The Syracuse Journal, Volume 28, Number 45, Syracuse, Kosciusko County, 5 March 1936 — Page 9

THE SYRACUSE JOURNAL INDEPENDENT . Publi«hed Every Thursday at Syracuse, Indiana. Entered as aecond-claes matter on May 4th, 1908, at the poetoffice at Syracuse, Indiana, under the Act of Congress of March 3rd, 1879. SUBSCRIPTION RATES Three Years, in advance 36.00 Six Months in advance -— 81.00 One Year, in advance, $2.00 Single Copies — 6c Subscriptions Dropped if Not Renewed When Time Is Out. F. ALLAN WEATHERHOLT, Editor and Publisher. PHONE 4 THURSDAY, MARCH 5, 1936 —' * «*=** NOTHING VENTURED, NOTHING GAINED Last month the Town Board discussed at some length, the possibility of obtaining additional protection in the way of warning signals or full time watchmen at the Huntington street crossing of the Baltimore and Ohio Railroad. There was also discussion upon the sidewalk improvementHn the town, at the same meeting. Tuesday night, the Town Board held another regular meeting. There was considerable round table discussion, but no mention was made of either the sidewalk project or the crossing protection idea. After the meeting, when questioned, one Os the officials stated that nothing has been done toward furthering either of these projects. We are wondering how long it will take the Town Board to act. The Board is unanimous in statements that both are worthwhile, and that both would do an ultimate good. The sidewalk project will eliminate a traffic hazard, provide better parking facilities and beautify the town. The crossing protection project will assure safety, particularly at night. Already there have been accidents at this crossing, some oFwhich have been fatal. Progressive communities encourage such moves, but here in Syracuse it appears that little is done in the way of such things, until they have to be done. The appearance of the town speaks for itself. Any ; stranger coming into Syracuse, is impressed with the laxiey evidenced here in so many places and in so many ways. But the answer is in the old adage, as exhibited by ’ the Town Board, “Nothing Ventured, Nothing Gained.’’ CONSERVATION WEEK. Preliminary plans for the observance of National Conservation Week —April 1 to 7 —should be started by all Indiana clubs to assure state-wide participation in this occasion again this year. Speakers, programs, dates of meetings and other arrangements should be made now. Indiana participated in the observance of National Conservation Week for the first time in 1935 and received wide-spread recognition from all conservation authorities for its leadership in preserving and protecting natural resources. Special programs were staged in every section of thtf state and emphasis was placed upon local activities related to the conservation activities of the state and nation. X With more than five j hundred active conservation clubs now participating in furthering Indiana's conservation program, it is anticipated that National Conservation Week will be observed this year in every community and reach almost every resident of the state. Plans now being developed for participation in the national program, include the holding of special meetings by each conservation club and other organizations interested in the various phases of the conservation program. These meetings will be community affairs and include discussions of conservation activities in the state, nation and the local community. The local clubs and conservation leaders will be in charge of the program in their community.— (Outdoor Indiana.)

A HYDRA-HEADED MONSTER Th* “tax weapon" is • Hydrah*aded monster. Used, ts it sometimes is, to penalise one group of persons in the hope that other groups will be benefited, it is likely to turn upon those whom’ it is designed to help and destroy them. A noUble example of that ancient truism can be found in the antichain store tax. which is now levied In one form or another in 20 state*. Original thought behind the chain store tax was that it would benefit independent merchants faced with chain competition. Yet an inc leasing number of groups and persons whose work is to advance the interest of independent merchants, have recently gone on record as being opposed to special taxes against chains. Why have they done this? Because they believe that the tax will pro-, duce consequences that will be as harmful to independents r* to chains. One consequence, already apparent in some states, is proposals that similar taxes be levied against the thousands of independent merchants who have banded together into large buying groups in order to buy goods cheaper. These merchants are simply using the chain masspurchasing plan, and are natural targets for the always greedy tax collector. Still another consequence, pointed out by some authorities on merchandising, is that if heavy taxes force up the coat of such necessities as foods and drugs—aa they must—consumers. for their own protection, will form “consumer cooperatives.** These cooperatives, prominent in Europe, have made little headway as yet in this country, for the re» son that private merchants have done a groat work in selling goods at low cost. Spread of such coops—which are not to be confused with the selling co-ops farmed by fanners— would hit all business and all workers, including independent Those who have the best interest of ah parties involved at heart—consumers and producers, as well as merchants—are beginning to see the menace Hi etnas, taxation. -* One political expert advtoes that Congrats just pane what legtolation ia put before it and then go home. Thia wohtt do any good unices the Now Dealers can persuade the Su-| presne Court to go home. 0 The old fashioned shoot “why does a chicken cron the road* to now entirely out of date. The chiekoa nowadays doeant got more than half way acmes.

