The Syracuse Journal, Volume 28, Number 46, Syracuse, Kosciusko County, 12 March 1936 — Page 1

Route 13 For Syracuse

VOLUME XXVIII

CHAMBER OF COMMERCE SENDING DELEGATION TO INDIANA STATE CAPITAL

Want Route 13 Continued Thru Business Section Merchants Fear Syracuse Is To Be Taken Off Main State Highway. Members of the Syracuse--5 Wawasee Chamber of Commerce went on record at their monthly meeting Tuesday night in the Grand Hotel and Cale, to send a large delegation to Indianapolis tomorrow, in an effort to have State Route 13 continue to pass through Syracuse. For some month* there has been much comment regarding the proposed improvement of State Route 13. According to advice* coming into Syiacuse, th* road is to be routed around the town ra'her than through it. If this is done, merchant*, busines and professional men aa well as other interested citiaen* believe th* town will lo*e heavily in the way of business from tourist* and transients. No Action From Committee Fielden Sharp, member of the town board, ha* been chairman in charge of the committee on roads, i but since hi* appointment to this j Chamber of Commerce committee, ‘ has not offered to the members of the organisation, a complete of concise report. Sharp stated at the Chamber of Commerce meeting Tue*-; day that he hss not been able to contact the proper authorities in Indianapolis. He told the Town Board the same thing several weeks ago, and was not able to make a report at other meetings. Waat'Dednate Report The Chamber of Commerce membership. representing shout 50 business and professional people oft Syracuse and Wawasee Tuesday * night, unanimously decided, aftera lengthy discussion to take the mat- i ter in their own hands, send as ’. large a delegation as possible to Ind-, ianapolis and dem Mid some action and information regarding the road' survey and Its proposed locatiW. • Various members of the Chamber, of Commerce said Tuesday that the road contract has been awarded aa, far as North Webster, but after that* point, no one seems to know defi-i nitely what plans have been made. Some believe the road is to go < around the lake and miss the town ’ entirely. Others believe the road is to be relocated along a portion of. the present lake road, between here j and North Webster, but others be-j lieve that nothing definite has been; decided. Unless immediate action is J taken on the part of the residents of Syracuse, it was stated at the Chamber of Commerce meeting, the town might loee the road entirley. Some effort should be made, members to show state officials that Syracuse is interested and must have recognition. To Form Caravan To do thia It was decided to form a motor cavaran of as many can aa possible and to take as large a delegation as possible to Indianapolis, to place the matter before proper officiate, aad request an answer. | People in Syracuse wsmt to know if they an to got the highway, and tt not why not. Warren Colwell appointed a com-' mittee to organise the delegation, and Roscoe Howard stated today that more than fifty men have promised to bo in Indianapolis tomorrow at It a. m. Central Standard Time. GRADUATION EXERCISES WILL BE LATE THIS YEAR Commencement r exercises of all Kosciusko county school* will be the latest this spring than in many posse because of ths four week* of cold weather, it was stated by officiate Monday. Mos* schools lost more ths® two weeks’ school work because of lack of fuel in school buildings and impassible roads, due to large snow drifts, made ft impossible to have school Time tart has to be made up by the pupils. Indications are that .meet aehoote will bo in session into the month of May. A few will close the last week in April. Previous season* all schools have closed by the middle ot April, except Pierceton and Syrw ease, which bad a nine months term. ■

