The Syracuse Journal, Volume 28, Number 51, Syracuse, Kosciusko County, 16 April 1936 — Page 3

THURSDAY, APRIL 16,1936

J NORTH WEBSTER

HIGH SCHOOL SENIORS FACE ACTIVE WEEK Graduating Class Will Begin Festivities for Commencement Sunday. Senior Week at North Webster High school begins Sunday when members of the graduating class start their program of activity that draws their public school career to a closeSunday, evertin r, the Baccalaureate sermon will be delivered at 8 o'clock in the school auditorium, by Rev. C. H. Gruber, pastor of the Church of God. Senior examinations will be held ' Thursday, /.ril 23. Commencement Exercises. The graduation exercises will be held in the rud.totium Fridty, April 24, at 8 p. m. David Hogg, a well known lawytr of Fort Wayne, Indiana, will deliver the graduation address. Diplomas will be presented by Glen Whitehead, principal. Members of the graduation class are: Galen O. Adair, Frances Ann Bakala. Robert F. Bauae, Carl Bockman Jr., Margaret Jayne* Beezley, Robert E. Bcwlby, Evelyn R. Hickman, Robert J. Laird,* William E. Metcalf, Mix M. Miller. Sadie Irene Miller, Helen M. Ramsey, Edward A. Riley, George R Rodibaugh Jr., Dale R. Shanbeck, i Helen Smith, Martha Olive Thorn, Carl E. White and Hannah C. Wilkinson. Alumni Banquet. On Saturday night, April 25, the Alumni Association will hold a banquet in honor of its new members. A program of enteftainnment, presented by the CCC Ctmp of Lake j Wawn ee will be pre ented. Music for the Baccalaureate service will be furnished by the Riley Sis era. Music for the Commencement will >-e furn shrd by the Stck Orchestra, Ligonier, Indiana. The class motto is ‘To The Stars Thru’ Difficulties. * The class colors are blue and silver. /-j The cl ss flower is the yellow tea rose. Officers of the graduating class are, Margaret Beezhy, president; Max Miller, vice-president; George Rod baugh, secretary; Robert Laird, treasurer. — ! — Sunday guests at the home of Luther Strom beck included, Mr. and Mr- Ray Knhn of Plymouth; Mr. ■nd Mrs. Charles Strom beck and family; Mr. and Mrs. Lloyd Miller and Joyce Miller. Mis. Minnie Garber, Mr. and Mrs. M Io Strom beck and Mr. and Mrs. John Ch’ney attended revival j services at the Church of God, at Pierceton, Monday. O Earl Himes and wife entertained friends at Sunday dinner in honor of Mr. Hime’s birthday and wedding anniversary. North Webster Church Notes CHURCH OF THE BRETHREN Rev. Emeral Jones, Pastor. Ancel Likens, S. S. Supt. Sunday School, 9:30 a. m. Services, 10:45 a. m. z CHURCH OF GOD. Rev. C. H. Gruber, Pastor. Mrs. Lizzie Garber, S. S Supt. Sunday School, 9:30 a m. Services, 10:30 a. m. Evening service, 7:15 p. m. Prayer Meeting Wednesday evening at 7:15. Orchestra rehearsal Thursday at 7:15 p. m. The Ladies of the church will hold a Food Sale Saturday, April 11. no. websterTm. e. church Rev. J. B. Denbo, Pastor. Lawrence Willard, S. S. Supt. Regular Sunday Services. There will be no church service this Sunday. Twelve new members were taken into the church Inst Sun day, Easter Sunday. We Are Paying .. •. THE SEASON’S HIGHEST PRICES FOR WOOL Honest Weight Assured Field Seeds Offered at Reasonable Prices. CALL W. H. Warner 34-PHONB-34 North Webster, Indiana