| i THE BIG PARADE. The political parade is getting underway now, with bandwagons on ' every corner. Principal attention is naturally centered on the Republicans, as only a miracle of the first dimension could prevent the renomination of President Roosevelt. Two candidates for the Republican nomination have definitely thrown their hats into the ring—Colonel Knox, publisher of the Chicago News, a conserve ive, and famed Senator Borah of Idaho, a liberal. Both these men have entered name in the Illinois primaries, where a real test of their respective strength will be had. Colonel Knox is sure to have the backing of the “old-line** Republicans, while Senator Borah is enthusiastically endorsed by the “progressive group.** Common belief- ia that Senator Borah would be unbeatable in western and mid-western primaries, might run into trouble in the east. Governor Landon of Kansas is also seeking the nomination, is known to have scouts at work in various states seeking to determine his popularity. Two big newspaper pubi'&hera—Paul Bloch and William Randolph Hearst—are strong for Governor Landon, and be also has the approval of one of the most distinguished Republican journalists, William Alien White, There is stiß talk on behalf of Senator Vandenberg- and one wing of the party would like to see Mr. Hoover given another chance for the Presidency. ' As a result, the Republican convention to going to be one fight after another, and it will make head lines for many a day. Some think that the more prominent candidates may ofset each other, and lead to the nomination of a dark horse. OVERFLOWING STREAMS MAY AFFECT FISHING High waters st this season of the year, forcing many streams out of their banks, may have a serious effect on fishing it was pointed out by Virgil M. Simmons, commissioner of the Department of Conservation. As the flood waters recede, thousands of game fish may be left stranded unless prompt action to taken. Conservation clubs and sportomen’s organisations throughout the state will again cooperate with the Department of Conservation in seeing that whenever possible the toranded game fish are returned to the streams. Game wardens will assist farmers and landowners and the clubs in saving the fish. This to especially important «t this time at the fish lost now reduce the breeding I stock in the strums

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| On Lake Wawasee | With temperatures mounting gradually Monday and Tuesday, snow has practically disappeared around the Lake, and ice began a slow thaw. The ice is still of sufficient thickness however, to enable large numbers of fishermen to engage inJ their favorite sport of icefishing./Several good catches are reported, and the fishermen take to the ice, much as a duck takes to water, because in the summer season, when these individuals are busy in their various occupations or places of business, they have no time to fish. Consequently, they must fish in the winter time, through the ice. Rising temperatures have also brought to the lake some activity among a number of residents Mid business people. House cleaning seems a popular pastime with some, repainting and repapering with others while still others can be seen working about lawns, making ready ’ for a busy season. . There were several visitors at the lake Sunday. Mr. and Mrs. W. D. j Lease, Louis Liedner, Mr. and Mrs. J William Dale and family, all of Goshen were visitors. Mr. and Mrs. Jay Elliott were in' South Bend and Mishawaka, Sunday. Mr. and Mrs. Roy Brown and Miss Lydia Mellinger spent Sunday at the home of Mr. and Mrs. William Mock North Webster. H. C. Droke and family have moved from their farm near Wawasee Slip’to Marion, Indiana. They had resided here seven years. Mr. and Mrs. Roy Turney spent Sunday at the home of Mr. and Mrs. Dwight Mock. Mrs. Wales Macy is visiting in Converse. 