotel, left to them by a man whom they didn’t know, but who knew their fathers. Each determined to run the hotel his and her own way, arrive. Banks, the manager at the hotel attempts to keep peace between the owners, but hb efforts are offset by Weldon, who would benefit if the owners’ experiments would fail. Elbert Twiss, an absent minded guest furnishes much of the comedy. Banks’ part h taken by John * Harley, who is remembered for hb performance last spring in ‘The Lion and the Mouse;” Twiss is played by Sam Searfess, Dick Marshall is Walter Smith; Alice Richards is Katharine Connnolly, who during the show sings the waltz song “Lbten To Me;” Billy, the bell boy is Merrit Richhart; Billie, the maid b Dorothy Irwin; Mrs. Sylvester, the gossip b played by Mrs. Clara HoJMr. Welden, the villian is John Bowers, movie star of "the days of the “silent” movies; Miss Stuart b Miss Alice Mann, Mr. Corey is George Xanders, the pianist is Mrs. Hilary Bachman. In the dancing and singing chorus are: Grace Reinbold, Billie Emerson Annie Causer, Oliver Disher, Virginia McFarren Rowena Insley, Geneva Rogers, Yvonne Greider, Jean Emerson, Doris Reinbold. | On the committees are: ticket committee, Nelson Miles, Mary Bushong, Helen Jeffries, Arnold Pfingst, Ger- ‘ trude Hoch, Alice Mann; advertising John Pettit and Velma Mason; cast Mrs. George Xanders; props committee, Mrs. Sol Miller Mrs. Lloyd Dbher, Frank Rhode; finance coa- ’ mittee. C. C. Bachman, Jr. Special numbers during the show will be a waltz clog by Barbara Bushong; a tap specialty by Joan Xanders; a soft shoe dance and song by Marilyn Holloway; a colorful Spanbh number by Phyllb Belange recently returned from Porto Rico, accompanied by Ernest Bushong, accordionist. There b a ticket selling contest on amongr boys and girb. The girb selb more tickets than the other girb will win 310 worth of cosmetics donated by the Colonial Cosmetic Co. of Grand Rapids; and the boy who wins will receive a prize donated by Nelson Miles. 0 TOWN BOARD HAS REGULAR MEETING Board Members Placed in Charge of Various Kinds of Work: Salary of Clerk-Treas. is Fixed at $159. The town boafd, Tuesday evening fixed the salary of the clerk-tressur-er at 3150 a year, when the board made out the appropriation for the town for the year 1936. The salary of 3150 is the combined salaries of the clerk and treasurer last year. The board also made an appropria--tion of 31 500 to buy material for the public comfort station which is to be built thb spring. The labor on the comfort station will be paid for as a WPA project. W. G. Connolly, president of the board made a divbion of work of the board members at thb meeting. Fielden Sharp was put in charge of streets rad alleys, Francis Grissom of water and garbage; W. G. Con- , nolly of light and finance. A suggestion was adopted that the marshal and night watchman attend all of the meetings of the board. HAVE SUFFER AT CHURCH Twenty-three attended the supper of the Methodist Brotherhood held in the church last Tuesday evening. Rev. Travb Purdy, A. L. Miller and A. W. Emerson formed the committee which cooked the “feed.” The rapper was followed by » business meeting and social hour. resignTposition. Fred Anglin of Leesburg hra resigned as lineman of the United Telephone Co., and. plans to sell insurance. Employes of the company from thb district held a surprise party at hb home last Thursday evening. — 9 Mr. and Mrs. Lester Lantz of Elkhart rad son Millard vbited Mr. and

