The Syracuse Journal, Volume 28, Number 44, Syracuse, Kosciusko County, 27 February 1936 — Page 1

VOLUME XXVIII

LONG TO MAKE IMPROVEMENT ATLAKEHOME Awards Contract for New Recreation House At Kale Island. Contracts have been awarded by W. E. Long, for the construction of a beautiful and artistic recreation house, as an addition to his property on Kale on Lake Wawasee. Designed by C. A. Taylor of the engineering' staff of W. E. Long r- Company, Chicago, the architecture b an adaption of early English and Dutch colonial. The exterior of the building will boos stucco with hewn fir trim. A novel feature will be a barbecue grill built into the chimney design on the outside. The inside will bo finished in natural knotty pine walls, plaster and beamed ceiling. The floors will be pine planks of staggered sixes with wooden pegs. On the north and west sides of the house there will be large bay windows of lauded glass. The large stone fireplace will be a feature of the interior, providing color and wa-mth. The lighting will be indirect throughout Near the house to the south will be an attractive, screened-in, dining room, carrying the same architectural treatment as the . main bouse. Installed within the recreation house will be games of various kinds, including billiards and pool, for the entertainment of guests. Local Meo Get Contracts. All electrical work will be installed by Roscoe Howard of the Syracuse Electric Company. The plumbing will be done by C W. Howard of the Howard Plumbing Company here. Thb now building will add further to the general improvement on that part of Kato Island, which Mr. Long has developed over a period of several ye rs, residents say. With the construction axth* new County highway and the development of intervening spaces into blends of artistic and oriental charm, * veritable fairyland has been created out of what several years ago. was sordid and ugly swanrp land. The banks of the canals which surround these islands have all been landscaped and planted. Last fall, Henry Beers, landscape artist, spent several weeks on the place, and thb year, Mr. Long states, the beauty of hb place will surpass previous seasons, and a new treat will be afforded the eye of residents and visitors to thb vacation land. Work on the new bouse b expected to start within a few days, and already, necessary grading and foundation work has begun. — „ ■ GRAND HOTEL AND CAFE 13 BEING REDECORATED The Grand Hotel and Case, Main and Huntington streets b being redecorated inside, and b taking on a brighter and attractive appearance. The work of repainting and rwpalrto being done by Ork Traator. Jama* Connolly, proprietor states be plans to make the case and restaurant one of the most attractive places of its kind, and to showing considerably enterprise and initiative in beautifying the place. Tbto to the type of effort that to regarded by the progressive citizens of the community as the most constructive. More attractive business places in Syracuse, will bring more business to Syracuse, it to believed. — "wiW —— ELECT DELEGATES TO LAY CONFERENCE The Methodist Episcopal Church held the election for a delegate and a reserve delegate to the Northern Indiana Lay Conference, to be held at Kokomo, Indiana, April 15. Howard Rhode was selected to net as the lay member, and Noble C. Bloc ker was ehossn as the rsservs member. The election wan held by the congregation last week, and confirmed by W. E. Connolly, secretary of the fourth quarterly conference, and Otto T. Martin, district superintend* nt. MODEL PLANE SHOWN A large model airplane, construct ed by Bud Calls, to oadHtod in Bnchmanb window. Main street. The plane to cwnplste to jHpplayß 0m wmiMp MOMI * IM CTBkV. Mr. and Mrs. Lscward Cripe, GoCripe’s parents, Mr. and Mrs. Frank Brown. They stoo called on Mr. find Mrs. Bert Oto*.

