The Syracuse Journal, Volume 29, Number 27, Syracuse, Kosciusko County, 22 October 1936 — Page 1

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MAIN STREET IS IN PERFECT CONDITION First Concrete Highway . Ever Laid Remains Solid and Intact Much interest is being' evidenced in the near perfect condition of the concrete pavement on Main street here, laid in 1915 by the Sandusky-Portland Cement Company, which operated a cement plant here for a num- ’ ber of years. While repairing and reputing sew •r lines, W allace HoWarUxnd his I assistants found it necessary to cut I away a portion of the street in order .to reach the pipe line. The street was found to be solid and firm | through its depth of concrete. The local pavement was the first paved concrete street in the state, and the widest concrete driveway | ever laid in the county at the time it was constructed. The SanduskyPortiuad Cement Company gave the town of Syracuse the cement, and the town paid the labor costs. The street was installed as an experiment and contractors and engineers claim today that it is still one the best concrete highways in the country. The Sandusky-Portland Cement Company came here about 1901 and erected a> cement plant that employed upwards of 150 men. They removed marl from local lakes, which was used for manufacturing cement until about 1920, when the plant, which is said to have grown obsolete-1 and costly to operate was abandoned. Making Medusa Brand of cement the company constructed or established plants at Sylvania, Ohio, Dixon, 111., and Ydrk, Pa. where they are reported to continue operations. The town of Syracuse has since constructed ether concrete streets which are as good as the fimt put down. Local residents say the construction of the street was unique in several ways. At the time, there was no such thing as washed gravel, and as the gravel was hauled in on wagons, it was washed by using water poured on it through a fire hose. The street was reinforced with wire farm fence, instead of the reinforcing material now used. As workmen cut through the concrete here, it was necessary to use wire cutters to break through the fence, which had apparently not deteriorated in any way, proving it has been free from moisture and air. FIRE DESTROYS LARGE MARSH LAND AREA Cover For Wild Life Burned Over Large Section Near Boner Lake Fire burned over a large area near Boner Lake Tuesday night, destroying forests and brush in the marsh lands in that section. Raging for •bout twelve hours, the blaze was finally extinguished by members of the local volunteer fire company. When firemen were first summoned there was little that could be done except protect nearby property, but as the blaze burned toward the lake and became confined to a smaller area, it was passible to whip it with chemicals. Sportsmen are decrying the loss of this area as cover for rabbits, quail and pheasants. It is estimated by members of Wawasee Conservation Club that hundreds of wild life were destroyed by the blaze. Birds and rabbits have a tendency to go into the light, and are overcome before they can escape, it is claimed. Many small animate and birds were seen to leave the marsh, however, and seek cover across the highway. The blaze was quite a spectacle and lighted the sky so that it could be seen for several miles. A number of persons were attracted to the scene during the night. Belated rainfall Wednesday will help prevent immediate further marsh and forest fires, which occur often tn the fall of the year in this section, it is claimed locally. Tn. . $ Syracuse Chapter, No. 293, Order Syracuse Chapter, No. 283, Order Eastern Star will meet next Wednesday evening at 7:30.

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i STATE*SENATOR SPEAKER I AT CHURCH OF BRETHREN Senator C. E. Swihart Rev. C. E. Swihart, state senator • of Elkhart, Indiana will speak at the Church of the Brethren, Sunday. The morning service will be the regvular church worship, while the evening service will be of particular interest to the young people. Rev. J. Edwin Jarboe, pastor of the church is conducting evangelistic services in Battle Creek, Mich. He will broadcast the" morning sermon , over the Battle Creek station tomorrow, (Friday) morning at 8 o’clock Eastern Daylight Savings ' Time. FOUR YOUTHS HURT WHEN CAR OVERTURNS Mishap Occured Tuesday Night 1 When Auto Left Highway at Waco Four local young people were injured Tuesday night when an auto in which they were returning to Syracuse from North Webster, turned over near Waco on Route 13. The injured were, Kenneth Hunt, Freddie Mick, Ida Mae „ Rex, and Marabell Firestone. The youngsters stated that the car failed to take the sharp curve near Waco, left the highway, crashed aCIUM the ditch and overturned. Hunt was thrown partly out of the machine, but his foot became entangled between the emergency I brake and gear shift lever, holding him partly in the machine. He sustained bruises and abrasions about the head. The Kex girl sustained a badly lacerated left leg, and bruises and scratches about her body. The Firestone girl was injured about the head, sus- | taining a severe gash on the back of her head,-in which a stitch was taken to close It. She also sustained scratches on her right arm and brute- j es and abrasions on her right knee. Mick was the meet seriously injured. He sustained a puncture near the base of his spine and a severe gash on his forehead between his eyes. His eye® were also badly bruised and cut. Several stitches were | taken in hte wounds, by Dr. Fred O. Clark who attended them at his of- : fice. Hunt who was driving said they ; extricated themselves from the 1 wreckage and .hailed a number of ] passing motorists, none of whom : stopped to offer assistance. He walk- . ed to a nearby house and summoned Orval Snobarger of Lakeside garage who brought them to town. Authorities investigating the accident stated there was no evidence that the young people had been drinking and the accident seemed unavoidable. REPUBLICANS OPEN POLITICAL OFFICE | The local Republican committee j has established political headquarters next door to the post office, for the purpose of distributing GOP literature and contacting personally or by letter members of their party in the Township. During the week a number of party candidates have visited the office and campaigned in this section. The office is in charge of Miss Margaret Wolf, member of the Young Peoples Republican Club. BIRTHS Mr. and Mrs. Roscoe Rex announce the birth of a son Jessie Hugh * * .

