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C-6 Wednesday, February 13, 2013 The Press-Dispatch From out of the past Files of the Past The Petersburg Press Sixty years ago Tuesday, Jan. 2, 1953 Halliburton Oil Well Cementing Company has set up camp in the Kerr building, W. Main Street, Petersburg. In charge of the camp is William V. Crawford, who with his family has moved to Petersburg from Mt. Carmel, Illinois. Christmas Eve fire burned the home Mr. and Mrs. Kenneth McCandless and their seven children. Upon their return from town, they thought they smelled smoke but couldn���t find a source. They were opening Christmas presents in the living room when the fire erupted through the ceiling. Apparently, the fire started in faulty wiring in the space between the original and the lowered ceiling installed just a few years ago. Mrs. McCandless ran a half mile to a neigbors home for help. Soon a crowd gathered and had the fire under control with a bucket brigade when the two wells were drawn dry. They saved half of their furniture and clothing but the house burned to the ground. Births: To Mr. and Mrs. Adrain Stafford, a son, Dec. 30. Deaths: Marion Tislow, died Dec. 24; Nora Mae Resenbeck, 79, died Dec. 28; Lula Doades, 69, died Dec. 29; Della Alice Taylor, died Dec. 27; Randall, infant son of Mr. and Mrs. William C. Waldbieser, died of pneumonia on Dec. 26; Flora Osgatharp, 85, died Dec. 24; William R. Langford, 88, died Dec. 29. Marriages: Jane Keys of Indianapolis to Thomas F. Corn, Dec. 20; Marilyn Harper to Marine Sgt. Jack Scurlock, Dec. 17; Mildred Schellert to Harrell McClellan, Dec. 7; Mary Etta Curtis to Joe Beaty, Jr., Dec. 24. The Petersburg Press Fifty-nine years ago Thursday, Jan. 7, 1954 The social security tax rate went up the first of January to 2 percent instead of the former 1 1/2 percent taken out of their pay up to earnings of $3,600 a year. Their employers will contribute an equal amount. Floyd Risley of Petersburg and Fred Linday of Union have been appointed to Local Board No. 64, Selective Service System for the fiscal year 1954. Other members of the board include Albert Jordan, Vernie G. Eubanks and Walter S. Willis. Four men scheduled for induction Jan. 20 to the armed services are Grester C. Garretson, Paul E. Burnett, Gardner T. Willis, and Karl A. Weisheit. Births: To Mr. and Mrs. Carl Blackburn, a daughter, Jan. 3; to Mr. and Mrs. James Higdon, a daughter, Jan. 1; to Lt. and Mrs. James Pearson, a son, James, Dec. 30; to Mr. and Mrs. Oscar Miley, a son, Jan. 1; to Mr. and Mrs. Hector Willis, a son, Kenneth Roney, Jan. 2; S/Sgt. and Mrs. David E. Cardinals, a son, Keith Allen, Dec. 22. Marriages: Loraine Gutgsell to Robert Ray Brown, Jan. 2. Deaths: Shirley McKinney, 72, died Jan. 5; Nina McAllister Harris, died Jan. 6; Lydia Ellen Whitman, 91, died Dec. 30; Nora English, 71, died Jan. 2; infant child of Dr. and Mrs. Harold. R. Chappell, died at birth Dec. 30; Lillie Carr, 76, died Jan. 2; Perry Nance, 72, died Jan. 3; Laura Howard Stewart, 75, Dec. 28. The Pike County Dispatch Fifty years ago Thursday, Jan. 17, 1963 At an unscheduled commissioners meeting Tuesday morning at the county highway garage, commissioners Kenneth Arnold, Frank Crecelius and Haskell Sims cancelled the order to purchase two new pickups for the county highway department. The order for the purchase of two dump trucks is still in effect and bids will be let Feb. 4 as scheduled. Jack Deen, assistant manager of Wilkinson Lumber Company in Winslow, has been appointed a member of the Winslow Town Board. Mr. Deen was named to fill the vacancy made by the resignation of Norris Mason. Mr. Mason has moved from the Winslow corporation to the Campbelltown community. At Songer���s Red and White, pork liver was 25 cents a pound, spiced lunch meat was 49 cents a pound, sirloin or round steak was 89 cents a pound, ground beef was 49 cents a pound, new sorghum was 89 cents for a 1/2 gallon can, ice cream was 49 cents a half gallon, and coffee was 39 cents a pound. Deaths: Betty Reed, died Jan. 11; Anna Butler, 85, died Jan. 10; Mary E. Woolsey, 77, died Jan. 13; Anna Siebrase, 64, died Jan. 11; Dewey Dunn, 64, died Jan. 13; Anniversaries: Mr. and Mrs. Elmer Powers celebrated 65 years of marriage, Jan. 14; The Press-Dispatch Twenty-five years ago Thursday, Jan 7, 1988 Sparks were flying in the old Pike County Jail Tuesday as Mark Clifton of Grubb Excavating of Oakland City was using a cutting torch to remove the steel barred cages in the jail. Clifton said they expected it to take about two weeks. Grubb was awarded