Banner Graphic, Volume 11, Number 164, Greencastle, Putnam County, 14 March 1981 — Page 1

JAMES PECK Makes financial comparisons

Selected this week as Most Outstanding Professors for 1980-81 at DePauw University were (from left) Paul Kissinger, Forst Fuller, Steve Raines, Candy Schulenburg and John White.

Five professors named 'MOP's' at DePauw

Two long-time professors and three relative “newcomers” were voted Most Outstanding Professors and honored this week on the DePauw University campus. Presented plaques as the 1980-81 MOP’s were Dr. Forst Fuller, professor of zoology; Dr. Paul Kissinger, professor of physics; Dr. Steve Raines, assistant professor of psychology; Dr. Candace Schulenburg, assistant professor of psychology; and Dr. John White, assistant professor of philosophy and religion. THE AWARDS WERE determined by an all-campus ballot conducted by the University’s student-operated Academic Council. Votes were weighted according to departmental enrollments. Nine more faculty were accorded recognition for having finished high in the

Waste bill testimony burns midnight oil

By BECKY IGO Banner-Graphic Area News Editor Testimony was heard until midnight Thursday dealing with Senate Bill 157, a bill which would give the state control over the location of hazardous waste landfills. Hansford Mann, a member of the Concerned Citizens for a Clean Environment in Clay County, said Friday morning he believed the public will get another chance to voice their opinions about the bill.

Beware, the Ides of March Clear and cold. Low in the mid and upper 20s. Saturday sunny and mild. High in the low and mid 50s. Indiana Extended Outlook Indiana’s extended forecast for Sunday through Tuesday calls for generally dry weather. Mild Sunday. Then cooler Monday and Tuesday. Highs in the upper 40s to low 60s Sunday. Highs in the 40s and 50s on Monday and Tuesday. Lows in the 30s Sunday and in the 20s and 30s on Monday and Tuesday. Abby A 4 Calendar A 4 Classifieds AIO.AII Comics A 6 Crossword AlO Editorials A 7 Heloise A 4 Horoscope All Letters A 7 Obituaries Al 2 Sports AB.A9 TV B section Theaters AI2 Worry Clinic All

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Peck's financial report details options with and without Miller School

By BECKY IGO Banner-Graphic Area News Editor Greencastle Assistant Supt. James Peck pointed out the savings and losses anticipated by the Greencastle School Corp. concerning four options the school board may consider dealing with current reduction in force efforts and the status of Miller Elementary School. The financial future of the corporation was projected by Peck at a school board meeting held earlier this week at the junior high school. “WE ARE IN A VERY unstable time,” Peck told school board members at that meeting. “It’s difficult to predict how much state monies we will get.” The assistant superintendent said some legislators are saying school corporations will receive approximately 7.2 per cent in state monies, but Peck said he believes the

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balloting. They included Dr. Cynthia Cornell, English; Dr. John Eigenbrodt, philosophy and religion; Dr. Clinton Gass, mathematics; Dr. Felix Goodson, philosophy. Also, Dr. Richard Kelly, psychology; Dr. Ralph Gray, economics-management; Dr. Keith Opdahl, English; Larry Sutton, communication arts and sciences; and Daniel Wachter, economics-management. THE AWARDS WERE among several presented by student officers of the InterFraternity Council, the Pan-Hellenic Council, and the Residence Hall Association at the trio’s Scholarship Recognition dessert attended by nearly 300 students, faculty, staff and friends. Top living unit awards went to the following:

“WE HAD A GREAT response,” Mann noted, “but I still feel there may be very little hope to get any amendments in the bill.” The bill calls for the governor to appoint five members to a State Siting Authority Board, while local representatives may only select four representatives. S B. 157 has already passed the State Senate and after more testimony before the House Environmental Affairs Com-

