The Syracuse Journal, Volume 28, Number 49, Syracuse, Kosciusko County, 2 April 1936 — Page 1
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VOLUME XXVIII
MUCH INTEREST SHOWN OVER CAMPAIGN FOR NEW JOURNAL READERS
Workers In Drive Make Big Effort First Report Saturday Expected To Show Splendid Results Much interest in the Journal subscription contest, not only in Syracuse, but throughout the whole surrounding area, is being evidenced. “As the contest progresses, the enthusiasm of workers and public is expected to increase", A. D. Bain, manager of the campaign said today. The first official report by contestants will be made Saturday night at the Journal office, when extra vote* will be awarded to contest anta who have obtained thirty dvllur* or more in subscriptions. Eii_ht people have entered the campaign -o compete for the S3OO in cash prizes. AU have been active for the past few days, contacting their friends and aquaintances, in an es- j fort to sell subscriptions to the Journal Old and new subscriptions , are being obtained in large numbers, j the workers report. No accurate re- | cords have been tabulated, but I every one of the eight remains en- i thusiastic and promises a good re- ’ port. _ r Throughout this whole Motion, j many people have expressed some in. ‘ tereat. Numerous queries have been made at the Journal office, and of 1 Journal employees regarding the drive, but no figures saw available . as yet. Big Extra Offer Next Saturday night ends the big i extra vote offer whereby 240,000 j extra in addition to the reg- ; ular schedule of votes will be credit- . ed for each and every S3O worth of * subscriptions turned in by that time, j Mem be is are not limited as to the j number of S3O clubs of subscriptions they may turn in and receive credit under this biggest voting opportunity of the contest, S3O will count 240,000 extra votes, S6O will count 480,000 extra votes, S9O will count 720,000. extra votes and so on. Any amount over S3O or an even number of clubs will count on the same proportionate basis of 8,000 extra votes for each dollar turned in. The Salesmanship Club is different in many respects from most newspaper contests. For instance—many more votes will be given during the .early stages of the contest than will Jbe given later on. And anyone that might be foresighted enough to take the greatest possible advantage of this big extra offer and gain a comfortable le?d by next Saturday night would have a decided advantage in winning the first prise, as they would be hard to overtake by a competitor after the vote value of subscriptions io decreased so much. In order to give each and everyone the longest possible time to take advantage of the big extra offer, 1 The Journal Office will be held open ' until a late hour Saturday night. All members may work as late as they wish before making their reports. FORMER RESIDENT DIES AT DETROIT Mrs. Guy Pollard, formerly Hasel Rentfrow, died al her home, in Detroit, Friday. Charles Rentfrow of thia' place to her uncle. She is also survivied by two children Robert and Frances Rentfrow. Mrs. Pollard left here about 20 years ago. She was a graduate of Syracuse High School, clam of 1912 and waa for a time after her graduation, employed in the telephone exchange here. Funeral services were held at the Hamilton funeral Home, Detroit, Monday. James Philpott, son of Mr. and Mrs. Ernest Philpott of Warsaw, now living in Florida, recently won . a prise in the Remodeling and Bet- ] tar homes contest with a house which be. remodeled. Philpott purchased an old shack in Florida last summer and made various improvements, changing it into • model house. James Philpott is a civil engineer and a graduate st Purdue university.
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SALESMANSHIP CLUB NUMBERS EIGHT CONTESTANTS Eight persons have entered the Journal's subscription campaign and have been named members of the Salesmanship Club. Each has been credited with 20,000 votes as a beginning, and wilt obtain additional votes as the contest adv. nces, according to their individual effort and result. The eight contestants are; Duane Bauer, Syracuse. Mias Lola Bchrt, Route 1, Syracuse. Mrs. Florence Burns, Route 3, Syracuse. Mias Jean Emerson, Route 3, Syracuse. John K. Gordy, Syracuse. Spencer Heerman, Syracuse. Mi&s Alice Mann, Sjracuse. Mrs. Vic Niles, Route 2, Syracuse.
