Banner Graphic, Volume 13, Number 116, Greencastle, Putnam County, 22 January 1983 — Page 1
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ROBERT HENDRICH
Who's news
Compiled by EKIC BERNSEE Banner-Graphic Managing Editor ROBERT CLARK HENDRICH, a South Putnam High School senior, has been named one of eight alternates to Congressman John Myers’ appointment to the United States Air Force Academy. He is the son of Mr. and Mrs. Charles D. Hendrich, Route 1, Fillmore. Named as Myers’ appointment to the academy was GREGORY ALAN ANKEY, Brazil. Hendrich is the lone Putnam County applicant ranked by the Seventh District Academy Screening Board which includes former DePauw University Dean Dr. ROBERT FARBER and MICHAEL HARMLESS of Greencastle. Should the principal nominee withdraw or fail to qualify, Hendrich and the other seven alternates would be considered on a competitive basis. The Roachdale Optimist Club has selected co-Students of the Month for December. Roachdale Elementary School students JANE WOODS and RYUN CARR have been cited for their school accomplishments during the month. Rvun. son of Mr. and Mrs. William Carr, Roachdale, and Jane, daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Dallas Woods, Route 1, Greencastle, are both students in Mr. Maish’s fourth-grade class. Eight Putnam County students are among 3,299 at Purdue University who received distinguished student rank for the fall semester. Area students cited are: ANITA KAY FOWLER, Route 1, Bainbridge, studying consumer and family science; DEBRA ANN ItUARK. Route 1, Fillmore, consumer and family science; LISA ANNE KELLY, 612 Ridge Ave., Greencastle, humanities, social sciences and education; ANNE LOUISE LEZOTTE, 609 Ridge Ave., Greencastle, science; MATT WILLIAM MAILLET, 1216 S. Bloomington St., Greencastle, science; MICHAEL WAYNE SMITH, Route 2, Greencastle, agriculture; DOUGLAS ARTHUR SUNKEL, 324 N. Arlington St., Greencastle, industrial engineering; AMELIA RAYE WOLLUMS, Route 5, Greencastle, agriculture. A Greencastle student at Terre Haute’s Ivy Tech is one of the winners in a design competition staged by Terre Haute’s Redevelopment Department. TERRY ZELLERS, Route 4, Greencastle, was one of three runners-up in competition for a design to be used in Terre Haute’s Fairbanks Park. Zellers, son of Mr. and Mrs. Leland Zellers, received a S2OO prize for his efforts. There were 42. entries in the competition, first place going to Thomas Dubois of Henrietta, N.Y. The entries were designs for a fountain planned as a focal point of the park, which is in the process of beautification. CARL PLESSINGER, Route 4, Greencastle, has been recognized by Ford Division of Ford Motor Co. with membership in the Society of Professional Sales Counselors. Plessinger, who has been associated with Rush-Rhodes Ford in Brazil for a year and a half, was cited for sales excellence during 1982. PHIL CASH of Cloverdale is a
Still dodging the big one
Tonight rain gradually changing to light snow. Low around 30. Wind light south. Sunday light snow in the morning, ending in the afternoon. High in the low 30s.
