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Banner-Graphic, Gr**nca«tl*, Indiana

Friday, January 4,1974

l ®! , ! rsT ® The Edi,or Animal Wastes: More Fuel?

Obituaries

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Opinions represented herein do not necessarily represent those of this newspaper. If feasible, submit typed, dou-ble-spaced letters. Dear Editor, Dear fellow sportsmen and the conservation department, I would like to take time to clear up a few question concerning us poor deer hunters. 1 have bought hunting, trapping and deer licenses ever since Indiana has 1 had deer season. From the first deer season 1 can recall the deer population has increased drastically year by year. Deer hunting is somewhat like mushroom hunting, you have to know what you’re looking for. -Most sportsmen hunt for the sport and the delicious venison. AH animals, whether deer, cows or chickens, were put here on earth for human survival by a greater man than us. 1 could carry this letter further but all good sportsmen and nature lovers understand good sportsmanship. In closing this letter I feel that the conservation department of Indiana is doing a very fine job, for the outdoorsman. One thing I would like to see is the fish and game dept, make deer season longer, because some years like last year, it is harder to flush the big bucks from their special hiding places. I’m looking forward to another great deer season next

year.

Floyd Freeman Cloverdale

Dear Sirs, I have followed, with interest, the many replies to the original letter written on the deer issue. I couldn’t agree with the deer

lovers more, but 1 think there’s another chapter to be added. I couldn’t kill an animal myself, but I’m aware that sportsmen have different feelings. The only compensation for killing deer would be the fact that most of them are used for their hide and meat. Unfortunately, this is not the case with other animals; such as muskrat, beaver, or the otters that are caught in steel jaw traps. They are tortured to death with their leg caught in this inhumane vise. I’m sure people have read of these animals chewing off their own leg to free themselves. This is not just hearsay. My brothers trapped when I was a child and I have seen it myself. I have also seen - the stack of carcasses, stripped of their fur only, and thrown in a pile. I’m sure there are better ways of earning money. Isn’t it a waste to kill only for the fur? If we didn’t have other materials to make our coats of, it would be different. When I see a lady strolling around with a fox coat on her back, I certainly don’t think of it as beautiful or rich looking. Wouldn’t the fur be better off on the animal’s back,

keeping him warm?

In most cases, the deer was shot and killed instantly. I wish it were the same in the trappings of smaller animals. Or better yet, leave them alone. I don’t buy that about killing off deer to avoid over-population. If there are so many deer, then why is it the hunters' delight to sport one? We don’t have open season on snakes or robins, but they don’t seem to be over-running us! Also, I don’t like the idea of the proud hunter standing beside the dead deer to have his picture taken and published. It doesn’t seem right for this once proud animal to be shoved around or strung from a tree with no dignity, so that the man can stand there with his chest sticking out while the

camera clicks.

I think if hunting were my cup of tea, 1 would simply take my kill home and dress it without making too much noise about it. I get my kicks from shooting at

tin cans!

Thank you, Anita R. Hall Route 1, Coatesville

A. J. Wilde

A release from the office of Paul Jackson, Putnam County Extension Agent, discusses the feasibility, due to the energy crisis, of producing fuel from animal wastes. The agent says that “a number of people,” including farmers, at least one gasoline distributor that he knows of, and of course, authorities in the areas of fuel production and agriculture have been talking about it for some time now. Jackson’s personal comment in summing up the situation was that right now “the technique of producing fuel in this manner is too expensive to be practical.” Producing fuel from animal wastes is possible, but don’t look for it to be an immediate curea.l for the enerev crisis, a Purdue University agricultural engineer cautions. * Don D. Jones, Extension agricultural engineer, pointed out that “There is, indeed a tremendous potential in energy production from livestock waste, but technical improvements and a fairly sophisticated management level are needed to make the process economically practical.” The method of fuel production is the process of anaerobic digestion, which is simply biological oxidation in the absence of oxygen. Fuel production involves storing the waste materials in a digestion tank and collecting the gas which is produced by the digestion process. The concept is quite simple, but in practice, things become somewhat more complicated, the researcher explained. “Anaerobic digestion is a biological phenomenon involving two distinct kinds of

bacteria, working in a very delicate balance,” he related. “The first group lives on the organic material in the waste and produces organic acids. These bacteria are fairly strong and can tolerate changes in temperature and other environmental shocks. “The second group, that lives on the organic acids and produces methane gas as one of their end products, is very delicate by nature, and needs a lot of care and nurturing. These bacteria are very sensitive and grow only under carefully controlled conditions, and slowly even then,” Jones related. “They require high temperatures, a neutral pH, and uniform feeding rate for optimum performance. It also takes from 15-30 days for them to do their work. And if the balance between the two kinds of bacteria gets upset, it may take weeks, or even months to get the system started again.”