MARTINSVILLE, Ind. (AP)--Indiana state police have recovered a tractor-trailer rig which was hijacked by several people near Martinsville, 111., earlier this week. A state police spokesman said the trailer, originally loaded with 40,000 pounds of coffee, was recovered Wednesday night near Martinsville, Ind. The tractor was recovered on U.S. 40 near Bridgeport in Marion County. About half, the load of coffee was missing from the recovered truck, but 160 cases were found north of Mooresville and 46 more were recovered at a Morgan County residence, according to a spokesman at the Putnamville Post. The rig was stolen from Gerald A. Taylor, 40, of Dayton, Ohio, Tuesday as he stopped to help a woman motorist who was was apparently trying to change a flat tire on her car on Interstate 70 near Martinsville, 111., police said. Taylor was

'They can't move my counties to Illinois/ Rep. Fithian jests

INDIANAPOLIS (AP) Even though he considers the 14 counties of Indiana’s second congressional district to be his home, Rep. Floyd Fithian, D-Ind., said today he’d move away in order to garner another seat in the US. House of Representatives. Fithian’s 2nd District seat is in jeopardy since preliminary census figures indicate Indiana may lose one of its eleven U S.

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corporation may only receive 2.5 per cent. If the corporation receives 2.5 per cent in state monies. Peck predicted the following: WITH MILLER SCHOOL open and no reduction in force, the corporation would suffer a deficit of $24,000 in 1981, a deficit of $210,087 in 1982 and a deficit of $332,318 in 1983. With Miller School open and with a reduction in force, the corporation would sustain a 1981 deficit of $7,664, a 1982 deficit of $59,840 and a 1983 deficit of $159,837. Closing Miller School and having no reduction in force would see the corporation having credit of $3,217 in 1981, a deficit of $146,303 in 1982 and a deficit of $262,122 in 1983. IF THE CORPORATION closed Miller School and did reduce staff, it would experience a credit of $19,553 in 1981, a credit

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mittee, the bill will be sent to the House. DURING TESTIMONY Thursday night, some pereons said the bill is too weak to protect citizens from chemical leaks. “If this bill passes, we’ll have thousands of little Zionsvilles all over the state,” one opponent said, referring to the alleged improper handling of toxic materials at a recycling plant where a worker died recently. Sponsor of the bill, Richard V. Miller, R-

found blindfolded and bound near a gravel road. He had been shot in the right leg with what authorities believe was a 22caliber rifle. Taylor was reported in fair condition Wednesday at a Dayton hospital. He told authorities he approached a woman motorist and was grabbed from behind and forced into the trunk of the car where he was blindfolded and bound. He said the incident occurred about 3 a.m. Tuesday. Police said Taylor told them he heard two male voices in the car which was driven around for several hours before it stopped and Taylor was thrown into the ditch and shot. The truck is owned by Victory Express of Dayton. Authorities believe they have reclaimed three-fourths of the stolen property. Clark County Sheriff James W. Thompson set the value of Taylor’s load at SIOO,OOO.

House seats, and his seat was targeted for elimination. The most prevalent rumor is that the Seventh District, which includes Putnam as one of its 16 counties, will be redrawn to take in Fithian and the Lafayette area. Bloomington and Monroe County would be eliminated from the Seventh District under the proposal. That would pit F'ithian against Indiana’s

of $61,221 in 1982 and a deficit of $26,500 in 1983, Peck said. Peck also offered the board information projected on the school corporation receiving 7.2 per cent state monies. The information was announced as follows: With Miller School open and no reduction in force, the corporation would experience a deficit of $24,000 in 1981, a deficit of $214,906 in 1982 and a deficit of $361,186 in 1983. KEEPING MILLER SCHOOL open and reducing staff would mean a deficit of $7, 664 in 1981, a deficit of $53,444 in 1982 and a deficit of $164,799 in 1983. Closing Miller School and not reducing staff would see the coproration sustain a credit of $3,217 in 1981, a deficit of $91,817 in 1982 and a deficit of $222,655 in 1983. Closing Miller and reducing staff would mean a credit of $19,553 in 1981, a credit of

