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Newspaper
Delphi Citizen
Location
Delphi, Indiana, United States of America
Date
Oct 30, 1947
Page
1
U S Army Engineers plan a flood wall west of the junction of state highways 25 and 39 between Delphi and Pittsburg. They say the state highway bank cannot handle a flood of the 1913 magnitude, proposing a wall in places two feet above pavement.
Engineers went back to Delphi to survey the flood wall site and seek better soil for constructing the earthen barrier northeast of town. They found locally dug dirt rockier than suitable for the wall.
Engineers describe a near flood-proof north Delphi wall with a closed canal at the north to block Wabash overflow and open at the west for drainage. Flood gates will be built under State Road 39 to lower during floods and raise during drought.
J. F. Hall living just west of the city limits has 20 bushels of potatoes stored in his basement today. The digging and storage were completed by a volunteer force last Sunday.
IMR Hall had been ill for months and unable to harvest his potatoes. On a Sunday a group of Delphi residents Ernie Sylvester Jack Wilkinson John Sales Eddie Sales Christy McCain sr and Chris McCain Jr from Logansport helped dig them. The act restored faith in human kindness.
Last week Main Street reported a fisherman near Oakdale Dam who caught a 44 pound 56 inch spoonbill. Charley Hargraves of Yeoman provided the name. Jim Wittacker of Danville Illinois is described as exceptionally proud of the catch.
Observations show prank traditions shift with the calendar as All Saints' Day arrives. Earlier years favored removing wooden steps from Sophia Dreifus' home, a practice that faded after she replaced them with cement steps.
The passage recalls older rural customs such as corn on porches and barn roof equipment giving way to mechanization. It notes outhouse abandonments with new conveniences and comments on younger drivers sticking horns, signaling a shift in town life and vehicle etiquette.
Delphi's two city police have been kept busy night after night keeping the Halloween prowlers on the move. One voice questions if Night Officer Sigman's horn blew the other evening as a deterrent.
The Monon railroad wires Charles Luckman asking to join Truman's Food Committee Train of Friendship. They propose starting a car from Louisville and another from Indianapolis to meet the train in Chicago for Hoosier food donations. The gesture is praised.
A Moose Lodge benefit ball game is set for Sunday night at the Armory. The Mysterious Lawrences perform at the high school building on November 6 for season basketball tickets ahead of the season opener and upcoming vote next Tuesday.
A playful quip questions whether readers find it easier to cheer or boo than subscribe to The Citizen. The line hints at reader engagement and the paper’s subscription call.
Mrs. C. Q. Julius and Mrs. Oliver Klepinger of Delphi were hospitalized after Mrs. Julius drove a new 1947 Plymouth onto a soft dirt berm off state highway 25 near Lafayette. The car veered back onto the highway and struck the dirt bank, injuring a fractured right arm and a foot pain, respectively. The husbands were attending the International Harvester Show in Chicago.
County auditor sold reclaimed land to settle tax debts last Monday with total bids around 1590 dollars. Notable sales include three Flora Delphi lots to Westfall for 310 dollars and 700 dollars for five Flora lots to Earl Smith, plus parcels in Tippecanoe Deer Creek Radnor Rock Creek and other townships.
Dr William J Clauser son of Dr and Mrs A C Clauser of Delphi and Lafayette opens an office at 330 Dartmouth Street Boston Mass for psychiatry. He heads a service at Boston Psychopathic Hospital and served as Lt Commander in the US Navy. He is a Columbia Diplomate and remains a lecturer at Harvard Medical School.
The Junior Class at Cutler High School stages a three act comedy Take It Easy at Cutler Gym on Tuesday and Wednesday nights November 4 and 5. Curtain at 8 pm. Reserved seat tickets are on sale.
The Delphi High School Band led by Robert Barton will travel to Logansport on November 18 for the street parade opening the Christmas season. Eight high school bands compete for cash prizes funded by the Logansport Chamber of Commerce.
Dr. Charles C. Crampton of Delphi is among Indiana physicians honored at the Indiana State Medical Association three day session in French Lick. He will receive a certificate of distinction for practicing medicine fifty years or more and is praised for his service to God, community, and profession.
Victoria Lodge 154 and Adina Lodge 79 consolidated Friday evening October 24 retaining the Adina 79 name. Mrs Gladys Gearheart led the ceremony, Mrs John Harner gave welcome, and Mrs Maude Rohra bauugh delivered the response. The combined group will host a supper for Adina families on Monday November 3 at 6 30 p m all members invited.
Two motorists were injured Wednesday afternoon near Adams School when a 1942 Chevrolet driven by Mrs Helen Cook of Frankfort Route 6 collided with a 1937 Dodge coupe driven by Wayne T Miller of Brookston at an intersection. Cook suffered a broken right collarbone and head injuries. Miller had a fractured jaw and minor cuts.