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MAIN STREET BUSINESS PROPERITIES ARE SOLD W. E. Long Purchases Two Large Buildings For Purpose Os Improving Two large business properties on Main Street were sold thb week to William E. Long of Wawasee and Chicago. Since the property has been transfered, there have been countless rumors as to what will be done with the buildings, but as Mr. Long b vacationing in the south, and has made no public statement as to the purpose of the purchase nothing definite is forthcoming. The deal was transacted for him by his representatives and attornsj a. The buildings purchased include the old Guy property at the corner of Huntington and main streets and the adjoining building on Main street, known as the Beckman property. The Guy property house* the Bachman stores and the Beckman property, on the site of-the old theatre, houses the Beckman Furni ture store. While no statment ha* been made by Mr. Long as to hb future plans for the property, it b reliaby reported her* that he plans to remodel it, converting the entire half block, into a highly modern business property, to bouse modern and up-to-date shops and stores, with offices on the upper floors, together with such other improvements as may be incorporated. OVER 400 ENROLLED ON WPA IN COUNTY Syracuse Has Only 27 Men Assigned to Relief Projects— Warsaw Has 150. A total of 58,861.43 was distributed to 405 WPA workers in Kosciusko county last week by Leonard William Hiser, pay-piaster of the county projects. The workers are now engaged on twelve different WPA projects in the county. Th* following projects are now in progress in the county: Garment production at Pierceton—employing 9 women. Sewing project at Wat saw—6 women. Clerical work at Warsaw public library—4 women. Sewer construction at Warsaw — 34 men. Sidewalk, curb and street construction at Warsaw—B3 men. Construction of athletic field at Warsaw 21 men. Kosciusko county community sanitation—l 9 men. Park construction at Milford—l 4 men. Repair of streets st Syracuse—27 men. Educational projects—s teachers. County road projects—l7s men. Non-relief supervisory and administrative, 7 men and 1 woman. According to Paymaster Hiser thb does not include the nineteen boys and four girb recently assigned to the National Youth Program in thb county under the sponsorship of the Indiana department of public safety. The List also does not include the' thirty-two high school students who I receive aid through work done by them on projects assigned by the t various high school principals. Mrs. B. A. Hol ten was called to Wilmington, Delaware, because of the death of her sister, Mrs. Anna Hickman.

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CHAMPS TAKE ROUGH GAME AT WARSAW Syracuse High School Defeat Two Opponents in As Many Evenings Syracuse High School county champions again showed their power by taking two gfmes in as many consecutive evenings last Friday and Saturday. They defeated Etna Green on the local court by a score of 38 to 13 Friday night, but their real victory came when they defeated the Tigers of Warsaw on that teams home floor by a score of 22 to 19. The local boys invaded Warsaw deteimined to win, and were complete masters of the situation throughout .despite the rough tactics to which they were subjected on several occasions. The victory convinced the f»as and also the Warsaw five that the local boys took the fihal game in the tournament by no fluke. Stucky took the firts tip but Warsaw controlled it through the rest of the game. Bodkin, of Warsaw, opened the scoring and Doll fouled Parker. The free-throw was hit. Beck opened the scoring for Syracuse, i Sevetal fouls were mt de by both teams and at the end of the initial i period the score was Warsaw 5, ; Bitner and Beck did most of the • scoring in the second quarter, putting Syracuse well in tjke lead. 15-6. During thb period/several fouls were made by both (earns. Doll went out on personals ai\d was replaced i by Auer. t Warsaw took the/ tip-off but it j was stolen by Bitner only to be lost I again. Parker, giant Warsaw guard, hit a long shot. After both teams had missed short shots under the basket, i Bitner scored from the free-throw I circle. During the rest of the third ' stanza nothing exciting occurred except many foub. Just as the gun was fired, Dobbin, Warsaw forward hit from the corner. The score at* the end of thb period was Syracuse ■ 17, Warsaw 11. j Played Fast Game. In the lest period both teams play- \ ed fast and kept the crowd in an uproar most of the time. The officials made a few decisions unfavorable to the fans of both teams. Coy replaced Smith but could not seem to get ’the tip. Moser, Warsaw guard and captain went out of the game on personals in thb period. The game ended with Syracuse leading 22-19. Lineups: Warsaw—Dobbins and Bodkin, forwards; Rankin, center; Parker and Mose, guards. Syracuse—Beck and Bitner, forwards; Stucky, center; Doll and Smith, guards. Substitutions: Gilliam for Warsaw; Auer, Coy, Disher and Held for Syracuse. The Warsaw reserves beat the local boys 32-26. Syracuse had them at the half—ls to 10 but were easily outplayed in the final periods. Defeat Etqa Green. ; After taking it tin the chin in two i of three contests since capturing the ' Kosciusko county basketball title, Syracuse opened up with full force against Etna Green Cubs to win out I by the score of 38 to 13 her*, Friday evening. The county champs went to work ' in earnest at the very start and at (Cnnttnued nn I jut Pwpel

SYRACUSE, INDIANA, THURSDAY FEBRUARY 27, BM.

