Banner Graphic, Volume 14, Number 67, Greencastle, Putnam County, 22 November 1983 — Page 1

Hendrich appointment to solve dilemma

By BECKYIGO Banner-Graphic Area News Editor Greencastle Mayor-elect Gerald Warren provided the remedy for ailing county officials Monday, announcing that Putnam County deputy sheriff Jim Hendrich will become Greencastle’s chief of police on Jan. 1,1984. With the appointment confirmed by Warren, the Council voted not to appeal a recent judicial ruling, mandating the county reinstate former Putnam County sheriff James Baugh as a deputy sheriff to the Putnam County Sheriff’s Department. PREFACING MONDAY’S discussion was county attorney Robert Lowe. Lowe recalled the matter was taken to court by Baugh after he attempted to return to the sheriff’s department, once his term as sheriff expired on Jan. 1. Serving as sheriff for two consecutive terms, Baugh was prohibited by state law from seeking a third term. After Baugh gained unanimous approval from the Putnam County Sheriff’s Merit Board last December to return as a

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20years later it still it doesn't add up

By ERICBERNSEE Banner-Graphic Managing Editor Twenty years ago Tuesday... Willie Partin had bowled a 546 series in the Men’s Downtown League, only three pins better than Jack Hampton. Dick Sunkel was fresh from being installed the night before as the president of the Greencastle Chamber of Commerce. City Officer Russell Coleman was investigating a S3OO property-damage accident on the square between a 1958 Studebaker tractor and James Bennett’s 1948 Chevrolet. THE VONCASTLE WAS playing a doubie-feature: “For Love of Money” and “The Three Faces of Eve.” Over at the Chateau, movie-goers awaited “The Caretakers” and Walt Disney’s “Ama Girls.” The Top Hats were slated for a Saturday dance at the American Legion Post, while the Greencastle Lions Club was sponsoring a Hootenanny (remember, this was 1963) in the downtown gym. The Elks were having the Blue Notes in for a Saturday fling, while the VFW planned to swing and sway to the Rockabillies that Friday night. Those were the plans. But they were virtually all changed by the events that unfolded early that afternoon in Dallas, Tex. An assassin’s bullet - now and forever historians will debate whether the gunman was indeed Lee Harvey Oswald - - had struck down President John Fitzgerald Kennedy. And suddenly the world seemed to stop. IT DIDN’T SEEM TO matter that Dave McCracken was about to unveil his first Greencastle High School basketball team for the home folks, or that Dave and Ron York had combined for 35 points in a 64-60 opening win over Attica. Few would remember that Glenda Bristow had been crowned basketball queen at Reelsville High School. What we remember from that day is where we stood, what we were doing and who we were with when we heard the news: President Kennedy had been shot. We first thought it was just one of those nasty rumors. We heard the news standing on the street corner as an eighth-grade safety patrol leader at Lindop School in Broadview, a Chicago suburb. At 13 we doubted news carried by fellow classmates, especially those who wore dresses. BUT BY THE TIME WE returned to class - later than everyone else because of patrol duty at lunchtime - we could see the truth in the face of Mr. O’Brien. We remember the tears of Claudia Johnson and the stunned silence when Mr. Skizak announced that we’d take our math test as scheduled.

Cloudy and mild overnight with a 70 per cent chance of rain. Thunderstorms possible. Low in the mid to upper 50s. Cloudy and continued mild on Wednesday with a 70 per cent chance of rain. High in the 60s. Indiana Extended Outlook Cool and dry Thursday through Saturday, becoming warmer. Highs Thursday and Friday in the upper 30s to the 40s and lows in the 30s. Warming by Saturday.