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PLANS ADOPTED BY CHAMBER OF COMMERCE The program committee of the Syracuse-Wawasee Community , Chamber of Commerce, of which ■ Charles C. Bachman is chairman, | I presented in printed form, a number of suggestions to be followed i j by the Chamber of Commerce, as i * constructive program for the community. ,* Included in the program, which was adopted in its entirety and referred to various commit- | ‘ tee*, employ a full time Chamber of Commerce secretary; meet twice a month instead of once, encourage the employment of a band instructor for the high I school and community; encourage immediate action on Route 13; request better mail service; favor electrification; urge immediate , action on the municipal sidewalk s project; encourage interest in aviation; promote a fall festival or < fair; promo: e widespre d unified publicity for Lake W awasee, and work toward the establishment of manufacturing plants that will give additional employment for residents of the town. $409,234. SPENT FOR COUNTY PUBLIC WORKS U ! Many People Taken Off Relief Rolls by Various Federal Projects. I INDIANAPOLIS, Ind., March 12 —Public works project*, designed by the government to take men off the relief volte and put*them on payrolls, have brought a total of $409,234 to Kosciusko county during the last two years, Clarence Manion, Indiana director of the,. National Emergency Council, disclosed today. • Expenditure of this money was diI reeled by the Public Works Admin- - istration, the Works Progress Adi ministration, the Federal Emerl gency Relief Administration and the ■ Civil Work* Administration. The 1 FERA and the CWA have ended - their activities in Indiana. I The Civil Work* Administration, , first of th* government’s work relief agencies, expended $151,551 in , Kosciusko county. For both direct i and work relief the FERA expended I $129,890 in Kosciusko county. The Works Progress Adnunis’.rat tion, which launched its program in J the Fall of 1935, had expended $41,- , 343 a* of last December 31, Mr. . Manion revealed. | Work is now under way on the i single Public Works Administration : project in county, Manion said. This is a school building in Warsaw which will cost $86,450. Os this amount $38,902 is an outright government grant. 0 TWO MINOR MISHAPS OCCUR DURING WEEK During the past week, two minor accidents were reported locally. Marion Davis, who is employed in the factory of Wilt Company here, amputated the tip of hi* thumb on an automatic saw, while at work on . cedar noveltie* Friday. | Martha Cory, fell Sunday, while roller skating, and sustained a broken arm. ! Physicians say both are recovering from their experiences very favorably. Q—. STATE CONVENTION MAY BE ON JUNE U INDI AN APOUS, March 12—Chairman Omer S. Jackson of the Demo- , crstic State Committee today recom- [ mended to th* committee by letter ► that June 16 be set aa the date for ► the Indiana Democratic State con- ' vention. The state committee will . date ; meet here Saturday to select the CAR BREAKS ARM. ‘ Mrs. Lillian Brown sustained a ■ broken arm, Wednesday afternoon, L when she attempted to crank an automobile.. Mr*. Brown was treated • by Dr. Fred Clark. t Mr. and*Mra~Rrchardl)eering of 1 Hammond, Indiana, are visiting f with Mr. and Mr*. Dewey LeCount, ► Mr*. Mary Gehle and Mr*. Estelle . j Swart*. » .

