The Syracuse Journal, Volume 29, Number 18, Syracuse, Kosciusko County, 20 August 1936 — Page 1

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TOWNSHIP TAX RATE REDUCED

MISS JEAN TREMPER LEADS IN CONTEST

FIRST COUNT PLACES LAKE GIRL AHEAD Local Maids Competing For Places In Court of Honor Dorothy Jean Tremper of Lake Wawasee and Birmingham. Michigan is leading in the Lake aMrdi Gras Popularity Contest, according to the first tabulation of votes, completed late last night, in the office of the Chamber of Commerce. Rowena Ins ley of Syracuse is in second place with 259,800 votes and Priscilla J. Rhode, also of Syracuse is running a close third with 205,100 votes. Jean Emerson of Lake Wawasee is in fourth' place with 126,300 votes, and Martha Ann Thornburg is in fifth place with 38,600 votes. Annie Causer, another local girl is in sixth place with 21.600 votes, while Grace Reinbold is in seventh position with 9.000 votes. Other contestants scores are, ’ Laura Jane Deady, Lake Wawasee. 6,000 votes; Laura Bachman,! 4,900 votes; Mary Ann Kunkle, Fort Wayne and Pickwick Park, 1,200 votes; Miss Clayton. 1,000; Miss 1 Hughes, 1,000. Miss Frederick, 1,- ■ 000, Mary Belle Lantz. 400 and Miss Sumner, 300. * The contest will continue ’ until | Monday August 31, when all votes will be cast. Contestants are urged ( to have their votes ready when called for, and residents are urged to , ask their merchants for vote coupons ■ ( with each purchase of twenty-five cents or more. Patronize the merchants wL are giving out votes and , place them in the ballot box for your favorite contestant. j i If the girl whom you think is the most popular girl in the community, and her name is not listed among the , entries, clip, a nomination coupon i’ and mail it to the Chamber of Commerce office. The winner of tne contest will be crowned the Queen of Northern Indiana's Lakes, and five other girls will be chosen is her court of honor. a i The winners will be awarded suit-I able prizes and will appear in the Mardi Gras street and water parade and celebration. A beautiful float is being arranged, financed by local business people and residents, for the Lady of the Lakes and her Court. The committee in charge of Roscoe Howard, working on the Lake Mardi Gras has had numerous meet- j ings and is completing many details for the celebration. In addition to a number of attractions on the streets and oh Lake Syracuse, there will be all kinds of free amusement and entertainment arranged. Some of the specialty acts to be seen as a part of the entertainment have already been booked These include The Nichols Family of Leesburg, an acrobatic and musical act. The Reed Entertainers of Ligonier, I a well known acrobatic troupe anil talented performers, and Miss Betty Wolf, youthful wire-walker, and ! acrobatic dancer. A number of organisations in the community are interested in the as-. -''fair and are arranging floats for Thursday night's street parade. Prises wULbe offered for the J>est floats, ■ and costumes. Any person interested in taking part in the parade may do ao provided he is costumed and masked. The boat parade on the lake will boa colorful affair. Many residents and vacationers have announced their intentions of placing boats in the parade and competing in various water events. All during the afternoon, evening and night there will be plenty of entertainment and free amusement for all. Street dancing, free acts, contaste exhibits, rides, concessions, parade, lights, color decorations and everything that goes to make a Mardi Gras a real fun festival to being arranged. .••-.. . . '

