The Syracuse Journal, Volume 29, Number 15, Syracuse, Kosciusko County, 6 August 1936 — Page 1

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VOLUME* XXIX

MARDI GRAS PLANS GROW

1500 AT OAKWOOD PARK CONVENTION

24 STATES REPRESENTED AT MEETING Housing Delegates Becomes Huge Task in Town and on Lake Fifteen hundred members of the Evangelical Church are attending the Fifth General Con- , vent ion of Christian Education of the Evangelical Church at Oakwood Park this week. I)elegatets come from 24 states and thrve provinces of Canada, This is the greatest convention from point of attendance m the history of Christian Education work in this denomination. , Dr. J. A. Heck, Cleveland, Ohio, General Secretary of Christian Education, gave keynote address on , the convention theme “Farther With Christ" at the Wednesday evening session. Bishop E. W. Praetorius, D. D., st, Paul. Minn., president of the Board of Christian Education presided at this opening session. The youth address, “Youth Going Farther With Christ", was given by Miss Vivian Oehlerking, Hillings, Montana. At 8 o?ch£ck each morning Prof. Paul E. Keen, Naperville. 111. * is giving a Bible Study. At 10:45 a platform- r address brings prominent speakers and. at the close of the morning comes a worship period directed by Rev. C. A. Hirschman, D I). , Kitthvner, Ontario. Friday afternoon Mrs. Ida B. Wise-Smith, National president of the W. C. T., U-, will speak at 2:00. Saturday evening a great pageant .will be presented; On Sunday morning Bishop •E. W. Praetorius, St. Paul, Minn., will address the convention dn the theme, “We Cannot Go Farther Until We Go Deeper", and in the evening Bishop C. H. Staufacher of Kansos City, Missouri, speaks on' “Farther With Christ in Personal Experience." Dr. F. \\ Ramsey, prominent Cleveland, Ohio business man, addresses the Albright Brotherhood mass-meeting mi the subject, “Christ’s Challenge to Men." Each convention is held at different locations '.throughout the United States. In 1823 the meeting was held in Reading. Pennsylvania; ? 1826, Lake Karonis, Painesville, Minnesota: 1830, Napersville, Illinois; 1834, Cedar Falls, Iowa; and arrange(Continued on Last Page) TOWNSHIPS PETITION FOR BLACK-TOP ROADS Group On Lake Wawasee Want Highway At Natti Crow Beach , Petitions seeking to have a road in Washington township and a road in Turkey Creek township made black top roads, were presented to the county commissioner this week. A group of persons interested in having a road black-topped in Vanßuren township appeared before the board. A petition bearing the names of William D. Champion and forty-five others, was presented to the commissioners for the black-topping of road at Natti Crow Beach and Morrison Island, Lake Wawasee. The road is one-half mile in length. The petition also asked that the road be widened. The petitioners from Washington township are asking that the road east of Pierceton from the stockyards to the county line be made a black top road. The petition was signed by W. F. Matchett and sev-enty-six others. The road in Vanßuren township, which petitioners are seeking blacktopped, is known as the Dabbs roadA petition asking for such was presented to the commissioners at a previous meeting. A group of the signers again today appeared before the board to urge the work done.

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SYRACUSE, INDIANA, THURSDAY, AUGUST 6, 1936

