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Newspaper
Delphi Citizen
Location
Delphi, Indiana, United States of America
Date
Aug 19, 1948
Page
1
The Citizen gratefully acknowledges kind words from readers after Old Settlers Day held last Saturday. The event drew many subscribers to pay their dues, making it a record breaker while compliments outweighed complaints.
The article notes wide praise for The Citizen building front and the souvenir Old Settlers' program presented by the Century Club initiates at the annual meeting Saturday at the Armory. The attractively printed booklet appeals to readers interested in local history and preservation.
Saturday night crowds peak at the Old Settlers celebration with Delphi rated as the biggest stop this year. Tom Baker notes ride and show admissions exceed last year’s record.
Morris Dunn and his wife Mary Frances Dobbins Dunn arrived at Old Settlers last Friday in their new Piper Cub. They landed at Ab Bowen field south of Delphi, spent a few hours, then returned home to Cicero.
Over 1500 attendees guessed the melt from a 75 pound cake in an insulated box during the Old Settlers celebration in Delphi. The actual melt was 23 pounds 15 ounces, Mae Foster won with a guess of 2334 pounds and received a table model radio from Mr. Loy.
Bureau of Motor Vehicles director H. Dale Brown warns in a letter to Mabel Fraser that under 16 year olds cannot legally operate motor scooters or whiz bikes and that all operators must hold licensed drivers. Some people spoil all the fun.
The Citizen discusses the Weather Vane cartoons running in recent weeks mixing fact and fantasy. Readers are invited to comment before renewing the contract for more installments, with a note that a new one appears today on page.
Wilbur Grantham says his field of corn saved by a plane spray after heavy spring rains. Ground was too wet to enter the field for weeks and without the treatment weeds would have overwhelmed the crop.
Wilbur planted corn that was sprayed and never cultivated. He says the untouched patch is the nicest corn on the farm.
Delphi American Legion Drum Corps led by Commander Eddie Wingard earned praise in Indianapolis. Thirty three members performed for two and a half hours while their mascot John Killion rode a mule named Jack with red painted toenails and a blue blanket bearing the post name and number in gold.
The corps stood as one of the smallest posts in the state but ranked among the largest in the parade a notable turnout. Only bands from bigger cities had more representatives.
The Delphi high school band will travel to Indianapolis on September 8 to compete in the Education Day band parade at the State Fair. Prizes range from $40 to $150.
Rainy Tuesday night produced the worst call load in recent memory for the Tri Township fire department. Firefighters battled multiple blazes and heavy conditions as streets flooded and equipment struggled to keep pace.
The remains of Sgt. Harold E. Magart of Cutler, whose next of kin is Florence L. Magart, arrived in the United States aboard the U. S. Army Transport Dalton Victory as part of 3,961 World War II dead returning from the Pacific theater.
The new $8100 parsonage for the Hickory Grove church minister was dedicated with ceremonies at the church last Friday evening. Pictured are church representatives Charles Wise Lewis Crowell Carl Hanna Mrs Looker Rev Charles Looker and family along with Rev Simon A Bennett who spoke at the event.
A county education meeting Aug 31 at Delphi outlines the 1948-49 term with Sept 3 opening for all schools. Principal Dan Yonker announced enrollment, staff lists, and new features including motion pictures from Scherling's Student Teaching and a fall institute at Delphi High School starting Sept 2.
The Board of County Commissioners seeks bids for a tax duplicate writing and computing machine to be used in the auditor's office. The instrument speeds and improves accuracy of tax duplicate books and is in use in several surrounding counties. Bids are also invited for two snow plows for the county highway department.
The Delphi county jail furnace will be replaced before cool weather. The present system is considered a hazard and the county council will consider an emergency appropriation for a new furnace at the September regular meeting.
Mr and Mrs Charles Mourer of Adams township will quietly observe their 25th wedding anniversary on Sunday August 22.
Due to a date conflict Rev. Harry Parker cannot preach at the Presbyterian church on Sunday August 22. There will be no worship service but Sunday school will run from 10 to 11 a m.
Delphi public schools will offer the first county driving course at the fall term starting September 10. Local Ford dealer Paul Johnson will provide a dual control auto free of charge, with maintenance, while athletic instructor John Robert Miller will lead teaching. The program targets students aged sixteen, mainly sophomores, and will mix classroom learning with on road practice to reduce accidents.
John Cartwright of Greencastle was elected first vice commander of Indiana Legion's Southern District at the state convention in Indianapolis. Cartwright, a World War I veteran, has two sons who served in the war and operates a business in Greencastle.
