Banner Graphic, Volume 14, Number 95, Greencastle, Putnam County, 27 December 1983 — Page 12

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The Putnam County Banner-Graphic, December 27,1983

Vertie Lea Nelson, 80, 516 N. Indiana St., Greencastle, died Saturday afternoon at the Putnam County Hospital. She had been in failing health for several years. Born March 14, 1903 in Marshall, Ind., she was the daughter of Charles and Mary Ellen (Cox) Cox. She married Frank (John Ike) Nelson on Oct. 23,1930. He survives. Mrs. Nelson worked in the late 1950 s for the Angwell Curtain Factory, Greencastle, for a few years. She was a member of the Beech Grove United Bonnie V. Arend, 88, Route 3, Cloverdale, passed away Sunday afternoon at Heritage House Convalescent Center. Born June 1, 1895, in Morgan County, she was the daughter of Frank E. and Eldora (Shoemaker) Smith. She was married Dec. 18, 1915, to Luther Arend. He Gladys Haltom, 60, Cloverdale, passed away Monday morning at the Putnam County Hospital. Born Dec. 18, 1923, in Harlan, Ky., she was the daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Jay Helton. She was married Nov. 9, 1937, to George Lovins. He preceded her in death in 1957. On Oct. 21, 1968, she married Ellis Haltom, who Miss Josephine L. Young, 86, a resident of the Sunset Manor Nursing Home, Greencastle, died early Sunday morning at the nursing home. Born July 12, 1897 west of Greencastle on the old Walker Farm, she was the daughter of John Walker and Lulu (Frank) Young. Miss Young was a graduate of the First Ward School and Greencastle High School. She attended DePauw University for two years. Miss Young worked as a Sherman B. Acton, 81, Route 1, Fillmore, died Saturday morning at the Putnam County Hospital. Born at Science Hill, Ky., on Feb. 5, 1902, he was the son of Samuel and Angie (Play forth) Acton. Mr. Acton moved to Putnam County in the late 19305. He farmed in Putnam County until his retirement. He was affiliated with the Community Church in Science Hill, Ky. Paul E. White, 79, Bainbridge, died Saturday afternoon at the Putnam County Hospital. Born Oct. 9, 1904 in Indianapolis, he was the son of Earl and Rose (Horton) White. Mr. White was educated in the Indianapolis school system. He worked for the New York Central Railroad for more than 20 years as an air brake supervisor. He then served as a field representative for the New

Indy giraffe has recovered INDIANAPOLIS (AP) - The lone giraffe at the Indianapolis Zoo has fought off a roundworm that can be fatal and zoo officials are now looking for some female companionship for him. Thanks to medication and a special diet, Nicholas the giraffe, who was born five years ago at the Brookfield Zoo in Illinois, has recovered, said zoo curator Julian J. Duval. The blood sucking parasite called Haemonchus contortus has contributed to the deaths of three giraffes at the zoo in the past three years.

Obituaries

Vertie Nelson Methodist Church and was educated in the Putnam County school system. Survivors, in addition to her husband, include a daughter, Mrs. William (Frances) Scobee, and a sister, Nellie Lukenbill, both of Greencastle; two brothers, Alva Cox, Greencastle, and Jesse Cox, Summerfield, Fla.; a grandson, Steve Scobee, Roachdale; a granddaughter, Sharon Scobee, Greencastle; two great-grandchildren, Stacey and Sean Scobee, both of Roachdale, nieces, nephews Bonnie Arend preceded her in death in 1936. She was a member of the Eminence Christian Church and a charter member and 50-year member of OES No. 546 at Eminence. Survivors include two sisters, Joy Baldwin, Route 3, Cloverdale, and Elsie Rose, Indianapolis; two Gladys Haltom survives. Mrs. Haltom was a member of Corinth Baptist Church. Survivors in addition to her husband, include four sons, Lawrence Lovins, Bordentown, N.J., Leroy Lovins, Trenton, N.J., Lloyd Lovins, Nashville, Ind., and Donald Lovins, Naples, Fla.; two stepchildren, Kenneth Haltom, Cloverdale, and Josephine Young doctor’s assistant in Glendale, Calif., for four years. After moving back to Indiana, she was employed by the Midwest Detective Agency for 15 years. She later worked as a store detective for H.P. Wasson and Co., Indianapolis, for more than 15 years. She retired in 1962. Miss Young was a member of the First Christian Church, Greencastle, serving for several years as the church organist. Several years ago, she had painted china for the late Miss Pearl O’Hair. Sherman Acton Survivors include a son, Lawrence, New Whiteland; a stepdaughter, Mrs. Franklin (Myrdell) York, Greencastle; a sister, Mrs. Dla Stites Price, Greencastle; a niece, Mrs. Clifford (Barbara) Torr, Greencastle; seven grandchildren and nine greatgrandchildren. Mr. Acton was preceded in death by his first wife, Ann, in 1950 and bv his second Paul White York Air Brake Co., until his retirement in 1966. He was a First Lieutenant during World War 11, serving in the European and Pacific Theater with the 753rd Railroad Shop Battalion, U.S. Army. He was a member of the Officer s Club at Fort Harrison and was a former member of the BPOE. Survivors include his wife, Rosa (Shea) White; a son, Richard, Orlando, Fla.; a brother, Earl White, In-