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member of the cast in the Judson College production of Moliere’s satirical comedy “The Misanthrope.’’ to be presented Jan. 27-30 and Feb. 3-6 in the Fine Arts Theater on the campus in Elgin, 111. Cash is a junior majoring in Fine Arts at the private, four-year, Christian, liberal arts college. HARRY GOULD. Route 1, Cloverdale, has been named to the fall quarter deans’ list at Ball State University. To qualify for the deans’ list, an undergraduate must earn a grade point average of 3.6 to 4.0 and carry 12 or more hours of academic work. Gould is a freshman at Ball State. DEBORAH I. MILLER, daughter of Mr. and Mrs. George L. Miller, Route 1, Fillmore, is one of 180 students who earned a place on the Taylor University dean's list for the fall semester. Miss Miller is a sophomore at the 137-year-old Christian liberal arts school in Upland. Airman RICKY T. LEWIS, brother of Kenneth F. Lewis, Route 6, Greencastle, has been assigned to Chanute Air Force Base, 111., after completing Air Force basic training. During the six weeks at Lackland Air Force Base, Tex., the airman studied the Air Force mission, organization and customs and received special training in human relations. The airman will now receive specialized instruction in the fuels specialist field. His former guardian, Mary Cover, is a resident of Greencastle. Lewis is a 1982 graduate of Greencastle High School. JEFFREY K. PHILLIPS, son of Kenneth K. and Betty L. Phillips, Route 5, Greencastle, has been promoted in the U.S. Air Force to the rank of senior airman. Phillips is a medical administration specialist at Torrejon Air Base, Spain, with the USAF Hospital. He is a 1980 graduate of South Putnam High School. Airman GARRET A. NICHOLS, son of Ronald L. and Carol L. Nichols of Rural Route 4, Greencastle, Ind., has been assigned to Chanute Air Force Base, 111., after completing Air Force basic training at Lackland Air Force Base, Tex. The airman studied the Air Force mission, organization and customs and received special training in human relations and will now receive specialized instruction in the flight training equipment field. Nichols is a 1982 graduate of South Putnam High School. Three Putnam County area high school seniors have been awarded academic scholarships to attend Marian College of Indianapolis. The recipients are: RICHARD L. BALDWIN, son of Mr. and Mrs. Louis L. Baldwin, Route 3, Cloverdale, who attends Cloverdale High School; KIMBERLY M. ZERONIK, daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Mark A. Zeronik of Route 2, Greencastle, of South Putnam High School; and LISA L. TRACY, daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Woodrow Tracy Jr., Route 2, Clayton, a senior at Cascade High School. Marian is a Catholic liberal arts college with an undergraduate enrollment of 850 students.
Partly cloudy Monday with a chance of rain or snow Tuesday and Wednesday. The highs will be mostly in the 30s and low 40s. The lows will be in the 20s.
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Lack of funds threatens Madison Twp. fire unit
By BECKY IGO Banner-Graphic Area News Editor Members of the Madison Township Volunteer Fire Department have contacted the township trustee and advisory board, saying the firehouse will close its doors Jan. 31 unless a contract in the amount of $9,753 is signed for the current year. But, according to trustee Shirley Brattain, Madison Township does not have that amount of money available in its account and could only provide $3,500, plus donations which will be collected for the department. AS A PRIVATE COMPANY, the Madison Township Volunteer Fire Department contracts with the township trustee to provide fire protection for the area. Approximately 20-25 persons make up that volunteer unit, according to Roy Boling, a member of the department. “Last year, we operated with $13,800,” Boling recalled, adding extra money was needed due to “unexpected” expenses. This year, the department said it attempted to reduce the amount needed for
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Hospital to get energy control system
By DAVID BARR Banner-Graphic Civic Affairs Editor Meeting in special session Friday afternoon, Putnam County Hospital’s board of trustees voted to accept a bid from Johnson Controls for installation of a $76,800 energy control system. A decision to implement the system was made recently after it was pointed out that such controls would result in substantial energy savings because all systems will be monitored constantly by computer. For example, in areas where overnight temperatures need not match daytime levels, thermostats will be automatically lowered. JOHNSON CONTROLS’ base bid was $54,700 with an alternate bid of $14,700. The total cost of $76,800 which includes
Putnam Patter Dishwater has to go somewhere