j SCHOOL NOTES j | Miss Wallace, not being superstitious, took thirteen girls to the County Musical Festival Saturday in ; Etna Green. Hannah Wilkinson play- • I ed in the piano solo group, Irene 1 Beezley sang in the voice solo group I and Irene Beezley, Ruby Roose and j ‘ Doris Richwine placed third in the Girls Trio Group. The other girls were members of the Girls Glee j Club. The Sophomore literature class is j Shakespearean drama “As You Like It." The Senior class beard several | Fifth and Sixth graile pupils give talks this week. Some Seniors were surprised at the interesting mater- j ial and also the way it was presented; Freshmen The Algebra class is working on how to solve quadratic equations by completing the square. They have learned how to solve them by factoring. The first year Latin class had a test on Tuesday. The Shop class finished making a bicycle stand a few days ago. The Biology class is studying the Conserve ion of Health. The Literature da s is studying one of Shakespeare’s plays, “Julius Caescr.” Sp'-Hing Contest. The Seventh grade challenged the I E ghth grade in a spelling contest. Among the students to remain star ding on the Seventh g ade were: I Marjorie Angtl, Marjorie Stoner, Margret Black, and Robert Miller. Among these on the Eighth gaide I side were Junior Himes and Gordon ‘ Rhodes. Junior-Senior Re. eption. The Junior-Senior reception was held at the Mandarin Case in Fort Wayne Saturday night. A delicious meal was served and the usual afterdinner speeches heard. Then the party went to the Pi remount and saw the vety excellent comedy “Love on a Bel." The typing contest is going stiopg, with Robert Gaskill leading 121-109. With the new rule it is hard to make a perfect copy. The track meet that was scheduled for last Frid y was pcs'poned because of bad weather. It is being run off at noon hours starting Tuesday. Participants and fans are tasking great interest in this newly organized sport at the*Webster High school. Mrs. Earl Whitehead and Mrs. Argus Whitehead visited the Second and Third g-ade room last Friday. Gene Mock, Billy Anderson, I Eloise Whitehe d. Lenabelle Kuhn, ■ Billy Engle and James Smith have not mfceed a day of school th ; s year. Guests at the home of Mr. and Mrs. John Garber for Er-ster Sunday dinner were: Mm. Donna Robbins, Elj sie Strombeck and children, Rev. C. H. Gruber and son; Mr. and Mrs. George Seerfus of Loon Lake; Mr. i and Mrs. Milo Strombeck and Mr. and Mrs. Grant Bouse.

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SCHOOL EXHIBIT OPEN TO PUBLIC TOMORROW ! Friends of Students Invited to Inspect Work Done During Year. On Friday night. North Webster school will hold its annual exhibit. Materials made during the year will be displayed in all four of the grade rooms. Home economics, manual training and art will be exhibited for the upper grades and high school. These, too, will be on the main flooor of the building, however. Materials have not been prepared for the purpose of the exhibit but the school is putting up for display those papers and articles which have been made during the school year in actual clrss work. Since a grea, rmount of the regular school work, however, cannot be hung on the walls, a program to be given in the gymnasium will a’d to the spirit of the evening. The visiting pa rons and friends will be taken on a ’tour” of the school system, beginning in the primary room. Here thev will see the children present a playlet on the subject of “Nature"; in the second room h proirrtin on the theme of ‘Good Health"; in the third room the children ae ‘Waking the Neighborhood” wth thoughts of Safety, In the four h room the results of a contest in giving oral discussions of interesting subjects. Going up to the high school work the “tour" leads to the Latin department. In the Business depa tinent the typing class will give a demonstration of the ability attained. In the scientific field of study, a demonstration of some of the outstanding facts in General Science, and in Physics will be seen. In the realm of government, the students will present a debate on one of the outstanding problems of the day, on the subject: “Resolved, that the Townsend plan for old age pensions shoi Id be adopted in the U. S." The doors of the school building will be opened at 7 o’clock. The program will begin at 7:45. No admission is charged. . n K. W. Howard is building ai new modern chicken house. The concrete work is being done by Ward Van Meter and Stanley Mi’ler. □ 0 For... Used Furniture Floor Coverings Stoves See The Phelps Furniture Store North Webster* Indiana "We Buy and Sell ’ BULK GARDEN SEEDS !□ D

