Burrows Elevator, circa 1930 10 YEARS AGO

Approximately 250-300 farmers and homeowners representing 176 households and farms were crammed into the Camden Community Center to hear the latest update on the proposed route for the Hoosier Heartland Highway. The original route would have paralleled SR25 between Logansport and Delphi, splitting south, just east of The Andersons. However, last month INDOT officials learned of a development of a rural historic district near the Wilson Bridge over Deer Creek. INDOT officials were forced to look at alternative courses because historic preservation takes precedence over everything else.

Hillcrest students will participate in their fourth World’s Largest Concert. The concert will be broadcast from Epcot Center on March 9 over PBS stations and will take participants on a musical journey through American history.

25 YEARS AGO

Janis Harber of Rt. 1, Flora, a two-gallon blood donor, became a blood recipient a year ago when she had open heart surgery at St. Elizabeth Hospital. She received eight pints of blood. Now the picture of health, she works fulltime at the Bright National Bank, is trustee of the Flora-Monroe Library Board, and is active in Psi Iota Xi and the First Baptist Church. She urges all who can, to give blood when the Red Cross Bloodmobile comes to the Flora Masonic Hall.

Members of the CYF of the Flora First Christian Church donated $400 from their treasury to the Carroll County Food Pantry. They decided to make the donation after studying hunger in the community and visiting the Food Pantry at Flora.

50 YEARS AGO

Paul Lapard, 23, of Delphi was one of four white students arrested with 76 negroes, Saturday at Nashville, Tennessee, according to a news story originating from that city. Lapard, son of Rev. and Mrs. John Lapard, is a student at Frisk university, studying psychology. The university is predominately negro. LaPard said he sat at a dime store lunch counter with Negro friends and was jerked from his stool by a white youth who “hit me on the head several times with his fist.” “I did not try to fight back,” he said. “After he hit me a few times he and his friends – two or three of them – left. Police came and told us to leave, but I sat down again at another store. I knew I was disobeying them.”

Proposed construction of a water tower and a plant to remove iron from the Flora water supply was presented by the town board at a public meeting in the library at which Harold Primmer, chairman of the board, presided.

75 YEARS AGO

The total percent of attendance in the county and city schools for the first semester ending Jan. 17, was 97. The four schools ranking highest in percent of attendance for the first semester were: Yeoman, with 98.8 percent; Burrows and Rockfield, each with 98.7 percent and Bringhurst, 98.4 percent.

Local business men should make arrangements to decorate for the tourney. Colors of the various schools are as follows: Burlington – Purple and White; Camden – Red and White; Rockfield – Purple and Gold; Cutler – Gold and Black; Delphi – Gold and Black; Flora – Blue and Yellow; Deer Creek – Red and White and Adams – Blue and Gold.

Pittsburg School – Three sets of twins out of four who attend this school celebrated their birthdays last month. They are Charles and Edward Hufford, Feb. 6; Lloyd and Lynn Anderson, Feb. 8 and Ina Mabel and Nina Irene Vaughan, Feb. 21.

100 YEARS AGO Mrs. Lizzie McKinize of Walnut, Kan., sprung a complete surprise upon her parents, Mr. and Mrs. Henry Koble of Cutler, Tuesday evening by appearing at their home after nearly ten years residence in Walnut, Kansas. Her husband, Geo. McKinzie, is convalescing from a stroke of paralysis. He will visit with his brother a few weeks there, after which, he will join his wife, for a visit in Carroll County.

Harry Thompson, son of George N. Thompson of Delphi, and a brother of V. C. Thompson of Camden, has suddenly disappeared and it is feared by his friends that he has either met with foul play or has taken his own life. As the story goes he went to Logansport last Saturday to do some shopping and is alleged to have been in an intoxicated condition. He was refused a ride on the traction cars on that account. Since that time he has not been seen or heard of and the police of Logansport are rather inclined to believe that failing to make the car home, he took another and went the wrong direction.