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If there were ever any doubt about the animal, vegetable or mineral origin of E.T., the Donald Gobert family of Berry Street in Greencastle can set the record straight. He’s pure potato, just an oddly shaped spud from the garden of Charles Saathoff, Route 3, Greencastle, and passed along to the Goberts for boiling,

Sky's the limit

Activity at McKim looking up, Brooks says

By ERIC BERNSEE Banner-Graphic Managing Editor Get ready for an astronomy pop quiz, class. What do the moon, the stars. Joe Allen, E.T. and Howard Brooks have in common 0 Forget about answers like “stars in their eyes,” or “cloudedfutures.” Subtract 10 points f or intentional puns. THE REAL TRUTH IS that they are all making historic McKim Observatory one of the most popular places in Greencastle these days. A Winter Term session entitled "Star Gazing" brought out 57 persons Tuesday to the tiny DePauw Avenue observatory on the city’s northeast side. Another 25 or so arose in the wee hours of the morning last week to peek through the clouds at the last total lunar eclipse before 1989. The moon and the planets are the stars of this show. And, of course, DePauw University’s own astronaut-graduate (Joe Allen) and Hollywood’s lovable E.T. have supplied the glitter while making looking at the sky as trendy as the sweatsuit. BUT IT’S OUR MR. BROOKS who’s putting it all together for DePauw and the Greencastle community. His head’s in the clouds, to be sure, but both feet are firmly planted in McKim heritage. “Ever since I came here a year and a half ago, I felt the observatory should be. open more, ’ Brooks, an assistant professor of physics and the unofficial director of the observatory, said this week. “I’ve run into people here in the community who’ve lived here most of their lives and they’ve never been in that building. It’s a shame, really, that it hasn’t been open more to the public.” BROOKS IS TAKING CARE of that, planning another open viewing night at 8:30 Thursday, Jan. 13. The St. Louis native would like to see at least one evening a month set aside to let the public benefit from McKim's resources. Other open houses are already set to coincide with major DePauw events, like Parents Weekend, Little 500 Weekend and Alumni College. The greater accessibility should be welcomed by a public that has a renewed interest in the heavens. “There definitely is an upswing (in interest),” Brooks said. “At least I can say there is for sure on the college level. We have to turn people away from classes at DePauw because we just don’t have the room for them.

Little to worry about

Windy with a 40 per cent chance for evening showers. Snow flurries are possible late, with low around 30. Mostly sunny on Friday. High near 40. Indiana Extended Forecast The weekend’s extended forecast calls for fair and cold weather on Saturday with highs in the mid 30s and low 40s. The lows should be in the upper teens to mid 20s. There’s a chance of light rain developing late Sunday or Monday when it will be warmer with highs mostly in the 40s. The lows should be in the 30s.

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baking or mashing. But before his demise, our little visitor was granted one last request...and, you guessed it, GTE. And before anyone gets the idea we'd photograph just any E.T. lookalike, consider this advice: Don't call us, phone home. (Banner-Graphic photo by Becky Igo).

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“AROUND TOWN, I’VE always sensed that there are people who say, ‘Gee, I’d like to go by that building.’ And this summer I had a boy painting the walls on the inside and one of the delivery men in town saw the doors open as he was driving by and stopped just to come in and look. So there definitely is an interest in it. “I’m not sure what totally sparked it,” the William Jewell College and University of Missouri-Rolla graduate said. “I imagine a lot of it's attributable to the ‘Cosmos’ and ‘Nova’ series on PBS and (Carl) Sagan. And the Voyager fly bys have kind of perked the interest. And then you have a movie like ‘E.T.’ this summer that starts people thinking about looking out into space. So there’s a lot of little things that have helped to doit.” Those who come to McKim often aren’t sure what they’ll see, Brooks admitted, but they certainly won’t find E.T. or someone else looking back. TUESDAY NIGHT, FOR instance, McKim visitors gazed at the nebula Orion in the region of the constellation Orion’s “sword.” “That’s where there’s a cloud of gas and we actually believe stars are forming,” Brooks explained. “We were actually watching a breeding ground, or a birthplace of stars.” Those who came over at 4:30 a. m. last Thursday had hoped to see a lunar eclipse. They mostly saw clouds, but no one seemed disappointed for stumbling out of bed so early. “At one point the sky was clear over at Saturn and Jupiter,” Brooks said, “so we turned the telescope around and looked there. I said we were probably the only telescope Col. 1, back page, this section