the contract to demolish the old jail to make room for a new $2 million 20-cell jail to replace it. Stockholders of the Pike County Farm Bureau Co-op voted by a 3-1 ratio against selling to the Dubois County Farm Bureau Co-op during a specially called stockholder���s meeting last Wednesday. Five board members including the five councilmen, mayor Jack Kinman, Morris Meals, Russ Mahoney, Sherry Braun, Phil Taylor and Sharon VanMeter were sworn into office on the first day of the New Year in Peterburg Friday. Forecaster Steve Haines, National Weather Service in Indianapolis consoled area residents regarding the zero weather saying, ���it���s the time of year for cold weather and about the only reason that people are so concerned is because we had so much December weather that was warmer than normal.��� He predicted that ���the next week to 10 days will be below normal with temperatures at zero, or lower, down to the Ohio River.��� Engagements: Christina Louise Armstrong to Kerry Joe Hopf. Marriage licenses: Sammy Sheldon Day to Brenda Joyce Smith; Ronald Wayne Wilson to Lynn Rachelle Thomas. Deaths: Henry Berry, 84, died Dec. 30; Roger Etter, 54, died Jan. 1; King Travis, 78, died Jan. 1; Charles Hayes, died Jan. 1; Iretta Miley, 72, died Jan. 2; Opal Stevenson, 77, died Dec. 14; Lloyd Harry, 60, died Jan. 2; William Alford, 61, died Jan. 1; Earl Racey, 55, died Dec. 29; Amy Sturgeon, 93, died Jan. 1. Littles School The Littles School House at one time stood in Littles, Indiana. The time frame is around the early 1930s. The Littles School, one of many schools in the area surrounding Winslow, was near the area of Glezen. The Littles G.B. Church (known as Hephzibah church) is still active. Pike County Historical Society Gleanings from the Democrat 1904 By Sandy McBeth 1/1/1904 ����� A disgraceful incident, or rather two of them, occurred at the opera house last evening, the principle in the first being a drunken Petersburg tough who interrupted the program of the play, ���The Punkin Hunter,��� during the first act. He was talking in a loud tone and apparently his remarks were directed at those on the stage. Finally the actors left the stage and the curtain was rang down. Lewis Carlton, one of the leading men appeared before the curtain to announce that the play would not be resumed until the objectionable person was ejected. House Policeman Bart Kempf finally accomplished this, turning the disturber loose after putting him out. Before he left the house Officer Gates took from the fellow two plat bottles of whiskey with which he had been be-soaking himself.���Washington Herald. The county clerk has issued marriage licenses to the following persons since our last report: Charles Ferguson and Anna Lindsey; George W. Eades and Cordella Luttrull; James H. Powers and Jane Jerrell; Joseph McCandless and Mattie Barrett; John A. Strope and Margaret J. Decker; Blaine White and Laura Carroll; Luther Selby and Rena Dedman; Pearl G. Butram and Cora E. Grubb; James E. Miley and Roma Hill; Luna E. Chambers and Hallie Hendrickson; George O. Risley and Margaret Miller; Manuel West and Ethel Ben- jamin; Lawrence Jerrell and Emma Wilhite. During the heavy wind storm last Friday night the regulator house of the natural gas company in the west part of town was set on fire. It is supposed that the wind blew the gas flames from the heater into the building and set it on fire. All of the woodwork of the brick building was destroyed. There was a hurrying to and fro of the people who need gas as fuel. The gas had to be turned off at the well, and those who need gas were compelled to use coal and any type of fuel they could find. The company set to work at once to repair the damage and in a few hours had the well connected again and furnished fuel through the by-pass. This, however, was not sufficient to furnish fuel and all day Saturday coal was in demand. That night the workmen completed fixing up the regulators and a full supply of gas was turned on much to the delight of the customers. Sanford Arnold was visiting in the city Wednesday among his friends. He will visit his mother in Otwell. He has been in the regular army for seven years and is now serving his third enlistment. He has been in Cuba and the Phillipines and has seen a large portion of the world. Alex Galbreath, living at Otwell, has had his pension increased to $17 per month.Mrs. Margaret Peyton, widow of Nimrod Peyton, a Mexican soldier, was granted a pension of $8 per month. Dan C. Ashby was the attorney. The rock roads��� election in Washington township takes