Banner Graphic, Volume 12, Number 37, Greencastle, Putnam County, 20 October 1981 — Page 1

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The high notes were high and dry Saturday morning, thanks to Karen Birt and her umbrella. James Gaston, on saxophone, and Craig Gardner, on trumpet, performed the "Star Spangled Ban-

Break-ins reported at home, Learning Center

A break-in was reported at 12:13 p.m. Sunday, Greencastle City Police said, at the Reese Hammond residence, 718 E. Washington St., Greencastle. ENTRY WAS GAINED through a back door. Reported stolen were a color television, clock, a gold pocket watch, a knife collection and miscellaneous jewelry. The theft is believed to have oc-

24 hours in jail, 48 hours service work is eight vandals' sentence

Eight Putnam County young men and women were sentenced in Putnam Circuit Court Monday for their roles in widespread vandalism of mailboxes in the Cloverdale area Sept. 13. IN PLEADING GUILTY to criminal mischief, the eight were sentenced by Judge William C. Vaughn 111 to serve 24 hours in jail, contribute 48 hours of community service work at the direction of the probation office, make restitution and pay court costs. The eight are: Steve Moy, 18, Dave Costin, 22, Michael J Walters, 22, and Bruce McCallie, 18, all of Cloverdale; Donn Brouhard, 19, Route 1, Poland; John W. Moy Jr., Route 1, Quincy; Fonda Weist, 18, a resident of Cloverdale attending Indiana State University at Terre Haute, and a 17-year-old juvenile, Allan Castetter.

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ner" to kick off the Greencastle IHSAA cross country sectional Saturday at Windy Hill. The Greencastle bandsmen saw no bombs bursting in air, but plenty of raindrops. Of course, they

curred between Oct. 8-18, according to Capt. Larry Rogers. At 8 a.m. Oct. 8, the Putnam County Learning Center, 630 Tennessee St., Greencastle, was the scene of a break-in. THE SOUTH DOOR of the building was pried open, police report, with the thief ransacking two offices. Stolen was $102.50, according to investigating officer Ernie Newby.

According to records in the Putnam County clerk’s office, 18 mailboxes were damaged on or about Sept. 13. Residences victimized were: Kieth Puckett, Forrester Ison, Daniel Hanlon, Alfred Tucker, Jerry Huber, Harold Kennedy, David Johnson, Nellie Waddell, T.R. Crafton, Don Walton, Larry Fiedler, T. Guthridge, Etta Shaw, Bob Guerrattaz, Gilbert Milhon, Charles Truesdale, P. Sinclair and Kathleen Douglas. THE FIRST INCIDENT occurred Sept. 13 when Sheriff’s Department deputies were summoned to an area three miles east of town on Cemetery Road. A complaint received noted that six or eight persons in a blue Ford pick-up had been seen vandalizing mailboxes in that vicinity. Such an act, or course, constitutes a

Border war Indiana-Kentucky boundary dispute expected to finally come to an ebb

INDIANAPOLIS (AP) - Indiana’s two-century border dispute with Kentucky may be near an end. The settlement apparently will be reached out of court. Special Master Robert Van Pelt will conduct a hearing as scheduled Tuesday at Cincinnati, but Indiana has not asked its expert witnesses to present their arguments in the controversy with Kentucky. An earlier court decision ruled that Indiana’s ownership ends at the Ohio River’s low-water mark of 1792. The hearing Tuesday would determine the location of that line in the modern river. Computer and mapping studies conducted by Indiana consultants indicate the line to include about 100 feet of water along most of the river’s Indiana section.

Council to ponder Civil Defense

By BECKY IGO Banner-Graphic Area News Editor The Putnam County Council will be faced with a heavyweight agenda when they meet in public session beginning at 1 p.m. Tuesday at the county courthouse. According to Putnam County Auditor Jewel Blue, the board will be discussing the future of the Civil Defense program in Putnam County. WHEN 1982 BUDGETS were submitted earlier, Council members voted not to appropriate any monies for Civil Defense until actual need is determined. The Council took that action as a precautionary measure, eliminating the

federal offense. The vandalism continued the following night, prompting one resident on Burma Road to fire two warning shots to discourage the young vandals. Those sentenced Monday will spend 24 hours in the Putnam County Jail, beginning at 6 p.m. Friday. With the exception of juvenile Castetter, whose name was made public by Judge Vaghn, each will pay SSO in court costs. Castetter will be responsible for a S3O docket fee. NO DOUBT THE INCIDENT began as a prank that got out of control, something that happens periodically around the Halloween season. The penalties handed down Monday are seen as a deterrent to further area vandalism.