KAPLANS EXPERIENCE SERIES OF ACCIDENTS Mrs. Joseph Kaplan Badly Hurt While Returning From Florida Vacation. Joseph Kaplan, of Fort Wayne and Wawasee must hyive been born under an unlucky stsrj In recent weeks he and his family have experienced an unusual series of mishaps. Several weeks ago, before going to Florida with Mrs. Kaplan for, their winter vacation, he practically demolished his Dodge auto, when it skidded and crashed into and ran under a large truck. While in Miami, : Fla. on their way to a motion picture, | show, Mrs. Kaplan was just about ' to step up on the curb, when a car . came around a corner, driven by a ' woman. The machine struck Mrs. Kaplan, broke her shoulder, blade and she spent some time in the hospital. Some days later while returning north, they were driving over a mountain near Knoxville, Tenn., I and while rounding a turn his new Hudson began to skid. To keep from going over the mountian side, he chrashed the machine into an em-; bankment at a speed of about 40; miles an hour. He ran his hand through the wind shield, broke the j steering wheel when he fell against it and was slightly injured. Mrs. Kaplan who was riding in the rear seat, fell against the back of the front seat with such force that she tore the seat loose and broke both her arms. She is still a patient in hospital in Kentucky. o- , . , | I Personals William Harvey is ill. Mrs. Fred Hoopingarner was in Chicago, Monday. Mrs. Jesse Darr visited Mrs. David Dewart, Thursday. Mrs. Elmer Koher visited Mrs. J. iW. Swenson, Wednesday. Ray McClintic of Toledo, visited his father, Edward McClintic, last week. Mr. and Mrs. Hallie Holloway and daughter, Marylin have returned from Florida. Mr. and Mrs. Joseph Bushong visited Sunday, with Mr. and Mrs. Guy Symensma. Mr. and Mrs. Harold Stream of South Bend, and Mrs. G. R. Walters of Mishawaka, visited Sunday with Mrs. Maggie Butt. Mrs. A. Forest underwent an abdominal operation a| Goshen and is reported recovering. Mrs. Deloss Weaver spent last week-end with her husband, Mr.. Deloss Weaver. Mrs. Weaver teaches school in Swayzee. Mr. and Mrs. Charles Crow and Mr. and Mrs. Roy Darr were in Ft. Wayne, Wednesday. Vernod Ray underwent a tonsil and adenoid operation here last week and is reported improving. Mrs. D. L. Gibson of Chicago, is visiting a few weeks with her sister, Mrs. Alfred Keefer. Mr. and Mrs. Montgomery drove to Rochester, Minnesota, where they will stay for two weeks. Miss Betty Ward and friend, Donald Riley, of Springfield, Ohio, visited Mr. and Mrs. Bert Ward, last week-end. Mis* Mary Bushong, a teacher in the Rochester school, visited last week-end with her mother, Mr*. Emma Bushong. Mr. and Mr*. Sheridon Betes, son Billy, and daughter, Sleanore, of Chicago visited Wednesday with Mr*. Mary Gable. Mr. and Mr*. William Geiger of Silver Lake, visited with daughters, Mary and Wilma, Sunday. Mr. and Mr*. Emory Druckamiller and son Denny, of Angola, visited last week-end, with Mr. and Mrs. William Rapp. Mr. and Mrs. George Gunderlock of Chicago, and Mr. Frank Sloan of Syracuse visited Mr. and Mrs. Charles Richcreek of North’Webster, Sunday. Mr. and Mrs. Ira Rothenberger, and Mr. and Mrs. William Kline of North Webster, and Mr. and Mrs. Lynn of Epworth Forest were dinner guests of Mr. and Mrs. John W. Swenson. Mr. and Mrs. Furman Conover, son Owen, and Miss Betty Pool, all I of Indianapolis, and Mrs. Dio Pensinger and Mrs. Lester Plank of ► Rockford, Illinois, visited Mrs. Josie Snavely, last week-end. Mr*. Lester Plank is having her furniture k shipped to Rockford, where she wll reside. Mr. and Mr*. Emory Brown and I Mr. and Mr*. Sedrick Kegg, Mr. and Mrs. Bud Mills and son Jerry, and George Butt, all of Indianapof Its, were week-end guests of Mr. 1 and Mr* Waiter Kegg. Mr. and > Mrs. Roy Schleeter and daughter »i Sandra Susan, of this place, were | alao dinner guests, Sunday.