Captain Foster Haines said federal officers will inspect the local guard unit on Friday, November 7, after sufficient recruits join to ensure federal recognition and activation.
Carroll county's chapter of the American Red Cross has filled their quota of 25 Christmas boxes for soldiers and sailors on the high seas. The packages mailed last week include bill folds, pen and pencil sets, shaving gear and similar items. Hilda Bowen and Alline Gilmore led the packing effort.
Delphi honors former hoop stars as Perrigo returns to face Moore in the Moose benefit game at the armory. Purdue and Michigan veterans join the All-Star lineup while B T Crosby names Allen Klink and T R Smith to referee. Game starts 8 p m.
Carroll county farmer H. Dean Todd of Flora is the first Indiana entrant for the 1947 International Grain and Hay Show in Chicago, November 29 to December 6. He will exhibit a 10 car load sample of yellow corn, as prizes for crops are raised 50 percent. Entries close November 10 with no entry fee, while livestock class entries also have deadlines in early November.
Delphi Rotary will honor the newly organized Delphi high school football team at a banquet in the high school building on Wednesday night November 5. The program lists Captain Ray Smith and coach Harry Cooper among others with players pictured and named across three rows.
Sara Jane Julien the ten month old daughter of Mr and Mrs Leland Julien of Yeoman is expected to cause grandparent confu sion soon as she begins to call Grand ma Julien Granny Rockhill Grandmother Mullendore Gram Austin and Gam er Rockhill. At a recent gathering her maternal grandmother Mrs Russell Rockhill hosted with special guests including paternal grandmother Mrs Clyde Julien and three great grandmothers Mrs Hattie 4stin Mrs Mary Mullendere and Mrs Mandy Rockhill Detected attendees included her mother Mrs Dona Julien and Mrs Maxine Greenlee and daughter Joy Carol.
Indiana State Chamber of Commerce criticized by Carroll County Farm Bureau at Delphi church meeting. Incumbent officers were re elected as 1117 members reported statewide, with a resolution opposing Daylight Saving Time in favor of Central Standard Time.
The Delphi school cross country squad will travel to Frankfort Friday afternoon for the final meet of the year against the Hot Dog team in Clinton county. Local interest in the sport suggests it may grow into a major activity next year.
Seventy one church ministers and laymen attended a Tuesday night gathering of the County Ministerial Association in Rockfield. Dr. Ralph Holland of Indianapolis, executive secretary of the Indiana Council of Churches, spoke to the group while the church ladies provided a delicious supper.
The Delphi Deer Creek consolidated schools observe National Education Week from November 9 to 15. Parents are invited to attend open house on November 13 or 14 to meet teachers and learn teaching methods.
Mrs. Fern Fisher, a Delphi second grade teacher, was elected secretary treasurer of the Indiana State Teachers' Section on Handwriting at the State Teachers' Convention held last week in Indianapolis.
The last will of Jesse E. Wicker was filed for probate Tuesday in Carroll circuit court. The estate is bequeathed to husband H A Wicker and the children of the deceased. Obear and Obear are attorneys for the estate and George Obear has qualified as executor with a $100 bond.
Mrs W J Schock of Yeoman suffered a severe heart attack Monday night and was taken to the Home hospital Tuesday in the Grimm ambulance.
Delphi voters head to three precincts from 6 a.m. to 6 p.m. on election day. Precinct three uses Viola Viney Beauty Parlor, Precinct four the GAA rooms, and Precinct five the high school gym. Democratic and Republican workers, plus listed judges clerks and sheriffs, are named for all precincts. Incumbent mayor Roy C Clauser faces Charles A Wood, while City Clerk Treasurer candidates are Walter Popejoy and Benjamin Drake. Council candidates include Har Graves Underhill Patrick Mount and Kerlin as needed by party. Turnout expected around two thirds of over 1700 eligible voters.
Carroll county farmers totaling about 400 left the Pennsylvania Depot in Flora at 7 25 Wednesday for a trip to Chicago to honor International Harvester Company on its 100th birthday. The county's Harvester dealers organized the showing with 33 Future Farmers from Delphi school joining. Part of the costs was paid by Delphi Farm Supply Company. Accompanied by W S Weaver and County Agent A P Nelson, several boys were excused from school for the trip.
City and State Police investigate a break-in at the Deer Creek Park refreshment stand discovered Sunday evening. A forced door is reported after five cases of Coke, several boxes of candy, and juke box records were taken. Fingerprints were collected as the investigation continues.
Deer Creek Township Home Economics Club members gather at Mrs. Russell Holmes’s home in Delphi on Friday afternoon October 31 at 1 30 p m for a pressing lesson using the available equipment.
Robert J. Schafer of Indianapolis was arrested on state highway 29 near Burlington for passing another vehicle in a no passing zone. Deputy Sparkey Carey booked him. before Justice Fred Ande he was fined 1.00 and costs 8.75.
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