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deputy, that action was reversed when Hoffa took over as Putnam County Sheriff on Jan. 1,1983. Hoffa sent Baugh a letter via department personnel, saying there were “no vacancies” on the department for Baugh to fill. Hoffa based his decision on the fact that the Putnam County Council funded for only four deputy sheriff’s in the 1983 budget. Three of those deputy slots were filled by Jim Hendrich, Mike Biggs and Chuck Evens, holdovers from Baugh’s administration. IN FILLING THE fourth deputy’s slot, Hoffa believed he was taking proper action by following state statute, which says the sheriff has the absolute right to appoint his own chief deputy. With that, Hoffa named Putnam County native Robert Patton, a former Virginia state trooper, to the position. “What we have is two conflicting state statutes,” Lowe told Council members Monday. “You have one statute that says the former sheriff has a right to the position he held prior to his election. But

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you have another that says the ingoing sheriff can hire his own chief deputy.” Lowe added it was Greencastle attorney Stephen Pierson who advised Hoffa that the statue pertaining to the hiring of a chief deputy, outweighed the statute saying an outgoing sheriff has the right to his former position. “But the court overruled,” Lowe pointed out, “and said the former sheriff has a right to have his job back.” IN HIS RULING, Judge Harris said Baugh was entitled to a judgment of $4,835.76 through Aug. 12. That amount is the difference between what Baugh would have earned as a deputy from Jan. 1 through Aug. 12 (the date of the Putnam Circuit Court hearing) and other monies he earned through other employment during the same period. Also, the court ruled that Baugh is to be paid $55.18 per week from Aug. 12, termed as the difference between what he would have earned as a deputy and his current salary as a corrections officer at the Indiana State Farm at Putnamville.

My math score escapes me now, but somehow I knew that scenario never added up. It was history in the making. Time to grab a radio. Bring in the nearest TV and watch what was transpiring as it was unfolding in Dallas. We had watched the space flights of Alan Shepard and John Glenn. In fourth grade Mrs. Rudd even let us watch the White Sox in the 1959 World Series. But on Nov. 22,1963 we took a math test. At the Daily Banner that day, the annual Greencastle Chamber of Commerce dinner was to be the lead story with accompanying photos of Dick Sunkel and guest speaker Dwayne Orton of IBM. A Cloverdale sewer system story had second billing. BUT WITH ONLY 700-800 newspapers printed in the old Banner building at Walnut and Jackson streets, the cry “Stop the presses! ’ ’ became a reality. Wilbur Kendall and former editor Jim Zeis pared down the Chamber story, pushed Sunkel’s picture down the page and inserted the shot you see of JFK above. Kendall remembers scurrying around in search of enough 72-point type for the banner headline of that historic Daily Banner, Vol. 71, No. 30. Many of you have probably saved it for posterity -- as I did the Chicago Sun-Times and Daily News. Many more probably wished they had kept it, but tossed it aside without thinking. BUT TODAY - 20 YEARS later - that paper still carries Willie Partin’s bowling score, James Bennett’s misfortune on the square and the listing of all those scheduled dances that probably fell by the wayside. But, most of all, it still bears the news all of us around on Nov. 22,1963 will never forget.

Commissioners let salt and chemical bids

By BECKY IGO Banner-Graphic Area News Editor Several bids for county-related products were accepted Monday evening during a meeting of the Putnam County commissioners. Attending the session were President Don Walton and John Carson. Commission vice president Jim Malayer was absent. THE COMMISSIONERS accepted the bid of Franklin Street Food Center Inc. to provide groceries for the Green Acrei County Home. Another bid submitted was

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“At the present time, the county owes approximately $5,600 to Baugh,” Lowe told Council members. “There is also an indication that the county may have to pay fees for Baugh’s attorney. We don’t know that yet,” the county attorney said, saying Baugh’s attorney, Ken Elmendorf of Brownsburg, has yet to submit a claim for payment. LOWE ALSO ADVISED the county’s insurance company said it will cover the basic amount, minus the SI,OOO deductible premium which Putnam County must pay. “I talked to the attorney for the insurance company (Ron Heath of Indianapolis) and he said the company does not wish to appeal. They are ready to pay the judgment and will have a check ready Tuesday.” If the county decided to appeal the court’s ruling, Lowe said there would be “less than a 50 per cent chance” of winning. “The more appealable issue would be whether the county should be responsible for paying Baugh’s attorney fees,” Lowe noted. Councilman Max Nichols pointed out the