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and other relatives. Mrs. Nelson was preceded in death by an infant daughter, Frankie, her parents; two brothers, William and Hubert Cox; and two sisters, Cordie Skelton and Myrtle White. Services will be conducted at 2 p.m. Wednesday at the Bittles and Hurt Funeral Home, Greencastle, with Rev. Albert White officiating. Interment will follow at the Forest Hill Cemetery. Friends may call 2-8 p.m. Tuesday at the funeral home. nephews and two nieces. Funeral services will be at 11 a.m. Wednesday at the Whitaker Funeral Home in Cloverdale with Rev. Robert Hime officiating. Interment will be in the Mt. Pleasant Cemetery at Hall, Ind. Friends may call after 6 p.m. DeEtte Alexander, Ten Mile, Tenn.; a brother, Fred Helton, Fair Oaks, Ind.; a sister, Lucy Schell, Bedford; eight grandchildren and two great-grandchildren. Funeral services will be at 2 p.m. Wednesday at the Whitaker Funeral Home in Cloverdale with Rev. Don Perry officiating. Interment will be in Clayton Cemetery. Friends may call. Survivors include a brother, Frank Young, Santa Monica, Calif.; a niece, great-nephews and cousins. Services are scheduled for 2 p.m. Thursday at the Bitties and Hurt Funeral Home, Greencastle, with Dr. C. Thomas Steiner officiating. Interment will follow at the Forest Hill Abby, Greencastle. Friends may call 3-7 p.m. Wednesday at the funeral home. The family requests contributions be made to the American Cancer Society. wife, Ella Surber Acton, in 1983. Services are scheduled for 1 p.m. Wednesday at the Hopkins-Rector Funeral Home, Greencastle, with Rev. Paul H. Bowen officiating. Burial will follow at the Maple Hill Cemetery, Plainfield. Friends may call beginning at 10 a.m. Wednesday and until the hour of service at the funeral home. / dianapolis; five grandchildren and four greatgrandchildren. Mr. White was preceded in death by his first wife, Lucille, in 1968. Services will be conducted at 1 p.m. Thursday at the Hopkins-Rector Funeral Home, Greencastle. Interment will follow at the Spring Valley Cemetery, Indianapolis. Friends may call 2-8 p.m. Wednesday at the funeral home.

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Exchanges were the order of the day Tuesday in downtown Greencastle as shoppers returned items of the wrong size or color for others more to their liking. Mrs. Judy George (left) and her daughter,

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at Indianapolis said it was swamped with calls for road conditions, while the Project SAFE main office reported many calls from needy people asking financial help in getting their heat restored. Jean C. Merritt, director of the Department of Aging and Community Services which administers Project SAFE funds, said she and a skeleton crew were working without pay over the holiday to get utilities to restore heat quickly to households unable to pay their bills. At least three people have died from the recent severe cold, and an Indianapolis woman's death probably was weatherrelated. Indianapolis climbed above zero around 9:30 a.m. Monday. Since about 6:30 p.m. Thursday, Indianapolis has been zero or lower except for one hour Friday afternoon when the mercury reached 1 above. Southern Indiana broke the zero degree barrier Sunday, with Evansville reaching 10 degrees for a high in that region. South Bend broke the barrier in northern Indiana, when the mercury reached 1 above at noon Monday. South Bend set a record at 3 a.m. Monday with a low temperature of 10 below, breaking the 1962 record of zero. About 25 guardsmen worked on their days off running the four armories, preventing motorists from trying to drive on closed roads and manning a military ambulance for Logans port Memorial Hospital to reach emergency cases in the northern Indiana countryside. Lions Clubs

