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Newspaper
Delphi Citizen
Location
Delphi, Indiana, United States of America
Date
Jul 06, 1961
Page
1
Township residents are urged to visit the County Assessor to avoid missed assessments as tax rates rely on Murphy’s figures. Auto license plates next January require a paid tax receipt. The note mentions JoAnn Daly's letters to the President, balloons drifting to Kokomo, and local community updates including a bridge bond payment and a Hanover life insurance appointment.
Daily attendance data drives the 25 cent county school tax distribution totaling 54 380 70 with Adams Jackson Jefferson Liberty Madison Rock Creek Tippecanoe and Carroll Carroll Consolidated and Delphi Schools receiving specified ADA shares. Delphi Deer Creek faces about 5400 loss in state funds for 1961 62 as the State cuts 4 percent from the expected 135 000 local share. Camden Dial phones conversion set for August 5. Flora districts adopt a three district attendance plan for 1961 62 under Carroll Consolidated with district 1 Flora district 2 Democrat Monroe Burlington and district 3 Carrollton Washington townships. Adjustments possible via Flora superintendent.
Mrs Reason H Biddle started a Delphi Public Library cataloging project in March with volunteers and a part time typist. By June 22 more than 32 000 cards were prepared or in progress with over 50 volunteers aiding in typing alphabetizing and shelving under Tri Kappa support.
Bev Berninger of Metzger Lumber Co is named president of the Delphi Lions Club succeeding Norman Ebriie. Other officers include Myron Beesley and Frank Wilcox as vice leaders, Ted Brown as third vice, Jim Alexander as secretary treasurer, Monte Alderfer tail twister, Howard Zerfas lion tamer, with Bob Coomey and Lou Lee as two year directors and Frank Van Sickle Claude Robinson as one year directors. The club reports a successful fish fry drawing over 800 attendees last Friday night.
Inclement weather forces postponement of Burlington fireworks. The event now scheduled for 9 p.m. Saturday July 8 at Legion field Burlington with residents urged to attend.
Delphi resident John D. Smith suffered a broken left heel while at Delphi Body Works. He was taken by Eikenberry ambulance to Home Hospital Lafayette, foot casted, and sent home Tuesday evening. He will use crutches for about six weeks.
Mr and Mrs Paul Ashba of Lebanon and former Delphi residents enjoyed the Fourth of July at their Lake Freeman cottage, marking a family holiday by the water.
Mrs. Anna Latham 57 of Cory Indiana died Saturday afternoon in a two car crash on the Clay Vigo county line road eight miles southeast of Terre Haute. She was a passenger in a car driven by her son Billy Joe Latham 23 a Flora vocational agriculture teacher who was slightly injured in the collision with another auto.
1st Lt. Paul J. Osborn of Company B, 293rd Infantry Delphi, promoted to Captain effective June 20. Other promotions include Harold Hale to Sgt 1st Class, Ronnie White to Sgt 1st Class, Richard Funkhouser to Specialist Fifth Class, Norman Beck to Sergeant, Robert Dillman to Sergeant, and Charles Hathaway to Sergeant. Unit, 5 officers and 85 enlisted, leaves for Camp Grayling Michigan July 29 returning August 13. advance detail led by Sgt. Max E. Peterson departs July 27.
Rovert Clawson, manager of Carroll County REMC, was elected president of CIMCO 44 at the July meeting. Marion Langston was named vice president with Marie Hanrahan secretary and Robert Hedde Sr treasurer. A 24 member roll call followed the secret ballot election. Langston named a three member committee to draft the constitution by laws and a membership statement. The next meeting is August 7 at 8 p.m. at Rockfield Presbyterian Church.
Fifty six kindergarten students are enrolled in two classes at Hillcrest for the summer term according to Rudolph Minneman elementary principal. Mrs Nicholson and Mrs Irene Mason teach names listed for both rooms with twenty plus students each.
Louis Kent 45 a former Delphi high school commercial teacher died Thursday noon in a Prescott Arizona hospital. Kent came to Delphi in 1940 taught until World War II service resumed after the war and then taught here again. He also served as substitute post office clerk and was a member of Delphi American Legion Post 75. Surviving are wife Betty two daughters Henry Kent and two brothers Dr Rob ert Kent Ralph. Funeral rites were held at the Widmer funeral home in Prescott with burial there.
County Clerk Frank Wilcox issued marriage licenses to Onas W. Conwell and Carol A. Ritchey. Richard L. Rouhier and Marilyn J. Fincher. I. J. Rader and Marilyn V. Beard. Robert Storyley with unspecified partners. Locations include Russiaville Cutler Rockfield Delphi Camden Burnettsville.
During a Monday night meeting the Delphi Deer Creek Township School Board approved fuel bids for the upcoming year. High Point Oil Company submitted the oil bid at 10.2 cents per gallon, Pickans Mather Coal Company offered coal at 5.69 dollars per ton, and Roy Clauser provided the trucking bid at 2.25 dollars per ton.
Carroll County faces higher tax rates as personal property assessments drop by 614,430 from 1960. Key losses hit Deer Creek, Delphi, Monroe and Flora townships with notable declines in beef cattle, milk cows, and farm implements while hogs rise modestly. Real estate appraisal pending but adds 262,950 in improvements, cutting overall valuations by 348,680.
County Auditor J. Dewey Zinn finished distributing 937 542.96 in first installment tax funds. Schools received about 574 736.52 and 54 380.70 from the county wide school levy, plus distributions to county funds, health and bridge accounts, libraries, and corporations. Additional breakdown lists numerous township and school district allocations and related checks.
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