Banner Graphic, Volume 12, Number 85, Greencastle, Putnam County, 16 December 1981 — Page 8

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The Putnam County Banner-Graphic, December 16,1981

Obituaries Olen 0. Dudley

Olen 0. Dudley, 91, Route 1, Fillmore, passed away Tuesday evening at Putnam County Hospital. Born Nov. 12, 1890 in Howard County, Ind., he was the son of Mr. and Mrs. George Dudley. He married the former Sadie Coffing in 1911, and she preceded him in death in 1970. Mr. Dudley was a life-long farmer. Survivors include three sons, Devon, Route 5, Greencastle. O.L. Dudley, Route 3, Madison, and George William, Route 1, Fillmore;

Norman C. Best

Norman C. Best, 64, Elizabeth Street, Greencastle, died Tuesday afternoon at Putnam County Hospital. He was born on Oct. 17, 1917 in Reelsville, the son of James and Mary (Smith) Best Sr. On Sept. 3, 1940, he married Dorothy Evans, and she survives. From 1943-1963, Mr. Best worked for Adams and Ryan Wholesale Groceries. Since, 1963, he has been employed with the Greencastle school system. Survivors, in addition to

Ruth C. Cox

Ruth C. Cox, 73, formerly of Belle Union, passed away Tuesday morning at the Houston Health Care Center in Cloverdale. Mrs. Cox was born in Putnam County on June 14,1908, the daughter of Frank Oscar and Ida (Allee) Buis. She married Lee Cox on June 8, 1929. He preceded her in death on April 12,1976. Survivors include a brother, Paul T. Buis, Route 1, Martinsville; a sister,

Mable F. Leonard

Services were held Wednesday afternoon in Mooresville for Mable F. Leonard, 93, Route 3, Cloverdale, who passed away Sunday at Putnam County Hospital. Born Nov. 23, 1888 in Morgan County, she was the daughter of Alfred and Eliza (Beaumont) cox. She married Walter William Leonard in 1906, and he preceded her in death on Sept. 10,1959. Mrs. Leonard had lived at Route 3, Cloverdale, for the

Damon R. Modlin

Damon R. Modlin, 68, Route 3, Greencastle, passed away late Tuesday evening at Putnam County Hospital.

Fowl weather?

Turkeys run wild in Hoosier woodlands

ATTICA, Ind. (AP) Neither the cold nor change in environment is keeping wild turkeys imported from Missouri to repopulate northern Indiana woodlands from performing their assigned mission, state biologists say. This is the second winter for turkeys brought by the state Department of Natural Resources, and district wildlife biologist Dan Zinnerman says the wild turkeys are staying alive and reproducing. Zimmerman and Brian Miller, a Purdue University graduate with a degree in biology, released eight toms and 25 hens in Warren and Fountain counties. Some hens were weak after the trip from Missouri and were

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nine grandchildren, 19 greatgrandchildren and two great-great-grandchildren. He was preceded in death by a son, Floyd, in 1981. Services will be conducted at 10 a.m. Friday from the Whitaker-Bittles and Hurt Funeral Home, Greencastle, with Rev. Paul Robinson officiating. Interment will be in Stilesville Cemetery. Friends may call 2-4 and 69 p.m. Thursday at the funeral home. The family requests that donations be made to the American Cancer Society.

his wife, include, a son, Kenneth, a daughter-in-law, Carolyn, and two grandchildren, Kimberly and Cory, all of Greencastle; and a brother, Claude Best, Route 2, Poland. Mr. Best was preceded in death by his parents and four brothers. Services will be conducted at 1:30 p.m. Friday at the Hopkins-Rector Funeral Home, Greencastle. Burial will follow at BooneHutcheson Cemetery. Friends may call 3-9 p.m. Thursday at the funeral home.

Floy McCullough, Greencastle, and several nieces and nephews. Two brothers and two sisters preceded her in death. Services will be at 2 p.m. Thursday at the Whitaker Funeral Home in Cloverdale. The Rev. James Moore will officiate. Interment will be in Cloverdale Cemetery. Friends may call 2-4 and 79 p.m. Wednesday and until the service on Thursday.

past four years, previously residing in Indianapolis and Mooresville. Survivors include a daughter, Dortha Lane. Route 3, Cloverdale, four grandchildren, 13 greatgrandchildren and six great-great-grandchildren. Rev. Ted Rigdon officiated at Wednesday’s service, with burial in Mooresville Cemetery. Carlisle and Son Funeral Home, Mooresville, was in charge of arrangements.