Kentucky officials have refused comment throughout the case. Also, William Daily, chief counsel to Indiana Attorney General Linley E. Pearson, declined to discuss any possible settlement. Use of the river by Indiana projects including Public Service Indiana’s Marble Hill nuclear power plant and the Clark Maritime Center near Jeffersonville resurrected the controversy in recent years. The PSI survey that reaffirmed Indiana's boundary line was done by Con-soer-Townsend and Associates, utilizing the Greencastle office headed by Cliff Norton. Even if a settlement is reached without a lengthy court battle, experts say it will take several months to determine and plot the exact boundary at specific points on the river.

weren't as lucky as the cross country runners who still had to travel the soggy course in Saturday's chilly rain. (Banner-Graphic photo by Steve Fields).

$7,<20 budget requested for next year until new director Gordon Hanks, Bainbridge, can detail monies needed for its operation. Also on tab for Tuesday’s meeting will be an update of the microfilming project proposed by Putnam County Clerk Sharon Hammond. HAMMOND SUGGESTED the board consider appropriating 1982 monies for the program designed to alleviate more space for county courthouse records, many of which are deteriorating due to age or are being stored in the basement of the courthouse subjected to dampness and other elements. The clerk estimated it would cost the

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Commissioners ready hospital for sale again

By BECKY IGO Banner-Graphic Area News Editor It’s official. The way was cleared as the Putnam County Commissioners voted unanimously Monday morning to readvertise for the sale of the old Putnam County Hospital, administration building and heating plant. That long-anticipated decision came during the board’s regular meeting at the county courthouse. COMMISSIONER DON Walton, Jim Malayer and Elbert Irwin gave county attorney Stephen Pierson permission to begin work to redraft the legal specifications regarding the sale. Board members stressed the importance of having the specifications meet the restrictions of the city’s zoning ordinance pertaining to the area of land at the hospital’s 330 Greenwood Avenue location. The old hospital area is currently zoned as R-l, or for single-family dwellings. THE OLD HOSPITAL zoning issue has gone full realm with almost every city and county board. Even new boards and study committees were formed in an effort to get the issue resolved. But the issue was laid to rest at the last meeting of the City Council. That board

county $63,152 to purchase all of the equipment needed to begin the microfilming project. In addition, that amount includes salaries for two clerical workers who will be trained to operate the equipment and the program. Again, when 1982 budgets were considered, the Council chose not to fund the project with 1982 monies. Rather, members believed the program may be able to be funded with extra revenue the County may have at the end of the year, and therefore, be funded as an additional appropriation. COUNCIL MEMBERS requested Ham-

voted to follow the City Plan Commission’s recommendation to amend the old hospital R-l zone to allow the building to be designated as a special exception. That way, any use which would be suggested for the old hospital building must first be approved by the Greencastle Zoning Board of Appeals at a public meeting, a session where area hospital residents will be allowed to offer input. COMMISSIONER MALAYER made Monday’s motion to readvertise for the sale of the old hospital, subject to the zoning stipulations offered by the City Council. The motion was seconded by Irwin and made unanimous by Walton. With that vote, the old hospital package will be let for bids at 10:30 a.m. Nov. 16 at the commissioners’ court on the second floor of the courthouse. Attorney Pierson told the commissioners he would attempt to contact Greencastle Plan Commission and Zoning Board attorney Rob Bremer on Tuesday to discuss the zoning stipulations approved by the city. FROM THERE, PIERSON expects to have the specifications for the bid letting completed within the next few days with proper legal notices forthcoming

mond prepare additional data to show actual savings the county may experience by undertaking the project. The clerk told the Banner-Graphic she will have that information in hand when the Council meets Tuesday. The following additional appropriations for 1981 will be considered as follows: County general fund-courthouse postage, $3,000; County Court-petit jurors, $1,000; special judges, $100; Putnam County Jaillaundry, $420; Putnam County Jailmedicine and hospital, $2,438; and Putnam County Sheriff-garage and motor supplies, $1,460.48.

Reigning over a raindrenched Old Gold Day at DePauw University was senior Jill Aufderbeck, a Delta Gamma sorority member from Cincinnati. She was chosen from among five finalists during halftime of PePauw's 31-14 football victory over Denison University. (Banner-Grap-hic photo by Steve Fields).