Interest rate for new school to be 10.087, South Putnam told

By LARRY GIBBS Banner-Graphic Publisher The South Putnam School Corporation’s $3.3 million Central Elementary School) will be financed at an interest rate lower. than the maximum anticipated when a construction budget was prepared last summer, the school board was told Monday night. During the 90-minute special session, the board also refused to allow corporation buses to travel onto private property, approved the preparation of paperwork for temporary loans to meet 1984 operating expenses and adjusted the current school calendar to add a day to the Christmas vacation. CLOSING OF FINANCING arrangements for the Central Elementary School is scheduled next Tuesday, according to Leo Marshall, an official of Indiana School Finance of Carmel who also serves as president of the South Putnam Community School Building Corp. The building corporation, a body separate and distinct from the school board, exists solely for the purpose of constructing the new school. The project’s anticipated interest rate is 10.087 per cent, Marshall told board members Monday night. When the school’s construction budget was unveiled in July, Indiana School Finance set the guaranteed maximum rate at 11 per cent. Marshall said the 10.087 interest rate, which is expected to be solidified when final papers are signed Tuesday, will result in a schedule of 40 variable leaserental payments to be made by the corporation semi-annually over a 20-year period. Those payments, Marshall explained, will range from a high of $196,901.25 to a low of $191,851.25. The average of the 40, he said, will be $194,309.06.

Brumfield asks for recount

By BARBARA CARHART Banner-Graphic Staff Writer CLOVERDALE-A petition to recount votes cast in the Second Ward race for Cloverdale town trustee has been filed by incumbent Diana Brumfield. BRUMFIELD LOST HER second ward seat to David Hayes who received 121 votes to Brumfield’s 119. Twenty-nine votes were cast for other contender, Lewis Glenn Bales. The new 1983 election law applying to town elections split Cloverdale into two precincts - east and west. Thus, two seven-member election boards orchestrated the counting of the votes Nov. 8. In the final tally, Brumfield won in the east precinct by 15 and lost in the west by 17 votes. Since the petition is considered a civil suit, a summons was issued to both Hayes

rejected due to being improperly prepared. Salt and calcium products are to be provided by Dom Tar Industries Inc. after gaining approval from the board. A bid to provide lumber was rejected by the commissioners. Submitting the lumber bid was the American Timber Bridge and Culvert Co. Grader maintainer blades are to be furnished by the American Sling Co., Ft. Wayne, following approval by the commissioners. Also, a bid to provide guar-

county is paying the premiums for insurance coverage and the company should stand by the county, if officials choose to appeal. But Lowe’s opinion differed. “THE INSURANCE company will not go along if the county appeals,” Lowe stressed. “That is what I have been told. I doubt if the county can force the insurance company to go along. ” Asked the anticipated cost of the appeal, Lowe said it would cost “a minimum of $2,000,” but the county would be liable for the $55.18 per day fee awarded to Baugh, until the matter is settled. “I can tell you that it is an uphill battle, when you’re appealing against a judgment,” Lowe told councilmen. Councilmen Richard Hassler questioned if Hoffa had contacted the merit board, prior to his informing Baugh he could not return to the department. Lowe said he wasn’t sure, but added, “The merit board has already reinstated Baugh. At this point, there is nothing the merit board can do. Col. 1, back page, this section

tentative agreement is reached at Cloverdale

CLOVERDALE-A tentative agreement between the Cloverdale School Corporation and the Cloverdale Education Association has been reached The ratification vote was expected to be taken by the faculty Tuesday afternoon THE TENTATIVE agreement on a new master contract affecting approximately 55 certified personnel was reached after a four-hour mediation session Nov. 15. Signed by representatives from the corporation and the CEA Nov. 17, the tentative pact will be presented to the board of trustees for its approval at the regular monthly board meeting Dec. 5.

