Banner Graphic, Volume 12, Number 75, Greencastle, Putnam County, 4 December 1981 — Page 1

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North Putnam stands firm on student policy

By BECKY IGO Banner-Graphic Area News Editor Although approved a month ago, the North Putnam School Board heard its first challenge to the corporation’s new immunization policy Thursday evening during a regular meeting at the superintendent’s office. Following a requirement by state statute at its Nov. 5 meeting, board members set Dec. 1 as the deadline for all corporation students to have such information on file for school personnel. THOSE STUDENTS NOT properly immunized, or who are not excused from having said immunizations, were to be expelled as of Dec. 1. At Thursday’s session, a patron questioned why eighth-grader Jim Legrand had been suspended for a five-day period. Saying the family had moved to the area recently from New York, the woman said, “I was not notified the papers were not sent.” North Putnam Junior-Senior High School Principal Bill Ringo responded that new students who have been enrolled for 30 days must comply with the policy. “He had been in school as of 30 days yesterday. We still did not have his immunization records so he was suspended for five days. “WE TRIED TO CONTACT you, but there was no response,” Ringo continued. “The decision was made that if a student is enrolled 30 days or more, and his health records were not up to date, he would be suspended.” “I’m just objecting because I was not notified the records had not been in,” the patron remarked. Ringo said the matter could be corrected if the student has a statement on file saying the parent or guardian verifies the shots had been completed, or there is an objection due to religious or personal reasons. THE PATRON NOTED the matter would be corrected. Contacted Friday morning, Ringo said the student has been reinstated. Ringo also noted students were informed several times about the policy deadline. “We announced this to the student body, told them individually and sent letters home. The policy took effect Dec. 1 and we started suspending Dec. 2,” he said, adding there are approximately six students on suspension at the high school for the infraction. THE NORTH PUTNAM immunization policy details a student will not be suspended if: 1. He has a current record on file at the

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school regarding immunizations. 2. He provides a doctor’s statement explaining why there may be a delay in receiving the vaccinations required. 3. Or, he has a written statement from parents or guardians saying there are religious objections to the immunizations. LATER, THE BOARD GAVE approval for Girton Implement Co., Brazil, to furnish the corporation three International chassis and Lee Equipment, Terre Haute, to furnish three Wayne school bus bodies. Total bid price for the three 66passenger buses to be acquired totals $65,007. Three buses are to be used in trade. The decision Thursday evening followed a report by the board’s bus committee. Approval was given for a $66,000 additional appropriation to the general fund for the bus purchase loan to be obtained from Tri-County Bank. The loan will be at Wk per cent interest for a five-year term. Also approved was a $10,500 additional appropriation to the cumulative building fund for boiler replacement at the Russellville Elementary. The state must give final approval for such additional appropriations, Supt. Merrill Scott noted. IN OTHER BUSINESS, bids for furnishing the corporation petroleum products were rejected by board members. Since each bid did not constitute a firm price, members authorized Transportation Director Jack Wright to obtain these products on the open market, except for motor oil products which Wright will select at his discretion. Board members gave authorization for Scott and Treasurer Donna Gibson to transfer funds within the corporation appropriations to balance monies at the year’s end. The school nutrition program agreement was signed for January 1982 to September 1982. Foods supervisor Linda Nelson was also given permission to institute salad meals at the elementary level beginning during the second semester. Lunchroom procedures for adults were approved to bring them more in line with procedures students must follow. THE BOARD TABLED discussion on promoting Eileen Hultz to head custodian at the high school as recommended by Maintenance Director Jim Neumann. Although all agreed Hultz is a valuable worker, members felt it better to consider such a move when other personnel are considered. The matter will be discussed again at the June 1982 meeting. It was agreed to shorten the last day of Col. 3, back page, this section

Warning:

Take note, six charged in Christmas tree theft

Local authorities have served notice that it may be the season to be jolly, but only within bounds. “THIS IS A WARNING to all persons in the area that anyone caught stealing Christmas ornaments, decorations, Christmas trees or anything else will be prosecuted,” Sgt. Rodney Cline of the Greencastle City Police Department said Friday morning after charging six DePauw University students with the theft of Christmas trees from Wagoner’s Christmas Tree Farm north of Greencastle. The six students charged with theft in the 1:30 a.m. incident Friday are: Jeff Wolfe, 19, Richmond, Ind.; Timothy Saun-

Students to be relocated?