place Saturday, January 16th. The people are no doubt well pleased with good roads having had the opportunity to test good roads during the past year or to on that part of the roads finished in the township. The roads now asked for are the Stork���s ferry, Sand road and a short addition to the cemetery road. These roads will be of great benefit to the people. In a few years several other roads will be built and it will not be many years before all the leading roads of the township will be improved. There is nothing like good roads. Algiers Items���Matthew Willis is stepping high, all because he has a new baby at his home. Dr. O. A. Lett of Newburg, attended the funeral of his sister, Audie Radcliff, last Tuesday. Mrs. Zella Smoot of Washington, attended her sister���s funeral at this place Tuesday. Dr. O. E. Lett and wife of Glendale, attended the funeral of Mrs. Radcliff at this place Tuesday. Mrs. Audia Radcliff died last Sunday night after a lingering illness of cunsumption and laid to rest in the Algiers cemetery Tuesday. Mr. and Mrs. L. E. Lett desire to return thanks through the columns of the Democrat to the many firends and neighbors who so kindly administered and for kind acts and sympathy tendered during the sickness, death and burial of their daughter, Audia Radcliff. Tax credits for homeowners Form Homeowners who purchased high-efficiency appliances and/or made energy-efficient home improvements to their homes in 2012 may qualify for Federal tax credits and they should consider the steps needed to apply as they prepare their annual tax returns by April 15. The tax credits apply toward 10 percent of the cost, up to $500, for home improvement measures or $50 to $300 for new appliances. Measures/appliances include: high-efficiency heating equipment, including a natural gas furnace with an efficiency rating of at least 95 percent or a natural gas boiler with an efficiency rating of at least 95 percent; high-efficiency storage or tankless natural gas water heater with an energy factor of 0.82 or higher; high-efficiency air conditioners, heat pumps and advanced main air circulating fans; home insulation, which also includes weather-stripping, caulking and spray foam; energy-efficient roofing; and energy-efficient windows, doors and/or skylights. For products placed in service in 2012, customers will need to file the 2012 IRS Form 5695 and 1040 submit it with their 2012 taxes. On the 1040 form, the residential energy tax credit (from Form 5695) is claimed on line 52. Residents should save receipts and the Manufacturer���s Certification Statement for their records. Forms and more information on qualifying products and measures can be found at www.energystar.gov/ taxcredits. Additional tax credits are available on geothermal equipment, small wind turbines and solar energy systems. To qualify, the homeowner must have installed the equipment or completed the home improvement in 2012. New construction, secondary residences and rentals may not qualify for some of the tax credits. Consult a certified tax professional for more information. Vectren offers residential and small business rebates for high-efficiency appliances, including natural gas water heaters, boilers and furnaces and electric appliances such as air conditioners and heat pumps. Learn more about Vectren���s energy efficiency program, Conservation Connection, at www.vectren.com or call 866- 240-8476. U.S. Individual Income Tax Return (99) IRS Use Only���Do not write or staple in this space. Authorized E-File Provider THACKER TAX SERVICE ��� 704 E. Haub Street ��� Haubstadt, IN 47639 Office: Cell: 812-615-0071 812-789-3852 Karan Thacker, Owner By Appointment 19 years of experience Winslow Freshman Class�� 1922 ��� In the first row, left to right, are Ebert Barnett. Dewitte Crow, Horace Coleman, Omer Luttrull, and Norval Davis. In the second row is Durward Beadles, Vila Garland, Ruba Ashby, Cleta Ellison, and Effie Meyers. The third row includes Ruby Dedman, Leatha McCraw, Opal Morton, Margaret Condiff, Lillie Morton, Canova Keith, Norena Williams, Enid Risley, and Etolia Dedman. The fourth row includes Guy Dorsey, Sadie Thompson, Arretta Coleman, Marvin Hathaway, Gilbert Higginbotham, William Rogers, and Gwendlyon Cooper. In the fifth row are Marion Fettinger, Denzil Hogan, Ranson Johnson, Woodson Cooper, Georgia Hurst, and Delmas Barrett. Class members in the sixth row includes Emery Tisdale, Samuel Abbott, Elmer Fleener, Osgald Dean, Dillon Heuring, Chester Ashby, and Alvah Barnett. 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