0 HEAL ESTATE Transfers The Journal is furnished with the following transfers of real estate by Houton C. Frazer, abstractor. War saw, Ind. Chloe Thomas to Harvey G. and Lenora Grimm, 167 acres section 1, Prairie township, sl. Lida K. Long to Floyd R. Wolfe, trustee, lots 20 and 21 and .36 acre adjacent Village of Kale Island, Wawasee, 81. Masonic Grand Lodge to Indiana Masonic Home Foundation, lot 10, Warner's Lake Front Plat, Webster Lake, 8L | Perry R. Sprague et al to Koeci-j uako Distributing Corp, lot 55 original plat Syracuse, 81. j Winifred Parsons to Walter E. Baugher, 51 acres in Government lot No. 6, in section 10, Tippecanoe township, $2,000. Eva B. Botts to Morton D. and j Berneta M. Ruple, lot 16, Waveland Beach. Wawasee Lake, 81. Owen R. Strieby to Roy and Lois Schleeter, north one-half lota 27 and 28, Syracuse, 81. Edith B. Holloway to Rebecca Mad or a Terrell, 40 foot strip off lot 420, Warsaw, 81,900. Henrietta S. .Clover to Mary L. Miller, part lota 1 and 2, block 2, Ryerson addition, Pierceton, 81. John W. Faulkner to Lyman M. and Fannie F. Faulkner, 40 acres section 10 Monroe township, 81. Oliver N. Hayden et al to Lueila Tattman, 4 lots in block 1 Reed's addition, Pierceton, 31. Luella Tatman to Alta Baker, 4i lots block 1 Reed's addition, pierceton, 81. Ahny J. Davis to Blanche C. Hollands and Pearl L. Lackey, lot 327 T. M. A H. addition, Mentone, 81 John C. Shepler to Howard C and Evelyn 21 acres section 12 Wayne township, 81. George W. Dickey to Ralph Mattux, 80 acres section 16 Seward township, Slit is not learning, grace nor gear, Nor easy meat and drink. That makes { . —- -

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| DO YOU REMEMBER— | —, Syracuse Journal—March 3, 191® The hog ordinance was emended at the town board meeting and it was decided that citizens might keep hogs 200 feet from any building, and limited any one man to the keeping of three hogs. A. H. Blanchard left this week for St. Joseph, Michigan, to take bath treatments for his rheumatism. Miss Blanche Haney left this week for Chicago to study the new styles in spring millinery and to buy her new stock. Elkhart is to have a new locomotive and car shops which will employ 3000 skilled mechanics and will increase the population of Elkhart 10,000 people. I SCHOOL NOTES I • • i I Slides and films shown this week ' were on Denmark, Magnetism, and | Curiosities of Light and Color. ■ Miss Hamman acted as one of the judges at the Latin contest held Sat- : urday at Milford between Byrket, ' Atwood and Milford. Milford carried ' off all honor* in second year Latin. In the first year course Burket won . first place and Milford second. Sophomore News. Erma Archer has been reported seriously ill with heart trouble. The sophomore class is planning a fruit shower for her. Senior News. Those absent from the Senior Class during the past week were: Ralph Mick, Edward Coy, George Bill Smith, Mary Louise Stoelting, Doris Shock, and DeWitt Disher. Edward Coy was unable to play in the game last Friday night. The Public Speaking Class has been working on After Dinner Speeches. Court Slabaugh received a letter from Mrs. Fred Elbee, the supervisor of the Federal Writers Projects of this district, concerning the history of Syracuse written by the Citizenship class. The letter was as follows. “It has indeed been a pleasure to read the report of Syracuse | compiled by your civics class. It would be ideal if the Federal Writers* Project could have had that kind of report for each town . . . Please express my thanks and admiration to the class. I thank you for your fine co-operation.” I Grade School News. The first two grades are using Holi land as a Social Study for th* month of March. On Monday afternoon they enjoyed slides on the “Evolution of t a Windmill.” In the first grade the attendance : has been very good. Francis Jean Ott is a new pupil in thia grade. She has moved to Syracuse from Elkhart. The first signs of spring have been sighted by the second grade in as much as the first pussy willows were brought to the class room during the past week. During th* month of March the third grade geography study will be on land formation. A very Interesting exhibit of land formation has been built in the sand table showing peninsulas, capes, gorges, island*, etc. The third grade has finished the study of China. Mrs. Nelson Miks sent the class two dolls dressed in Chinese costume. These are exhibited in the class room. Mary Jo Kroh, Billy Darr, and Robert Eppert have been absent from the fourth grade during the past week. Dewey Baker, Donald Miller, and Virgil Ketring have been absent **“ ” Ilt 'T I*' 1 *' BIRTHS ANNOUNCED Mr. and Mrs. Harold Curry axe announcing the birth of a 9% pound daughter, Sandra Ann, February 29th. Mm Curry wae formerly Mbs Thelma Ulery.