[ PRIZE TROPHIES | FOR MARDI GRAS (As interest grows in the , Mardi Gras, the list of pr ze trophies steadily mounts. Already more than a dozen Ripe silver ■ cups, wall plaques and trophies I have been ordered.„ The donars of pi ire cups and trophies to date are. The Tavern , Hotel, Lake .Wawasee* Johnson’s Hotel, Lake Wawasee: South Shore Irm, Lake Wawasee; Syracuse Electric Company, Roscoe C. Howard, Syracuse; Kail Mensenberger. Lake Wawasee; Pel Clayton. Wawasee Restuuran*, Syracuse; F. Allan Weather holt, Syracuse Journal. W. R. Bigler, jeweler, Syracuse; Mil»,*>n Wysor.g 1 Syracuse Lake; W. H. Montgomery, Syracuse. Ralph Thornburg, Thornburg Drug Company; Chat ten Motor Sales, Milford, Ind.; Herbert King Grocery, Kale Island, South Shore Go,f Club, Lake Wawasee; Wales M. Macy, Wawasee Slip, Lake Vav.—.sco and Irving Bishop, Wnwv-ee Marine .1 y. i,atce VY itva -•*»•. Other merchants and business houses plan to contribute trophies and prizes for various events, and their names will be listed in the next Issue of The Journal, * RECORD CATCH MADE ON SYRACUSE LAKE Dio Pensinger Takes Fives Pound Large Mouth Bass I>io Pensinger, distributor for the Syracuse Ice Cream Factory, made a record catch in Syracuse Lake Tuesday night. He took a large mouth bass weighing fi»e pounds, which is one of the largest taken in the little lake this season. Fishing with a shannon spinner in deep water, the bait was running deep and slow, when the big fellow struck. The fisherman had quite a thrilling battle before landing his prize. Sportsmen on both lakes are making record catches, according to statements made, and game fish of ail kinds, are running hard and biting good,- fishermen contend. Several hundred fishermen are going out every day and evening. MRS.W. H. WEYBRIGHT DIES NEAR MILFORD Funeral Held Today At Bethany Church—Was Longtime Resident Susanah Geyer Weybright, born I May 16, 1854, daughter of John and Catherine Geyer, died at the home of her daughter, Mrs. John Stout, near Milford, Tuesday, August ,4. Funeral services were held at Bethany Church, near here, at 2 p. m. today. Rev. Frank Kreider of Goshen officiated. Mrs. Wey bright was the wife of William H. Weybright Who survives together with four children, Mrs. John Stout, near Milford. Mrs. Urbanus Huber, near Wakarusa; J. Orba Weybright and Charles Weybright near Syracuse. She was one of 12 children, but only one brother John Geyer of Nappanee, survives. Mr. and* Mrs. Weybright celebrated their 60th wedding anniversary a short time ago. She was a native of Union Township and had resided in this section practically all her lifetime. * SCHOOLS IN COUNTY OPEN SEPTEMBER 4 The county schools will open the fall term on Friday, September 4th. According to Superintendent Lew alien attendance records will be taken and it is important that all students be present on the opening day. The school year is being started on Friday because of the Labor Day vacation which comes on Monday, September 7th.

MAY DREDGE CHANNEL TO LINK LAKES Action Promised by Baltimore and Ohio Official Sunday Efforts are being made by the Syracuse-Wawasee Community Chamber of Commerce to have the Baltimore and Ohio Railroad Company" dredge the channel, between Lake Wawasee and Syracuse Lake, to permit boats to pjiss from one lake to the other. For sometime an effort has been made to have this work done, and it has been proposed and suggested by numerous persons interested and nbn-interested. According to members of the Chamber of Commerce, both in Syracuse and on Wawasee, the dredging of the channel will meani much in the progress and growth of the community, and will eliminate about the only barrier between the two lakes. Linked as they are, naturally and in friendly relationships, it is cited that dn waterways so Targe, it seems only sensible that the channel should be made passable for boats of every size on the lakes. Years ago, the channel was dredged and lighted,' and provided a definite link between Syracuse and Wawasee. Many people from town were enabled to visit the big lake for fishing, boating and bathing as well as for visits with their friends and neighbors. Vacationers and residents on Wawasee were enabled to come to town quickly by boat for their mail, banking and other business, without the annoyance of traffic or parking problems. Action toward dredging the channel, which has been discussed for sometime, was assured Sunday, when VV. G. Brown, passenger Traffic manager of the Baltimore and Ohio Railroad was met by a group of local business men, and the matter called to his attention. Mr. Brown who spent the week end at the Spink-Wa-wasee Hotel, assured the group, which included Roscoe Howard, Matt Katzer, W. E. Long, Wales Macy, F. Allan Weatherholt and Ross Osborn, that the problem will be placed before the engineers of the railroad company for an immediate survey and action. It was explained to Mr, Brown, who showed considerable interest in the activity here, that the channel had been partially blocked after a portion of the retaining wall under the railroad bridge which crosses it, fell into the water sometime ago, following a freeze. MRS. DAN KLINKAGAIN HEADS AID SOCIETY Organization Shows Remarkable Accomplishments In * Past Six Years The Ladies Aid Society of the j Church of the Brethren, which was organized July, 1930 celebrated its sixth birthday anniversary, Thursday evening, with a dinner in the church basement. After dinner and a j recreation hour, they held their regular annual business meeting. Reports showed a substantial balance in the treasury, with ail bills paid. j The organization in the past six years, besides doing much charitable work has earned in cash 52.040.41. Most of this money has been used to buy church equipment, to remodeling and aid the church budget. In the business session, Mrs. Dan-1 iel Klink was re-elected president. Mrs. Thomas Coy, vice-president; Mrs. J. Edwin Jarboe, treasurer; and Mrs. Frank Gibson, secretary. The organisation will hold their annual “Free Quilt and Needle Work Exhibit" next week, August 12th to 15th, inclusive, in the room formerly used by the Beckman Furniture Store. A welcome is extended to everyone to visit the exhibit.