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SPINK HOTEL BOOKS DOZEN CONVENTIONS Lake Wawasee Several Groups to Make Reservations A dozen conventions, representing nearly 1,500 visitors, have been booked for the summer by the Spink-Wawasee Hotel. Lake Wawasee, according to an announcement issued by the management today. Several others are also being planned for, and it is believed that more than 20 convention groups will visit the hotel during the season. The first convention will be that of the National Association of Direct Selling Companies, June 3, 4, 5 and 6. There are over 100 registered delegates. ; The second convention will be that of the Chicago Co-operative Club, with 30 delegates on June 5, 6 and 7. * On June 17, 18, 19 and 20, the Illinois Fire Underwriters’ with over 150 delegates to meet at the hotel, for their annuel session. The National Dairy Council will be guests June 21, to 25 inclusive. The Soap Factory Gang, (also known as the Hoosier Art Salon) ; i will assemble with about 50 persons, j June 26-28 inclusive. The Indiana Fiie Underwriters’ Association with 125 guests will meet June 30 to July 2. Holiday Season. The hotel, due to the large number of visitors expected around Independence Day, will he closed to conventions July 3 to 5 inclusive, but on July 9to 11, inclusive, the Indiana State B?r Association has reservations for over 200. The Indianapolis Life Insurance Company with 90 persons will convene July 27 to 31. Only one booking for August has been reported date. That is the convention Equitable Life Assurance Company and the Homer Rogers Agency, which will convene August 27 and adjourn August 29. During September the Alpha Kappa Pai Fraternity will be at the Spink Wawasee with 100 delegates. Their dates are September 2 to 5 inclusive. For Labor Day and the Sunday preceding no conventions will be booked. The Equitable Life Assurance Society and the Woody Agency have m .de a tentative booking for September 10 to 12, inclusive They expect over 150 poeple. The Penn Mutual Insurance Agency has made reservations for a convention of about 30 delegates, at a time to be scheduled. Q _ AWARD TWELVE STATE HIGHWAY CONTRACTS Twelve contract* for improvement work on the Indian* state highway system were awarded by the State Highway Commission during ary, James D. Adams, chairman, announced today. The awards, totalling $413,396.37, were for work in Allen, Warrick, Daviess, Martin, Pulaski, Wayne, Monroe, Tippqcanoe, Jackson and Bartholomew counties. Since the first of the year the Highway Commission has awarded contracts for improvement work having a total cost of $3,300,393.21, all of which is a part of the 1936 construction program. Work included in the awards is for bridge and grade separation construction, paving, surfacing and grading in more than thirty counties. Contractor* to whom award* were made during February include: L. W. Dailey Construction Co., Fort Wayne; Hanson Brothers, Inc., Evansville; U. R. Price 4k Co., Bloomington; Heiny A McVay, Gary; Swanson-Nunn Electric Co., Evansville; John, R. Gates, Hagerstown; R. E. Garber & Co., Rochester; Robert H. King, Danville; J. C. Jarrett & Son, Lynn; Harold Tharp, Fountain City, and Bergen & Bergen, Franklin. _— o HIGHWAY PLANTING PROGRAM STARTED Favorable weather conditions during the past week have made possible an early start on the State Highway Commission’s roadside improvement program for this spring, James D. Adams, chairman, stated today. Work was started in some sections of southern Indiana daring the past week. Reports indicate that few of the roadside plantings along state highways were damaged by the unusually tfewni winter weather. In some cases the replacement of a few trees or Km hrrir- MCttßSaiTe