SCHOOL NOTES
Senior News Endeavoring to change the long-established traditions of numerous other Junior-Senior receptions, the Juniors this yearVcontend they will have the honor of) having i one of the biggest and bear recepj tions in recent years. In spile of ini st ructions by their sponsor that ■ plans are to be revealed, repeated ■ rumors are going around that it is : being held at the South Shore Inn, i and that they are even going so far I as to have an orchestra. The Seniors i hope these plans materialise. There being just sixteen days un- : til the close of school, the Seniors. ! have started planning for commencement exercises. After much debating as to the kind of program want ed., it was finally decided upon to engage an instrumental trio for musical entertainment. The speaker for the evening will be Dr. McLean of Huntington, Indiana. , •• • j The Citizenship class visited the < local bank Monday morning. The object of the visit was to learn a few principles of practical banking. Mr. Noble Blocker very ably explained the organisation of a bank and its I business activities. , Those absent from the Senior class during the past week Were Glendora Me Farren, Chester Brown and Geraldean Lung. • • • The public speaking class is working on Information Interviews. • « • March 16 there waa a perfect attendance in the High School. Sports Mr. Beck started the wheels rolling this spring for track events. Gym classes are now meeting outside and are changing the sports from b sketbail to basebtil, jumping etc. Mr. Beck is organizing a track team and in the next few weeks will stage some meets with surrounding schools. A meeting was called for all who were interested and 20 or more high boys appeared. Eliminations will be held Friday afternoon. They have been practicing at noon thus far as no meets have yet been scheduled. Later they will probably practice during school hours. At present, softball is being played but soon the school will start with hardball. The diamond has had some work done on it but due to the rains, more will have to be done tiefore play can begin. Mr. Holley will probably be looking for prospects for a new team for next fall as most of the old players wilt graduate. Some. work is being done on the tennis courts and they will be kept In playing condition throughout the summer providing enough people take an interest in them. The Syracuse High School is being well represented at the county musical contest, which is to be held at Etna Green, April 11. The fallowing groups and individuals will participate: sextet, trio, girls’ chorus, boys’ chorus, boys’ quartet, piano solo by Katherine Dillon, and soprano solo by Priscilla Rhode. The school is proud of this group of representatives and hopes that they will make a good showing and bring back honors. OCTCSHII MIMIC j School coming to an end, the seventh grade, becoming disgusted watching the big boys and girls “show off, with surprise parties basketball and long orations, decid-
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The above picture shows the Syra-cuse-Wawasce Chamber of Commerce delegation, that journejed to Indianapolis two wetks ago, in an effort to have State Route 13 improved through Syracuse. The delegation conferred with officials and
ed to do some “showing off” themselves. So they began by choosing officers for their class. The class elected Martha Rose Hibschman as president, Emerson Bushong as secretarytreasurer and Luella Wingard as their sponsor. With this progressive group of officers at hand they htive come to the conclusion that they will raise funds for a party. It was decided that each member of the class, of his own free will, would give the class two cents every week, for entertainment. Claude Cramer Jr. withdrew from the seventh grade Friday. He moved to Benton. Eight Grade News The eighth grade, decided to wai until the weather man brought a nice warm night like Saturday March 28 for their party. Games enjoyed were “Revolutionary War”, “Poor Pussy”, “Dare Base”, and a treasure hunt. Frederick Sloan has been transfered from patrol duty to work on the school grounds under the Federal Recreational project. He works forty-two hours each month. Tuesday ended the seventh month of school, report cards will go out Friday. Slides shown during the past week were; Birds of Indiana, Columbus, Life of T. R. Roosevelt, Mid Roman Education, travel and dress, reels in. eluded: Hawaiian Islands and The Farm. Rev. Emerson Fredreicks ofZion U. B. Church delivered an inspiring message on “Winning the R ce" to the High School during the Chapel Hour. He brought out the necessity of preparing early for your occupation in life even, though your early preparations may fail tnd you are led into another occupation. First Gtade Those who have been neither tardy nor absent this year from the first grade are: M ry Ellen Benson, Joseph Hughes, and Billy Laughlin. The “Fairy Class” of the first grade has completed their reading in the Johnson Reader are reading from two aupplimentary readers furnished by the school. The grass in the sand tabble is growing and furnishing • lovely back-ground for the Dutch Scene. Second Grade The second grade is starting a study on “Birds.” They are making “Bird Booklets,, and posters. Mrs. Forest G Uoway visited the second grade recently. Third Grade The reading project for this week is on “Make Believe Stories". They are also studying “Birds” and “Bird Hsfaits”. The class has just finished their booklet on “Foreign Lands”. They have been working on these for the past several months and have made them very instructive and interesting. Fourth Grade Joseph Shock has been absent tliis week. Those who have missed no school this year are: Dorthy Causer, Louise Stiffler, Betty Lee Wilt, Hubert LeCount and Edwin Meek. Sixth Grade Those absent this week sre:Vernord Ray, Elbert Halsey, Warren Benson, and Isabel! Lung. Those neither absent or tardy this year ate: Elizabeth Cause, Marise Ellen Dillen, Betty Jane Gordy, Betty E. Henwood, Betty Jane Wolf, Wendell Beck, Marvin Laughlin, Russell Ritter Clifford Miller, and Lowell Sharp.