What does all this mean? Essentially, that in theory, the anaerobic digestion system, to produce methane gas and make use of animal waste, sounds like the answer to a praypr. But, in practice, it is not particularJy efficient, is not economically competitive, it requires a high capital investment, and it does not really solve the problems of animal waste disposal. “Natural gas is cheap and plentiful, and even though gas wells may run short, it can be produced from coal. We have enough coal to last for 2500 years, and even though this may cost 4-5 times as much as natural gas, it is still an economical fuel,” Jones pointed out. The capital investment to establish a digestion system would heat a house with natural gas for many, many years, he noted. “A few farmers have experimented with anaerobic digestion in the past,” Jones said. “Most have had main-

tenance problems and they have not, in general, been able to compete with our dependable supply of cheap fuel. Several digesters were constructed in Europe after World War II, because of the lack of other available fuel, but were discontinued as soon as other fuel was available. On the other hand, some developing nations have had good success with anaerobic digesters. India now has several thousand in operation, and they are well suited for that nation, because digester heating is not required in its climate.” Pressure of the gas produced is a major problem with the digester system, since most current engines and appliances cannot operate from the low pressure gas generated. Modification of equipment to accept the low pressure gas or compressor to raise the gas pressure is required, Jones said. In

Christian Service To Start Later

On Sunday, Januarv 6, First Christian Church will begin worship at 10:45 a.m. This is a fifteen minute change to accommodate a requested lengthening of the In Circuit Court

church school time. The church school will still begin at 9:30 a.m., but will continue until 10:35. In the past church school ended at 10:20 and worship began at

Seven Cases Thursday

Few Plates Issued Yet

People coming into the License Bureau Office at the courthouse the first two business days of the new year have been fewer than normal. Usually lines extended out into the lobby on the first floor from the office, with people waiting to secure their new license plates, but this year, due to the snow and resulting hazardous road conditions, folks have been slow to come into the courthouse. Dottie Heavin, who holds the fort down in the license office, reports that no-more than one hundred people have come in for their licenses on each of the first two days this year. Hospital Notes Dismissed Thursday: Leona Ash Everett G. Lanham Mrs. Kristina Williams and son BIRTH: Mr. and Mrs. Ronald W. Collier, Coatesville, Route 1, a boy. New Arrival Mr. and Mrs. Mark Kloor wish to announce the birth of the first granddaughter, Kristin, born Jan. 1 to Mr. and Mrs. Greg Harrison of Indianapolis.

DR. J. F. CONRAD OPTOMETRIST 301 I. Washington St.

There is no -tinge of complaint in her report. There have been a number of people mailing in their license application forms, and you others planning to do so, Dottie reminds them to enclose an additional two dollars if they are requesting a specific number for their plates. Dottie also suggests that folks be sure to check their

pre-prints to ensure that the prints are on the present car owned, in case a new car has been secured since last year’s plates were purchased. Once again the deadlines for getting license plates are January for all corporation and leased vehicles, February for those whose last names begin with A-C, March for DH, April for I-N, May for OS, and June for T-Z.

Railroad Continuedfrom page one-

Northeast and Midwest. The make-up of the new system will be determined by the Department of Transportation, the Interstate Commerce Commission and the new rail association, with Congress reserving the power to demand changes in the final plan. During the 18-month planning period, trains would be kept running with the help of s 85 million in interim operating funds plus $ 150 million in federally-guaranteed loans. The Penn Central, the nation's largest railroad, has said it will be forced to cease operations sometime next Card Of Thanks

Dear Friends: We would like to express our heartfelt thanks to all of vou who helped us during the recent illness of Charlie. Your pravers, cards, gifts, thoughts, calls, and monetarv support has meant so very much. We sincerely hope that we mav someday be able to repay vour kindness. Again mav we say thanks vou and God Bless vou all. Verv sincerely, Charlie and Connie Inman and Children.

year unless it receives government assistance. Communities threatened with a loss of service under the new system will be eligible for a share of 5 180 million in federal operating subsidies to keep the trains running over a two-year period. In addition to the Penn Central, the other railroads covered by the bill are the Central of New Jersey, the Boston and Maine, the Lehigh Valley, the Erie Lackawanna, the Reading andthe Ann Arbor.

