The Syracuse Journal, Volume 29, Number 4, Syracuse, Kosciusko County, 21 May 1936 — Page 1

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COMMUNITY REPRESENTED AT TRAVEL EXPOSITION BY COMMERCIAL CLUB

EXHIBIT GIVES PUBLICITY TO LOCAL LAKES Chicago Exposition Will Advertice Vacation Possibilities Here Lake Wawasee, Syracuse. Hobs Hills, Syracuse Lake and Papakeechie Lake are all represented at the Travel Show to be held in the Palmer House, Chicago, tomorrow, Saturday, and Sunday. Through th* efforts of the Pub- 1 licit y committee of Syracuse-Wa-waaee Community Chamber of Commerce and cooperating members, comunity has obtained a booth and to arranging a display featuring th* vacation possibilities of the community. Ralph Thornburg, Wales iacy, Matt Katzer, Roscoe Howard. F. Allan Weatherholt and others . will work in the booth during th* show. Literature wiU be circulated to th* thousand* of visitors showing th* advantage* of spending a summer or a part of it at Syracuse and Wawaeee. This to th* first time that such a dtopay has been attempted at the - Travel Show, and this community is vying with foreign exhibits as well as exhibit* from counties* other state*, in an effort to sell it* vacation land to the world. Such a task to viewed by observers ’ as not only a challenge to th* community to move steadily forward, but also as a courageous undertaking on the part of local business men. Enlisting the cooperation of every interested ettiaen, member* of the committee aay that a visit to the Travel Show will do much to advance th* publicity program, and will show just how much interest there is locally. Every citixen who can possibly do so, should attend the Travel Show, and see the local exhibit There will be maps, photographs and literature galore, all edvertiaing the local country. Thousand* of person* wil be attracted to the booth where they will be interested in coming her* to spend their summer seaeon, or their summer week-end*. Hotels around the lake have given every possible kind of cooperation in the project, and local business people have endorsed the plan. The Baltimore and Ohio Railroad Company to cooperating in every way possible with the local organisation, to make the display and booth attractive and worth-while. Much d*p*nd* upon the success of the venture member* of th* committ* claim. Every person in Syracuse end vicinity who want th* community to grow and progress should visit the Trswel Show, and call at the local booth. In addition to the local display, there will be counties* thing* worth seeing. Every mod* of travel and vacation will be repr*j seated. The International Travel Exposition, a* the show to known to sponsored by the Chicago Daily New*. Admission to free and th* show will open tomorrow at noon. On Saturday and Sunday th* exhibition will be open at 11 a. m. until 10:30 p. m. Children muet be accompanied by adult*. Th* number of the Wawasee booth to 82. LOUIE S GRILL OPEN FOR SUMMER SEASON Louie's Grill, located on Route 13. South Shore of Lake Wawaeee to open for the season. Owned and operated by Louie Soit, th* place ha* been enlarged and remodeled On* of th* moot popular spot* around •' Wawaeee, Louie’* Grill attract* hundreds of vacationers each season. W ith the improvement* just completed, Louie My* he can accomodate twice a* many patrons. VACATION SCHOOL CLASS VISIT JOURNAL ad by Rev. Travis Purdy, pastor of th* Methodist Episcopal Cherch, sis Had th* Syracuse Journal office this Mortotaf, ted inspected th* printing plant. Th* children, *ll students at th* dotty vacaton BEbl* school, showedmuch interest in modern methods Anting and iwhHriifaW-