USING THAT AVERAGE, the total of repayments over 20 years will be $7,772,362.40. The initial lease-rental payment of $196,901.25 will be due a year from now, Marshall told the board, then the school corporation will make succeeding payments each May and November. Earlier, Indiana School Finance estimated that construction and financing of the new school would increase the school corporation’s tax rate by $1.77. Marshall said Monday night the impact on the tax rate will be $1.62. Designed to house all students now at Belle Union and a few currently at Fillmore, the Central Elementary will be built on a site adjacent to South Putnam Jr.-Sr. High School. It will replace the

and Bales, informing them of the recount request. Both men have 20 days after receipt of the summons to respond and indicate whether either wishes to file a cross-petition contesting the recount. IN THE PETITION, Brumfield requests a recount in both precincts and states she “believes in good faith there had been a mistake in the count of votes cast.” The petition further states that the petitioner believes the votes were not correctly counted and returned and wants to thus contest the election. The regulations applying to recounts are under Indiana Code 3-1-27-3 and outline the procedure for contesting an election andgranting the recount petition. Under the statute, the court will ultimately rule on the validity of the petition. If the petition is granted, Putnam Circuit Court Judge William C. Vaughn 111 has the

drails from the Ladoga Culvert Co. was accepted. CULVERTS ARE TO be furnished by Kaiser Aluminum and the Ladoga Culvert Co., after gaining the approval of the board. Also, Concrete Structures Inc., Indianapolis, and Construction Products, Lafayette, are to provide the county with pre-stressed concrete and bridge beams. The board later signed an agreement with Communications Maintenance Inc. to provide maintenance work on countyowned radio equipment.

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JIM HENDRICH To be city police chief

Details of the new agreement were not released but are expected to be made public if the board approves the tentative pact Dec. 5, Supt. Robert Leturgez explained. Dr. Carl Simon of the Indiana University was appointed by the Indiana Education and Employment Relations Board to reside over the Nov. 15 mediation session. AFTER THAT session, corporation attorney Jeff Abbott and Don Thompson, UNISERV director, Indiana State Teachers Association were instructed to work on contract language and some legal aspects of the agreement before the Nov. 17 signing, the superintendent said.

Belle Union building constructed in the mid-19205. SUPT. JAMES HAMMOND said again Monday night that work on the building site can begin as soon as next Tuesday’s financing arrangements are completed. A dozen different contractors will be involved in the construction, which is expected to require at least a year to complete. In other business, the school board formally denied a request by patrons in three privately maintained subdivisions that corporation buses travel onto private roads to pick up children. The request was made Nov. 7 by residents of Woodland Heights and Deer Creek subdivisions immediately northeast of the U.S. 40-U.S. 231 Col. 1, back page, this section

responsibility of appointing a threemember recount commission to actually retabulate the votes impounded by the Putnam County Clerk Sharon Hammond on election night. Unless requested by court action, the votes remain impounded until six months after the election. THE DECISION BY the Putnam Circuit Court is considered final unless the matter is appealed to the State Supreme Court. Brumfield told the Banner-Graphic Tuesday morning that she decided to petition for a recount after being approached by several friends and constituents. “It never really occurred to me until someone came up to me,” Brumfield recalled, “and said ‘I owed it to the people who voted for me.’” She filed the petition Friday. Col. 1, back page, this section

The commissioners also: •Accepted the resignation of Sue Rice, a member of the Putnam County Welfare Board. Mrs. Rice’s resignation is effective Dec. 1. •AGREED TO ALLOW the Nuclear Freeze Committee of Putnam County to place a “Peace Tree” on the lawn of the Putnam County Courthouse. Sue Rice, chairman of the committee, said the tree will symbolize the group’s “desire for world peace.” A special ceremony is also planned to be conducted the Friday Col. 5, back page, this section