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that time, he can’t recall if the extreme cold was ever repeated in Putnam County history. “I DO KNOW,” he interjected, “that the National Weather Service said this was the coldest winter in 50 years, and that I believe. Locally, I can’t remember if it’s

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and the American Red Cross provided food for those stranded at the armories. By noon Monday in northern Indiana, the toll road and all main roads, except U.S. 421 at Monon, were open. However, the toll road’s passing lane was icy and the driving lane slick in spots, state police said. Mrs. Merritt said her office received “hundreds, literally hundreds” of calls Monday from Hoosiers seeking aid to get their heat restored. “We have nine lines in here, and every one is lit up constantly. ” Gov. Robert D. Orr ordered the office opened Christmas Eve, Christmas Day and Monday to process quickly emergency applications and to warn Hoosiers in unheated homes to seek warmer quarters. “We had a great many calls Christmas Eve. Basically, there was nothing we could do for them Christmas Eve because people weren’t working delivering fuel,” she said. “We didn’t foresee this cold weather. Ordinarily, it takes about 30 days (to process applications). But with these emergency situations, we’ll do the paperwork afterward, after we are satisfied they are needy,” Mrs. Merritt said. Mrs. Merritt said it was “amazing” the numbers of people waiting until it was 2 below zero in their homes before they would call for help. “I really think people who are in desperate situations don’t like to admit it until the last minute. It does worry you when people are trying to heat with space heaters and their stoves. It’s dangerous.”

even been this cold at Christmastime. It seems to me that it has, but that’s been a great many years ago, probably some 40 to 50 years ago at least. “All I know,” Longden concluded, “is that the weather so far has been pretty severe.”

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Sheriff’s Dept. A personal-injury accident was reported at 9 p.m. Sunday, approximately 11£ miles west of Greencastle on West Walnut Street road. According to police reports, Todd D. Gorham, 17, Route 1, Fillmore, was driving a 1974 Mercury Capril when the vehicle broke traction due to ice which had formed on the West Walnut Street bridge that crosses the Penn Central Railroad. Gorham’s vehicle went into a power slide, which resulted in the car making a 180-degree turn. The car came to rest after striking the south portion of the bridge, according to Deputy Chuck Evens. Gorham was not injured, police said. However, a passenger in the car, Crystal Ray, Route 6, Box 224, Greencastle, was transported to the Putnam County Hospital by Operation Life. She complained of lower leg and foot pains, police said. Damage to Gorham’s Capri was confined to the left front fender, Evens reported. State Police Several alcohol-related arrests were reported over the Christmas holiday weekend. At 9:10 p.m. Dec. 23, Gerald W. Bird, 42, Route 1, Lizton, was incarcerated at the Putnam County Jail for public intoxication. Bird was arrested approximately a mile east of Fincastle by Indiana State

Hospital notes

Putnam County Hospital Dismissed Friday: Max Brewster, Jane Davis, Wanda Darby, Charity Whitt, Wesley Custis Jr., Ethel Jackson, Virgil Taylor, Katherine Cook, Mary Matthews, Roy Flint, Elmer Van Winkle, Irene Barnes, Margaret Browh and Joy Baldwin.

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Troopers Dave Collins and Harry Swank. Roachdale Marshal Mitchel J. Haynes, 39, Roachdale, was arrested at 9 p.m Saturday and lodged at the Putnam County Jail. Haynes was charged with disorderly conduct and battery on a police officer, according to Roachdale Town Marshal Mike Culley, who made the arrest. At 9:45 p.m. Monday, David A. Alexander, 20, Route 2, Roachdale, was lodged at the Putnam County Jail for being a minor in consumption, disorderly conduct and resisting a police officer. Roachdale Town Marshal Culley made the arrest. City Police Only one arrest was reported by the Greencastle Police Department over the Christmas weekend. Frederick L. Battery, 30, Route 2, Roachdale, was arrested at 2:37 a.m. Saturday for operating a motor vehicle while intoxicated. Battery was arrested on East Columbia Street, Greencastle, by Sgt. Rodney Cline. City Fire Dept. Firemen were summoned at 10:17 a.m. Friday to the home of Milford Harney, 307 Ohio St., Greencastle. Although there was no fire, officials reported a furnace blower motor had overheated. Damage to the motor was estimated at $125. Firemen returned to the station at 10:37 a.m.

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