By DAVID BARR Banner-Graphic Civic Affairs Editor One of the inescapable facts concerning dishwater is that it doesn’t always disappear easily. And neither can it be said to garbage, “begone,” and it will be seen no more. Of course, these problems are hardly worth mentioning nowadays with sinks that gurgle when properly dosed with highly touted drain openers. AND THEN IF GARBAGE can be funneled down the same hatch, it will be forever gone from view. Lacking such a disposal unit, kitchen leftovers beyond recycling can be compacted into convenient bales. All this is well and good in this enlightened age, but there was a time when those living on the backroads didn’t have sinks and a substitute for the automatic dishwasher was the lady of the house or one of her kids she could snare before he disappeared. Most often, there was a garbage disposal of a sorts but it was much nearer the barn
operation, notifying the trustee $9,753 was needed. Without the almost SIO,OOO to operate, Boling indicated there will not be sufficient funding for operation. "We don’t have a contract and our funds will run out Jan. 31,” he noted. “WE ARE WILLING TO provide the fire protection," Boling assured. “We may be faced with closing, because if we don’t have the money, we won’t be able to keep our insurance. We won't be able to take care of our building, or heat the building." Two years ago, the department sent a survey to Madison Township residents, calling for individuals to note if they would be in favor of placing the department on the tax rolls, thereby insuring a definite amount each year for operation. That, according to Boling, was well received. “Ninety-six per cent of the people who answered the survey said they wanted it (the department) on the tax rolls,” Boling recalled. “A majority of the people thought that was fine and said they were willing to pay. “A LOT OF PEOPLE SAID that would raise the tax rate, but what you’ve got to
engineering fees, is well below the budgeted estimate, according to Larry Roberts, plant engineer. Roberts estimated that payback of cost will be achieved in 1.8 years. Although the low bid for the project was submitted by Midwest Energy Management, that bid was determined to be unacceptable because certain areas of specification had not been met. In a report submitted by M & E Engineering Service it was stated that Midwest hadn't met an area which read: “Contractor shall have had minimum of five years experience in installation and construction methods to be used in this (Putnam County Hospital) alteration. Contractor shall furnish at least three referen-
than the backdoor of the kitchen, and there were transportation problems which will be discussed later. FACING THESE FACTS of housekeeping, the dishwasher had to settle for options, one of which was to heave the dishpanful of greasy, soap-laden water out the backdoor. Such a method was more of a temptation than a reality. In summer flies and roving chickens would aggravate the resulting ground pollution. In the winter, there would be a freeze hazard and it could be on the path of you know where to which was regularly traveled when running water for country folks was still a plumber’s dream. THIS LEFT ANOTHER option which requires discussion of a rather unsanitary subject, the slop bucket into which dishwater and garbage residue could be put on hold for future disposal. This meant that periodically, the bucket had to be carried to an outdoor garbage and wastewater disposal unit known in
look at is the dollars. It’s the actual dollars that would make the difference,” Boling said. According to figures compiled by the department, it was determined that each family in Madison Township would be paying approximately S3O per year for fire coverage, if the department were supported via taxes. But trustee Brattain said her conversations with the State Board of Accounts show supporting the unit through taxes would not be that beneficial. "THE STATE SAYS YOU could only charge up to 10 cents,” Mrs. Brattain said she Was told. “That would only give the fire department around $4,000 each year.” In addition, she pointed out, many persons who paid taxes to support the department may not be willing to continue donating to the organization. “The first year,” Mrs. Brattain recalled, “we received $6,000 in donations. Last year, we received approximately $4,000.” The Madison Township fire department obtained $9,753 from the township trustee in 1982. Federal revenue sharing money Col. 3, back page, this section
One fellow tried riding, but his friend decided not to tempt fate Friday as a sheet of ice covered Greencastle streets and sidewalks. The first severe blast of winter closed all schools in the county and made travel hazardous. These two youngsters were on their way home after learning -- much to their disappointment, of course - that school had been called off for the day. (Banner-Graphic photo by Rick Combs)
ces where he has performed work similar to that in this alteration.” WHILE THE ALTERNATE BID of Midwest also was $14,700, the firm's base bid was $4,900 below Johnson Control, which was next lowest below Barber Coleman, Powers and Honeywell. The alternate included in the final package safety and equipment measures as well as flexibility of use, maintenance and upkeep of the system. In other business, Roberts received board approval to replace a combination snow removal and grass cutting unit. John Fajt, executive director of the hospital, received approval to purchase an assistant’s operating microscope to be used by Ruth Goodell, hospital opthalmologist.