FIRST ENTRY IN NORTHERN INDIANA’S LADY OF THE LAKES CONTEST

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Miss Laura Jane Deady of Lake Wawasee announced her intention Sunday of being an entrant inthe

ELECTRICIAN KILLED HERE LAST FRIDAY William Mickey, 35, Suffered Shock While at Work on Pole William Mickey, aged 35 years, of Lawrenceville, Illinois, was electrocuted here, Friday, while working on electric lines for the Northern Indiana Public Service Company. Employed as a lineman, in a crew of which Charles Mclntosh was foreman, Mickey was helping install a 4,000 volt line at the Wilt Industries plant here. Fellow workmen said he was equipped with the usual safety devices, but while making his connection on a pole, he reached across the high tension wire and struck it with his elbow. He was knocked unconscious, and was rescued from the pole where he was suspended by Vic--1 tor Gunter, another member of the crew. Dr. Clifford Hoy and Dr. Fred Clark, both of Syracuse, were summoned immediately, and were assisted by the linemen in rendering First aid. After working several hours, Mickey was pronunced dead. Mickey had been employed only about four weeks on the job. He was married, and besides his widow is survived by four small children. The body was removed to his home where funeral services were held. WELFARE BUDGET GIVEN APPROVAL Twelve Million Dollars To Be Expended In State Next Year. Indianapolis, Aug. 4—The tale Department of Public Welfare today announced approval of a budget of 312,680,557 for public welfare work in the state during 1937, of which the state and federal government will contribute more than 29,000,000 and the 92 counties the remainder. The counties’ total was *159. ’O under the amount estimated v Gov. McNutt in his message to the special session of the legislature in March.

i Lady of the Lakes Contest to b 4 held 'in connection with the Lake Mardi | Gras here, September 2,3, and 4.

LOCAL YACHT TO ENTER INTERNATIONAL MEET Race On Wawasee Sunday to Select Winner For Oshkosh Contest A thrilling sail boat race is being promised for this Sunday afternoon on Lake Wawasee, according to members of the Wawasee Yacht Club. The winner of this event, which will be a point score race, will represent- Lake Wawasee at the International Snipe Races in Oshkosh, Wis., August 28 and 29. This is the first time a boat from W'awasee has ever entered the International Contest, and there is much friendly rivalry among the local sailors. The rialary assures the selection of the lake’s fastest boat and best sailor, and there is‘quite a possibility of having Lake Wawasee make a fine showing at the Internstionl Contest. Mrs. Benjamin Blumberg of Lake W awasee has been added to the honor roll of the club, for her interest and support. Mrs. Blumberg has contributed a number of buoys to the club for making its course on Wawasee. Modern in every detail, the buoys are not a hazard to other craft, and members of the club are quite enthusiastic over the latest gift. CHATTEN MOTOR SALES UNDERGOES EXPANSION Milford Garage Being Enlarged As Business Increases A large addition is being completed to the garage of the Chatten Motor Sales in Milford, according to an announcement made by the proprietor, M. D. Chatten. Constructed of concrete block, the building is 40 by 60 feet and doubles the size of the old structure. The new building was made necessary due to the increased volume of business and to more efficient service at the garage, the management said, j Located in Milford for 16 years, 1 and the Ford agent in this section during that time, Mr. Chatten has j become well known throughout this section. He is a member of the town board of Milford, is a native of this section. Eight persons are giveh em- ! ployment in his garage and organization, including an expert mechanic who has been with him for 16 yew*. |

d i Miss Deady is the first yOung lady li to enter the competition.