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SCHOOL WILL OPEN FRIDAY SEPTEMBER 4 Classes to Begin Four Days Later—Students Must Enroll Early - Syracuse schools will open for reg- ; istration and. special assignments, Friday morning, September 4, ac-1 cording to announcement made this week by Court Slabaugh, euperintendent. Regular class work will begin Tuesday, September 8. School officials explain thnt it is advisable for every pupil to be present the opening day of school for registration, so that proper class ’ books i an i>e obtained, and that each student will be ready for work when classes start Tuesday morning. It is essential that elementary pupils have proper book lists, as there are several changes in text-books made by the State Board of Education for this year. The changes are: Health, grades 3,4, 5,6; Spelling, grades 2,5; English, grades 3,6, 7; Geography, grades 4 and 6; Home < Economics, grade 7; History, grade 7; Civics, grade 8. The only change in High School texts is Algebra 9. The revised edition only of Nyberg's text will be used. GOSHEN FAIR WILL FEATURE 100 RACERS Pacers and Trotters Have Big' Place on Elkhart County Program Horse race lovers will enjoy I thoroughly the card of racing events offered at the Elkhart County I Fair this year at Goshen, Sept. 1 to 5. Around 100 pacers and trotters have been entered according to Roy Blue, speed secretary who has contacted owners all over the middlewest. On Wednesday, the 3 year old stake pace and-the 2:26 trot are scheduled. The Thursday card is tipped by the 2:18 stake trot along with the 2:24 pace, and the 3 year old and under stake trot. Friday’s events are slated to be fast ones with the 2:18 stake trot, the 2:12 pace and the 2:14 trot to be run off. Races each day start at 2:16 day- ‘ light saving time.

THREE LOCAL PEOPLE UNDERGO OPERATIONS * “ ’ c Three local people underwent operations at the McDonald Hospital, . in Warsaw Friday. John Hurtig remains a patient at the institution following a major op- ( eration, and his condition is reported favorable. Mrs. James Brickie has returned home, much improved after a minor < operation. • Peter Baker returned home after | ( having his tonsils removed. Dr. Fred O. Clark of Syracuse performed the operations. I < FORD PRODUCES CLUB |' MEET AT LAKE WA WASKE I The Producers* Club composed of 1 Ford salesmen of the Indianapolis ( 1 territory who were winners in a recently concluded contest, opened 1 their third annual outing and frolic ! at the Spink Wawsaee Hotel Sunday. . . One hundred ten men representing . sixty-seven Indiana counties and eight in Illinois are participating in 1 the sports and recreation as a result ; of victories in the sales competion which began July 1 and ended Aug. ' 15. s ’ SYRACUSE WOMAN SEEKS DIVORCE AND ALIMONY Nellie Marie LeCount, near here, has field suit in circuit court for a divorce from Chester Ray LeCount. The couple was married April 17, 1920, and separated March 19, 1934. The plaintiff charges cruel and inhuman treatment and alleges the defendant called her vile names. She seeks S6OO alimony, the care and custody of their child, Corlyss LeCount, aged 14, and $3 per week for his support.

WILT PLANT INCREASING PRODUCTION i Employing 80 People— Addition to Factory Nears Completion An increase in special orders at the Wilt Industries cedar I novelty plant here, has caused the company to increase its number of employes in recent weeks, and also to enlarge its plant. According to Joel Wilt, plant superintendent, 80 persons are now employed at the local factory and it has been necessary to open the old ab- ; andoned plant to fill rush orders. I The old plant at one time used for manufacturing wood novelties and large cedar chests, has not been used for several years. A few days ago Wilt’s re-opened it, installed a number of machines and a 90-foot drive shaft. Twenty men and women are working in this plant. the factory along Lake Syracuse, a new addition is being com- ■ pleted that will give the plant an ad- { ditional 6,000 feet of floor space. As soon as heating and plumbing ( equipment is installed by Edward G. Shea, local plumber, who was awarded the contract, the building will be ready for use, Mr. Wilt said. Constructed of fire-proof material, the | building is two-stories high, and is modern throughout. Rest, rooms have been included for men and women, new machinery is being installed, and there is fire-escape equipment from the second floor. The improvement cost in the neighborhood of SIO,OOO. The new building is so constructed that it adjoins the old and has become a part of the same plant. If business continues to expand, another addition will soon be necessary the management claim. CLASS C BOATS GIVE GOOD EXHIBIT SUNDAY