senior women: Beth Stephenson, Hogate Hall, Fort Wayne. THE ROBERT H. FARBER Scholarship Trophy to the living unit (among DePauw’s 13 fraternities, nine sororities, and six residence halls) with the highest average went to Hogate Hall. The trophy, presented for the first time and to the surprise of its namesake, honors Dr. Robert Farber, emeritus vice president and dean of the university who was president of Men’s Hall Association and a Rector Scholar when he attended the university in thel93o’s. Fuller is the senior member of the five outstanding professors. He joined the staff in 1947, followed by Kissinger in 1960, Raines in 1976, and Schulenburg and White in 1977.

Plymouth, noted the bill’s importance, saying it provides for new waste sites to be developed in Indiana. “WE NEED A PLACE TO put this stuff,” Miller told the committee. He said his plan would result in the creation of 1012 new safe sites. Reportedly, there are only three such sites in Indiana and industry has had a difficult time trying to locate sites due to Col. 4, back page, this section

senior Republican congressman, Rep. JohnT. Myers (R-Covington). “I’ll probably run for Congress in any series of combinations I can think of,” Fithian said, adding that he would not try to take the seat of Rep. Adam Benjamin. D-Ind. The Lafayette Democrat said he was hopeful about getting a seat, even amid the perils of redistricting. “What can they do?

$70,589 in 1982 and a deficit of $25,228 in 1983. FROM 1976-80, THE corporation’s income in the general fund increased 21 per cent, while expenses jumped 40 per cent, Peck said. In the same four-year period, utilities climbed from $126,135 to a staggering $275,800, Peck added. Following Peck’s presentation, board member Bayard Allen questioned, “If we get no relief in 1983, will that cause programs to be cut and more reductions in staff?” “THAT IS REALLY THE only way to cut the deficits,” Peck answered, “unless the legislature attacks and starts funding education.” After the discussion, board members voted to cut 12 teachers from the Greencastle School Corp. staff. Three others

Third petitioner eyes hydroelectric plant at Cagles Mill Dam

By LARRY GIBBS Banner-Graphic Publisher A third competing application has been filed for the right to study the feasibility of hydroelectric power production at Cagles Mill Dam near Cloverdale, one of an estimated 49,000 sites in the nation targeted by the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers as having hydro potential. ENAGENICS, a Washington, DC.-based firm, is the most recent applicant in a petition submitted to the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission (FERC). The company proposes a $45,000, three-year study to determine hydro power capability at the southern Putnam County site. LAST FALL, Continental Hydro Corp. of Boston, in conjunction with Midwest Hydro Corp. of Fort Wayne, filed an initial application to investigate Cagles Mill Dam’s potential. A similar petition was recorded in December by Indiana Joint Municipal Agency, a consortium of 12 Hoosier municipal utilities, including Crawfordsville. Each of the applicants proposes generation of electricity by using a turbine run by water pressure. As water passes through the dam, its force would be captured with flanges along the barrel-like body of the turbine. The principle is similar to aiming a water hose at a pinwheel. Electricity produced at the small hydro plant would be sold to Public Service Indiana, each applicant proposes, because PSI is the closest major utility. However, there is no existing agreement for any purchase of electricity that might be generated at Cagles Mill. WHILE THE PREVIOUS applications also seek permission to study hydro power development at Cecil Harden Lake on the Putnam-Parke county line, the ENAGENICS petition is concerned only with Cagles Mill. The preliminary permit to be awarded by FERC will not authorize any construction. It merely will grant the right of priority for license application while the winning permit applicant conducts an indepth study focusing on engineering, economic and environmental aspects of the proposed project and the market for power that is produced there. The ENAGENICS proposal estimates the energy potential at Cagles Mill to be 7.2 megawatts (a megawatt equaling one million watts) and the annual energy output at 9,820,000 kilowatt hours. By contrast, the petition filed by Continental and Midwest estimates the project’s capability to be 1.2 megawatts. BECAUSE FEDERAL LAW is structured to favor applications submitted by governmental entities over those of private corporations, Indiana Joint Municipal Agency is regarded as having the best chance of winning a permit to