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DEMOCRATIC ! RALLY PLANS COMPLETED Huge Assembly Scheduled for Friday at 2:30 p. m. In County Seat Final arrangements were made Monday night for the Kosciusko county Democratic rally to be held Friday afternoon at 2:30 in the Eagles Hall in Warsaw under the auspicies of the Democratic Central Committe. The meeting is expected to be the largest rally of either party in Warsaw during the campaign. Lieut-Governor M. Clifford Townsend who will make the principal address will be presented by State Senator Henry F. Schricker of Knox, Democratic candidate for Lieutenant Governor. The meeting is free and open to the general public. Harry Schultz, district chainAan of Lafayette, will present the second District candidate for Congress --Hugh Barnhart of Rochester. The meeting will be opened by , | George Myers, Harrison township, ; trustee and Democratic County I Chairman, who will present the county ticket. Preceding the program a 200 car motor caravan will meet Mr. Town-' send and Hugh Barnhart of Rochester in Silver Lake at 1:30 and escort them to Warsaw. At Warsaw’s city limits the caravan will be met by the American Le- * gion band and a parade through the ( streets of the city will follow. During the meeting the audience will be entertained by the thirty ( voice glee club of the Women’s Dem- i ocratic organization. The Lieut-Governor will speak on both state and national issues. Mr. ’ Townsend -is well known to the | farmers of the county and has spok- < en to them on numerous occasions. L He is regarded by them as one of the most popular speakers in the state. He was formerly county superintendent of schools in Grant coun- 1 ty for four years and in Blackford < county for ten years. He was a state 1 representative from Grant county * during the 1923 General Assembly. From 1928 until he was elected Lieut- 1 Governor he held the position as 1 state director of the Indiana Farm 4 Bureau. As Lieutenant-Governor for 1 the past four years he has been pre- , siding officer of the Indiana State Senate, Agriculture Commissioner ’ and executive of the Indiana Department of Commerce and Industry, p which constitutes one-half of the ac- 1 tual work of running the state gov- 1 eminent. Invitations have been sent to all precinct committeemen and women 1 ■ 1 throughout the county, inviting them :to bring delegations to the rally. ! ’ Heads of all Democratic clubs in the j 1 county ■ also have been invited to at- p tend along with the members of their ' organizations. ; * h SCHOOL NEWS |' The Freshman class of Syracuse j ( | High School organized Tuesday with • ; Avon Bushong elected president; : j Mary Galloway, vice-president; Kathryn Disher, secretary-treasurer; M. Gants was chosen class advisor, i The Senior Class play, “New L Fires”, presented Friday night was < largely attended and the class real- . ized sixty-five dollars for their es- j forts. The attendance was the larg- ( ; est since 1929, it was reported. Money realized will be used for commencement announcements and the ‘ cost of a speaker. Public school here is closed today and tomorrow, as teachers are at-> ( I tending Teachers’ Meetings. Mrs. ( Klink, Mrs. Hess, Miss Hamman , and Mrs. Riddle are attending at ( Indianapolis and the other twelve teachers are attending the meeting J at Fort Wayne. Mary Jane Green of the class of 1936 was home from Manchester College and attended the class play Friday nig ht. Kenneth Nicolai won the corn I husking contest last Saturday and' will compete in the district contestJ to be held at Goshen next Saturday. j Chales Bowersox will leave this week for Glendale, CaUf., to spend j the winter. i

COMMUNION SUNDAY AT GRACE LUTHERAN Rev. Jerome S. Kaufman, Pastor Announces Special Service of Worship The Worship Service in Grace Lutheran Church nexj Sunday at 11 a. m. will be marked by the administration* of Holy Communion. The Sacrament will be administered immediately after the Confessional service and the sermon delivered by the pastor, Rev. Jerome S. Kaufman. Special music for the service will be supplied by Mrs. Hugh Causer who will sing, “The Lord is My Salvation” by Cecil Ellis. The Worship Service will follow the Sunday School session which meets at 9:45. This will be the first Communion Service since the organization of the Women’s Missionary Society. Recently