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[obituary] George Anderson George Anderson, aged 80 years, died Tuesday afternoon at h ; s home, five miles southeast of No. th Webster, after an illness of five years. Funeral services were held today at the Haworth & Bilby Funeral Home. Rev. C. H. Gruber, officiated and interment was in Washington Union cemetery. Mr. Anderson was born at Windott, Ohio, March 23, 1856, a son of the la e John and Saruh Anderson. He had lived in this township since he was eight years of age, and had been engaged in farming. His wife was Emma J. Weaver. Surviving relatives include: Nora Hively, Cha; les An Person, Stanley Wise, Florence Gebert, Homer Wise, George, Ira, John Anderson of Pierceton. He also leaves 15 grand children and three great grand children. Lewis A. Shock Funeral. Funeral services for Lewis A. Shock, who died suddenly in the Pilcher grocery store at North Webster about 3 o’clock Thursday after- [ noon, were held Sunday afternoon at the Methodist church in North ‘ Webster. Rev. Emeral Jones officiated. Burbl was at Servia, Ind. Mr. Shock dropped dead following ' a heart attack. He was born in In-J o ■ dir<na on Feb. 27, 1860, the son of

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Henry and Elizabeth Shock. Before moving to North Wabster about four yean ago he had resided in Goshen. He was a retired fanner and a member of the Brethren church. Surviving besides the widow, Dessie Shock, are: six sons, Ernest Shock, Goshen; David, Los Angeles; Garman, at home; Walter, Elkhart; : Lewis, Boston; and Ervin, Goshen; three daughters, Mrs. Oma Carter of Montana; Mrs. Laura Nicholson of Wisconsin; Blanche Middleton of Goshen; one sister, Mrs. Lewallen of Stanley, Wia., seventeen grandchildren, and three great-grand children The Phelps Funeral home at North Webster had charge of the body. Funeral of Mrs. E. A. Oates Funeral services for Mrs. Eva Alice Oates, former Pierceton resident who succumbed at the home of her daughter in Elkhart, were held at the home and again at the Church of God in North Webster Monday. Interment was in the McClintic cemetery near North Webster. Surviving are two daughters, Mrs. Royce Cummins, of Elkhart, and Mrs. Arthur Zimmer, of west of Warsaw; three grandchildren, one great-grandchild; one brother, Aaron Kincaide, of Warsaw; four sisters, Mrs. Elizabeth Gilbert, of Rolling Prairie, Mrs. Ella Wright, of North Webster, Mrs. Ida Phebus of Com- • well, and Mrs. Fred Reese, of Fort Wayne.

|PERSONALS| Mr. and Mrs. Clell Grissom, Elkhart, spent the week-end here with friends and relatives. Mrs. Donna Robins of Cleveland will visit here for two weeks. Job Geppert, brother of Mrs. Isaac Kuhn spent the Week-end here. Mr. and Mrs. Robert Phelp of Butter Milk landing, attended the funeral of Lewis Shock. Mrs. A. B. Warner remains iIL Miss Ida Kalb of Etna township was a visitor here, on business. Louis Hontz is building an addition to his barn for storage of crops. Lotty Swinson and children of Indianapolis spent the past week with her parents, Mr. and Mrs. L. N. " ,

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House. Mrs. Swinson returned to the capital city Sunday. Milo Strombeck attended the state road meeting held at the Hotel Hayes in Warsaw, and heard James D. Adams, State Roads Chairman, speak. D. M. Garber and Jeff Garber attended a street sale in Columbia City, Friday. Bruce Pierce of Mineral Springs, was a business visitor. Robert Haworth has returned home much improved. Rev. B. A. | Kaufman and wife are visiting this week with children in Kokomo. Rev. J. S. Denbo Left for Kokomo Tuesday morning for~M. E. Conference to be held in the city. Mrs. Thomas Nine, who h-s been a patient at Lucky hospital has returned home.