Banner Graphic, Volume 10, Number 95, Greencastle, Putnam County, 24 December 1979 — Page 8

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The Putnam County Banner Graphic, December 24,1979

Senior focus: Dr. Ross volunteer of 'years'

"RSVP Reflections," submitted by Thelma Rurkhardt. RSVP Director The RSVP staff believes that in the case of Dr. Herold T. Ross, he schould be recognized not as the volunteer of the week, but of the year. And even that should be changed to at least four years. That is the length of time he has been president of the Putnam County Council on Aging and Aged, Inc. This not-for-profit organization was formed and incorporated in 1973. The purpose of the organization was to study the needs and problems of older people in Putnam County. After completing the study, the Council was responsible for bringing the programs for the elderly to the county. DURING DR. ROSS’ regime there have been many trying times but because of his perseverance and countless hours of work the community became more aware of what was happening on the north side of the square in Greencastle. It would seem, for example, that it would be a foregone conclusion that the Council on Aging is a not-for-profit organization, but not so, said the IRS. After months of filling out forms the Council received its exempt status and was legally recognized as not-for-profit in April, 1977. The biggest accomplishment during the past four years, no doubt, was the purchase of the building that houses the programs for our senior citizens: The activities center, nutrition, transportation and the RSVP. With monies from the grassroots (county and city) and the state and federal governments, the Senior Center was bought and dedicated with an open house in September, 1978. Dr. Ross realizes the importance of supplying information to public officials on how these programs serve the people and through his efforts the money was obtained so that the older people have a place to go that they often referred to as a “home away from home." RECENTLY, IMPROVEMENTS have been made at the Center, including lights, a new back door, insulation, drapes and carpet. Plans are being finalized and in the near future a recreation area will be made available on the upper level of the Center. Dr. Ross is a great advocate for “gray power” and the political potential our older Americans have in shaping their future. Because of his and Mrs. Ross’ knowledge and interest in legislative procedure, they were invited to Washington, D.C. in May, 1977, to be interns in Congressman Myers’ office. Dr. “Tony" Ross was not only on the ground floor in helping organize the Council on Aging, he helped form the Greencastle chapter of the American Association of Retired Persons. He believes that older people should remain active after retirement and he is a good example of what can be done. As emeritus professor of speech at DePauw, Dr. Ross is well known for his quick wit and his “way” with a joke. He enjoys the telling as much as the recipient enjoys the hearing. *** THE RSVP WOULD LIKE to thank all the people who have given bingo prizes, canceled stamps, gifts for welcome boxes, craft materials and other supplies that are put to good use. They are Helen Knauer, Gracie Akins, Madonna Donaldson, Betty Alexander, Dessie Hood, Grace Tilley, Mary Gardner, Madonna Underwood, Emily Owens, Florence Lady and Eula Ames. Also, Christine Collins, Mrs. Zieg, Department of Water Works, and Indiana Gas Company, Inc. We are most grateful to all these people for remembering that these gifts and supplies are always needed. *** The following volunteers took the Volunteer Income Tax Assistance training recently:

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Sheriff’s Dept. Deputy Sheriff Dave Webber worked a one-vehicle accident on the Manhattan Road at 1:45 p.m. Sunday. He reported that Michael W. Brown, 17, Route 1, Reelsville, was driving a 1976 Pontiac coupe when he rounded a curve too fast just north of the viaduct and went off the road, hitting a utility pole and about 50 feet of fence at the Lonnie Barger home. Damage was estimated at SI,OOO to the car but other damage was not listed in Webber’s report. City Police Greencastle police received a report of a breaking and entering incident at 10:35 a.m. Sunday. ✓ Assistant Chief Paul Wilson said a passerby told the police that he noticed a glass broken in the front door of the Napa Automotive Supply building at the corner of Vine and Locust streets. Wilson and Reserve Officer David Wells went to the scene and notified Jack Hamm, owner and operator of the business. Wilson said he and Wells had checked the building earlier Sunday and said everything was all right at that time. Hamm first reported that a large set of tools and two sets of