OYER 300 PHEASANTS LIBERATED IN COUNTY Twelve Released Here—State Plans to Distribute 20,000 Quail in Spring. Over 300 pheasants have been dis- : tributed among conservation clubs i in Kosciusko county, within the past I few days, and nearly ail of these have been liberated. Twelve were turned loose here early in the week by Charles W. Howard, for the local conservation group. During the winter the pheasants were fed in the 14-acre enclosure al Medaryville. The 300 that came to this county, according to Noah Eaton, game warden, were divided among 23 conservation clubs. To Liberate Quail. Announcement has also been made that the state has 20,000 quail to be liberated in the spring, and Kosciusko county conservation clubs will receive their share to be distributed. The hunting of pheasants and quail is becoming a major field sport for thousands of Hoosiers, and every attempt is being made by the Division of Fish and Game to adequately stock all areas where food and cover conditions are favorable. (During the extensive emergency feeding program carried on during the winter months, most of the birds came through the sub-zero winter in good condition. Scattered reports were received of qua ; l being found frozen as a result of starvaI tion and cold but .the losses were less serious than had been anticipatI ed, it is claimed. The liberation of quail this season is being undertaken in Indiana’ on ; the largest scale ever before attempted, and represents an increase of 40 per cent in the number of birds available for stocking purposes. 11 Social | i Legion Post Will Observe Anniversary With Party ( Wawasee Post American Legion . will hold a stag party at Estep’s Cot- ; tage, Kale Island, Tuesday night, in observance of the anniversary of the organization. AU members ar* urged to attend, and an enjoyable evening is assured by the committee in charge. Entertainment and refreshments have been arranged, according to Roy Sarjent, post commander. • • • Former Resident’s Son Married Here Saturday Miss Florence Robinette, daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Clinton Robinette of Columbia City and Eugene Drudge, son of Mr. and Mrs. Arthur Drudge of Warsaw, were married by Rev. J. Edwin Jarboe, in his home, Saturday. The couple were attended by Senora Carnahan and Harold Robinette of Columbia City. Mr. and Mrs. Drudge will reside on a farm near Larwill. i Mr. and Mrs. Arthur Drudge were former residents of Syracuse. Mother’s Club Meeting. The Mother’s Club met Monday night at the home of Mrs. Ralph Shumaker. Mrs. Rebecca Kitson talked on the subject, “Disciplinary De-1 vices—Rewards and Punishment,” while Mrs. Thelma Gingerich based her report on, “If Not Punished— What?” Class Meeting Tuesday evening the Fellowship Class of the Evangelical Church School met at the home of Mr. and Mr*. Melvin DiUen. Mr. and Mrs. Carl Thomas were in charge of the program which followed the devotional and business session*. Ladies Aid Meeting The Senior Ladies Aid Society of the Evangelical Church met at the home of Mrs. Angeline Edmonds on Wednesday afternoon. Due to the illness of the chairman, Mrs. Sadie Hire, the meeting was presided over by Mr*. N. G. Skidgel, vice-chair, man. t Tonight the classes in Bible Study and Christian endeavor will meet at seven o’clock. 1 Thursday evening, the Church of God prayer meeting met at the home of Mrs. James Juday. There were fifteen present at the meeting. * * * Committee Circle number two, of the Methodist Aid Society, will meet tonight with Mrs. Clifford Hoy for ( a pot-luck dinner. RADIO BBBLEDRAMA AT EVANGELICAL CHURCH Sunday evneing at seven o’clock the Radio Bible Drama “Ruth” will t be presented by a cast of five characters from the Young Peoples Suni day Schoo! Class at the Evangelical ■ Church. Those praticipating in the play are Kathryn Dillen, Lucille, > Osborn, Marjorie Slabaugh, Janies . Stucky and Richard Beck. This ’ drama is taken from a collection of i Bible plays by W. F. Manley published by the Fleming H. Revell Company.

FIRE DAMAGES TWO HOMES HERE WITHIN SAME WEEK

Dog Saves Plumber When Flames Wreck House. FIREMAN INJURED Edward G. Shea, plumber, Lake street, escaped possible death early last Saturday morning. when he was awakened by his dog Mike, as flames swept through his dwelling house. Shea states that he was aroused by the barking and exitement of Mike, and awoke to discover flames sweeping through a portion of his home. The place was filled with smoke and the fire had evidently been burning for some time he stated. Sounding an alarm, the fire Company responded with both the pumper and chemical trucks and succeeded in saving most of the building. The house, a swo story frame dwelling was owned by F. E. Scott of Indianapolis, and Shea had rented it for several months.. , Firemen express the opinion the blaze resulted from an over-heated and defective flue. Damage was estimated at around $1,600, with no insurance. Hampered by the lack of pressure, the firemen fought the flames diligently and their efforts resulted in protecting surrounding property and extinguishing the conflagation in the house confining the flames to one side. James McClintic, who Lives near the Shea home, and who volunteered to help the firemen, was injured when a large piece of tile fell about 20 feet from the top of the chimney, and struck him in the face. He was taken to his home where he was treated by Dr. Fred Clark. His injuria* were not serious, although he was badly ent about the face and mouth, and his hip wan injureed where the pipe also struck him. McClintic is unemployed is not a member of the company, and no insurance is carried for volunteers not registered with the company. NEW SERIAL YARN BY CHANNING POLLOCK “Synthetic Gentleman” Reveals Author’s Deep Insight. Channing Pollock ha* written such dramatic masterpieces as “The Fool." •The Enemy" and “The House Beautlfnh" He wrote the lyric for “My Man," immortalized by Fanny Brice. But—"My only real talent," be has declared. “1* for friendship I know more bishops and burglar*, chorus girls and capitalist*, bootblacks and barons, than any other one man In the uni verse.” And right there you have the explanation of the remarkable insight InCHANNING POLLOCK to both the upper and lower crust* of life that make* hl* new adventure novel. "Synthetic Gentleman," some of the grandest reading of this or any other year. It Is the «tory of a secondstory worker who broke Into another man’s hotlse. stepped into another man’s shoes (while his own were drying by the fireplace) and found that In order to keep the girl be loved h* had to go right on wearing the disguise of a gentleman. Playwright, novelist short story writer, essayist poet lecturer and lyricist of distinction, Channing Pollock, born in 1889 In Washington. D. CL, has become one of the outstanding literary tgures of the present day. It is with pride that this newspaper announces that his “Synthetic Gentleman” win appear in these columns In serial form. This bright exciting story is guaranteed to keep anyone who begins it hanging on breathlessly to ths very last chapter-