RURAL ELECTRICAL PLAN TO BE COSTLY Allotments of Fund Totals $2,110,600 for Furnishing Power To Farm Areas. Allotments of funds totaling 82,110,600 for construction of nine rural power and light projects were announced today by Morris L. Cooke, Administrator of Rural ElectrificaThe funds for these projects have been made available subject to compliance by the applicants with legal and engineering requirements. If these customary conditions ere fulfilled, the projects will be given final approval, loan contracts will be signed, and advance of funds for construction will be made promptly. Approval was »so announced of the awarding of a contract to R. H. Bouligny, Inc., Charlotte, N. C., for the constriction of the Monroe County, Mississippi project, to be built under the supervision of the Tent essee Vhlley Autho.i y and to .b* supplied with TVA wholesale power. The total cost will be 866,740.90 to build 55.3 miles of line. This is the third rural electrification project to be undertaken in the Tennessee Valley area with REA funds. The nine projects affected by the allotments are in Georgia, Indiana, lowa, Minnesota, Nebraska, North Carolina, North Dakota, Ohio and Vermont. The allotments, together with the twenty-four loan contracts s gned since November for projects in sixteen states, bring the funds disbursed or earmarked for specific REA , projects to a total of 36,373,362. This money will take centra! station electricity for the first time to nearly 22,000 rural customers, over I more than 6,000 miles of lines, all serving hitherto without central stiFtion electricity. All loans are for twenty years, without grants. • The nine projects for which allotments were announced tod.-y are: GEORGIA —The Crisp County Farmers Cooperative Corporation of Cordele, Georgia, may borrow 385,000 to build 84 miles of lines in Crisp County. Power will be furnished at wholesale for 1 cent per kwh by the Crisp County Power Commission from its hydroelectric generating plant. That plant has a potential capacity of 9,600 horsepower, of which about 2,000 hp are now utilized. The new lines will furnish an outlet for about 2,000 hp more. INDIANA—An allotment of $17,100 will permit the Bluffton Municipal Light and Water Works to build 15 miles of rural lines in Wells County, taking electricity to 81 now customers. IOWA—An allotment of $260,000is available to the Scott County Rural Electric Cooperative, with headquarters in Davenport, for building 265 miles of lines to serve 900 rural customers. The Clinton, Davenport and Muscatine Railway Company will supply the current at wholesale. MINNESOTA—S4SO,OOO has been allotted to build 420 miles of rural lines in Meeker County, with current to be supplied by the Litchfie’d municipal plant. This project is sponsored by the Meeker Cooperative Light and Power Association. The peak load of the Litchfield plant is only 640 kw at present, although its capacity is 1755 kw. NEBRASKA—The Lancaster County Rural Public Power District sponsors a project calling for 354 miles of rural lines in that County, serving some 900 new customers. An allotment of $396,000 is available for this project. Power will probably be obtained from the Loup River Public Power District. NORTH CAROLINA—ABI42,6OO allotment will permit the Tide Water Power Co. to build 128 miles of line in rural areas of several Atlantic Seaboard Counties. These lines will serve about 1,000 rural customers who have never before had central station electricity available. NORTH DAKOTA—The Northwest Rural Electric Co., a wholly owned subsidiary of the Montana-Dakota Power Co., sponsors a project for which a $146,000 allotment has been approved. This project calk for the construction of 116.2 miles of lines in the north-west corner of the State; some of the customers to be served are across the State line in Montana. 'The parent company will furnish the wholesale energy, as well as operate and maintain the lines. OHIO—A third unit in the system of rural linea operated by Farm Bureau Cooperatives with current from the Piqua municipal plant will be constructed with funds from an allotment of $696,000 for the construcion of 440 miles of line in Champaign County. REA loans for projects in Shelby and Miami Counties have been made earlier, and construction has alreadv started. VERMONT—An allotment of $19,000 makes it possible for the Plymouth Electric Light Co., Plymouth, Vt, to build 20 miles of extensions to its present system to serve 73 customers in areas now unaerved. This private utility purchases its ensrgy from the Central Vermont Public Service Corp., Cavendish Gorge Hydroelectric plant. ROUND TRIP TO (Chicago EveryWeek~end Tzavai fatccMmfovtabte BdkOeoaehea Atorr tr-S—rs a* > kOjataa For dotafi* coomli Tlctac Arm* Baltimore & Ohio