Spring Is Just Around The Corner So The Weather Prophets Say

Signs of Spring are reported everywhere. But it isn’t always safe to believe in signs. Thb b February, and there is still that that old wintery month of March to be considered. However, signs are sometimes worth considering, and talking about, so everyone b looking for signs of Spring. Who can blame them? Last Friday, Olvin Hogmyer dbcovered hb house eat with a small ground mole. Just where the cat captured the Ijttl* fellow b not known, but Mr. Hogmyer says thb is a sign of Spring. Monday, Mrs. George Mellinger called the office of The Journal and | reported that the first robin had ; been sighted. She said rather ex-1 citedly, than she is sure Spring b I near, because the robin is usually a good judge of weather and climate, ’ and when they get thb far north in i February, winter is almost over. | Last Saturday, Raymond Vail, | who lives southeast of Syracuse proudly exhibited three lizards of • some type or other. He wasn’t quite certain what kind of lizards they are but said he found them in hb well pit, about eight feet below the sur- ’ fee* of the ground. He was sure _ however, that the liveliness of the : three little fellows, indicates an early Spring. Tuesday, Maggie Butt reported she had seen 12 ducks trying to light on the lake. The ducks came from a southern direction and evidently were surprbed to find the lake cover-

PORTERS PURCHASE ILLINOIS WEEKLY Former Owners of Journal Buy j Elizabethtown Independent On Ohio River Mr. and Mrs. Harry L. Porter, ? former owners and publishers of , THE JOURNAL, have purchased the Hardin County Independent, Elizabethtown, Illinois, according to a , commnuication received from them yesterday. 1> Elisabethtown situated on the ■ Ohio River in south east Hardin county, about 44 miles above Paducah Kentucky. Mining and shiping ! of grain and agriculture products are the principal interests. The town has a population of around 7,500, and the paper, which is an Independent publication issued each Thursday has a circulation of about 1,000 i copies each week. It was established in 1870. / There many friends in Syracuse and vicinity are pleased to know that they have found a good location, and extend to them every good with for success, happiness and an abundance j of all good things. o BAD CHECK WARNING ISSUED IN COUNTY Syracuse and Kosciusko county merchants are warned to be on th* look-out for spurious checks purporting to have been issued by th* treasurer, agricultural relief administra- • tion, Washington, according to word received here Friday by local officers from the U. S. Treasury department at Indianapolb. t The bogus warrants are similar to genuine government checks. Several have been negotiated in Indiana cities and the passer offers a clever line |of talk as a government employe, making purchases in most instances at places where sales had been advertised.

ed with ice. Anyway, they settled down on a spot where the ice had partly disappeared, and were apparently not perturbed over the fact that the lake was frozen. Thb too is said to be a sign of Spring. Perhaps the groundhog Arthur E. Jones saw on Valentine was not so very wrong after alt It may be that the groundhog, referred to as nature’s weather man, knows something that he b’nt given credit for. But you can talk about the signs of Spring ail you like. There are still a few very important signs that haven’t been reported, and until | these are noticed, it might be well ; to keep the old fur coat out of moth l balls, the over-shoes out of the attic, ! and plenty of coal in the cellar. When the boys come home to sup- ’ per with mud on their knees, and i hands, and until there conversation | includes such words as “knuckle I down” “mibs,” “glassies,” etc. it , bnt Spring. j And until you see some cute little ’ girl, walking shyly along the street with some awkward little lad, carrying two sets of school books, well, | it just isn’t Spring. | When there’s sunshine in the air, When the sky grows bright and fair— When you’re greeted with w smile or a song; When the birds sing in the trees, And the trees start budding leaves; That’s Spring, or all the signs are wrong.