20 per cent decrease in Indiana Gas earnings

Indiana Gas Co. reported an increase in customers, revenues and dividends on common stock, but earnings per average share decreased during the fiscal year ended Sept. 30,1982 according to the utility’s 1982 annual report to shareholders. Consolidated earnings available for common stock for the year amounted to $7,776,513 which compares with $9,679,000 for the 1981 fiscal year, a 19.7 per cent decrease. Earnings per average share of common stock amounted to $3.39 compared with $4.47 the prior year. Common stock dividends totaled $3.04, which compares with $2.75 the year before. EARNINGS DECREASED primarily as a result of higher operation, maintenance and interest expenses due to inflation and a .4 per cent decline in gas sales (Mcf). Ad-

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Mock trial slated to bring education, law together again locally

By BECKYIGO Banner-Graphic Area News Editor The old Putnam Circuit Courtroom will again be transformed into a classroom as members of Putnam County's high school government classes meet at Greencastle at 9 a.m. Jan. 28 to conduct a “mock trial.” A project of the Putnam County Bar Association, the first mock trial took place last January with Cloverdaie and Greencastle high schools participating. All four county schools were contacted. BUT THIS YEAR, Putnam County Court Judge Sally Gray and Putnam Circuit Court Judge William C. Vaughn will guide Greencastle, Cloverdaie, South Putnam and North Putnam high school students through the legal process. “We are truly pleased to have all the high school students taking part because the evaluations last year, from the high school students and the DePauw University students who were involved, were so positive,” Judge Gray said. The basis for the program is to give high school government classes, and DePauw University Winter Term students who participate, the opportunity to learn about the legal system. STUDENTS LEARN HOW to conduct a jury trial during the first two weeks of the project, Judge Gray pointed out. This is done under the supervision of local attorneys. The last two weeks are spent with the respective government classes, preparing the high school students to actually conduct the trial. Five DePauw University students are taking part in this year’s mock trial. They include Sabrina Doll, Alan Hutchison, Peter Pogue. Mark Lehman and Susan Conkin. Local attorneys assisting with the project mciude deputy prosecutor Diana LaViolette, Stephen Pierson. John Zeiner and chief deputy prosecutor Robert Lowe. Cloverdaie High School students will serve as jurors. Twenty prospective members will be questioned by attorneys with six to be seated. Maureen Wagner serves as Cloverdaie High School’s government teacher. THE GREENCASTLE High School government class, taught by John Franklin, will produce attorneys to question potential jurors. One student will be responsible for asking questions for the plaintiff, while another student will ask

$1 million civil lawsuit alleges Fillmore sawmill failed to pay premiums

SPENCER-A Spencer couple has filed a $1 million civil lawsuit involving a Fillmore-based lumber company, after the business allegedly did not notify the husband and wife that insurance premiums were not being paid, which almost caused the cancellation of the policy. Charles A, and Maxine Collier, Route 2, Spencer, have filed the breach-of-contract suit in Owen Circuit Court, naming the Crown Life Insurance Co. and the J.L. Anderson Agency Inc. as defendants. THE COLLIERS CLAIM they were covered by insurance through Crown Life via the husband's employer, Collier Sawmill, Route 1, Fillmore. The husband and wife said each recently learned, without reasonable notification, that the policy was to be canceled for nonpayment of premiums by Collier’s Sawmill. The lawsuit states that the couple con-

ditional sales (Mcf) due to weather that was 5.6 per cent colder than the previous year were offset by customer conservation and a depressed economy. On Oct. 27, 1982 the Public Service Commission of Indiana authorized an increase in Indiana Gas rates which is designed to provide additional annual revenues of approximately $36.7 million. This was the result of the company’s request on March 25, 1982, as later amended, for additional revenues of $38.7 million. During the year Indiana Gas Co. completed the largest annual financing program in its history. On Feb. 1,1982, S2O million First Mortgage Bonds were sold for the purpose of refinancing a similar amount of bonds maturing on Feb. 15,1982. During June 1982, 80,000 shares of 13 per