Propelled by brisk, steady winds, the three Class C Racing Palmer Boats of Lake Wawasee vied in close , competition in the regular Sunday ! afternoon regatta. After a seven: minute jockeying period the boats j crossed the starting line off Bishop's i pier in tandem style: first, No. 21 owned by R. E. Adams of Indiana-; polis and sailed by Tom MacMahon ‘ of Anderson and Henry Abts of Wawasee: second to Mutiny, No. 4 sailed by H. E. Palmer of Indianapolis and George Lyman of South Bend; third the B. Tremolino sailed by M. B. Blumberg of Terre Haute and George MacMahon of Anderson. The first buoy of the triangular course at the West end of the lake was rounded first by No. 21 followed by the B-Tremolino with the Mutiny in pursuit. During the second leg sailing completely before the wind, the B-Tremolino succeeded in passing the No. 21 but only for a short time. After jibing, the B-Tremolino succeeded in passing shrdl shrdlu m lost its advantage and was forced to jibe again at the east buoy while No. 21, which had regained first place in this maneuver, and the Mutiny coming in third place, taked about the mark onto the last leg which was a beat to windward. The boats then sailed on different tacks. Going far and near from the perpendicular with corresponding numbers it soon became apparent that the No. 21 had chosen the best course and was sailing its beat skillfully. Meanwhile the Mutiny taking a long tack to the south shore regained its earlier losses and came in close range with the B-Tremolino. At the time the No. 21 lightly crossed the line. Three minutes later the B-Tremolino and the Mutiny crossed almost simultaniously. In lieu of more official judges the unofficial observation from the lake was accepted, and the Mutiny placed second.

SYRACUSE, INDIANA, Thursday, August 20, 1936

SEEKS CROWN

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MISS- JEAN EMERSON Miss Jean Emerson is one of sev-1 eral girls seeking the crown of Lady of the Lakes in the Lake Mardi Gras Popularity Contest. She is well known, a daughter of Mr. and Mrs. A. W. Emerson of Lake Wawasee, I and a student in Syracuse High School.

MAN GORED BY BULL. NEAR TOWN SUNDAY

Frantz McKain Seriously Injured By Enraged Animal On Farm **

Frantz McKain,. farmer who resides north of Syracuse is a patient In the Goshen Hospital, as a result of a serious injuries sustained Sunday afternoon when he was gored and trampled by a bull on his farm, j McKain was walking through afield where the bull was penned, and the animal ran up behind. Angered for some undetermined reason, the animal attacked McKain, knocked' him to the ground, trampled and gored him. McKain was finally able to escape, but only after sustaining a fractured collar bone,' broken ribs, split lip and severe lacerations about his hands, face and body. Dr. Fred O. Clark of Syracuse was summoned and the man was tak- I to the hospital where he was reported slighty improved today.

HEAVY RAINFALL ENDS LONG DROUGHT HERE Lake Waters Have Been Low But Precepitation Helps Condition Heavy rainfall last night and Sunday has brought an end to the long drought in this section. The rain has come too late tc help crops much, farmers claim, but many late crops were benefited. Fishermen, } boatmen and sportsmen welcomed the | downpour, because water in lakes j throughout this whole section has been getting very tow. Fish in some lakes have been dying, although fairly good levels were maintained in Lake Wawasee, Syracuse lake and Papakeechie lake. Evaporation lowers the lakes here nearly an inch a day, residents state but frequent rains, such as those experienced this week, keep the water at desired levels. LIFE GUARD INJURED ST SPINK WAWASEE Warren Hirsch, life-guard at the Spink Wawasee Hotel sustained a broken wrist Tuesday, while diving. He was doing hand stands on the diving board, it is claimed, and slipped, snapping a bone in his wrist. He was unable to continue his duties at the hotel, but his condition is reported favorable. Several people have been injured this year swimming in local lakes, and in most cases injuries were due to making dives in low water.

G. P. HAMMON DIES IN LOCAL BURIAL PLOT

Went to Graves of Family Where He Committed Suicide

After writing a note explaining his idenity and reason for i his despondency, George P. i Hamman, 69 of Mishawaka, and a native of this place; went to the graves of his family in Syracuse cemetery Friday night, drank a bottle of carbolic acid and died. His body was found before noon Saturday morning by Gcal Craft, j town marshall, when the officer went to the cemetery to place flowers up-, on his wife’s grave. In the envelope which contained the farewell note written by the dead man, were two small photographs and little strand of hair held together by a small piece of red cord, —the only possessions Hamman seemed to have. 'The pictures were those of children, believed his nieces or nephews. The lock of hair was carefully placed in the bottom of the envelope, and was evidently a treasured