FINAL RITES HELD FOR MRS. EMMA A. MILES ■, ■ - Services Conducted Yesterday Afternoon at Home Home of Her Daughter. Funeral services for Mrs. Emma A. Miles, aged 88 years, who died Monday morning at the home of her daughter .Mrs. Samuel P. Searfoss, Lake street, were held yesterday afternoon ». the home at 3 o’clock, with interment in Syracuse cemetery. Rev. Travis Purdy, pastor of the Methodist Episcopal Church officiated. Mrs. Miles was a native of Ohio, and came to Syracuse as a small girl. For the past eighty years she had lived here, and in recent years, had made her home with her daughter. She had been ill for several weeks. Besides her daughter Mrs. Erma Searfoss, she is also survived by two sons, Elmer P. Miles, well known local groceryman and Elbantan W. Miles of Hammond, Indiana, Mrs. Warren Elnora Colwell of this place and Mrs. J. J. (Elva) Connell of Fort Wayne, are also daughters. She also leaves eight grand children, three great grand children, and a sister, Mrs. Hanora Miles, of Chicago, Illinois. Mrs. Miles was the widow of the late Edward E. Miles, a Civil War veteran who died here in 1927. They were, married in 1866. BOY SCOUTS INCREASE COUNTY Members Os Local Troop Attend Rodeo In Goshen And Exhibit Skill Fourteen members of Boy Scout Troop No. 28 of Syracuse, journeyed to the Goshen High School, Tuesday evening, and participated in the East District rodeo. i The boys gave demonstrations in j archery, life saving by firemen’s- : carry and firemens drag, and the I 1 entire troop participated in a game ■N. G. Skidgett, troop committee- | man, and Howard Rhode, assistant I scout-master, were in charge. Pracj tically the entire troop was present. ’ There are four rodeo’s, one each in Warsaw-, Elkhart, Goshen and Etna Green. The parents of the Cubs, an organization composed of boys from nine to 12, who at the age of 12 years become Boy Scouts, attended a meeting in the High School last Wednesday evening. The six hour course they are taking under the direction of Mr. Stillman of Elkhart and Mr. Nicum from Goshen. PROGRAM The program committee of the Syracuse Wawasee Chamber of Commerce met Tuesday night in the office of the Journal and planned a program of activity to be presented at the next meeting of the organisation, March 10. 0 REPORT LARGE CATCH Isaac Unrue and Donald Davis, both of Syracuse, report largo catches of pike in Wawssee. Unrue caught three large fellows, one of which weighed nearly seven pounds. Davis ranght one nearly as large. I||l . 'wEli • • s;' ■ . '

LOWERING TEMPERATURE PREVENTS HEAVY FLOOD LOSS THROUGHOUT STATE

CCC CAMP REDUCES RS MEMBERSHIP HERE Men Now Living In Five Os Six Barracks-Activities Include Lectures The number of men enrolled at Civilian Conservation Corps Camp here has beeto decreased from about 240 to 203, and the company b now housed in five barracks instead of six. Thb leaves one barrack unoccupied. ’■ At the weekly convocation Feb. 19 Oscar Craig, EWC foreman addressed the company on the subject “Economy in Money". He stated that any of the people not employed would buy all the surplus their is if they had the financial means to do so. At the convocation cigarettes were given by Capt. Theodore R. Tschannen to the winning barracks for the cleanest barracks for the month of Janurary. Capt. Paul Maurer Ch-Res. spoke at the Sunday services in the Recreational Hall Sunday. He urged the enrollees to keep up their good church attendance record. During his remarks he stated that the American people were as much slaves of themselves as the human slavery that has been abolished in the past. Lee Monson and Harold Floyd have returned from Station Hospital Fort Benjamin Harrison, Indiana where they were sent for Bronchitb several weeks ago. William Drake returned from the Station Hospital where he has been under observation for appendicitis Due to the extreme cold weather beginning Tuesday* and Wednesday of last week, the men were not called to work on the project. The men were called out for work on Thursday. The camp was quite and no work of any kind was done on Washington’s birthday. 0 COLD DAMAGES FARM PRODUCTS IN COUNTY Potatoes, Wheat and’ Fruit Trees Believed Partially Destroyed by Freeze. The extreme cold weather of the past few weeks has damaged wheat fields, fruit trees and produce in storage, farmers claim. Prices of various agricultural'products are-ex-pected to increase accodingly. At least 50 per cent of potatoes in storage in Kosciusko county and northern Indiana are frozen and lost to the consumer, potato growers estimate. One grower said that persons having them in storage do not realise a* yet the extent of their loss, that bins in which potatoes appear nipped, the tubers are frozen and get soft when thawed. A buyer thb week inspected seven bins and cellars and in every instance the potatoes were frozen and the buyer returned to Indianapolis empty-handed. With » slow thaw some growers expect th* frost to go down into the ground about two feet more and thb will spoil most buried potatoes which were not buried deep enough. Other growers expect wholesale prices to jump to 56 per 100 pounds when the extent of the shortare is realized. THE RECREATION CLUB ATTRACTS MANY PLAYERS The Recreation Club a bowling alley operated on Main street for the past week by O. K. Bennett of Paulding, Ohio, is attracting many players. The club b open every afternoon and night until 12 o’clock, and provides amusement and entertainment for both men and women. Some of the local talent is becoming quite expert, and good scores are being recorded. Mr. Bennett states he believes there b sufficient interest in the game, which is regarded as a healthy past time, to organize a local bowling league, comprised of several teams, including both men and women players. junior"aid“meeting , The Junior Ladies Aid of the Evangelical Church met at the home of Mrs. Elmer Stucky at Oakwood Park, on Tuesday evening. Sixteen members were present to partake in the business and social emmto. Mrs. Stocky served refreshments after i which the party adjourned.