I DO YOU } I REMEMBER— Syracuse Journal—Jan. 2S, 191 S Altamos Starner died suddenly from a stroke of apoplexy at the home of hb son. Prof. Carl Lintz has resigned hb position as teacher of science and mathematics in the local schoob. Mbs Jessie Callender will fill the position for the balance of the school year. Mbs Virginia Hillabold left on Friday for Chicago, where she will study to become a trained nurse. Township trustee Henry Shock’s annual report shows total receipts in the township fund 32,136.13 dbbursemehts, 31120.55; in the tuition fund, receipts 31440.87, disbursements, 31147.24; local tuition fund, receipts 33,588.11, disbursements, > 32 555.30; special school fund, receipts, 31,957.67, dbbursements, 31059.03; road fund, receipts, 32,260.66, dbbursements, 31815; library fund receipts, 316.25; dbbursements 3.0.00; dog fund, receipts, 3260, i .dbbursements, 8120. (The trustee’s report, for 1935, published in last week’s paper, stated: receipts from taxes in the township fund", 33,119.56; dbbursements, 31,889.27; receipts special school fund, 318,968; dbbursements $lO,408.09; receipts tuition fund, 318,042.29, dbbursements, 316,041.68; dog fund, receipts, $487.68; dbbursements, $260.88; bond and inter- | est fund receipts, $20,224.38; dbbursements, $10,693.75.) _— , ION LAKE WAWASEE! i— ‘ J Word was received at Lake Wawasee, that Mrs. Gass mother of j Mrs. R. B. Tuttle and George Gass, had died at the home of Mrs. Tuttle j in Indianapolis, Friday, after » { long illness. Funeral services for her were held, Monday afternoon. ( Mr. and Mrs. Harold Mauerer of South Bend entertained a house party of 10 “ice” fishermen at the Mauerer cottage in Vawter Park over the week end. George Mellinger, who recently purchased the Take home of Mr: and “ Mrs. Stewart Cowgill, b remodelling the house. Louis Solt commenced putting up ice for the summer, Monday. It was then 10 inches thick on Lake Wawasee. J. H. Elliott’s sbter, who had planned to come from Bedford i Saturday to vbit them, telephoned | that she would postpone her vbit as friends of theirs had been seriously injured in an automobile accident, the small son of these friends having been killed in the accident. John Wean of Goshen entertained friends at his grand father’s cottage, > L. H. Brakes, Saturday, and enjoyed fishing on Wawaaeo. Mr. and Mrs. Zehner, who had spent the winter in Ellwood George’s house, are leaving soon for Ohio. Mr. Zehner who works for the Gulf Oil Co., was transferred to that dbtrict from the Fort Wayne district. Mr. and Mrs. Bill Gingrich of South Bend spent the week end at the lake. Mr. and Mrs. 8. U. Hooper and daughter from Holland, Mich, spent Friday and Saturday with Mr. and Mrs. Charles Naylor. Capt. and Mrs. Trahanan spent the week end with hb mother in Fort Wayne. Mr. and Mrs. Floyd Gray called on Mr. and Mrs. A. W. Emerson, Sunday. Mr. Gray has been employed in Fort Wayne thb winter. Mr. and Mrs. Roy Brown were Sunday dinner guests of Mr. and Mrs. J. H. Baker of Goshen. SKIDDY WEATHER Snow last Thursday morning on the ice not yet melted from the streets, caused Loub Solt’x car to skid into the “Stop” sign on Harrison street at the Main street corner. No one was injured, but the sign was knocked down. In thp car with him were hb two grandsons, and Mr. and Mrs. Russell Warner and son. LUNG DIVORCE GRANTED On charge of cruety Ve.ley C. Lung, Turkey Creek township, was granted a divorce in circuit court Saturday morning from Edith Lung. The couple was married Aug. 12, 1930, and separated Aug. 27 1931. IFCIJKriCRiFORf~kPPROVED The final report in title estate of William McClintic, has bMtt apprarad fat eMt

LOCAL TEAM UPSETS DOPE BY VICTORY Defeats Milford 33 to 19 In Game on That Team’s Floor. Reguarded by “dopesters” as the best basketball team in the county headed for victory in the county tournament, the Milford High school team, which had defeated Syracuse here, in November, 20 to 12, was deebively whipped by the Syracuse ! boys in the game played at Milford, Friday evening by the score of 33 to 19. Milford supporters claimed it was overconfidence on their team’s part which lost them the game, as they had won 12 victories and suffered no defeat thb season. But Syracuse supporters who have watched their team all season, state Milford was beaten by a better team, one which has progressed through practbe and practise, since the season opened. Thurston referreed the game and didn’t miss a thing. There were 14 foub ceiled on Syracuse players, and 16 on Milford players. Each team had two players taken out on foub: Coy and Doll went out for Syracuse, and Phend and Haab were Milford players removed. Coy was taken out the first quarter of the game, and George Bill Smith sent in. Doll was removed at the start of the third quarter and Nebon Auer, who had played the preliminary game, went in, in Doll’s place. Both Milford players were removed in the fourth quarter of the game. Thompson replaced Pher.d, (and Kaiser went in for Haub. Out of 19 free throw chances, Syracuse, players scored 11, more than 50 per cent. Milford made 50 per cent, shooting 7 out of 14 free throws tried. Milford at no time could get their offensive working and except once or twite in the second belf, Milford players could never get behind . Syracuse defense, with the ball. - Syracuse was able to control the bsll ' most of the time and penetrate Milford’s defense. Their pass work was the best seen thb year. Stucky was high scorer of the evening for Syracuse, making 14 points; but excellent team work,' | and scoring by other players won the game. On the Milford team, Estep made 9 points and Bushong 8. The score at the end of the first quarter showed that it was Syracuse’s victory from the start. It was Syracuse 13, Milford 4—and those 4 points were scored on free throws. Not a single basket was made by I Milford until the middle of the second period. ! When the game opened, Coy got • the ball at the tip off, it landed in Stucky’s hands, and went through the basket just like that. Bushong made the first score for Milford when he shot a free throw. But Syracuse lead the scoring during the entire game. When the score was 6 to 2, Milford too)c time out, and when it was 12 to 4in the first quarter, Milford aggin took time out to talk things over. In the second quarter, Milford made five points—by Bushong. Smith, sent in when Coy was taken out on foub, made the only point for Syracuse, thb period, when he scored a free throw. The half ended 14 to 9. Milford came out on the floor the second half, got the ball at the tip off and threw it for a basket —but it didn’t go through. From then on it was Syracuse’s game without much argument, as thb failure of the bsll to go where it was sent seemed to take the confidence out of the Milford players. At the end of the third quarter the score was 26 to 12 Milford’s three points thb period were made by Estep—one basket and one free throw. Milford took the fourth time out, and Bitner scored the technical free throw allowed Syracuse so? thb. During the last period, Estep made five points, and Bushong shot s*nothfield goal for the final score, 19 for Milford. In the meantime Syracuse players made 19 points during the last half, making the final score 33 to 19. Milford made two field goals the first half and four the second half of the game. The rest of the points were made on free throws. Syracuse made 5 field goals in the first half, 6 more in the second half, and the rest of the points made were from free throws. Scores made by Syracuse players were: FG FT P PTS. Stocky 5 4 2 14 x (Costlajied on Last Page)

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