Funeral arrangements are pending at the WhitakerBittles and Hurt Funeral Home, Greencastle.

released in colder weather when food was apt to be more scarce, Zimmerman said. As part of the experiment, Miller attached small radio transmitters with different frequencies to one tom and five hens at the two release sites. He monitored the signals on a mobile radio antenna to get an idea of the area where the birds are nesting, he said. About five months after the releases in January and February, 10 of the 12 turkeys with transmitters were dead, mostly of natural causes, Zimmerman said. But shortly after those discoveries, a brood of eight young turkeys was hatched by one of the surviving hens in Fountain County, and Zim-

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deviate sexual conduct in the stabbing death of Martha Payne, 24,9 S. Locust St., Greencastle. MINNICK PLEADED NOT guilty to all three charges during an earlier arraignment in Putnam Circuit Court. Terre Haute attorney Woodrow Nasser is serving

County Council-

program will be allowed to collect up to $4,500 for 1982. At a later date, the Council will also need to consider amending 1982

Russellville program set

RUSSELLVILLE- Russellville Elementary School will present its annual Christmas program, “The Christmas Wish,” at7:3op.m. Thursday in the Russellville gym. Guests are welcome. Fifth-and-sixth-graders have the leading roles in a play which features all classes singing several songs directed by Mrs. Loren Hetrick following the six-th-grade band selections directed by JohnT. Wilson. MOTHER MARTIN, the head of the Wentworth Orphange, played by Amy Lashley, has just learned that young Mr. Wentworth and his wife, played by Mike McAfee bnd Tammy Rose, are not going to continue supporting the orphanage and it will have to close. Matilda the housekeeper

merman said he hasn’t found any dead birds since then. If counts from tracking and landowner’s reports are accurate, Miller said, the number now surviving equals the number originally released. He does not expect a high death rate this winter because the new birds are natives and will not undergo the stresses of moving as their predecessors did. Miller, who spends at least three days a week on the project, is trying to trap the new birds which he will implant with transmitters. The biologist said this experiment was an extension of a program begun a decade ago in southern Indiana where 2,000 wild turkeys now live.

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as his counsel. Putnam County Prosecutor Del Brewer is seeking the death penalty in the case. Charges of escape, resisting law enforcement officers and battery with a deadly weapon were also filed by the prosecution, after Minnick allegedly fled

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salaries, which have already been established, to allow for the increases, Hendrich said.

(Dana Schoolcraft) suggests they be invited to a Christmas program which might help them understand the real worth of the home. It is discovered that a new little boy, Peter, played by Skipper Inman, has come from a country where he has never celebrated Christmas and a wonderful Christmas wish is made. Miss Susan, the schoolteacher (Melissa Boiler), and Margaret, the oldest girl (Irene Newbold), help the children get ready for the program. SONGS INCLUDE: Sixth grade: “Need a Little Christmas” from Marne “Tomorrow” from the musical Annie, and “Silver Bells” featuring a new electronic instrument, the Omnichord, played by Colby

As winner in the Strike It Rich promotion among Montgomery Ward stores in the Cincinnati territory, William Spoon (right), 2064 Fairway Drive, Greencastle, had his pick of any appliance in the local store. Spoon chose the hot water heater he displays with manager Howell Bell. (Banner-Graphic photo by Mary Jane Mace).

from the Putnam County Jail. He was later captured by state police near Belle Union. ALTHOUGH AN EXACT court date for the murder trial has not been confirmed, Judge Yelton said that would be announced as soon as the defense and prosecution are prepared.

Sheriff’s deputies salaries for 1982 are established at $12,321.87, in addition to longevity.

Strasburger; first grade: “When Santa Claus gets Your Letter” and “All I Want for Christmas is My Two Front Teeth,” along with several children reading their letters to Santa; fifth grade: “Sing a Christmas Song” and “Allelu” with calypso instruments. For the Orphanage program: The kindergarteners, as cookies, sing: “Christmas Cookies” and “Holiday Hearts”; the second grade: “Song of the Littlest Angel” and “Packages”; third and fourth grades: “I’d Like to Get a Look at Santa Claus,” “Shake Me I Rattle” and “The Joys of Christmas.” ALSO INCLUDED are piano solos by Sharon Wiatt and Jeff Smith, a song by Skipper Inman and many special effects.

Hospital notes Putnam County Hospital Dismissed Tuesday: Karen McClure and son, Bertha Schlatter, George Friend, Barbara Woods, Lessie Cox, Susan Williams and Rebecca Crafton. Birth: Mr. and Mrs. Gary Bailey, Route 1, Box 494, Cloverdale, a boy.