Thursday’s Putnam County Circuit Court action saw Judge Hamilton hear seven cases. Mike Basset, 23, of Fillmore, was given a suspended sentence of six months at the Indiana State Farm for maintaining a common nuisance. He has 30 days to pay a fine of $500 plus court costs, while his probation includes his staying away from all county schools and students. Hamilton gave Eddie A. Cole, 44, of Danville, Illinois a suspended sentence of 1-7 Grapplers Fete This Weekend Greencastle High School’s McAnally Center will play host to Second Annual County Wrestling Tournament this Saturday, January 5. Preliminaries begin at 9 a.m. and finals will be at 2 p.m. For further details, see the sports section, page 4.

years at the Indiana State Prison for non-support of minor children. Cole was placed on probation, given custody of two of his three children, and ordered to pay $15 per week support for the remaining child. Earl Bayer, 22, and Larrv W. Keck, 17, both of Brazil, were given sentences of one year at the Indiana Reformatory for escaping from the state farm on December 22,1973. The cases of Larry Yost, 18, and Evelyn Birch, 19, both of Cloverdale, both charged with deceptive issuance of a check, were continued until January 10. Both pleaded guilty to the charge, with a pre-sentence investigation to be drawn up during the continuation. Finally, Hamilton withheld judgement in the case of Thomas Nelson, 27, of Mapleton, Georgia, who had pleaded guilty to the charge of non-support. Nelson paid the amount he was in arrears shortly before the scheduled time of his sentencing.

10:30. The change is at the request of both teachers and pupils in the church school. Parents who attend worship, but not church school, are urged to note the change of time. Extended church school and junior church will begin at 10:45 instead of the 10:30hour. This time change is made with the hope that the desire to study God's word and will for our lives can be given some priority.

addition, the gas produced is about 2/3 as efficient heatwise as natural gas. However, research work is underway at Purdue University to apply the principle ofanaerobic digestion to finding more efficient and economical means of fuel production. “We hope that this work, with dairy cattle waste, may lead to the development of a digester that is only a fraction the size of present units, that is more stable, and needs less maintenance,” Jones indicated. Other research underway involves using a support media within the digester for the bacteria to grow on to help lower the detention time and cut costs. “Factors which must be considered in anaerobic digestion are supplemental heat to maintain high digester temperatures (about 95 degrees Fj, high capital costs and high management requirements. Process modifications which make this system more attractive for farm use are in the foreseeable future. “There is a tremendous potential in energy production from livestock waste, w ith the technical improvements. A major breakthrough could help alleviate two of the nation's most urgent problemspollution control and nergv production. But, at this time, fuel produced from livestock waste cannot compete with fossil fuel. But, with the energy crisis, the situation is changing, and the economics of the situation are changing,” he summarized.

Arthur James Wilde, 78, a well known former Greencastle resident, died Thursday at his home, 224 East Main Street, in Ladoga. He was born in White City, Kansas, on April 14, 1895, the son of James and Mary C. Treager Wilde. A veteran of World War I, he was married to Aurelia Charlotte Cone, who survives. Survivors in addition to his wife include four sons, James of Virginia, William of Oregon, Robert of Michigan, Bruce of Iowa; a daughter, Inez Reed of Ladoga; 14 grandchildren and two great grandchildren. Services will be held at 1 p.m. Saturday at the Perkins Funeral Home in Ladoga in charge of Rev. David Dawson and with burial in the Meharrey Cemetery at Wingate. Mary A. Alice Mrs. Mary A. Alice, 73, Greencastle, Route 5, died Thursday night in the Putnam County Hospital. She was born in Boone County on August 5, 1900, the daughter of Lee and EllaCrose Hill. She was married to Noble Alice on May II, 1918, and he preceded her in death on November 2, 1964. The deceased was a member of the Stilesville Church of Christ. She is survived by a son, F. M. Alice, Greencastle, Route 5; three daughters, Mrs. Helen Sinclair, Cloverdale. Route 2, Mrs. Ruby Neier, Coatesville, Route 1, Mrs. Betty Hurst, Greencastle, Route 5; a sister, Mrs. Mary' Pitzer, Zionsville; 12 grandchildren and 19great grandchildren. Services will be held at 2 p.m. Sunday at the Whitaker Funeral Home in Cloverdale in charge of Bro. Clarence Barr and with burial in the Cloverdale Cemetery. Friends may call at the funeral home after 2 p.m. Saturday.