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TOWN BOARD ORDERS WATER TANK PAINTED Will Also Attach Over-flow System to Prevent Property Damage Plans were completed by th* Town Board Tuesday ngbt to have town water completely repainted, cleaned and overhauled. Work is expected to begin in 10 days. The tan has not been repainted for about five years. While the tank is being painted, a new overflow pipe will be installed, to prevent the tank from filling and flooding adjacent property. Resident* in the neighborhood have consistently complained that the tank was permitted to overflow and damage their property. A new gauge was recently installed, and as a further safe guard against a continuation of this nuisance, the Town Board decided to install the overflow line along the outside of the tank dateseFfor HEARING ON BUS PERMIT ABC Coach Lines Seeks Franchise For Local Service Around Lake A hearing upon the application of the A B C Coach lines of Fort Wayne, for establishing bus service here, and around Lake Wawasee, will be held in Indianapolis, May 27, according to Willard Wooding, president. Mr. Wooding visited here this week, and contacted a number of business men, in an effort to obtain their cooperation in establishing the service. It was explained-by Mr. Wooding, that it is the plan of the company, to establish a local bus system, with the bus located here, to operate passenger and delivery service all around Lake Wawasee, and to connect with the main line aft Ligonier, to bring people into Syracuse, and to the hotels and cottage* around Lek* Wawasee. Numerous business people herald the proposed service as an important factor in the plan* of-the Chamber of Commerce to widely advertise the community and to enharice the service offered vacationers. Bus service in th* town, and connecting with an outside line, will place the names of Syracuse and Lake Wawaeee in every town and city in the United States where buses are operated, it to claimed, and will Increase transportation facilities to potential customers, and vacationer*. Over week-ends, it to believed, the new service will bring countless persons to Wawasee. and Syracuse, who otherwise might not be attracted here. la addition to these important facts, members of the Chamber of Commerce promotion committee have considered the bus service around the lakes* a means of accomodating residents on the North Side of Wawaeee. At the present time, most of these people do their shopping in Cromwell. But with bus and delivery service available on a regular schedule, many of these people can be more adequately served in Syracuse. Unlee* tbs service to obtained for Syracuse, there to the possibility that it may link with Cromwell and also ply around Wawaeee. To offset such a possibility, everything possible to being don* to establish the service in Syracuse. Mr. Wooding, while here this week, stated that a delegation of four or five men representing the Chamber of Commerce or the business men of the community should appear at the hearing, to assist in obtaining the permit for operating th* buses. Mr. Wooding Mid * bus will be sent here next Wednesday morning to take the lielegation to Indianapolis, and will return in th* evening, after the hearing. The Commission ha* set tho hearing for 10 a. m. May 27.

LINGOFELTER RITES WERE HELD TUESDAY Well Known Fisherman Was Found Dead Here Late Sunday Evening Funeral services for Alonzo (Dutch) Lingofeler, 54, well known fisherman, trapper and caretaker, who died suddenly Sunday, were held Tuesday afternoon at the home. Interment was in the Syracuse cemetery. Rev. J. Edwin Jarboe, officiated. Lingofelter was found slumped by a tree on the Riley Miller farm southeast of Syracuse late Sunday evening, evidently victim of » sudden heart attack. " Riley Miller found the body near the lake about 4:15 o’clock and had only a short time previous talked to Lingofelter. The Miller farm is located just outside the corporation on the west side of Wawasee lake. Miller said that Lingofelter was goin,T down to the lake front to procure a boat. Coroner’s investigation revealed no bodily injuries. The deceased was employed by Warren Colwell near Pick Wick park and lived in a bain on the Colwell property. His only possession found on his person were two hunting and trapping licenses.' Lingofelter is survived by a divorced wife and daughter, of Chicago, who make summer residence at Wawasee, an aunt, Sarah Lingofelter, of Syracuse, and a brother in Minnesota. CAREFUL DRIVING PLEA ISSUED BY OFFICIALS An appeal for careful driving by motorists at all points where highway construction and improvement work is in progress during the coming months, was made today by James D. Adams, chairman of the State Highway Commission. During the summer months many thousands of men will be employed in work on and along the state highways and every precaution must be taken to safeguard them, he asserted. During past years speeding and reckless motorists have been responsible for the serious injury of several highway workers, in some case* knocking down warning signs which had been placed on the highway some distance from the point where the men were employed. At one time this disregard for the safety of workers employed on the highways became so serious that the highway commission considered establishment of detours at all points where work was in progress. The 1936 construction and improvement program of the highway commission, on which work is already starting, includes scores of projects for the widening of shoulders and similar work which will not require closing the highways to traffic. Motorists using these highways will, however, be expected to obeerve caution and warning signs and to drive slowly while passing groups of workmen. STATE PARKS ATTRACT SEVERAL THOUSAND Although the formal opening of the state park* for the 1936 season did not take place until May 1, at tendance since the first of the year is already ahead of th* same period in 1935, Virgil M. Simmons, commiaaioner of the Department of Conservation, announced today. More than twelve thousand visitors have been registered at the parks and memorials sine* the first of th* year. This represents a gain of approximately eight percent over the attendance registered at the parks and memorials during the same period in 1935. The early season attendance at th* parks and memorials to an indication of the larger gain* which will be registered a* the season advances, park official* believe. They anticipate a substantial increase in attendance this year and the setting of a record which will exceed the 770,(M0 total paid admissions in 1935. An extensive improvement program has been in progress in the parks during the winter and early spring month* with the result that visitors find many new features contributing to their enjoyment of the parks. Picnic sad camping area* have been extended, shelters and ovens constructed, water piped to these area* and huge stacks of firewood cut in readiness for use by picnickers and campers., All park inns are now open with the exception of th* pavilion and Arcade hotel at Donee state park, which will open on May 10.