They can’t move my counties to Illinois.” Fithian told a Statehouse news conference he would consider trying for Sen. Richard Lugar’s job, but said Indiana’s senior Republican senator doesn’t have much to worry about. “I hope very much to stay in the House. An entry in the senate race is not my preference," he said. On another matter. Fithian moved for the de-authorization of five Indiana water

were reduced to part- time instructors. The board also gave approval for Ridpath Elementary to serve as the school designated to accommodate the handicapped, remodeling efforts to be undertaken at the high school and Northeast Elementary and the cumulative building fund be re-established. THE BOARD TABLED decisions concerning: The possible closing of Miller Elementary School, remodeling efforts at Jones Elementary, housing sixth-graders at the junior high beginning in the 1981-82 school year, and changing the duties of present Director of Curriculum Janett Boling, Jones Principal Alan Small and Miller Principal Paul Luken. The board will consider the table recommendations at a special board meeting scheduled for 6:30 p.m. Thursday, March 19 at the junior high school.

study the Cagles Mill project. That fact already has been acknowledged by Graham Richard, a former state senator and part owner of Midwest Hydro Corp. “My judgment is that Indiana Joint Municipal Agency has the upper hand at this point, even though our application for a preliminary permit was submitted first,” Richard said this week. “I’m not saying they will automatically be granted a permit, but they do have an edge under the existing law.” Asked why ENAGENICS, a private firm, would enter the competition if the odds favor the joints cities’ proposal, Richard said it is possible ENAGENICS was not aware of Indiana Joint Municipal Agency’s involvement. “WE’LL STAY IN THE competition in the hope that FERC will act favorably on our application,” Graham added. “But if they don’t, well, we’re looking at some other sites. Indiana Joint Municipal Agency has picked off the top eight or so U.S. Army Corps of Engineers projects in Indiana, but there are other locations worth study. And we are expanding our efforts in adjoining states, too.” In addition to Crawfordsville, the Joint Municipal Agency includes city utilities in Anderson, Greenfield, Lebanon, Lawrenceburg, Peru, Richmond, Tipton, Flora. Greendale and Rensselaer. Cost of the venture is shared by all the participants, according to Gary Cornish, a engineer with R.W. Beck and Associates of Indianapolis, which represents the Joint Municipal Agency. “ONCE A PRELIMINARY permit is issued, then a feasibility study can be conducted at the proposed project site,” Cornish explained. “The results of that study are then presented to FERC and a decision is made whether or not to issue a license. At this point, we’re hoping to gain a permit so we can get started. The study will take about 36 months to complete. ” Emphasis on U.S. energy concerns in recent years has focused attention on socalled “low-head” hydroelectric power production. While some utilities operate hydro plants on major rivers, there has been little development of smaller scale hydro plants. Renewed interest in hydroelectric production has resulted in a surge of applicants seeking to study potential locations, many of them at reservoirs and other public works projects. “LOW-HEAD HYDRO has been around for a long time,” Cornish said, discounting claims by some major utilities that hydroelectric production does not have potential. “If we put out specifications tomorrow for low-head hydro generating equipment, we would get a number of bids from various companies. The technology already exists, but first we have to cut through the governmental red tape.” FERC is not expected to award preliminary permits until late spring.

projects that he said would save taxpayers $636 million in the next few years. Fithian’s proposal seeks the deauthorization of reservoir and dam projects at Lafayette Lake. Big Pine. Clifty Creek, Big Walnut and Big Blue. He called them “pork barrel projects projects which either never will be built, or never should be built, and therefore ought not to have tax dollars obligated to them."