elected officers of the society . include: Mrs. John Mench, presi- ] dent; Mrs. C. J. Kline, vice presi- . dent; Mrs. Jacob Kern, secretary; . Miss Lola Buhrt, treasurer. The president will lead the discussion of j the topic, “Missionary Advance”, at the next meeting, Wednesday, October 28, in the Church. < ONE LOCAL CITIZEN 1 i i ON ELECTION BALLOT! — Dr. Fred 0. Clark, Candidate I For County Coroner, Is i Widely Known ic —— < Dr.. Fred O. Clark, well known |c physician, is the only local citizen, ‘ c whose name will appear as a candi- f date upon ballots in the coming elec- ' j tion. s Dr. Clark is a candidate for coun- . r ty coroner on the Democratic tick- I et. t A young man, Dr. Clark has been a practicing physician and surgeon ' * here for the past five years. He is ■ a graduate of the University of In- 1 diana, and came here shortly after c to begin his practice. He has taken a wide interest in e civic affairs and has been an active • member of the Syracuse-Wawasee , Community Chamber of Commerce. 1 He is also a member of the local Ma- 1 sonic order. - c In the few years Dr. Clark has 1 been here, he has become widely known and acquired one of the larg- 1 est professional practices in this section. ' r Dr. Clark is the only citizen from F Turkey Creek Township who is a a candidate in the fall election. * Other Democratic candidates are M. Clifford Townsend, for go ver- I. nor; Henry F. Schricker for lietuten-1J ant governor; Miss Emma of Terre Haute for Supreme Court reporter; ’ ( Curtis W. Roll, Kokomo for Sup-, 1 rem® Court Judge, fourth district; Walter E. Treanor, Bloomington, j Supreme Cuort Judge, second district; Paul E. Lay mon, Frankfort, Appellate Court Judge, second division; William F. Dudine, Jasper, Appellate Judge, first division, j August G. Mueller, Indianapolis,' c secretary of state; Laurence F. Sullivan, Princeton, Audtor of State; ij Peter F. Hein, Crown Point, Trees- j urer of State; Floyd I.*McMurray, Thorntown, State Superintendent of ? Public Instruction. County Candidates . Hugh A. Barnhart, Rochester, f candidate for representative to Con- ; grass from the second district; Roy 1 T. Merkle, for joint state senator from Kosciusko and Wabash counties; Ora Beeson, for state representative; Thomas F. Fitzgerald of ; Mentone for prosecuting attorney; Royce R. Hildenbrand of Warsaw, .: for clerk of circuit court; Claude E. Elder, for county treasurer. Henry L. Smeader, Pierceton for county sheriff; Fred O. Clark, Syracuse for county coroner; Alton H. Biggs, of ■ Claypool for commissioner of north- ' ern district and Jacob Kern, Claypool for commissioner of southern district. CORNERSTONE AT LEESBURG 1 TOWN HALL LAID SATURDAY ] ■ ■ n.i— ■n.iin ■■■ ( The cornerstone of the Leesburg town hall was laid Saturday afternoon at an impressive ceremony conducted by officiate of the Masonic order. Judge Donald Vanderveer, judge of the Kosciusko circuit court delivered the address for the occa-

THURSDAY, OCT. 22, 1936

GOP RALLY AT WARSAW WAS BIG AFFAIR Turkeycreek Township Delegation Was One of Largest in Parade Syracuse and Turkey Creek township had one of the largest delegations in the parade of Republicans at the rally held Tuesday night in Warsaw. About fifty autos bearing work ers and voters and displaying signs indicating their township formed a division ip the parade, led by the local American Legion Drum Corps. Starting with a mammoth parade in which every .township in Koscisko county was represented, the rally ended with an overflow meeting in the armory.. Morrison Rockhill, county chairman and also Second District chairman, presided at the meeting. He predicted that his county would go overwhelmingly republican and would return • a majority of at least three thousand for the ticket. Congressman Halleck carried the county by twenty-two hundred in the special election. In introducing Congressman Halleck, Mr. Rockhill quoted from an editorial appearing recently in The Indianapolis Star as follows; “The mere fact that Representative Hall- < eck of Rensselaer is the sole Rep-, üblican member of the Indiana del- . egation in Congress has not alone contributed, to the growing demand for his services as a speaker. The youthful lawmaker has gained a sub- ; stantial reputation during the few* months he has been in Washington. He has supported the few constructive measures to