souvenir. The note contained the following message: “Aug. 14-36. To whom is may concern. My name is George P. Hamman, son of Adam and Lydia Markley Hammon. I was born June Ist. 1867 in Turkey Creek Twp. Kosciusko Co. My father and two brothers are buried in Syracuse cemetery. If 1 am buried I would like to be beside them as no one else will ever use it. If I am not buried I won’t know the difference. I have no money or home. Am 69 years old, stone deaf, can hardly talk, so have decided the quickest way out of it is to shuffle off. No use hunting for any of my folks as none of them care what becomes of me. G. P. HAMMAN.”

Investigation by authorities disclosed that Hamman was a native of this township and was born near Syracuse at Vawter Park. Dr. Fred O. Clark was summoned and pronounced the man dead. Coroner Paul Landis, Warsaw ordered the body moved to Carr’s. Funeral Home. It was readily seen the man had committed suicide as he had in his possession the empty bottle, which had contained carbolic acid. Investigation also disclosed that he had purchased it at a local drug store about three o’clock Friday afternoon. The last time he was seen alive was about six o’clock Friday evening. A little daughter of Ralph Method, Eleanor Jean Method, aged eight, was searching for one of their neighbors small children, and went into the cemetery where she said she saw Mr. Hammon sitting by the cemetery pump. She asked him if he had seen a little girl around there and he said he had not. On the back of one of the photographs found on Hamman was - the address and name of the child in the picture. This furnished a clue which helped authorities locate his relatives. Monday morning the deceased man’s brother Frank Hamman of Mishawaka and his sister Mrs. Edna Cole of- Pierceton came here with other relatives. Funeral services were held at Carr’s Funeral Home, with Rev. Purdy officiating. Interment was made in the family lot in : Syracuse cemetery, beside the graves of his father and brothers as the deceased had requested. Relatives said Hamman left Mish- ' awaka sometime Thursday, and he had spent Friday here. BETHANY TEACHERS NAMED The teachers for the 1936-1937 year jat Bethany School are as follows: Edgar Hartman, principal; 7th and Bth grades; Miss Jane Neff 4th, sth and 6th grades, and Miss Cecil Flook Ilst, 2nd and 3rd grades.

TEACHERS APPOINTED FOR 1936-1937 TERM

No Changes Made in Faculty of Local Public Schools

The teaching staff <>f local public schools remains the same as last year, with all teachers returned to their positions, according to announcement made public today. The complete appointments are: First Grade, Mrs. Ruth Rapp. Second Grade, Mrs. Ruth Meredith; Third Grade, Mrs. Eloise Klink; Fourth Grade, Mrs. Mary Gants, sth Grade, Mrs. Edna Hess; Sixth Grade Ora Benson; Mrs. Lucille Haworth will supervise music and art in both the elementary and high school. The high school teachers are: Miss Lillian Hamman, English and Latin; Leonard Barnhart, Commerce; Clare Holley, Social Science 'and Health Education; Mrs. Blanche Riddle, Home Economics and Mathematics. W. C. Gants, Shop, English, Physics; Alfred Mathiesen, Vocational Agriculture and Biology; C. E. Beck Seventh and Eighth Grade subjects. C. Slabaugh, Principal, Geometry and Citizenship.

