Banner Graphic, Volume 12, Number 93, Greencastle, Putnam County, 28 December 1981 — Page 1

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Christmas was a very special day for Mike and Sandy Steele, 720 Ravenswood Drive, Greencastle, as they became the proud parents of a son at the Putnam County Hospital. Derek Steele weighed 8 pounds, 11 Vi ounces and was 22 inches long when he was born at 10:46 a.m. Friday. Derek's proud pappa is head basketball coach at DePauw University. He is the couple's first child. Maternal grandparents are Lena and Ned Ortman, Kokomo, and paternal grandparents are Monica and Dave Steele, Robinson, 111. (BannerGraphic photo)

Kampsville quest

Fillmore students hoping for grant to help fund archeological trip

By LARRY GIBBS Banner-Graphic Publisher Sixth-graders at Fillmore have gleaned a cornfield, sold Tupperware and collected aluminum cans in a bid to raise approximately $6,000 for a once-in-a-lifetime opportunity to probe the mysteries of longago American civilizations. But a week-long archealogical visit to Kampsville, 111., next spring ultimately may depend on a grant application to be reviewed by the Indiana Committee for the Humanities. “WE’VE COMPLETED a prospectus, which describes the project, as required by the Committee for the Humanities,” explained Mrs. Cathy Bremer, one of two Fillmore teachers working on the project. “We’re in the process now of preparing a formal application. Initial reaction to our idea has been enthusiastic, but the grant is not a certainty. We won’t have final word on it until February.” The proposed Kampsville trip is tire type of educational and cultural experience frequently funded by the Committee for the Humanities, but Mrs. Bremer emphasized that a number of projects statewide compete for limited funding. She and Kathy Helms, also a sixth-grade teacher at Fillmore, are continuing to work with their classes to raise funds in the hope that Humanities money will subsidize the students’ own efforts. Approved by the South Putnam School Board in November, the Kampsville visit would include on-site excavations where 13 layers of Indian civilizations have been discovered. The tiny west-central Illinois community is situated on the Illinois River approximately 60 miles north of St. Louis. ALTHOUGH KAMPSVILLE’S

Cold, wet to greet 'B2 Cloudy and cold tonight and tomorrow with the low tonight in the low to mid teens and the high tomorrow in the low to mid 20s. Indiana Extended Forecast A chance of snow in northern Indiana and rain or snow in the south Wednesday and Thursday. Turning colder late Thursday and Friday. Lows in the upper teens to mid 20s Wednesday and cooling to 5 to 15 Friday. Highs in the 20s north and 30s south Wednesday and Thursday and in the teens to low 20s Friday. Abby A 7 Calendar A 6 Classified A12.A13 Comics A 9 Crossword Al 3 Heloise A 6 Horoscope Al 3 House Call Al 2 Obituaries Al 4 Sports AIO.AII TV A 9 Theaters Al 4

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Individual or business contributions to the Fillmore sixthgraders’ Kampsville, 111., visit are tax deductible and very much appreciated, according to students and

Holiday ad deadlines set

Because of the New Year’s Day holiday, the Banner-Graphic will not be published on Friday, Jan. 1. Consequently, advertising deadlines have been advanced. Deadline for ads to appear Saturday. Jan. 2, will be noon Wednesday, Dec. 30. Ads to appear on

population is only 400, the town boasts a nationally respected archeology center used by public schools and universities from several states. The 37-building center is owned and operated by the Foundation for Illinois Archeology in cooperation with Northwestern University. If they are able to make the trip, either in March or May, Fillmore sixth-graders will be housed in dormitories at Kampsville. In addition to actually digging for artifacts with trained acheologists, they also would participate in 40 hours of classroom instruction, learning about their discoveries. Although the novel project has the

Contributions welcome

teachers involved in the project. Contributions may be sent to Fillmore Elementary School, Route 1, Fillmore, Ind. 46128.

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backing of the school board, most parents and other classes at Fillmore, the primary obstacle is the cost. Initial estimates showed that at least 32 of 38 sixth-graders would be making the trip at a tuition cost of $145 to $165 per student, depending on when the trip is made. BASED ON AN enrollment of 32 pupils, Kampsville’s total tuition requirement in March would be $4,640, while in May the cost would be $5,280. Those totals include lodging, meals and classroom instruction, but do not include transportation. Cost of chaperones for the week would be SBS each. At least two other adults would join Mrs. Bremer and Miss Helms in

Minnick trial slated for week of March 22

By BECKY IGO Banner-Graphic Area News Editor The murder trial of William Arthur Minnick will be held the week of March 22 in Clay Circuit Court. That decision came following a special omnibus hearing Monday morning. The case was venued to Clay County on Dec. 7, when it was determined pre-trial publicity would prohibit Minnick from receiving a fair and impartial trial locally. Attending Monday’s hearing before Clay Circuit Judge Ernest Yelton were Putnam County Prosecutor Del Brewer and Minnick’s private counsel Woodrow Nasser.