questions for the defense. Representing the defendant will be students from the South Putnam High School government class taught by Gary Broadstreet. South Putnam will produce the defendant, the defendant’s attorney and one witness. North Putnam’s government class, under the direction of teacher Tom Roach, will represent the plaintiff’s interest. That school will provide the plaintiff, his attorney and one witness. ALTHOUGH JUDGE Gray declined to reveal the background of the case to be “tried,” she did note it should create public interest. Members of the community are invited to view the proceedings. “We have selected a very interesting civil case,” Judge Gray pointed out, “and one which was actually tried in Brown County. But, of course, we don’t want the facts to get out because the school that is going to be the jury shouldn’t have advanced knowledge of the case, or all the students might be disqualified.” One of the DePauw University students who participated in last year’s mock trial said he believed the experience to be worthwhile. GREGG NOTESTINE, a DPU senior economics major, said his involvement last year stems from an interest in law. “I went to the pre law adviser and asked if he knew of any off-campus project. He mentioned Judge Gray,” he said. “As a Winter Team project, it (the mock trial) was a way for us not to just spend time reading books in the library, but we actually could go out an observe in the courthouse." During that time. Notestine said he had an opportunity to view the legal system first hand. He called last year’s mock trial a “good experience" and said the high school students impressed him with their eagerness. “THE MOCK TRIAL was a lot more realistic than I thought it would be,” Notestine revealed. “The high school students really took it seriously. I thought they would be lenient on their friends, but they weren’t. “The high school students were really dedicated and they spent a lot of time looking up the laws," Notestine said of the necessary research.

tends the insurance company and agency have a responsibility to notify all insured persons, including the Colliers, when the status of a policy is about to change. The Colliers claim the insurance company “violated” its duty by assuming that the husband’s employer would pass on information pertaining to the policy to its employees. IF PROPER NOTIFICATION had been given, the Colliers said, the couple would have had the opportunity to either update the policy, or cancel the same. Due to illness affecting the husband and wife, each believes they are left without proper protection of “any meaningful policy of insurance.” The $1 million damages are requested for punitive and actual damages. The Colliers are being represented by the Petri, Fuhs and Doehrman law firm. The case is requested to be tried by a jury.

cent Cumulative Preferred Stock and 400,000 shares of common stock were issued and sold. The proceeds of these stock issues were used to repay short-term debt and to finance, in part, the company’s continuing construction program. THE REPORT INDICATES that during the 1982 fiscal year operating revenues increased $33,457,000 to $336,335,000 due primarily to rate adjustments authorized by the Public Service Commission of Indiana which enable the company to recover, on a timely basis, increases in the cost of gas it purchases from interstate pipeline suppliers. The cost of gas in fiscal 1982 amounted to $251,121,000, an increase of $30,389,000. Sales totaled 90,110,000 Mcf, a decline of 401,000 Mcf. Total operating expenses amounted to $317,673,000 an in-

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J. STANFORD SMITH Dies of cancer Chairman of DePauw board dies J. Stanford Smith, chairman of the board of trustees of DePauw University, died Wednesday night in Boston, where he had been hospitalized with cancer since shortly before Thanksgiving. He was 68 years old Tuesday. Services for the 1936 DePauw graduate and Terre Haute native will be held at 3 p.m. Sunday at the New Canaan (Conn.) United Methodist Church. Burial arrangements have not been announced SMITH RETIRED AS chairman of the board of International Paper Company in February, 1980, and became chairman of DePauw’s board eight months later. He had joined International Paper, the world's leading forest products company. in 1974 after a 37-year career with the General Electric Co. where he had become a senior vicepresident. Mr. Smith was a director of Chase Manhattan Bank, General Motors Corp., Eli Lilly and Co., and a former director of the National Association of Manufacturers. He also served International Paper as a director until his death. An advocate of global trade, he also was a member of the President’s Advisory Committee for Trade Negotiations and a former director of the US-USSR Trade and Economic Council. HE WAS A TRUSTEE and a former chairman of the National Fund for Minority Engineering Students, an overseer at the Amos Tuck School of Business Administration at Dartmouth, and he served on the New York State Council for Readjustment of High School Education. Smith, who earned Phi Beta Kappa honors while a DePauw student, joined the DePauw board in 1969. He was awarded honorary degrees by DePauw and Rose-Hulman Institute and he was an active civic and religious leader in his Connecticut community of Greenwich. Mr. Smith was a member of Phi Gamma Delta social fraternity. HIS SURVIVORS include his widow, Elaine; daughters Barbara E. Smith and Mrs. Carol E. Withered; and sons Stephen L. Smith and Douglas A. Smith. Memorial gifts may be made to the New England Deaconess Hospital, Tullis Cancer Research Center. Attn. Mr. Perry, 185 Pilgrim St., Boston, Mass. 02215.

crease of $34,544,000. According to the annual report, the pricing provisions of the Natural Gas Policy Act (NGPA) of 1978 helped turn around the natural gas shortages of the mid-1970’s by restoring needed economic incentives for gas exploration and development. The success of these pricing provisions is indicated by the fact that in 1981 U.S. natural gas reserve discoveries exceeded production for the first time since 1968. While the pricing provisions of the NGPA have improved gas supply, they have also contributed to increases in the cost of gas service to consumers. During the fiscal year, Indiana Gas Co. paid 75 cents of each dollar received from its customers for the cost of gas.