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I On LakeWawasee Mr. and Mrs. Frederick Goebel, Fort Wayne, spent Sunday at their “TFrs. A. Kolb, has come to her cottage for the summer season. Mr. and Mrs. F. C. Wolf, Fort Wayne, spent the week-end at their cottage on Cottingham Beach. Mrs. Roese, Fort Wayne, was at Lake Papakeechie, last week. Mr. and Mrs. Verne M. Ball, Elkhart were lake visitors, Sunday. Mr. and Mrs. Daniel Teetor and family, Hagerstown, were at their cottage last week-end. Matty Katzer is attending the Travel Show in Chicago, this week. Mr. and Mrs. R. E. Thornburg joined him there, Wednesday. Mrs. Lloyd Tremper has returned to her home in Birmingham, Michigan. Mr. Tremper left for Kansas. Mr. and Mrs. Vogal and son, Mr. and Mrs. Miller and son, Fort Wayne, Mr. and Mrs. Arthur Merrill, Goshen; Mr. and Mrs. Glen Warren, Norma Hornbeck, Indianapolis; and Bruce Wilcox, were dinner guests of Mr. and Mrs. Roy Brown, Sunday. Mr. and Mrs. McCarty and family were at the McCarty cottage last week-end. Mr. and Mrs. J. Bundy and family, Fort Wayne, were at their cottage on Papakeechie, last week-end. Mr. and Mrs. Herbert Fackler, South Bend, were at Lake Wawasee, last week-end. Lewis Lidner and Jerry Snyder, Goshen, opened and cleaned the Lidner cottage, Sunday. Mrs. William Bailey, Cincinnati, will arrive at her cottage Saturday, for the season. Mr. and Mrs. William Mallon visited relatives in Topeko, Sunday. L. Munich, Fort Wayne, was at bis cottage at Lake Papakeechie, last week-end. Dr. and Mrs. H. H. Rogers, and Mr. and Mrs. Thomas Ewing, and daughter, Fort Wayne, visited Mr. and Mrs. A. W. Emerson, Sunday. Mr. and Mrs. Charles Steffen, Indianapolis, opened their cottage last week. D. Steck, &mh Bend, was at Wawasee, last week-end. Mrs. C. Frits, is at her cottage for a two weeks vacation. Dr. and Mrs. Kalb and family, Goshen, were at the Kalb cottage, Saturday and Sunday. Mr. and Mrs. Emmott Ingalls and grand-daughter Barbara Brown, Fort Wayne, spent the week-end at their cottage. Dr. and Mrs. Blue were at their cottage on Papakeechie, last week. Mr. and Mrs. Albert Jacobs and family and Mr. and Mrs. Donovan, Goshen, were at the Jacobs cottage, Sunday. Mr. atnd Mrs. Louis Bonsib and family, Fort Wayne, spent a few days last week, at the Bonsib cottage at Papakeechie. Mr. and Mrs. C. E. Richardson were lake visitors, Monday. Mr. and Mrs. Edwin Meyers, Warsaw; Mr. and Mrs. Ollie Darter and Mr. and Mrs.' Georg* Chambers, Marion, were guests of Mr. and Mrs. A. W. Emerson, Sunday. Mr. and Mrs. George Morris, Bluffton, have rented the Alice Vawter cottage for the month of July. Mr. and Mrs. Frank Levinson, Indianapolis, opened their cottage, this week. Mr. and Mrs. C. N. Teetor, Hagerstown, spent Friday at the lake looking after improvements to their property. Mr. and Mrs. L. Peterson and family, Fort Wayne, visited their Papakeechie cottage, last week. Mr. and Mrs. Edward Netter, Anderson, visited at Lake Wawasee, one day lest week. Mr. and Mrs. Charles Veneman, Sr., Muncie, are spending this week at their cottage. W. B. Leese, Goshen, was at the Leese cottage, Saturday and Sunday. Mrs. Carl Bicks, and Mary Louise Myers, Indianapolis, spent the week end a* the Bick cottage. Carl Tuttle, Indianapolis, visited Wawasee, Sunday. Mr. and Mrs. Clifford Schacht, Huntington, entertained • party of friends at their cottage, last weekend. Mrs. T. Trier and son, Fort Wayne, spent a few days at the Trier cottage at Papakeechie, last week. Dr. and-Mrs. Wellington, Goshen, plan to come to their cottage soon for the season. Victor Sawallesh has been employed by Wales M. Macy at the Wawasee Slip. Mr. and Mrs. Edward Hanson and Fred Wambsngh, Elkhart, were lake visitors this week. Mr. and Mrs. Hughes and family, Anderson, visited at their cottage, last week. Mr. and Mrs. C. Libey, South Bend, spent Sunday at their cottage on Papakeechie. (Coatimaed on Last Page) ■■ ' •