SYRACUSE, INDIANA, THURSDAY, APKIL 2, 1936
DELEGATION TO INDIANAPOLIS
- - .. was then photographed, as shown, on the State House steps. i Bottom Row—Left to right: A. J. i Thibodeaux, Fieldon Sharp, Eugene j Holloway, L. J S<dt, Roas W. Os-1 born. Charges Bachman Jr., Samuel P. Searfoss, P. C. Clayton, Herbert
C. OF C. COMMITTEES WORK ON PROGRAM Promotion And Publicity Groups Take Action On Several Problems The promotion committee of the Syracu.e-Wawa.ee Chamler of Com- • merce, met in the office of the Syracuse Journal Tuesday night, with C. C. Bachman chairman in charge. Those present included A. Leray Miller, Court Slabsugh, Noble Meyers, Joel Wilt, F. Allan Weatherholt, Arnold Pringst and Roscoe Howard. It was decided by the committee to proceed with plans to obtain industrial plants for Syracuse and to employ a full time secretary. The publicity cajMßittee of the organization, of Ralph Thornburg is chairman, ha’s been planning sn advertising and publicity campaign for LakeWawasee and Syracuse The committee is seeking bids on the cost of erecting road signs, Mr. Thornburg said today that persons who might be interested in bidding on such a project, should communicate with him immediately. JEAN EMERSON WINS ORATORICAL CONTEST Laura Bachman And Pauline Hibschman Take Second And Third Honors Miss Jean Emerson, a member of ».he Sophomore class, of Sjracuse High School was awarded first piize in the Oratorical Contest at the school last Friday, and will represent the local student body at the county contest tomorrow night at Silver Lake. The second and third places in the contest went to Laura Bachm n and Pauline Hibschman. Other contestants were Doris bhock, Celia Belle Dbher, James Stucky, Lucille Osborn and James Butt. Gold,silver and bronze medals were presented the three winners. Paul Smith of .ive. juake was judge. Following the contest Friday, a musical program was given. The High School Chorus Sang “Beneath the Lilac Tree”, and “The Celtic Lullaby”. Miss Priscilla Rhode whistled “The Indian Love Song”, after which the sextet sang, “Mighty Like A Ro6e”and “I Passed by Your Window”. Miss Katherine Dillen played two piano solos at the opening of the program. SYRACUSE CHURCHES PLAN SERVICES i FOR GOOD FRIDAY There will be a Union Good Friday Service held in the Me.hodist Episcopal church on April 10th, from 1 to 3 o'clock. AU of the churches of the community and the High School chorus are uniting in this sacred service. The ministers of the local churches will speak on the theme: “The Seven Last Words.” Programs will be distributed in all the local churches next Sunday. The entire community is invited to participate and give recognition to this Holy Service. 0 Seventy cases were removed from the trial docket by Judge Donald Vanderveer in the Ko&ciusko Circuit court during the February term, just closed. These include cases on which judgements were entered and cases dismissed. There were 54 civil cases removed; 11 criminal cases, and five estate cases were closed during the term.
King, Mattie Katzer and John I i Grieger. Second Row—Left to right: Roy | Schleeter, Wales W. Macy, Seth E. j Rowdabaugh, Carl H. Tuttle, R. C. ! Howard, Ernest Bushong, Noble ! Myers, James Searfoss, F. Allan
PERSONALS
Mr. and Mrs. George Heingardner and son Dean, Otis Clyde Butt, and Ross Franklin, all of Fort Wayne, and Mrs. Carrie McNutt and Maude Owens of South Bend, and Mr. and Mrs. N. B. Hausman of Elkhart visited Mr. and Mrs . Walter Kesrg, Sunday. Mr. and Mrs. Roy Schleeter and daughter, Sandra, visited Mr. and Mrs. Edward Schleeter, north of G oshen, Sunday. Mr. and Mrs. Eugene Maloy and son, Steve of Angola visited Friday, in the homes of Mr. and Mrs. Frank Maloy and Mrs. Millie Snobarger. Mr. and Mrs. Noble Myers visited in Toledo, Ohio, Monday. Dinner guests of Mr and. Mrs. Charles Snyder, Sunday were: Mr. and Mrs. Melvin Dillen and daughters, Katherine, Marise and Louis, and Dwight Snyder and sons, Dwight Jr., and Blaine, of Mishawaka. Mrs. Alice Mathews is having her house painted this week. Mr. and Mrs. Jacob Kern and son, John Robert, Helen Jeffries, Mr. j and Mrs. Harry Grieger, Joel