farm parlance as a hog trough. Hogs fought over first places at the trough for the liquid conglomeration, little realizing that their standard diet of corn was being supplemented by an ingredient which was supposed to be good for their digestive systems. POTATO PEELINGS, EGG shells and gravy scrapings from dinner plates added a bare minimum of food value to dishwater but not enough to put much lean in side meat or bacon The therapeutic ingredient of dishwater was homemade soap fortified with lye and almost potent enough to blister varnish. Happily, dishwashers of that period were too busy to worry about soft, white hands. According to old-timers, slop laced with homemade soap would rid hogs of stomach worms, and it was a whale of a lot cheaper than a visit from the vet or some traveling dispenser of animal medicines. COUNTRY FOLKS CALLED it slop and the “idle rich” called it swill, but contents of the bucket by any other name by no means added fragrance to the kitchen. The
Gun incident in Fillmore nets sentence An Indianapolis man who pleaded guilty to charges stemming from a firearms incident in Fillmore last fall was sentenced Friday in Putnam County Court. James Patrick Riley, 18, received a two-year sentence for criminal recklessness and a 180-dav term for public intoxication. He will serve I*2 years of the total term and receive credit for the time he already has spent in the Putnam County jail. IN ADDITION, Riley was fined $257 and ordered to pay restitution, court fees and probation user fees amounting to $275. The court also recommended that he receive counseling for alcohol abuse during his incarceration. Riley was charged with pointing a shotgun at a school bus driver in Fillmore on Oct. 22, and shooting mailboxes in that community. He had pleaded guilty to the two counts on Jan. 14 when the court accepted a plea bargain agreement between the prosecutor's office and defense attorney James H. Young. Two other charges, contributing to the delinquency of a minor and criminal mischief, were dismissed as part of the plea bargain. RILEY WAS accompanied by two other Indianapolis men, Richard A. Davis and James A. Franklin, at the time of the incident. However, a subsequent investigation determined that only Riley had been carrying a gun. Driver who hit children faces charge Charges have been filed against the driver involved in a Jan. 14 accident that injured Stacey L. Ross, 9, and Kimary J. Ross, 7, both of Route 1, Greencastle. JAMES M. STACKHOUSE, 17. 3004 Villa Ave.. Indianapolis, was charged with hit and run (Class B misdemeanor) in connection with the 7:45 a.m. accident at the Van Bibber Lake driveway. Stackhouse will answer to the charge in Putnam County Court at 6 p m. Feb. 1. Kimary was treated for bruises and contusions at Putnam County Hospital and released the same day. Stacey was released Monday from Methodist Hospital at Indianapolis, where she was transferred for treatment on Jan. 14. According to officials, Stackhouse left the scene of the accident after a brief stop and later summoned a passing motorist to get help after the juveniles were struck by his 1968 Plymouth. The victims were reportedly waiting for the school bus at the time of the accident. STACKHOUSE HAD told the investigating officer. Sheriff Gerry Hoffa, that frost on his windshield impaired his vision. The driver initially thought he hit a trash can but upon further inspection found one of the two girls on the ground.
mess was downright smelly and more so in summer. Prompt riddance was much desired If double jeopardy means getting tagged twice for the same set of circumstances, then I was often the victim. It was bad enough to have to wash dishes without having to carry out the slop, too. Commonly used at our house was an empty five-gallon paint bucket which held more than twice as much as a standard dishpan. This in itself compounded the carry out problem. As one interested in conserving energy ( my own), it seemed to make sense to wait until the bucket was nearly full and then make one daily trip. THIS LOGIC DIDN’T HOLD up since nearly full could be up to the bucket’s brim which meant spillage on the kitchen floor could and did get the carrier in trouble. When this happened, the careless carrier was handed a mop which added measurably to the troubles he already had doing “woman’s work.”