i Warning’s Issued . In Several Towns When Ice Breaks Syracuse and Wawasee Section Safe as Mercury Drops Below Freezing Point While other sections of the state are facing possible floods due to the heavy snowiall and freeze followed this week by rain which has caused ice jams in many places, Syracuse and Wawasee sections seems comparatively safe. There is a possibility, officials state, that a sudden thaw and movement in the ice on Syracuse Lake and La we Wawasee might damage sea walls, boat houses and cottages close to the water, but no general flood warning is expected. The channel from Lake Wawasee to Turkey Creek is clear of ice and large cakes of ice breaking loose from Wawasee floated through the channel yesterday. The warm weather, which began with a thaw and rainfall Sunday and Monday caused some melting of the ice on both lakes but they are still frozen solid enough to support fisherman and ice-boaters. The mercury began to drop again last night, and temperature early today was below the freezing point. » W ater is running off swiftly in most places, and the dam is open in the channel, to permit a quick run off. The lowering temperatures will stop the sudden thaw, making conditions generally safe it is believed, and a more gradual thaw later in the season is looked for. ” Warning Issued Fort Wayne Indiana has been given a flood warning. An all -night down pour Tuesday swelled the Maumee river yesterday to a depth of 19 feet, which is three feet above flood stage. It was expected that it would reach a depth of 20 feet early today, and if this should occur, much property loss b anticipated. Only lowlying pi.rk are.s, and some lowland farms had been flooded bylast evening, but the weather bereau issued a warning throughout the lower residential sections. From Bluffton, the report comes that the Wabash rftor passed flood stage, and that ice jams upstream menaced property. At both Fort Wayne and Bluffton workmen labored all night dynamiting ice in the Maumee and Wabash rivers to protect rivers and other structures from the grinding and jamming ice flows. An ice gorge caused the White River in Ravenwood a suburb of Indianapolb to , overflow, and deputy sheriffs ed for a mile to rescue eight persons marooned in their homes. Water flooded streets of the town. Lowlands Inundated While Indianapolb is reported comparatively safe from general flooding, lowlands are inundated and there has been some dynamiting of ice to prevent further flooding and damage. At Logansport a business and residential district was damaged when an ice jam on the Eel River broke at Mexico. Mrs. Thomas Penn, 43 a mother of five children was killed when she was evidently* struck by a cake'jof ice as she attempted to escape from her home. Up until early thb morning thb was the only fatality reported because of the floods, but there were numerous stories related of narrow escapes and rescues. Lakes Watched Here Northern Indiana possesses more water than the rest of th state, but as much of it flows toward the south, the towns and cities in the lowlands snffer from the same thing that is concidered the most impprtasset in thb section. Lake Wawasee, the largest in the county sometimes causes some damage when the ice breaks, but as vacation time approaches, thb damage is always repaired, and the country is once more the most beautiful lake Vacation country found anywhere. The town, of Syracuse controb the lake, and by means of its channel, dam and gates, regulates the flow of water so that damage from ice and high water is kept at a minimum, and at the same time, sufficient wa.er is preserved to keep the lakes beautiful for the summer season. JpHN MACY ILL John Macy of Wawasee and Converse, Indiana, student at the University of Indiana b ill with scarlet fever and diphtheria at the Bloomington Hospital. John Macy is a brother of Wales Macy of Lake Wawasee, and spends hb summers her*.

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