New Rangerette W Here’s Shirley Temple, the newest Texas Centennial Exposition Rangerette. Gov. James V. Allred signed her commission as a rangerette and official of the Exposition, a $25,000,000 World's Fair opening in Dallas June 6, gave her a 10-gallon hat, a pair of chaps and an invitation to attend the opening day ceremonies. AIR MARKER TO BE PAINTEDJNSYRACUSE Department of Commerce Representative Putting Sign On Main Street Fred King, of South Bend, representing the air marking . division of the Department of Commerce is laying out a large air marker on the roof of Thornburg’s building on Main street here. Mr. King is a past commander of the American Legion Post at Sturgis, Mich., and is a member of Post No. 50, American Legion of. South Bend. In laying out the large marker here, he stated the marker will include the name of the town in large block letters, together with an arrow indicating the direction of the Wawasee Airport, and two arrows showing the direction to Fort Wayne and South Bend, by air. The distance by airline to these two places will also be shown. While figuring the distance to the two points, Mr. King discovered that Main street, Syracuse, is just half way between Fort Wayne and South Bend, by air line. The distance to both places is 37 and a fraction miles.

TOWN BOARD FACES SUIT FOR DAMAGES Simon F. Bell Claims Sewage Pollutes Stream Through His Property The Town Board was given formal notice Tuesday night, by Simon F. Bell, that unless action is taken to eliminate sewage in the creek that flows through his property, court proceedings will be instituted. Mr. Bell claims his property is damaged by the polluted stream, and has for some weeks, repeatedly demanded relief. Members of the Town Board discussed the matter at some length, and talked of various methods to eliminate the sewage from the water. The cost of building and operating a sewage disposal plant would be excessive and too much for the town to bear, officials said, and other plans do not seem feasible at this time, they claim. The matter was tabled until a later date. SMALL BITS A filing cabinet is nearly always a disappointment In its usefulness. We do not surrender our convictions tinder pressure; we conceal them. In order to succeed, one has to be rather hard toward fakers and chiselers. Man has seven ages and he wants each one of them to be 15 years long Instead of about ten. What spite against the human race must dwell in the heart of the man who thinks every other man is a boob to be worked. People who carelessly address letters, misspelling the name or getting the initials wrong often lurre z thelr letters neglected. ODD DOINGS The annual production of buggy whips still exceeds $250,000. A swan held up traffic for 15 minutes in busy High street, Merton, BngInnd, until it was captured. In constructing a California power line a cannon was used to fire the power line over several canyons and heavily wooded areas. Lucky Gardener found Ln some trees near a branch of the Reichbank to Berlin, a blackbird’s nest built entirely of -> , .’Ms .<• / ■

WAWASEE LEGION POST WILL SPONSOR PROGRAM FOR DECORATION DAY

ACED RESIDENT DIES i IN WILMINGTON, DEL Benjamin A. Holton 84, Was Former Hotel Operator Here Benjamin A. Holton, 84 a resident of Syracuse, died Monday in Wilmington, Delaware, while there on a visit. The body; will arrive here Saturday afternoon and will be taken to the home of the deceased at the corner of Boston and Huntington streets. Funeral services will be held Sunday at 2 p. m. at the home with Rev. Jerome Kaufman, pastor of the Grace Lutheran Church officiating. O. G. Carr will have charge of the body, with burial in the Syracuse Cemetery. He is survived by his widow. Mr. and Mrs. Holton are well known in Syracuse. Years ago they operated a hotel in the building now occupied by the Syracuse Journal. They left here some years ago, resided in the east until last June when they returned here and established their residence. WARNING TO BE INSTALLED AT CROSSING Town Board Claims Railroad has PromisSome Safe-guard —— Definite action has been taken by the Town Board to protect the Huntington street grade crossing, according to William G. Connolly, president. The Board met with officials of the Baltimore and Ohio Railroad Company late last week, he said, and at that time the company promised to investigate and provide some protection. Just what the nature of the protection will be, has not been definitely determined, it was stated at the Town Board meeting, but the general opinion seemed to be that warning lights will be installed for full-time operation, and a watchman maintained during school term and hours. No immedate protection has been provided, however, and Mr. Connolly said it would be some 30 days or more before anything is done. During the past several days, the railroad company has been checking the number of motorists and pedestrians going over the crossing, but has provided no immediate protection except the watchman who serves from 7:30 a. m. until 4:30 p. m. At other times, the crossing remains a menace residents claim. The Town Board took no further action, pending a report from the railroad, but it was indicated by members that they will insist upon protection, if it is not forthcoming wthin a reasonable time. EIGHT PLAYERS BEAT MERRILL S SCORE OF 95 There were 40 players who tried to beat the score of 95 which Arthur Merrill, Goshen, held Sunday, at the South Shore Golf Club. Only eight players were able to do this, with the following scores, L. B. Leonard, 93; Paul Strope, 93; Kermit Lienhart, 85; W. Wine, 93; all of Wakarusa; Glen G. Smith, 82; H. F. Scott, 91; both of Warsaw; James Heit, 94; and Ray Carter, 93, of Columbia City. A tournament will be held between members of the club, on Decoration Day. A poor cigar after a good meal is like a man in a dress suit wearing a soiled collar. Some people think they are a case, but they are short about eleven