By BECKY IGO Banner-Graphic Area News Editor Students in the Putnam-West Hendricks Cooperative’s moderately mentally handicapped classes at Fillmore Elementary may be relocated to another facility, according to South Putnam Supt. Jim Hammond, a member of the Cooperative’s advisory board. THE ITEM IS ONE OF seven to be discussed during the board’s meeting at 9:30 a.m. Tuesday at the Cooperative’s Bainbridge office. “There is a possibility this class will not

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Former U.S. Secretary of the Treasury Joseph W. Barr signs one of the last dollar bills used with his name on it after his speech Thursday morning at Meharry Hall. The topic of the DePauw University

Volunteers sought for Tax-Aide program here

The Tax-Aide program sponsored by the American Association of Retired Persons and the National Retired Teachers Association, locally assisted by the Retired Senior Volunteer Program, has shown a steady growth since first established in 1970. Now additional volunteer counselors are needed for the tax assistance season from February through the first week in April. THOSE VOLUNTEERS accepted will be trained by Internal Revenue Service representatives and will then assist in their own residential area under the supervision of an experienced local coordinator. Dr. Herold Ross will be the Putnam County coordinator and will work closely with local volunteers. The volunteer Tax-Aide counselor

ders, 19, Route 2, Greencastle; Dave Curtiss, 18, Kenilworth, 111.; Carter N. Grice, Winston-Salem, N.C.; Michael Hile, 18, Evansville, Jonathan Hart, 18, Martinsville. “At approximately 1:30a.m., I observed a white station wagon loaded with Christmas trees and the six subjects going through town,” Cline explained. He said he followed the vehicle after it turned off Washington Street onto Locust and proceeded to the ATO house. THE FOUR TREES IN the students’ possession still had yellow tags from Wagoner’s hanging from them, Cline said.

be able to be housed at Fillmore,” Hammond said via phone Thursday. “This is a preliminary thing we are thinking about. It may not become a reality.” Fifteen students take part in the classes, the superintendent said. “We have two classes. We might consolidate these classes and put them in another building,” he said, adding the building may not be part of the South Putnam Corp. IN ADDITION, TUESDAY’S session will include discussion on a proposal by the Eminence School to join the Cooperative. Five corporations now take part including

grad's speech was "The Federal Bureaucracy: Liability or Asset?" Barr served in the executive branch both in the Kennedy and Johnson administration. (Banner-Graphic photo by Barbara Carhart).

works directly with senior citizens and low income persons who request tax assistance. This training is open to all interested persons regardless of age. However, to qualify as a counselor an individual should show an interest in and aptitude for volunteer tax work as well as experience in filing personal returns. THIS YEAR’S TRAINING will be held at the Senior Citizens building on the north side of the square. The instructor from IRS will be here four days, Monday, Jan. 11 through Thursday, Jan. 14. The final afternoon will be devoted to 1981 Indiana Tax forms. Persons who desire to serve in this capacity may call the RSVP office, 653-3011 any weekday between 8 a.m. to4p.m.

The tree farm allows people to pick out trees and then tags them for customers to come back later and cut them fresh. Cline said the trees were taken back to Wagoner’s, where they were identified by John Zeller as his property. They were valued at S6O, Cline said. Cline said the six students were then arrested at 2:50 a.m. charged with theft. Other possible charges, including trespassing, are pending, the officer added. CLINE WAS ASSISTED IN the investigation by officer Carol Bogges, reserve office Larry Shipman, Putnam County deputy Mike Biggs and campus police.

North Putnam, Greencastle, Cloverdale, South Putnam and Mill Creek schools. A representative from Eminence is to be at the advisory board meeting. According to the agenda, the board will also be considering beginning a hearing impaired class. Since the Cooperative has no such class of its own, two students are transported to Brazil. Advisory board members believe it may be more cost effective to begin the class locally. A DISCUSSION OF students fees is also expected to be given by Susan Price, Cooperative acting director.

