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Newspaper
Delphi Citizen
Location
Delphi, Indiana, United States of America
Date
Dec 05, 1940
Page
1
The Purdue Exponent reprints The Citizen editorials on war views and prints two student letters and an editor essay. D K H urges realism and bold talk of sacrifice while D Safford defends campus behavior from war era temptations. Indianapolis electors and local notes end with classifieds tease.
Edgar W. Whitey Larimore a Delphi high school graduate was elected Tuesday as captain of Wayne University football for 1941. He has been a guard for Wayne the past two seasons contributing to a 4 1 1 record amid a tough Detroit schedule.
The Delphi National Guard Company G unit will host a card party on Thursday night December 19 to raise money for athletic and recreational equipment and other French supplies. Prizes donated by local businesses will be awarded and 25 cent tickets are available from unit members or at Crosby hotel and Quick and Clifford's. Local enlistments rose in November including Evan Cree Earnest Donato and Murray Harrington, with several re enlistments. The unit plans to entrain for Camp Shelby Mississippi after careful mobilization and examinations, with quarters to include tents and electricity and personnel to receive issued steel cots and bedding.
Additional candidates filed campaign expenditures this week in The Citizen. Democrats listed Swickard Flora and Wilsonage with small sums. all were defeated. Republicans showed Kerlin Gros Cree Smock and Conrad with larger totals. Smock was defeated while others were elected.
Robert Metcalf, a confessed Yeoman bank robber, arrived with police chaperones from Joplin Missouri to face charges tied to the 766 dollar Yeoman bank robbery. He also faces forgery and bad check cases in Logansport and other central Indiana towns. Indiana and Missouri authorities coordinated to extradite him back to Delphi for prosecution.
Mrs Crosby and Mr Smith sat on an oral interview board in Kokomo to examine applicants for Junior and Senior Visitor jobs in Howard County Public Welfare. They were appointed by R W Bunch, state welfare department personnel director. Mrs Crosby sits on Carroll County Welfare Board and Mr Smith is principal of the local high school.
John Metzger, 73, died Wednesday shortly after noon at the Car roll county farm from a heart attack. He had not been ill before the fatal attack and had lived at the institution since 1936 after residing in Pyrmont. He is survived by his son Brent Metzger of Pyrmont. The body will be sent by rail to Custer, Michigan, for funeral services and burial, with arrangements at Grimm funeral home.
The Carroll County Board of Education announced school will close Tuesday December 24 and reopen Thursday January 2. Principals requested a uniform holiday policy for all county schools.
Rev. Russell Barnard and family of Dayton Ohio return home after visiting his aunt Mrs. William Trobaugh and family in Delphi. He delivered the dedication address at Flora of the New Grace Brethren church on Sunday.
Virgil Arvin of near Cutler was arrested Sunday by Game Warden Delmar Gilmore for Sunday hunting on the highway. He was fined $10 and costs totaling $23.50 by Justice of the Peace Bossie Dern, and his hunting and fishing license was revoked for a year. Harry Hartman of Camden was arrested Saturday near Burrows for failure to have license plates on his truck and fined $1.00 and costs.
Chester Joyce of Washington township led the 1940 Five Acre contest with 139.4 bushels per acre. His sons Wright and Lloyd have notable corn-growing honors from 1927 and 1930. Other winners include John Harness 119.5, Roy Caldwell 117.2, and Richard Harness 112.5 bushels. Gold medals were awarded to the top group, silver to the next, and bronze to four smaller entrants with about 73 bushels average.
Mayor C Clay Pearson announced he will ask Delphi residents to donate books magazines games and phonograph records for Indiana selectees stationed at three camps 5000 at Ft Harrison 12000 at Camp Custer Michigan and 24000 at Camp Shelby Mississippi Local gifts drive under Indiana Gifts to Indiana Soldiers will send articles to Ft Harrison around December 31 A representative from churches clubs and schools will solicit items.
County Auditor Wade Farr reports a receipt of 866.68 from the state excise department deposited into the county revenue fund.
The Delphi Oracles seek a break in a losing streak as they meet rivals Monticello Indians Friday night December 6 at the Delphi Armory. Past meetings show Monticello holding a decisive edge in recent years.
Smith Russell Schockley of Logaport was lodged in Carroll County jail after a court order for child support was not complied with. The divorced man, previously released in Cass County, faced jail until he obeys the order or until a further order is issued.
Mr and Mrs Ralph Hanna of a dianapolis former residents of phi will join several Indiana public service officials and their wives at a ten day conference in Miami Florida Mr and Mrs Hanna leave Indianapolis Friday John Hanna of Delphi mother of Ms Hanna stays with the Hanna children in Indianapolis Hanna is counselor for the Indiana Public Service Commission
The annual Tri Kappa Charity Ball is scheduled for Saturday night December 28 at the Delphi armory, inviting community members to attend a formal fundraising event.
Readers flood the office with orders for Morrison Lifetime Service Fountain Pens praised for quality and gift appeal. The paper urges early purchases to ensure Christmas delivery, noting pens arrive in silver gift boxes with factory guarantee slips and prices.
Funeral services are held today for Perry Spencer Fraser Jr. three year old son of Mr and Mrs Perry Fraser of Worthington Green county who died Tuesday night at Riley hospital Indianapolis of diabetes. Surviving are the parents a brother aged two maternal grandmother Mrs John Quinn of Delphi and several aunts and uncles. The body lies at Grimm and Sons funeral home Delphi with services at 2 pm conducted by Rev Harry B Parker. Burial in Masonic cemetery.
Farmers in the commercial corn area can obtain loans of 61 cents per bushel on eligible 1940 corn. J Dewey Zinn and other county AAA attendees discussed a program extending loan terms from one to three years and extending availability from four to ten months. The plan aims to stabilize prices and build a reserve to protect farmers and consumers from shortages. Loans run Dec 1 1940 to Sept 30 1941 with maturity Aug 1 1943 and may be redeemed any time with interest and three percent charges.
The Delphi school building hosts the 1941 corn show on Wednesday and Thursday with hundreds of Carroll County youth participating. The event features a band concert, a farm outlook talk, door prizes, and exhibits by local businesses. A Boys vocational agriculture trophy and Junior sweepstakes prize are to be awarded at the banquet. The film The Black Scourge will be shown free at the Roxy theatre Thursday.
The Carroll County Tuberculosis Association will run a clinic in Burlington on Friday December 13. Father Schmitt as Rotary club Seal Sale chairman announced Delphi Rotary will handle volunteers from local business people and Mrs. Paul Johnson of the Tri Kappa sorority will assist with outreach.
The Carroll circuit court postponed the Benjamin versus Schlos s Serr trial to February 17 due to illness of witnesses.
Auto plates and driver's licenses for 1941 went on sale at 8 o'clock today at the Carroll county auto license branch in Delphi. Margaret A. Afflis announced the event as many residents already purchased in advance. Carroll county's allotment includes 4100 passenger plates starting with 622701, 800 truck plates starting with 105801, 825 weight tax plates starting with 106801, and 750 trailer plates starting with 48376.
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