appear during that session. While vigorously denouncing new deal excesses, Mr. Halleck has never stooped to obstructive ■ partisanship, but has adhered to economic and constitutional issues." In addressing the enormous gathering, Charles A. Halleck, candidate for re-election to Congress said, “In my first term as your representative in Congress, I have sincerely tried to represent all of the people of my District, While I am a Republican, I have not been guided by blind partisanship as evidenced by the fact that I supported and voted for a number of administration measures. Any statement that I opposed every measure is utterly false and incorrect, as my voting record will disclose.” DUCK PIN CONTESTS START WITH INTEREST Enthusiasm Displayed By Fans As Fall Tournament Gets Underway The Bowling Tournament, started Monday night with eight teams in competition attracted the largest crowd yet to assemble at the local Recreation Club, according to O. K. Bennett, proprietor. On Monday night, the Meat Mark- | et Teasn defeated the Ice Company team by two pins in the three games. The match was close all through and much interest was evidenced by players and spectators. The official score: ICE COMPANY Disher 122 104 133 359 Schleeterl27 99 118 344 Kline 101 HI 86 298 Eston 130 126 78 334 Reinbold 141 146 151 438 Three game total 1773 MEAT MARKET Kroh -113 102 127 342 Klink 109 87 147 343 Clark 83 133 93 309 Richhart 114 110 108 332 Bachman —l5O 140 159 449 Three game t0ta11775 In the contest Tuesday night ths Light Company was defeated by Wilts Factor Gang by a score of i 1620 to 1756. Both of the teams bowled close games for the first two con-! tests, but in the final game, the J electricians weakened and the wood workers sawed their way through to a splitting victory. (Continued on Last Page) John Walton is painting Roy jjrv w u a uvtuw* »

SCHOOL ATTENDANCE , SHOWS HIGH RATING Total of 3533 Students in County Make Perfect Recod For September The percent of attendance in all « public schools in Kosciusko county during September was 98, according to a report compiled by Marion Longfellow, county attendance officer. Tippecanoe township schools led with a mark of 99 percent during the month. The other townships and their attendance percentages follow: Franklin, 98.7; Prairie 98.7; Monroe, 98.6; Vanßuren, ytj.4; Jackson, 98.3 Jefferson, 98.3; Wayne, 98.3. Clay, 98,2; Turkey Creek; 98.1. Harrison 98; Lake.- 98; Plain, 98; Washington, 97.6; Seward, 97.2; Etna, 96.6. Scott, 96.1. Total enrollment in all the townships amounts to 4819, and'the average daily attendance was 4760. A total of 3533 pupils were neither tardy nor absent during the month. BACHMAN SALE DRAWS MANY CUSTOMERS Record Volume of Business Done, With’Plenty of Bargains -Still Available In a conversation this week with C. C. Bachman, proprietor of The . Big Store, Main street here, where a inamnioth close out sale is being held, Mr. Bachman told the editor of the Syracuse Journal that his sale is far more successful Jhan he had hoped it would be. Following the two-page advertisement placed in the Journal ast week, Mr. Bachman stated, he had a record volume of sales, j 1 Eight darks were kept busy Thurs- 1 day, Friday and Saturday and a large quanity l of merchandise was moved. In the store however, there are still many bargains to be found and a large quanity of merchandise to I choose from. The sale will continue j until everything is moved, but it > is necessary that stock be disposed of as rapidly as possible, Mr. Bachman explained. On another page in i the JOURNAL this week are listed j a number of items that can be found at Bachman’s during this sale, but i these are only a few of the hund- ' reds of items of quality merchandise 1 available at surprisingly low prices, i “Crowds have come from Milford, North Webster, Cromwell and other t nearby communities to augment the 1 j number of home folks that havo vb.- j j ited our store in the past week”, | Mr. Bachman stated. “It is encourag- i ing to us to know that so many peo- | pie have confidence in our store, and . i that our advertising reached them i through the pages of THE SYRA- , CUSE JOURNAL," he concluded. I ! The store will remain open even- j j ings to accomodate those who de- j sire to attend the sale and cannot i do so during the day. J .