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Cloverdale Music Director To Purdue

According to Cloverdale High School Music Director Earl Albertson, band directors from all over Indiana will attend a Band Music Reading Clinic at Purdue University on January 12. Cloverdale’s

Recital Sunday At DePauw

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- Cellist William Grubb and pianist Henry Rolling will present a public recital in Meharry Hall on DePauw University c/mpus Sunday (Jan. 6>at 7:30 p.m. Grubb, who recently toured Switzerland and Italy performing with the Juilliard Chamber Orchestra under the direction of Peter Magg, conductor of the Metropolitan Opera, is a student at the Juilliard School in New York City. Before entering Juilliard he studied at the Eastman

Marriage Licenses David Rav Frazier, Livestock Center, and Linda Ethel Frazier, housewife, both of Greencastle. * Keith Ray Harvev, DePauw University, and Marilvn June Buis, waitress, both of Greencastle. Richard Rhea Carman, truck driver, Greencastle, Route 5, and Diana Lynn Shaw, Betsy Ross Fabrics, Greencastle.

School of Music where he was a winner in the performance competition. He was also a member of the Rochester Philharmonic Orchestra while a student at Eastman. Grubb is a 1969 graduate of Greencastle High School and was a soloist with the Indianapolis Symphony while still a high school student. He was a concerto winner at the famous National Music Camp in Interlochen, Mich. During the summers of 1971 and 1972 he participated in chamber music festivals at Temple and Yale universities at Temple and Yale univer^ sities as a scholarship recipient. Grubb is the son of Mr. and Mrs. Cassel Grubb, 5 Paradise Lane, Greencastle. Sunday evening’s program will include works by Beethoven, Barber, and Brahms. No admission will be charged for the program.

Kathy Sutherlin has been selected to play in the “Al! Star” High School Band which will serve as “reading band” for the 19th annual clinic. The clinic will begin at 9 p.m. at the Edward C. Elliott School of Music on the Purdue campus. Livestock Report Hog prices at the Greencastle Livestock Center today are steady with: 180-190-S39.75-$40 190-220-$40-$40.25 220-250-$38-$40 250-300-$34-$38 Sows - Steady, all weights $33-$33.50 Boars - $25. Grain Report Grain prices at the Greencastle elevators today are: Com-$2.45-$2.59 Oats-$1.30 Beans-$5.50-$5.60 New Wheat-S4.ll Auction Cancelled Huffman Household Sale inStilMvilU Scheduled for Dec. 31 *t Will Be Held At 1:00 p.m. Sat. f Jan. 5th Sam Hutchins, Auct. 539-6244

agency in the period before 1920 was something of an adventure of faith. Some preChurch Of God— Continued from page one

The evangelist is the Reverend Charles Lambert of Baton Rouge, La. The Reverend Mr. Lambert has attended Northwest Bible College-in Minot, N.D. He has previously been very active with the Teen Challenge, Inc. in several large cities in the South. He has served as evangelist in the states of Wisconsin, Missouri, Louisiana, and Alabama. Currently Reverend Lambert is serving as an evangelist for the Churches of God in Indiana. Service time for the crusade is 7:30. The local pastor, Rev. Paul Fillers, invites all members and friends to attend.

dieted that an agency couldn’t remain in busines more than a few years because the market would be saturated. Everyone wanting a car would already have one. One Greencastle banker, however, had a more optimistic outlook of the automobile age. He predicted that one day it w ould be one of the biggest industries in the United States. While the Greencastle agency didn’t become the largest in the United States it did supply the area with 700 to 800 Model Ts annually. This was more than the sales in either Brazil or Crawfordsville and second only, in this part of the state, to Lafayette.

Hamilton — Continued f rom page one a daughter, Karen who is a student at Greencastle High School.

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