Library Notes By . ALICE MANN. New book* in the library. “Element* of Diesel Engineering” by Orville Adams. The increasing use of Diesel Engines in the automotive marme, stationary and locomotive fields will require thousands of trained men during the next few years. The purpose of this new book is to help prepare men to enter this field for profitable and interesting employment. Written by a recognized authority on Diesel Engineering, the book includes much original data on the author's operating and> servicing work on Deisel Engines for over 20 years. “Modern Radio Servicing” by Alfred Ghirardi. This book contains among other features a* complete compilatiton telling how to locate trouble and make repairs on over 760 different models of common American radio receivers compiled from actual service records of many large sevice oganizations. Also, a: complete table of intetrmediate frequencies for all makes and models of superhetrodyne receivers, old and new. This data is absolutely assential in alignment work. This will be used as a reference book. “Marconi Rigging and Sailmaking” by Alan Gray. This is the' second revised edition of this practi- j cal hand-book on the Marconi or; jib-headed rig as applied to small, craft. The sections devoted to amateur sailmaking have seen the most extensive revision and expansion, with step by step instructions given in text and illustrations, enabling the novice to complete every opera- • tion from laying out clothes to rop- ] ing the finished sail. “Yacht Racing” by Dr. Manfred’ Curry. So far no books have been available in the United States on this important subject, as applied to specifically to however, a long series of experiments have been carried out since the war by Mr. Curry, an American residing in Munich, who is a practical yacht sailor and not only the best helmsman in that country but a trained scientist an well. This book translated into English under the supertrision of th* author himself, and with the results of some further and very recent research added, makes up the present volume. About half of the book is devoted to the laws governing the construction and proper use of sails using nature as a guide as it reveals itself in the wings

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of birds, and utilizing the material gained in th* development of the aeroplane, *e well a* in exhaustive experiment with sell* themselves in actual service. In this research the author has gone further than anyone else in studying the wind as a driving force for yachts. Though of ■ highly technical nature, the subject is presented in a practical and interesting way that makes it of a real value to the sailor. “Seven League Boots” by Richard Halliburton. Halliburton is on the move again in thtis present volume. He visited the beach Jn the Bohomes where Columbus first landed in America; and at Santo Domingo examined the burial casket, and the* bones themselves, of the Great Discoverer. He climbed to that wonder of the world, the defiant citadel of black King Christopher, towering three thousand feet above the jungles of Haiti. In the Holy Land he climbed to the peak top, hanging four thousand feet above the Dead Sea, to visit thte tumbled stones of Herod’s palace where Salome danc- ; ed for the head of John the Baptist. Disguised as a pilgrim, he tried to go to Mecca, but was stopped eight miles from the gates. He felt compensated, however, by an interview with the Ibn Saud, the great King of Arabia. A hundred striking pictures illustrates every stride taken ' by Mr. Halliburton’s “Seven League j Boots.” j COUNTY ASSESSMENTS TO BE HIGHER THIS YEAR Determination of valuation to be used by township assessors as the average assessment on personal propI erty will not be completed until j next week, County Assessor Harvey [ McCleary states. The township as- ! sessors will make assessments for one week and will then meet on March 6 at the court house to determine an average for the county. According to County Assessor McCleary the assessment value on livestock will be higher than last year while it will be somewhat lower on grain. The assessment on automobiles will be approximately 10 per cent higher than last y€ar. Assessments are being made this year only on personal property. Assessments on real estate are made every four years. Although assessments were to be made on real estate this year the state legislature last year passed a law which postponed the assessing of real estate. The more we see of the ladies the better we like them.