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DR. HEROLD T. ROSS RSVP Volunteer of the Week Wilma Cruse, Sadie Sheehy, Herold Ross, Bernice Ray, Faubion Underhill, Robert Farber and Maxine Reasor. When tax filing time comes around these volunteers will be ready to assist the people in Putnam County with their tax returns. *** THE RSVP HAS NOT been able to find a substitute for an assignment at the Greencastle Nursing Home. One of our volunteers who has been calling bingo at the home on Thursdays will be gone during the winter months. If you would like to fill in during this time please call the RSVP office 653-3011. **» The RSVP staff wishes all a Merry Christmas and healthy, happy New Year. "Center Comments," submitted by Jackie Campbell, Senior Center Director. As of Dec. 17, the Putnam County Council on Aging has new officers. They are: Aral Groner, president; Hubert Clodfelter, vice-president; Mary Low Sharp, secretary ; and Hubert Clodfelter, treasurer. We would like to congratulate all of them and wish them the best of everything for the coming New Year. Our thanks go out to Dr. H.T. Ross and Thelma Johns, who have finished serving as President and secretary and have done a fine job. We owe them a great debt of gratitude for the work they have done. MRS. GRONER SAYS that as the new President of the COA, she appreciates the confidence placed in her and she hopes that she can fulfill the obligation and live up to their expectations. Best Wishes and thanks to all of you. *** Things will be a little slow for the next two weeks at the Center due to the holidays. We are planning to rest a little these next few days and then start up again after the New Year. If you have any new ideas for projects you want to see started, please contact Jackie or Lorene at 653-8606 or drop by the Center and tell us about it. * This Center is for you and we want to use as many ideas as possible. *** From the entire staff at the Senior Center, Happy Holidays. SENIOR ACTIVITY SCHEDULE Christmas Day - Closed. Wednesday, Dec. 26 - 9:30 a.m., coffee hour; 11:30a.m., lunch. Thursday, Dec. 27 - 9:30a.m., quilting; 11:30 a.m., lunch; 1 p.m., Banner-Graphic- project; 2 p.m., birthday party. Friday, Dec. 28 - 10:30 a.m., bowling; 11:30 a.m., lunch; 1 p.m., Banner-Graphic project; 6:30 p.m., bingo. Monday, Dec. 31 -11:30 a.m., lunch.

smaller tools were missing and that he would have to take an inventory to check if any other items were missing. Billy E. Smith, 18, 91 Martinsville Street, Greencastle, was arrested by Officer Dan Swearinger at 7:53 p.m. Sunday. Smith was ticketed for speeding on Bloomington Street.

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Hospital notes Dismissed Saturday: Lela Hunter, James Wright, Carrie Cue, Ralph Meagher, Anna Jones, Evelyn Slavens, Mrs. Patricia Fajt and daughter, Mark Ferguson, Leland Zellers, Mrs. Marijyn Gardner and daughter, Juanita Murphy, Paul Harmon. Dismissed Sunday: Babette Ehma, Jackquetta Fidler, Madonna Hurst, Jennifer Shaw, Maurica Anderson.

Family 'won't ever forget' shopping spree

DARLINGTON, S.C. (AP) - Santa greeted the family of garbage truck driver Raymond L. Sansbury Jr. at the door and told them to take whatever they wanted from the department store. For the next hour, Sansbury, his wife and seven children picked out dolls, toys, clothing and housewares worth about S9OO in a holiday shopping spree at Mason’s Department Store of Rockingham, N.C. “They really enjoyed it,” Sansbury said of his children. “They went wild in the store, picking up toys and everything. They won’t ever forget it.” What made the trip special was Sansbury’s arrest last week for trespassing at a Cheraw, S.C..dump. Sansbury, who earns sll2 a week, was charged Wednesday after he picked up discarded shoes and clothing to give to his family for Christmas. The family was invited to the one-hour shopping spree at Mason’s, a subsidiary of M&H Fishman Co. of Columbus, Ohio, after Stan Sch-

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Smoldering Ruins are all that remain of the former Sam Woods residence on County Road 200 North near Brick Chapel after fire gutted the abandoned structure early Monday. The Bainbridge Volunteer Fire Department responded to the call but

Richmond couple die in crash as toll hits 16

By The Associated Press A Richmond man and his wife were killed Sunday when their car was struck broadside by another auto at the intersection of U S. 35 and Indiana t northwest of Richmond, state police said. The victims were identified as George E. Howell, 58, and his wife Ruth, 59. The driver of the other car. Elizabeth L. Miller, 68, Peru, was hospitalized in Richmond in good condition. The accident increased Indiana’s holiday weekend traffic toll to 16 killed. Traffic safety officials predicted that 17 persons would die in 14 accidents on Indiana streets and highways over the long Christmas holiday weekend, which began 6 p.m. Friday and ends midnight Tuesday. Kevin Cartwright, 19, Indianapolis, was killed by a car Saturday on U.S. 52 in Hancock County, police said. Grace O. Armouor, 17, Indianapolis, was killed and five persons were injured in an ac-

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the blaze had taken its toll before firemen arrived. A spokesman for the department said the cause of the fire still is being investigated. (Banner-Graphic photo by G. Patrick Grimes).