— - < FINAL TAX PAYMENT i I DATE IS NOVEMBER 2 The final date to make the fall payment of taxes is November 2. | Taxes can be paid at The State Bank of Syracuse, according to Noble C- ! . Blocker, cashier. Receipts for all taxes are on file te the bank, and will be issued upon payment. Tax collections showr alight gains in the Township. aeswOteff to reports, and it is nrgsd * Mt t**e remaining persons who he e art paid their ir st ailment, do a» nefeew November, 2. DALLAS MILLER GIVEN SUSPENDED SENTENCE j Judge Donald Vandeveer sentenc- : ed Dallas Miller, of Syracuse, Monday. Miller was convicted by a jury in the Kosciusko circuit court on a charge of encouraging child delinquency. Miller was fined SIOO and costs, totaling $228, and given a six i months suspended sentence. I The jury returned a verdict of a < SIOO fine and costs and a six months suspended sentence. According to 1 I the law the jury overstepped its bounds in giving Miller a suspended : sentence although it could recommend that the court suspend any I sentence imposed.

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OLD BANK TO MAKE THIRD DISTRIBUTION Trustees Announce Another Ten Percent Payment to Depositors The third ten-percent distribution of assets placed in the hands of Trustees for Liquidation of the former State Bank of Syracuse, will be made beginning today, according to an announcement issued this week by Stephen Freeman, trustee. When banks were closed throughout the country by Presidential order in 1933, the former State Bank of Syracuse re-opened, but at that time was under certain restrictions until re-organization was made. Seventy-five percent of deposits were placed in the hands of trustees for liquidation, June 15, 1934. The wmount to be distributed under this, the third payment will be around $15,000, bank authorities say. To obtain payment from this distribution, depositors or persons owning green colored “Trustees Certificates”, issued by the Trustees of the former State bank of Syracuse must present these certificates at the bank. Receipts for payment will be properly recorded upon the certificate and upon the records of the institution. No payments can be made to persons who do not present their certificates, officials explain. Two ten percent distributions to depositors have been made since 1934. HENRYE SMEADER CAMPAIGNING HERE Candidate For Sheriff Makes Good Impression on Local Voters Henry E. Smeader, of Pierceton, Democratic candidate for sheriff w’as in Syracuse Tuesday evening. He met a number of voters including party workers and leaders, and stated he has been campaigning diligently throughout the entire county in recent weeks. A big, husky fellow, MiC. Smeader is the kind of a man one imagines as sheriff of a large county. He talks intelligently and does not appear to be radical or biased in his political view’s, however is enthusiastic over the encouragement he has received from people in the county, particularly in the lake communities. Many voters in and around the lake communities have expressed the opinion that the sheriff's office under the present set-up, pays little attention to anything outside of Warsaw. Mr. Smeader promises to enforce the laws of the county as diligently as he can and to “give the entire county a break”, when elected. Mr. Smeader is a native of Fort Wayne, where he attended public schools and also studied electrical engineering. He is at present employed by the Gatke Corporation, Winona Lake. His parents were long time residents of this county, and his family were early settlers in this section. For a time, Mr. Smeader was employed by the Dudlow Manufacturing Co. in Fort Wayne. He later came to this county, and now resides in Pierceton. A World War veteran, he served in the United States Navy, and saw considerable foreign and native duty as a shore policeman, and member of the Naval Police Service during the war. He has been active for years in Boy Scout work and stated that the youth of the country should be encouraged in scout work, as a means toward good citizenship, and preventing an increase in crime and the growth in the number of criminals with each generation. Mr. Smeader is immediate past commander of the American Legion Post at Pierceton. He is a member of Pierceton Lodge No. 377, F. & A. Masons, and a member of the Pierceton Laona Club. Miss Mayme Wogoman is in Chicago doing her Christmas shopping.