Barr serves up 'sobering" facts

By BARBARA CARHART Banner-Graphic Staff Writer “The ’Bos are a sobering decade,” former Secretary of the Treasury Joseph W. Barr proclaimed to a DePauw University audience Thursday at Meharry Hall. “The days of the U.S. telling the world what to do and the world doing it are over,” he said in speaking on the topic “Federal Bureaucracy: Liability or Asset?” Barr answered that question by reverting criticism about the bureaucracy back to the source. “WE SHOULD NOT BE too hard on the bureaucracy,” Barr noted. “We should be harder on ourselves. If we can get the country turned around so that we are doing what we know how to do, the morale of the civil servants will turn around.” Barr explained that recent action by President Reagan that sent those who were considered “unnecessary” home during the budget crisis was an example of a disillusioned bureaucracy. “Imagine what that action did to those people’s morale,” Barr said, explaining that today’s hefty bureaucracy had very lean roots. “BACK IN THE THIRTIES,” recalled Barr, “the bureaucracy was restricted to defending the country, agriculture, and the post office. When World War II came about, it forced the federal government to be involved in our life. ” After the war, Barr, who served both un-

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Travis Berry, 10, (center) is shown attending the State March of Dimes Foundation Convention in Indianapolis at the Atkinson Hotel where he was named Indiana Poster Child for 1982. With the Northeast

Travis Berry named State Poster Child for 1982 March of Dimes

The Indiana March of Dimes Foundation has selected Putnam County 10-year-old Travis Berry, son of Mr. and Mrs. Milton Berry, Route 2, Greencastle, as the 1982 State Poster Child. THE ANNOUNCEMENT was made at the annual convention and workshop held at the Atkinson Hotel in Indianapolis. Travis was introduced to the delegates by Penny R. Taylor, Putnam County March chairman and chairman of the poster childs state publicity, with the Berry family in attendance. The March of Dimes Foundation seeks to minimize birth defects by improving pre-natal care, broadening research and expanding medical services to help those like Travis to lead full and productive lives. Travis, a Northeast Elementary fourth-grader, came to the attention of the Indiana organization after serving as Putnam County Poster Child in 1981. Born with Spina Bifida, a condition of the incomplete development of the spinal cord which in his

der John F. Kennedy and Lyndon B. Johnson, said the country got involved in urban renewal and highway construction. When Johnson came into office, there was a completely different feeling in government, he believes, saying Johnson’s administration was in part responsible for the change. “Johnson was the most radical president we have ever had,” the 1939 DePauw graduate recalled. “He tried to get government into the areas of education, health, and safety.” At the start, the former secretary said the government was not so efficient as a manager of these new social welfare programs. “WE TRIED TO ATTACK poverty and we were floundering,” recalled Barr “because there were no rules. This was the first time the government tried to develop these types of programs.” Barr said the result of the government trying to orchestrate social welfare programs was a great deal of resentment. “We found out,” Barr concluded, “that the government was not really good in social areas.” THE SOMEWHAT SHAKY management of these programs provided the fuel for criticism and the language that political platforms are made of. The result, believes Barr, was that Jimmy Carter and Ronald Reagan both ran against the bureaucracy. Barr suggests that in Col. 3, back page, this section

Elementary fourth-grader are his father Milton Berry; Mrs. Penny Taylor, Putnam County March of Dimes chairman; his mother, Mary, and brother Darren, 16.

case resulted in impairment of lower leg muscles and necessitates wearing short leg braces, Travis participates in the many activities of a busy youngster. HIS MOTHER. MARY in extemporaneous remarks to the large delegation, detailed the special medical care that has been required with regular trips to the famed Riley Hospital for Children, Indianapolis, and the special concerns that they have as a family. Following the announcement, the active red-haired celebrity showed his good nature while he posed for dozens of photographs with each of the delegations for most of the afternoon. The national Parents' March for financial support and to provide information to interested persons will be held in January and Putnam County’s State Poster Child who wasn’t supposed to be able to walk will be a visible reminder to Hoosiers that with love and support miracles do happen