Lone Star layoff to affect 88

Eighty-eight employees will be affected by a layoff beginning Jan. 4 at Lone Star Industries’ Greencastle cement plant, manager Richard Murray has confirmed. Although the specific duration of the layoff is uncertain, Murray said he is hopeful workers can be recalled to their jobs around March 1. He emphasized the recall date will depend on demand for cement shipments. IN ADDITION to state benefits, Murray explained, employees who are laid off will

making the trip. “The students have been working really hard to raise funds,” Mrs. Bremer said. “They spent one recent Saturday gleaning a local cornfield to raise $42. They sponsored a Tupperware party at the school earlier this month, tried some babysitting and are continuing to collect aluminum cans for recycling. A number of other fund-raising ideas are being considered for January and February. “WE’RE PLANNING another parents’ meeting during the first week of January and we’ll finalize some plans then,” she added. We don’t know yet which month the trip will be scheduled and, as I said, much will depend on the Humanities grant.” As outlined to the school board, the project calls for each student to raise SSO of his or her tuition cost. The remainder will be provided through the classes’ fundraising efforts and, hopefully, the Humanities grant. Fillmore principal Gary Johnson told the school board that any sixth-graders who choose not to make the Kampsville trip would participate in an alternate study plan at school during the week other class members are in Illinois. ONE OF THE primary features of a Kampsville visit is “John White’s Village”, a collection of authentic matcovered houses and work areas constructed in the pattern of Indian crafts of centuries ago. A noted expert on history of' the Illinois River Valley, White personally instructs visiting students’ in the recreation of Indian structures and living styles. More than 8,600 elementary, secondary and college students have used Kampsville as a field school since 1970.

MINNICK IS charged with the Oct. 26 stabbing death of 24-year-old Martha Payne, 9 S. Locust St., Greencastle. He has been charged with murder, robbery and unlawful deviate sexual conduct in the incident. The omnibus hearing was originally scheduled for Dec. 21, but was delayed due to weather conditions. In addition to the murder counts, Minnick has also been charged with escape, resisting law enforcement and battery with a deadly weapon, after he fled from the Putnam County Jail on Dec. 6. NASSER TOLD the Banner-Graphic

receive supplemental benefits through Lone Star. Insurance coverage will remain intact. The probability of a temporary layoff at Lone Star was reported in the BannerGraphic in late October when Murray cited the effects of a depressed construction market. He said the general state of the national economy and its impact on construction had resulted in reduced activity and a corresponding drop in cement orders.

Services Wednesday for David Webber, Putnam deputy sheriff

David Kent Webber, 29, Route 4, Greencastle, died Sunday at Methodist Hospital, Indianapolis. He had been ill for the past several months. Born on July 21, 1952 in Indianapolis, the deceased was the son of Alden A. and Ruth (Knauer) Webber. MR. WEBBER was graduated from North Putnam High School in 1971. He attended the University of Evansville in 1971-72. He served in the Air Force from 1972-76 and was stationed at the Offutt Air Force base, Omaha. He was the personal body guard of Gen. Russell E. Daugherty, com-mander-in-chief of the Strategic Air Command. He also served as an elite guard for SAC. A 1977 graduate of the Law Enforcement Academy, Mr. Webber became a Putnam County deputy sheriff in 1978. He was a member of the Fraternal Order of Police and the Roachdale Optimist Club. Survivors include his wife, Tracy Webber; his parents, Alden and Ruth Webber; his father and mother-in-law, Mr. and Mrs. William E. Etcheson; and his grandmothers, Mrs. Edna Knauer, Ladoga, and Mrs. Naomi Carson, Indianapolis, and a brother, Dan Webber, Los Angeles.

Monday morning he did not expect a confirmation that the counts of escape would the consolidation is discussed, it would be “I guess (Putnam County Circuit Court) Judge (William) Vaughn is waiting for me to get back to him,” Nasser said. Arraignment on the escape charges took place in Putnam Circuit Court on Dec. 14 before Judge Vaughn. At that time, Minnick told the court he believed Nasser would be serving as his counsel on the escape charges. VAUGHN DETERMINED there was a possibility the charges could be combined, Col. 1, back page, this section

NORMAL DEMAND during winter months is met by shipment of cement already in storage while production is scaled back. However, the unusually low volume of recent orders temporarily has elminated the need for additional production. When he explained the layoff prospect in October, Murray noted the plant had taken steps to avoid employment interruption by reducing its production rate as far back as May of 1980. However, he said, market conditions continued to worsen and the layoff situation could not be avoided.

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DAVID WEBBER Succumbs to illness

SERVICES will be conducted at 2 p.m. Wednesday at the HopkinsRector Funeral Home, Greencastle, with Rev. Leo Schmitt officiating. Burial will follow at the Brick Chapel Cemetery. Friends may call from 3-9 p.m. Tuesday at the funeral home.

Mother Nature dumped another inch or two of snow on Putnam County Monday morning, adding to the layer she provided a week earlier. The white covering provided a perfect opportunity to test Christmas sleds, as evidenced by the scene at left in Greencastle's Robe-Ann Park. (BannerGraphic photo)