Serving Carroll County, Indiana since 1974
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Looking Back
New signs posted along railroad crossings warn of increased train traffic through Carroll County. It is estimated that 44 trains per day pass through Delphi with an expectation of 100 trains per day in the future. With the increased traffic will come an increase in the volume of hazardous materials transported by the railway system. A growing swell of support for a proposed county community center to be built outside Flora as many Carroll officials committing their initial support. Before a standing room only crowd at their meeting, Carroll Consolidated School Corporation Board of Education took the next step in reducing the 1999 budget and possibly eliminating teaching positions. 25 YEARS AGO Flora Jaycee John Harshbarger has received the Indiana Jaycees Top 40 award for the 3rd quarter. He was presented a plaque and ribbon for outstanding service to the chapter and to the community. Flora Community Club elected officers and are as follows: John Bickel, President; Marshall McCammack, Vice President; Robert Irby, Treasurer and Pat Mills, Secretary. 50 YEARS AGO Flora and Delphi 4-H and F.F.A. dairy teams will represent Carroll county at the district contest to be held in Fountain county. Carl Dean Oyler was high individual of 34 contestants from Carroll county. Other members on the winning team include: Lowell Craft, Herman Neff, Cullan Eikenberry, coached by Leon McGaughey. Delphi team, coached by W.S. Weaver include: Dick Roth, second high individual in the contest; James Elliott, Bob Merson and Ronald Slavens. High team from Burlington, coached by Charles Noble, include: Darryl Sink, Donald Billings, Ronald Perry, Bill Lane. 75 YEARS AGO The registration of voters in Carroll county is progressing nicely according to Wilbur Lane, county registration officer, who states that to date there have been 8,500 registration cards turned in, with probably 600 to 1,000 yet to report. April 9th is the last day on which anyone can register and vote. Mr. Lane is urging the party workers, the different candidates and every one interested in this work to insist upon the people who are not yet registered to contact either their township assessor or the county clerk's office at once. 100 YEARS AGO Owing to the fact that there is to be nine months of school this year it was deemed just to give the scholars a spring vacation and beginning with Thursday noon the "bunch" was turned loose to enjoy themselves. It is a very good thing as it will refresh the minds of all those who attend and make each one more able to attend to his work when the vacation period is over. Nine months with only a holiday vacation would seem like years to the four hundred scholars who are now trying to secure an education in our excellent schools. The teachers will also take advantage of the "lay off" and are attending the joint session of the Northern Indiana Teachers Association at Indianapolis which will end today. |
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