Looking Back

From the files of Hoosier Democrat,

LaGreta Burton Rardon in front of C.W. Burton & Son Plumbing, Flora, 1932

      Delphi Journal, Journal-Citizen
      and Carroll County Comet.
Photo   provided   by   Carroll
County Historical Museum.

10 YEARS AGO

Three new members were inducted into the Carroll County Agriculture Hall of Fame at the Carroll County Pork Producers annual meeting and banquet Monday night.

The inductees are Lee Flora, Fred Martin, and Bill Pickart.

Also at the banquet, Bob Knoth was presented and award for being named Swine Manager of the Year by the Indiana Pork Producers, and two scholarship recipients were named.

Tracy Cleaver and Suzann Martin are the 1997 recipients of the Carroll County Pork Producers Memorial Scholarship in memory of Jill Pickart.

25 YEARS AGO

On Saturday, the Camden Telephone Company will cut into service the new central office digital switches at its Camden, Burrows and Deer Creek exchanges.

All dialing patterns will remain the same. The only changes the customer might notice will be on long distances calls. There will be no dialing tones as has been heard in the past. All calls will complete faster.

Six members of the board of Delphi Community unanimously approved closing of the Piitsburg Elementary School at the completion of the present term when they met Monday night. Board member William Duff was not present.

On the recommendation of Dr. Charles Skurka, superintendent, six teachers were cut from the present staff under a "Reduction in Force" of teachers according to a master contract with Delphi Association. It is expected that some, possibly all, will be offered contracts because of attrition.

The closing of Pittsburg came after a petition bearing 151 signatures and requesting that the school not be closed.

50 YEARS AGO

A Delphi youth received an unusual compliment this week. After being injured in an automobile accident, he was taken to a doctor in a town near the place where the accident occurred in the Francesville Medaryville area. When he returned the next day to pay for the medical services, the doctor commented that this was the first time in 17 years of practice that any of many strangers who had received first aid after accidents and promised to come back and pay, ever actually did so. Delphi should be proud that it was a Delphi youth who broke that record.

75 YEARS AGO

The farm woman of today is insisting upon the charm preserving treatments of the modern beauty establishment associated only with the city life. In Lafayette, the Gladys Anderson Beauty Shop stands for enhanced loveliness with the ladies who concern themselves with their appearance. Gladys Anderson's permanents are the choice of the smart women of Carroll County. At the fashionable bridges and other social functions, Miss Anderson's methods and her splendid results are spoken of frequently. A very moderate price range is maintained and her help to increased loveliness are within the reach of all women who long for the captivation charm which comes with expert beauty attention. The Anderson establishment is offering these values for February: A Realistic Permanent Wave, $7.50; a Special Permanent Wave, $5.00, and a Shampoo and Finger Wave for 75¢.

100 YEARS AGO

Carroll county is to have a skunk farm. L. Matron, the junk man, has formed a partnership with Allen Hobaugh, who lives on the Wabash river, about 3 miles north of Delphi.

They are fencing in 10 acres of ground for the culture of skunks. It is necessary to sink a wire fence four feet in the round to keep the animals from burrowing out. They multiply very rapidly and their pelts are quite valuable. The firm already has fenced in an acre of ground and are buying all the live black skunks that are brought to them. This industry is very profitable in other places and will no doubt prove so there.