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Newspaper
Delphi Citizen
Location
Delphi, Indiana, United States of America
Date
Feb 25, 1960
Page
1
The city administration dismisses Jean Cook from the city clerk’s office, signaling a move to separate the water works from city administration. Rumors say the water works job may be shifted from Jesse Patrick to Gertrude Franz.
Burton Honan and John Peter son lead the HEALTH campaign committee for the Delphi area per the division chairman. A meeting for leader enlistment is set for Tuesday March 1 at 7:30 p.m. in the REMC auditorium Delphi. Robert G. Brunger HEALTH board president will present the HEALTH appeal and answer questions. A health sound-slide presentation will be shown. HEALTH raises funds to enlarge and remodel two Lafayette hospitals.
Women of the Moose plan a Thursday evening meeting to conduct official business and discuss upcoming activities. Members are urged to attend and participate in the organizational agenda.
The Hickory Grove Congregational church, led by Rev. Virgil E. King, plans a Sunday dedication on February 28 for its new stained and art glass windows. Work began after months of planning by the church, with Breimeyer Glass Co. of Fort Wayne and artist P. J. Boneuf contributing designs and costs. The project completed January 9, with windows featuring Christian symbols and varied glass types. An all day event includes a basket dinner at noon and a dedicatory service at 2 p.m. County Heart Fund chairmen were named for area drives. Sunday will be Heart Sunday with contributions. leaders are listed for Delphi, Flora, Deer Creek, Burlington, Camden, and Cutler areas.
Mrs. Mabel Brewer of the Carroll Selective Service Board announces a March schedule with one induction and one physical examination. On March 10 Allen Wentzel will be inducted into the armed forces and Thomas Farkas of Delhi will be forwarded to Indianapolis for a physical examination. Umpires are urgently needed for the coming season.
Vernon Childs explains Delphi received 200 tournament tickets with 144 on the playing floor 131 in the first balcony 199 in the top balcony and 26 at one end. Allocation favors Delphi students with 144 floor seats and 131 first balcony seats 49 of those to students the rest to parents and school staff. Public sale followed for the 199 top balcony seats. A filing records sold tickets by section open to the public.
Terilyn Jones representing Flora high school was chosen Queen of Hearts by the Junior Heart Committee at a Flora Community Building dance. JoAnn Click Becky Lamb Sandra Cook Jane Downham were runners up. Judges were Flora Burlington and Delphi residents. Mrs Neal Flora said about 200 attended and $125 was raised for the Heart Fund.
The Carroll County Farm Bureau Co Op will hold its 32nd annual meeting on Thursday March 3 at 7 30 p m in the REMC auditorium in Delphi Five directors will be named with nominees for three year terms from several townships The Indiana Farm Bureau Co Op Market Research Department will supply the speaker and the Cody Parr Men s Gospel quartet of Frankfort will provide special music Door prizes will be awarded.
Delphi music students were honored last Saturday at the State Music Contest. Ron Galloway earned second division in trumpet solo, Kay Sieber, Margaret Lee, Sharon Hensley, and Maxine Rodgers placed second in the girls Barbershop quartet, Marsha Mason won second division in piano solo, and Carolyn Verrill and Pat Talbert took second in the piano duet.
Tom Pruitt 36 of Lafayette a former Delphi resident faced a violent spree at the American Legion club after being denied a drink. He struck a patron with a broken bottle and later threatened officers with a knife. He was jailed on assault and battery with intent to kill and disorderly conduct charges.
Mr. and Mrs. Jesse Briggs of Flora will be honored on their 50th wedding anniversary with an open house hosted by their children at 215 East Main Street Flora. The couple married February 26 1910 in Monticello with their family noting two children and a grandson attending Purdue.
Lawrence Schmitter of Delphi charged with two counts of petit larceny for stealing corn from the Mrs John Kirkpatrick farm Madison township and the Don Horn farm Deer Creek township and gasoline from the Delphi Limestone Company. Judge ment withheld for 60 days with restitution to Kirkpatrick Horn and the Limestone company and recovery of three bad checks from Lane Service Station and Clawson Chevrolet Sales.
Mrs. C. W. Ryan of Flora is named census supervisor for Carroll County enumeration beginning April 1. She will oversee 17 enumerators when the census starts.
Township assessors at their annual meeting were told by state tax board representatives to bear down on motor vehicle inventories. Vehicles to be assessed at 40 percent of cost to the merchant, moving toward 33 percent under a 1962 law. Homes and household furnishings to be assessed at one third of cash value or by room count. Delph i Methodist church building program leaders named, with plans for 30 teams.
City officials dismissed Mrs. Jean Robinson Cook after 17 months as a part time clerk in the City Clerk Treasurer’s office. She will be replaced by Mrs. Frederic Franz who lost to Jesse Patrick in the last city election. The article also covers 1962 vehicle license rules and revised farm and crop assessments including livestock grain and hay values.
The 1960 political year begins with a three way Democratic race for county clerk and a two way Republican contest for county treasurer as heavy filing fills the clerk’s office. Names include John T. Johnson Frank Wilcox Dan Chalmer Trobaugh Lois Lehman Calvin L Carey and others with incumbents seeking re election and delegates filing for state convention.
A slate of Democratic precinct committeemen was filed with County Clerk J. Reid McCain. The list includes multiple candidates across precincts in Washington, Burlington, Deer Creek, Rock Creek, Tippecanoe, and Jackson. On Wednesday GOP contenders were also filed with several names across Monroe Jefferson Clay Tippecanoe Deer Creek and Washington towns. A race emerged in Washington precinct 2 with both Yeakley and Forgey filing, Ernest Munich also filing in Washington precinct 1 for the GOP.
The Ratcliff Hotel in Delphi was sold this week to Lester Cox of Lafayette. Mr. Cox will take over management mid March after retiring from ALCOA in Lafayette. Formerly the Dame Hotel, the property was remodeled into a motel and coffee shop under Ratcliff ownership.
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