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COMMUNITY OBSERVANCE IS KEYNOTE Rev. Bailey, Son of Only Civil War Veteran Here, Will Begin a Long Address A community observance of Decoration Day is being planned by Wawasee Post No. 223, American Legion, assisted by its drum and bugle corps, according to 0. P. Davis, adjutant of the organization. The program will include a parade, drum corps exhibition, speaking and ceremony at the cemetery. The speaker for the occasion will be Rev. J. C. Bailey of Albion, Ind. Rev. Bailey is a son of the last and only Civil War veteran of thetown, George H. Bailey, who was a member of Company B. 68th Ohio Volunteer Infantry. Parade at 2 p. m. Promptly at 2 p. m., May 30, the Wawasee Drum and Bugle Corps will form in front of the grade school and march in formation down to the high school where the address will be delivered at 2:30 p. m. Cen- < tral Standard Time. The parade will also include other ex-service men, both members and non-members of the Legion. Following the address, the parade will proceed to the cemetery led by the drum corps. School children and others who plan to march in the parade will assemble at the high school. The cildren are requested to bring teir flowers to the high school. Parade Line-up The line-up for the parade includes, James Searfoas and Harty Cleveland, color guards; Matty Katzer and Roscoe C. Howard color bearers; George Harvey, Ralph Method, Scotty Causer, John Steele, Earl Menzenberger, Irvin Rarig, Jess Rentfro, Carl Gordy and Lem Garrison, firing squad; Wawasee Drum and Bugle Corps including the following, Millard Hire, director, Daris Voorhees, drum major, O. P. Davis, tenor drum; Walter Smith, Nelson Auers, Gordon Johnson, H. K. Harkless, Clifford Stiver, Chauncey Coy, Joseph E. Rapp and F. A. Weatherholt, snare drummers; John Walton and Ralph Disher, base drummers; Melvin E. Dillen, cymbals; Nelson Miles, Delos Wearver, Guy Warner, Robert Smith, Chester Droke, Robert Hinderer, Roy Sarjent and Em- ' est Strock, buglers. The master of ceremonies will be the post commander, Roy Sarjent. Music and entertainment is in charge of Millard Hire assisted by M. E. Dillen. Decoration of graves with flags will be in charge of William P. Bowles and Miss Lillian Hamman will be in charge of,the children. Rev. Travis Purdy will give the invocation and Rev. Reidenbach will pronounce the benediction. Taps will be sounded by Millard Hire. The affair promises to be interesting and worth-while, and is expected to attract many visitors. TWO DOGS GET POISON SOMEWHERE IN TOWN Several days ago, two dogs were poisoned in Syracuse. According to Ocel Craft, the night patrolman, someone set poison for his little pet and companion. Officer Craft said Hi edog, Rowdy was out of the house only a few minutes, when neighbors informed him he had been poisoned. Rowdy died a short time later. Edward G. Shea, Lake street plumber, reports the loss of his dog Mike. According to Mr. Shea, Mike was discovered lying near Lake Syracuse, where he had evidently gone to get a drink of water being poisoned. Mike was 8 well known dogi n the tair hsor ii shrdluu shrdlu shrdluuu Mike was a well known dog in the community. A friendly fellow, he was considered something of a hero by his master, because a few weeks ago, he aroused Mr. Shea when fire had broken out in their Lake street home. Nothing proves a man’s weakness like his attempt to give advice to a woman. A man who can hit hard usually gets the soft answer.

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