Wilt, Miss Edwina Juday, and Floyd Disher attended the State Basket Ball Tournament in Indianapolis, Saturday. Mrs. Alice Bartholomew has re. i turned to the home of her daughter, Mrs. Millie Snobarger, after visiting with Mr. and Mrs. Greeley Yoder, near North Webster,, last week. James Morena of Gary, visited Mr. and Mrs. C. J. Kline, last week-end. Mrs. Morena and son Marshal, and daughter Dolores, re-! turned to Gary with Mr. Morena after visiting last week with Mr. and Mrs. Kline. Mr. and Mrs. Everett Darr and son Roy, of Goshen; and Mr. and Mrs. Darr visited Sunday, with Mr. and Mrs. Jack Wiemer in South Bend. Mr. and Mrs. Kenneth Mellinger have moved to the Adams property on Brooklyn street. Mra. Tilman LeCount and son Donafd, and daughter Eloise, and Earl Darr of Millersburg, visited Ocal Craft, Sunday. Miss Jane Neilson, South Bend, spent the week-end with her parents. Mr. and Mrs. Charles Ctqw were in South Bend, Wednesday. Joseph Kindig, of Spring field, Ohio, visited his parent*, Mr. and Mrs. William Kindig, last week-end. ■ Mr. and Mrs. Charles Snyder will drive a new car through to their son Merl, who lives in Los Angeles, | California. Mr. and Mrs. Snyder will visit in California for several months. 0 Mr. and Mrs. William Gieger of’ Silver Lake visited their daughters, [ Mary and Wilma, Sunday. Mrs. Delosa Weaver, who teaches school in Swazee, spent the week-end with her husband, Deloss Weaver. [ Fred Harper, Wilmet Jones, Garey Robison and Wilmet Jones, Jr., I were in Chicago on business, Thursday. Mr. and Mrs. Garfield Vorhis of Elkhart, and S. O. Jeffries visited Mr. and Mrs. Jacob Kern, Sunday. Noble Myers was in Hammond, Thursday. Mrs. John O'Conner and daughter Thelma, of Bremen, and Mrs. Arthur Keller of Plymouth, visited Mr. and Mrs. Bert Cripe, last week. Mr. and Mrs. Jerry Hammon and
I Weatherholt, Charles Kroh, and Ray Foster. Top Row—Left to right: Lloyd Disher, Roy Brown, Joseph Bushong, Elmer Miles, Warren Ruple, Homer Johnson, Bertram Whitehead, Warren T. Colwell, Hilary Bachman and R. B. Tuttfe.
daughter Lillian, and Mitchel Hammon visited in the homes of Mr. and rs.M Henry Kolberg, and Mr. and Mrs. Elmer Koher, Sunday. Mr. and Mrs. Frank Swihart and Mr. and Mrs. William Swihart visited Mr. and Mrs. Emanuel Cripe in Goshen, Wednesday. Ira Kehr was the dinner guest of Mr. and Mrs. Charles Nine, Sunday Mr. and Mrs. Melvin Dillen and family, Mrs. Carrie Dillen, and Mrs. Charles Snyder were in Elkhart, Saturday. Robert Pletcher of Warsaw was in Syracuse, Monday. Harry Stone of Lafayette is visiting Mr. and Mrs. Russell Hinderer this week. Mr. and Mrs. Martin Long viffted Mr. and. Mrs. Jacob Bowser, Sun- . day. Mr. and Mrs. Albert Linbaugh of Warsaw visited Mr. and Mrs. Frank Swihart, Sunday. % Mrs. Jerry Hammon is ill. Mr. and Mrs. Sheridon Betes and son, Billy, and Jane Prescott visited Mrs. Mary Gable last week-end. Mrs. Estelle Swartz accompanied them back to Chicago. Word has been received from Mr. and Mrs. Kenneth Harkless that they are in New York City, where Mr. Harkless is overseeing he filing out of a yacht, which he will take back to Daytona Beach, Florida for a Mr. Hamilton Lee of Atlanta, Georgia. They expect to start back on their 1400 mile trip about March 30th. Mrs. John Auer and son, Orville visited in Warsaw, Sunday. Mr. and Mrs. Adam Mollenhour and family of Heaton Lake, and Mr. and Mrs. Frank Little of Elkhart visited in the homes of Mr. and Mrs. Sylvester Unrue and Mr. and Mrs. Isaac Unrue, Sunday. Marjorie Sharp of Springfield, Ohio, is visiting Mr. and Mrs. L. A. Seider. Mr. and Mrs. E. Harper of Goshen and Mr. and Mrs. Frank Binkley of Nappanee, visited Mrs. Maggie Butt, Sunday. Ralph Thornburg Jr., is visiting his parents Mr. and Mrs. Ralph Thornburg, this week. Miss Willodean Mock of South Bend visited her parents, Mr. and Mrs. Dwight Mock, last week-end. W. B. Lease of Goshen was at his« cottage, Sunday. He reported that Mrs. Lease has been seriously ill. Mr. and Mrs. Jay Elliot were in South Bend, Wednesday. Mrs. Harvey Henwood and daughter, Anna Louise of near North Webster are visiting Mr. and Mrs. Richard Bell, this week. Miss