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Dr. Stoelting’s Summer Cottage Destroyed This Morning. DAMAGE SB,OOO Fire of undetermined origin wrecked the summer home of Dr. 0. C. StOelting, dentist, of Potawotomie Park here, this morning, with an estimated damage of SB,OOO. The local fire company rushed all its equipment to the scene, but were unable to curb the flames. Nearby property was protected, however. The blaze was discovered at about 5:30 o’clock this morning by Harold Bassett, who saw the flames from his home. He notified the fire department and firemen and apparatus were summoned. The pumper engine was used, and .heavy streams of water pumped from the lake were thrown into the biasing structure. The engine remained on the scene today, and had become mired in the mud, but firemen said it would be removed. - i - The building was a large two story frame structure, moderply constructed along artistic lines, and Was one of the prettiest places iri the Park. Dr. Stoelting did not Occupy it in recent years but rented it to vacationists during summer seasons. The house was closed and supposedly vacant. h L ‘ From time •to time there have been reports of tramps and pfowlers around summer homes in this section, it is stated. Firemen express the view that someone/nad b<een in the house, and had/started a fire which ignited the byilding? The loss was partly covered* - by insurance. COMPILE COSTS OF SNOW, Ml REMOVAL Keeping State Roads Open During Winter Proved Expensive. '’ l The State Highway Commission today attempted to count the cost of keeping Indiana’s highway . system open for traffic during the greatest winter maintenance emergency in its seventeen-year history. . It was simple enough to compile the statistics —to show that snow and ice removal on the nine-lhousand-mile highway system between Decembre 20 and February 15, cost approximately $266,216,00; that 25,586 tons of sand and cinders with 794 tons of calcium chloride and, salt were spread on slippery pavements; that maintenance workers labored for 286,616 hours, and that hundreds of grader blades and hundreds of sets of tire chains were worn ou. t Every available piece of equip-, ment and the entire man-power of maintenance division was thrown into the battle against drifting snow, time after time, when the temperature ranged to twenty-one degrees below zero. Flying snow and the extremely low temperatures 'caused motors to freeze and the trucks or snow plows to be stranded temporarily. Passenger cars and trucks, abandoned in drifts, had to be extricated before roads could be opened. There was no counting the suffering and privation of the mainte ance workers, many of whom were on the job continuously for twelve, eighteen or thirty hours. Seven of these meh were so severely frozen that they required hospital and medical care asid scores of others had their feet, hands, faces or ears frozen during their hours pt exposure. Many times during the seven week* this suffering resulted'when maintenance workers answered emergency calls to rescue stranded, half-frozen motorist and rush him to * physician or hospital. Blizzards Caused Trouble. Frequently during the series of blizzards, the entire maintenance staff and all available . equipment were concentrated on a single jfoad where a school bus loaded with children, had been halted by„.drifts. In such cases other roads . were left blocked until the school buses were rescued. • While the worst period, qf .anow and ice is past with its drain upon the highway commission’s funds for maintenance operations Js. an other cost yet to be estimated... In many sections of the state thawing of the ground under pavement has resulted in email humps or gips in the traveling surface. The eget of such cases must also be charged to the extreme weather conditions of recent weeks.