MAN BREAKS NECK DIVING IN WAWASEE Jack Weber of Ostego, Mich. Dies in Chicago Hospital Jack Weber, aged 27, of Ostego, near Kalamazoo, Michigan died at the Passavant Hospital, Chicago, Tuesday*, as the result of injuries sustained here, when he dived into shallow water of Lake Waw*asee, Monday morning. According to physicians, Weber broke two vertebrae in his neck, and became paralyzed from his shoulders down. He was vacationing on Lake Wawasee at the TPA Club cottage South Shore, and had attempted to dive into about three feet of water. When he came to the surface a companion noticed that he was evidently injured, because he seemed to float near the top of the water, in an unusual position, with his face submerged, and his arms and feet practically ‘ motionless. He was conscious when removed, and talked to his friends. He complained of not being able to move his arms and was evidently paralyzed. He also suffered a gash on his head, where he struck bottom. An ambulance was summoned and the injured man was taken to Warsaw to a hospital, where an X-ray was taken. It was determined that he had broken vertebrae, and he was sent immediately to Chicago for attention of specialists. He died Tuesday about noon,, and arrangements were made to return the body to his home. ■' " "™ ■ 1 ■ TWO WORKMEN INJURED AT WILT FACTORY HERE Russel Ryman and Lavon Davis, : both of this place, were injured while working at Wilt Industries | here- Engaged in operating automatic saws, to trim cedar for building novelties, the two young men expercuts about their hands. Rymand suffered a badly lacerated thumb on his left hand Saturday, and Davis sustained a severely cutj finger on his right hand Tuesday.

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No. 15

POPULARITY CONTEST BIG ATTRACTION

Program Includes Many Events Topped by Venetian Night Among the novel features of the Lake Mardi Gras to be held (here September" 2, 3 and 4 will be a Popularity and Personality contest, to select Northern Indiana's Lade of the flakes. Already some interest has been [expressed, and several attractyoung women have announced their intention of be- { ing entries. j * The Lady of the Lakes will be presented with a silver trophy and other worth-while prizes, and all contestants will receive some recognition. In addition to the Lady of the Lakes there will be selected a Court of Honor, comprised of five attendants. Rules for the contest are simple. Any resident of Syracuse or Lake Wawasee community can enter, provided she is between the ages of 16 i and 23. She may be either married or unmarried. Votes will be tabulated according to ballots cast for the favorites. Merchants in the community will distribute vote ballots with every purchase of twenty-five cents or more, and these may be cast for* any entrant in the contest. Entries may solicit the ballots from their friends and neighbors. Votes will be tabulated every few days and a score published in the window of the Syracuse Journal ofI fice, to keep the public informed of the standing of contestants. , Plan Water Sports Following opening of the Mardi Gras Wednesday evening with a concert by the Nappanee Miramba Band ) many contests and events will be held- At the hand concert it is planned to present the several contestants in the Popularity Contest, and to announce the standing for final balloting. On Friday a program of canoe tilt- ! ing w ill be supervised by Dwight Mock; old clothes race organized by Kenneth Harkless; fling the buoy arranged by Wales Macy; toy ballon race planned by Irving Bishop; umbrella race organized by C. W. Howard. AH of these events are scheduled for Friday afternoon, and will be staged on Syracuse Lake. Prizes will , be awarded to all contestants. Friday evening, climaxed by a spectacular water parade and Venet(Continued on Last Page) * « TEACHERS’ INSTITUTE TO BE HELD SEPT. 2 Two-day Event Announced for Kosciusko County Educators The Kosciusko County Teachers’ Institute will be held September 2 and 3, according to Harry E. Lewalien, county superintendent of schools. The meetings will be held in the court room at the court house, , Warsaw. The program for the institute on : Wednesday is as follows: Devotional by Rev. F. K. Dougherty, pastor of the Warsaw M. E. 5 church: aducational address tfnd readings by. Virgil R. Mullins, state I school inspector; and a lecture on “World Affairs” by J. Raymond Schutz, of Manchester College; The Thursday program follows: Devotional by Rev. M. S. Livengood, pastor of the United Brethren i church of Warsaw; address by J. Raymond Schutz; lecture, “The Ngw Health Course” by Glen O. Simpson of Angola, former superintendent of the Steuben county schools; and discussion of plans for the 1936-37 school program by Harry E. Lewal- : len, county superintendent; M. F. Longfellow, county attendance officer; Miss Marie Sohaski, county nurse; and Mrs. Elna Hunter, secretary of Red Cross. On Wednesday, Sept. 2, the township trustee will attend the institute and a meeting of the board of education will be held a 3:30 o’clock.