Mr and Mrs Forrest Walters of Indianapolis narrowly escaped drowning or burns when their outboard boat backfired and caught fire about 200 feet from shore at Lake Freeman Sunday. They were rescued by Joe Hampson 19 and given artificial respiration and first aid by a physician. Pete Hargraves and Leonard Huber assisted in the rescue.
Mr. and Mrs. Homer Clark of Topeka Kansas visit Mrs Loy and sister Mrs Harold Patton. Mrs Clark is the former Donna Loy. Monday night Mr and Mrs Ames Spring entertained at their Main Street home in honor of the Clarks.
At noon Tuesday, a wagon detached from a tractor and struck Leonard Hickman’s parked auto at the Washington and Franklin streets corner in Delphi. Lawrence Martin, route 2, Delphi, was driving the tractor. Deputy Sheriff Sparkey investigated the $25.00 damage incident.
Carroll County Public Welfare Director Mrs. Ethel Gardner announces small federal boosts in assistance. Blind and Old Age grants rise $5 per month, dependent children $3, with eligibility limited by housing, needs, and family size. The county budget adjusts food and fuel allowances and reshapes child benefits from three children onward.
R. E. Davidson of Delphi, chair of the Carroll White Draft Board, says rooms are provided by the County Commissioners on the court house third floor in Delphi. The position, paying 1700 to 2100 a year with civil service rating, seeks an eligible veteran and aims to begin by August 30 as 18 to 25 year olds register.
Sheriff details a nighttime break in at the Farm Bureau Oil Plant in Camden. About $4.61 was stolen from the cash register before thieves abandoned the scene after tampering with the safe. Lee Wagaman of Indianapolis drove to the plant with a key from Wilbur Richardson, aiding the investigation led by Sheriff Sanford Allen and State Detective Herman Freed.
Guthrie Blue of Carrollton township will represent Ohio State University at the first congress of the National Student Association. The event runs August 23 to 28 in Madison Wisconsin. Blue serves on the College of Veterinary Medicine on OSU's Student Senate.
Ben Widner of Delphi was taken to Memorial hospital in Logansport Tuesday night via the Patrick ambulance for medical treatment.
The Armory programmarked the 94th Carroll county Old Settlers meet with ninety year family histories shared by Florence Guthrie Blue Charles Bradshaw and Myron Johnson. Local farms in family lines and a 100th celebration of the Van Blue farm and Delphi businesses were featured along with notes on attendees from Indiana polis to Florida and a tribute to editors.
The White Hat will symbolize good government as Ira Haymaker announces the fall campaign kickoff before precinct leaders. Schricker for Good Government clubs will be organized nationwide with county vice chairmen leading.
E. E. Glenn city superintendent announces the full 1948 49 teachers roster. The list includes J. R. Shaffer as high school principal, with staff in music biology Latin English social studies mathematics commerce and more. George McCain heads junior high and teaches social studies. Grade1 through grade6 teachers named.
Parents of Don Rhine and Ray Smith, summer workers in the Central Plains harvest, report their sons were robbed of clothing and a valuable gun in North Dakota. The families plan to move to Montana for wheat harvest then reach Delphi by late September.
Mr and Mrs Charles Bowen of Champaign Illinois spent the weekend here, sharing time with local acquaintances and sightseeing in the area.
Carroll county schools will again offer religious education through a released time plan. Churches will teach students in their own facilities rather than public school buildings after the Supreme Court ruling that taxation funded classrooms cannot host such classes. Miss Mary Ellen Andrew is set to teach the course again this year with local committees arranging housing for the classes.
A large new corn crib on the Floyd Anderson farm north of Delphi burned to the ground during a Tuesday night storm. Officials believe lightning caused the fire. Over 1000 bushels of corn and much new lumber were lost. insurance partially covers the damage. Tri-Township Fire Department responded.
Mrs Sylvia A Whistler has qualified as administratrix of the estate of her sister Lucinda May Barker by furnishing bond of 1000 dollars Obear and Obear are attorneys for the estate.
Indiana State Police intensified a campaign against overloaded trucks this week. Four drivers were arrested and fined over 300 dollars total. Russell A. Kent faced 100.50 in fines for an overloaded truck of crushed lime. Wilfred Randle, Oren Lindsey, and Don Robert Moore also paid various fines for overloaded loads. Arthur Henderson and Wilbur Denman faced separate infractions.
Walter R. Culp, 38, of Lafayette, was arrested Saturday night on a charge of public intoxication. Taken before Dern, he was fined $5 and costs. Unable to pay, he is staying in the county jail.
County auditor Russell Harter is reported some better at his Flora home after a heart attack. He remains confined and is not yet allowed visitors.
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