Mary Bushong of Rochester visited her mother, Mrs. Emma Bushong, last week-end. Dr. and Mrs. Hayes of Silver Lake, visited Mr. and Mrs. O. G. Carr, Sunday. Mrs. Arthur Blanchard is visiting relatives in Berne, this week. Mrs. Helen Earl and son Ronald, of North Judson, visited Mr. and Mrs. James Connolly, last week-end. Ronald will visit Mr. and Mrs. Connolly for a few weeks. Mias Margaret Young, of Goshen, was a visitor here, Monday. Rev. Jarboe delivered the address at a men’s Banquet in Goshen last Monday evening. Over 100 were present. Other men from here who attended were Carl O’Haver, Gordon Johnson and Lewis Garrison.
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RIGHT-OF-WAY SOUGHT FOR ROUTE NO. 13 Highway Department Representatives Busy Here During Week Representatives of the Right of Way Department of the State Highway Commission, have been here this week, to take preliminary action toward construction of the new state route No- 13, along the SouthShore of Wawasee, and eliminate several bad curves. Roy Beaverstine, and Mr. Eastburn have contacted a number of property owners, in an effort to buy right-of-way through various tracts. Several valuable properties will be damaged by the road, and property owners and right-of-way representatives are endeavoring to reach a satisfactory settlement. It is hoped by state and local officials, that the work of construction can get under way within a Tew weeks, so that a portion of the new route might be completed before summer. The highway when comple'ed will be routed through Syracuse, going over the hill on Huntington street crossing route 6 beyond the town. The assurance that the road would go through Syracuse was given to a delegation of 40 people who went to Indianapolis and urged James D. Adams, highway chairman for action Mr. Adams promised to send his representatives here at once, and their efforts this week to obtain right-of-way, indicates that plans are proceeding rapidly, officials jplaim. O B. CLINTON LEWIS, 70, B.&0. VETERAN. DEAD . . . Well Known Conductor Had Active Career. Died At Willard Bryon Clinton Lewis, 70, Veteran Baltimore & Ohio passenger conductor died of pneumonia in Municipal hospital at Willard Friday followii g a brief illness. For years he worked on the Capitol Limited. He served on trains carrying every president of the United States since McKinley. Roosevelt, Taft, Wilson and the Coolidges made several * trips with Mr. Lewis. Marshal Joffre was one of his passengers and the late Will Rogers, William G. McAdoo and dozens of others had their tickets punched by the veteran conductor. He completed fifty years of railroading April 17, 1932, but continued to work. At his own request he was transfered from the Capitol Limited to another train several years ago. He worked until March 21, when he suffered a chill and pneumonia developed. Well known here and in this section, Mr. Lewis was born in Albion and moved to Garrett in his youth to work for the railroal He bee me a freight conductor at the age of twenty and in 1890 was promoted to passenger conductor. He moved to Willard the following year. He was a member of Willard lodge F. & A. M., and Golden Rule chapter, Royal Arch Masons; No w k council and Knights Templar; Toledo Mystic Shrine and Consistory; Scottish Rite Masons; Order of Railway Conductors and the Norwalk Country club. Surviving are his wife, Mrs. Eve Jayne Lewis, and a brother, Lee Lewis of Willard. Funeral services were held at his home Sunday, with the Rev. W. H. Christian of Shreve, officiating, as. sisted by the Rev. Homer A. Neff of Willard. The body was placed in a mausoleum at Greenlawn cemetery. NEW LUTHERAN PASTOR MOVES FAMILY HERE Rev. and Mrs. Jerome Kauffman and daughter, arrived in Syracuse from Altoona, Pennsylvania, by automobile Friday night They spent the night with Mr. and Mrs. Chai les Crow. Rev. Kauffman delivered sermons at both Nappanee and Cromwell ImX Sunday. Their household furniture came in by truck, Tuesday morning. Rev. Kauffman succeeded Rev. , Rev. John Pettit as pastor of the Grace Luthern church here. I
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