Senior Cindy Funk, a member of Veronica Cook's intensive laboratory class, receives a trophy (left photo) from John Colvin, chairman of the committee participating in mock interviews. Every year, area businesses participate in the mock job interview program to help teach students proper interview techniques. Tuesday's interviews began at 8 a.m. and lasted until 10:35 a.m. Each interviewer participated in two interview situations with the students. The trophy, donated by Tri-County Bank, was awarded to the student who best presented herself during the interview situation. Companies participating in this year's program were Tri-County Bank, IBM, Communications Corp. of Indiana, Public Service Indiana, Central Insurance Agency, Putnam County License Branch and the North Putnam Community School Corp. Judges for the mock interview lab were (above, from left) Nina Fenton (Communications Corporation of America), Francis Heckel (Putnam County License Branch), John Colvin (Tri-County Bank), Merrill Scott (North Putnam Community School Corp.), Ron Combs (IBM), Donna Gibson (North Putnam Community School Corp.), Tim Conway (Public Service Indiana), Sara Baird (TriCounty Bank) and Rick Sharp (Central Insurance Agency). (Banner-Graphic photos by Barbara Carhart).

Birch Bayh to marry again on Christmas Eve INDIANAPOLIS (AP) Former Sen. Birch Bayh, D-Ind., will be married Christmas Eve in Washington to Katherine “Kitty” Halpin, an employee of ABC News, Bayh’s Indianapolis office said today. Bayh was in Washington and unavailable for comment. Miss Halpin for seven years worked as an aide to Robert Strauss when he was Democratic national chairman. She currently is director of news information for ABC News at Washington. The wedding will take place at St. Alban’s Chapel in Washington, according to Ann Haslem, an aide to Bayh in Indianapolis. It will be Miss Halpin’s first marriage. Bayh’s first wife, Marvella, died on April 24, 1979 after a long fight with cancer. Bayh served three terms in the U.S. Senate, from 1962 to 1980 and was defeated in his bid for an unprecedented fourth term last year by Rep. Dan Quayle, R-Ind.

Market reports Grain prices at Greencastle elevators Wednesday were: Oats-$2.25 Beans-$5.83 Shell corn-$2.14-$2.20 Ear corn-$2.14 Hog prices at the Greencastle Livestock Center Wednesday were 25 cents lower at: 180-200-$32-$36 200-230-$38.75-$39.25 230-250-$38.25-$38.75 250-300-$34-$3 B Sows-$28.50-$32.50 Boars-$26-S2B The Livestock Center will be closed Dec. 24 and 25.

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City Housing Authority to meet Thursday The Greencastle Housing Authority will meet at 7 p.m. Thursday at City Hall. The meeting is open to the public, according to an announcement by board president John Stouder.

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Reports of LSD untrue By The Associated Press Rumors concerning druglaced stickers may have developed over a misunderstanding, an Ohio investigator said Tuesday. Officials in Muncie, Gary, Indianapolis, Fort Wayne and Hammond have issued warnings about the stickers to parents and children during the current school year. But Jack McCormick of ttie Ohio Bureau of Criminal Investigation said the rumors may have been caused by confusion over wording. Authorities say the taking LSD by chewing or licking tabs, is not new. However, the rumors involved the possibility of someone inadvertingly' taking LSD by applying a tattoo to their skin and having the drug absorbed through the skin. “We haven’t seen any stickon decals with LSD,’’ McCormick said. “What we have seen and it isn’t new are blotter acid decals that have been the most convenient way of distributing the drug since the mid 705.” Several Indiana police agencies had reported confiscating the drug stickers. But, a further investigation indicated they had seized acid tabs which are ingested orally and not through the skin by tattoo. “We seized some stickers about a year ago at a city, school,” said Cpl. A 1 Eisen-J menger, a public information' officer for the Valparaiso, Ind Police Department. “They had photos of Mickey Mouse and, E think Goofy, with some stars and little microdots laced with LSD. “But we’ve determined these are taken by mouth and not through the skin.” There was a report LSD stickers had been seized in Hammond, but a chemist with the Northwest Indiana Criminal and Toxicology Lab told The Fort Wayne News-Sentinel, “They weren’t tattoos. “They were no different from the blotter acid we’ve been seeing for years,” said Ron Kucharik. “There’s nothing new or revolutionary about this.” McCormick said the rumors of the LSD tattoo stickers appeared to have been the result of “a series of coincidences and not a conscious effort to produce a hoax.” He said the story started last summer when he wrote a memo about the possibility of such stickers in Delaware state schools. “I can’t think of any reason why someone would try to market LSD with tattoo stickers. All someone has to do now is take an acid blotter tab and chew the blotter,” McCormick said. “I think this whole thing is a case of a non-story becoming a story,” he added.