LOCAL BOYS COMPETE IN COUNTY JUDGING

Three Agriculture Students In Elimination Contest, Saturday

Twenty-three boys took part in the County Elimination Judging Contest held near Rochester in connection with a Judging Contest conduct- \ ed by County Agent Hadley of Ful-, ton County, Saturday. The judging consisted of the plac- ; ing and writing reasons for choice on rings of each of the five classes of, livestock. Sheep were judged at the farm of Carl Newcome; beef cattle at the Ed-' .ward Hogon’s farm, and dairy cat-1 tie, horses and swine at the farm owned by Harley McCroskey. Professor Gabble of Purdue was the official judge. ' The local boys who competed in the judging were: Oliver Hibschman, Kenneth Nicolai and Richard Beck. NAME BAND DIRECTOR FOR LOCAL SCHOOL — Syracuse schools will have a full I time instrumental music teacher and | band director this season, according |to Court Slabaugh, superintendent of local public schools. Willard Gus-1 tafson of Gary, Indiana has been assigned to teach instrumental music in Syracuse, North Webster, Beaver Dam and Burkett schools. Last spring, when Syracuse-Wa-wasee Community Chamber of Commerce outlined and planned its program for the year, one of the thir- i teen projects and objectives was, “to urge the appointment of a band in-; structor for Syracuse schools, so that a municipal band might be organized." At the time Court Slabaugh member of the promotion committee stated that he would accept the as--1 signment of trying to obtain a band 1 instructor and director for the ' schools. Mr. Gustafson is a talented and capable musician. He holds a B. S. Degree in Music from Indiana State * Normal School and is qualified to teach all band instruments. Mr. Gustafson also plays the violin and has had the teacher training for that instrument. The musical program for the schools is being planned so that children in the lower grades can start in with instrumental music - It is also hoped* that a class in violin ; training can be organized in each I school. Mr. Slabaugh said today, i that parents who are interested i: should start planning now for this musical program.

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31 CENT CUT PROPOSED IN NEW BUDGET

Bond Retirement And Rigid Economy Make Savings Possible In the proposed budget and levy for the Turkey Creek Township, the trustee Walter Koher and his advisors have been able to propose a reduction in the Township rate of 31 cents over last year. The rate in the budget submitted last year was 89 cents, while in the budget submitted this year, it is 58 cents. Authorities commenting upon the proposed reduction explained that it must be approved by the advisory board in September. The budget is then passed on to the County Board of Review and thence to State Board of Review. If taxpayers raise no objection to the reduction at the meeting of the advisory board, it is claimed, there is little doubt that the proposed reduction will become a reality. The reduction has been made possible, Trustee Kohrer stated by rigid economy in various departments, particularly in school funds, and also by retirement of some bonded indebtedness. Last year a number of * school bonds were paid, and the amount levied in this classification this year is .17c compared with .36c last year. By comparison the township levy for 1935 was .04 compared with .04 for 1936. The tuition levy for 1935 was .23 compared with .16 for this year. The special school levy was .23 in 1935 compared with .18 this year. The library levy for 1935 was .03 and 1936 is the same. The bond levy was .89 last year while this year has dropped to .17. \ The total amount to be raised from levy on polls and levy on property is $29,410, compared with $44,453, levied for last year. This means that the township will operate on more than $15,000 less than it did a year ago, if the proposed budget is approved. LOCAL SCOUTS VISIT TURKEY RUN STATE PARK Scoutmaster Rev. J. S. Pritchard and a group of four scouts who have met the necessary requirements are spending a part of this week at Turkey Run State Park. The boys entitled to this trip were Avon Bush- • ong, Phillip Brower, Roy Brown, and Clifford Cripe. These boys have assisted with the erection of the band stand on Wednesday evening, helped place the street signs, and passed the tests making them eligible. SYRACUSE MAN FINED FOR PUBLIC INTOXICATION Robert Minick, aged 33, Syracuse, was fined $1 and costs amounting ter $15.80 in the court of Justice of Peace Fred W. Stokes when he entered a plea of guilty to a charge of public intoxication. Minick was arrested by Sheriff Virgil Yeager Sunday morning. HOME-COMING PLANNED AT NORTH WEBSTER LAKE There will be a home-coming for all residents, their guests and friends sponsored by the Webster Lake Association on Friday, August 21st at the Yellow Banks Hotel. Dinner will be served commencing at 6 p. m. There will be good entertainment, featuring the Shrine Band of Fort Wayne also Ted Knox and his entertainers. The program includes music impersonations and yodeling. REV. FRANCIS PRITCHARD MARRIED IN KANSAS Miss Lorine Miller and Rev. Francis Pritchard of Boston, were married August, 9th at Sabetha, Kansas. They are spending some time in the Ozarks Mountains in Missouri, after which they will return to Boston. Rev. Francis Pritchard is a brother of Rev. Samuel Pritchard, of Syracuse.

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