Indiana Traffic Deaths 1,265 Dec. 24 Last Year 1,261 cident on the city’s eastside Saturday night. Police said the Armour vehicle was hit broadside by a car driven by Jeffery Mize, 19, Indianapolis. James Fish, 35, Rt.B, Columbus was killed Saturday when he lost control of his car on a Bartholomew County road and struck a telephone pole. Patrick Martin, 20, Greensboro; Timothy Malloy, 20 and Cleo Malloy, 62, both of New Castle, were killed Saturday when Martin’s car pulled into the path of the vehicle driven by the younger Malloy on Indiana 3

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wartz, a corporate director, heard about Sansbury’s arrest. And Mason’s had to force some of the merchandise on the family. “I was just stunned. It was kind of shocking. I really didn’t expect it,” said the 33-year-old Sansbury. Sansbury, whose case has gotten national publicity, is scheduled to appear before a magistrate two days after Christmas. If convicted of the misdemeanor charge, he faces up to SIOO fine or 30 days in jail. By the weekend, Sansbury had received calls or telegrams from people from Las Angeles to Savannah, Ga. Some offered to pay his fine, and he received money orders totaling more than S7OO. Mason’s greeted the family Sunday with a candy-bearing Santa, gave them a SIOO gift certificate for groceries, then let them onto the floor and told them to take anything they wanted. Manager Vernon Barton said the family limited their selection to about S9OO worth of

just north of New Castle. A head-on crash early Saturday on Indiana 14 near Fort Wayne killed the drivers of both cars Stephen Carrier, 33, Rt. 9, Columbia City, and David M. Cunningham, 19, Fort Wayne. Three persons died and four were injured Friday night in a two-car collision in Harrison County on Indiana 62 west of Lanesville. Killed were Marsha Frazier, 32, Sellersburg; Roger Conrad, 17, and Rodney L. Gillespie, 17, both of Corydon. Clarence Jones, 42, Indianapolis, was killed Friday night when his car struck a utility pole on the northwest

merchandise. “They were real nice people,” Barton said “They seemed afraid they would overdo it and take more than they should. A few things they didn’t even pick up for themselves; we just had to go and give it to them. ” Barton said the store selected cookware, dishes, glasses and other household items for the family. “One of the boys fell in love with a Spiderman bicycle, and he took that,” Barton said. The children took home dolls and other toys, and Barton said Sansbury’s wife, Edell, 28, selected shoes and clothing. All Sansbury took for himself was a pair of shoes. He wanted a citizen’s band radio but the store didn’t have any in stock. While the outpouring of support and sympathy over his arrests gives him “a lot more” faith in people, Sansbury says he is still worried about his court date. “I hope they will drop it (the charge). I didn’t think I broke the law, and I didn’t mean to,” he said.

Obituaries Ralph E. Gibson

Ralph E. Gibson, 52, Roachdale, passed away Saturday evening in Community Hospital at Indianapolis. Born in Bainbridge March 25,1927, he was the son of Andrew and Pearl Williams Gibson. The deceased was employed by the Indiana State Highway Department and was a heavy equipment operator. Survivors include four daughters, Della Jackson, Marshall, Sherry Lynn

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Mrs. Lilly Hinkle Hall Reeves, 83, died Sunday afternoon at the Sebring Nursing Care Center at Sebring, Fla. She was a former school teacher and resident of Bainbridge for many years.

side of the capital city. A three-vehicle crash on Interstate 65 in Clark County killed one man and injured five persons Friday night. State police said Albert Clinton, 30, Indianapolis, was killed when a pickup truck driven by Rodney Ratliff, 32, Salem, crossed the

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Folck, Bedford, Lucinda Joe and Robin Louise, Clinton; two sons, Ralph and Scott Gibson; his mother, Pearl Stanley, Plainfield; a brother, Walter, Plainfield; a sister. Myrtle Morrison, Calif., and four grandchildren. Services were conducted Monday afternoon at the Hopkins-Rector Funeral Home with Rev. C. Thomas Steiner officiating. Interment was in the Bainbridge Cemetery.

Survivors include two stepdaughters, Vera Berry, Indianapolis, and Leona Emmert, Oregon, and two grandchildren. Funeral services will be Thursday in Sebring.

median and smashed into his car. A Hebron girl was killed Friday night when the car she was riding in collided head-on with a van on U.S. 231 a mile east of Leroy, police said. The victim was identifed as Patti Shrock, 17.