Banner Graphic, Volume 14, Number 176, Greencastle, Putnam County, 31 March 1984 — Page 1
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Compiled by ERIC BERNSEE Banner-Graphic Managing Editor MARKA GUSTAVSSON has received a Merit Award in music from the National Foundation for Advancement in the Arts. She was one of 121 students invited from 5,000 applicants in dance, music, theater, visual arts and writing to participate in the Foundation’s 1984 Arts Recognition and Talent Search (ARTS) in Miami. Two other Indiana students were also award winners, Erica Yoder, Fort Wayne, a semifinalist in dance; and Richard Hasler, Indianapolis, a Merit Award winner in theater. Miss Gustavsson, daughter of Roger Gustavsson and Louise Reinecke, started violin study with Patience Berg and was one of the original members of the Greencastle Chamber Orchestra in 1977. Her teachers include Linda Cerone and Mimi Zweig. She is currently a special student at Indiana University, where she is studying violin with Josef Gingold and chamber music under Rostislav Dubinsky. State Sen. ED PEASE (R-Brazil) has been named one of 10 “Outstanding Young Hoosiers” by the Indiana Jaycees, which annually recognizes the achievements of men and women from 18 to 36 years of age. Pease joins US. Rep. John Hiler (R-LaPorte) and Chicago White Sox outfielder Ron Kittle, a native of Valparaiso, among the 10. Pease was elected to the Indiana Senate in 1980 by a margin of more than 7,000 votes. The following year he was acknowledged as the “Outstanding Freshman Senator’’ by his Senate colleagues as well as the Statehouse press corps. He is a member of the Senate Judiciary Committee, Natural Resources and Environmental Affairs Committee, and the Legislative Appointment and Elections Committee, and serves on the Indiana Coal Commission, which is exploring ways to expand the markets for coal. Pease, 32, is a partner in the Brazil law firm of Thomas, Thomas, and Pease. He is president of the Wabash Valley Council of Boy Scouts of America, a member of the Clay County YMCA Board of Directors, and lay leader of the First United Methodist Church of Brazil. DOUGLAS BIGGS, Route 1, Cloverdale, is the recipient of a special scholarship at Indiana State University. The senior accounting major has been chosen to receive the Westminster Village Terre Haute Inc. scholarship in accounting. Biggs has served in the military and is a graduate of the Indiana State Police Academy. He is a full-time employee of the Indiana State Police. RON COLWELL, son of Mr. and Mrs. William Colwell, Route 5, Greencastle, has received his bachelor of science degree in business administration from In-
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Mostly sunny Saturday with high in the upper 40s to low 50s. Mostly sunny and mild again on Sunday with high in the mid to upper 50s. Indiana Extended Forecast Fair and cool Monday. Lows in the the 30s Highs in the upper 40s to mid 50s. Chance of showers Tuesday and Wednesday. Highs in 40s to 50s.
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diana University. A 1979 graduate of South Putnam High School, Colwell has also received his Marine commission as second lieutenant and will be stationed at Quantico, Va. Flight school at Pensacola, Fla., will follow duty at Quantico. Local professional artist CONNIE KERSEY has won an award and honorable mention from Dr. Clement Pennington, professor of art education at Florida International University and president of the Florida Art Education Assn. Kersey’s award-winning works were entitled “Beach Bonfire” and “Smitty’s Old House.” Pennington, who served as judge for the seventh annual Juried Art Exhibit in conjunction with the 1984 Edison Pageant of Light Activities, commented: “I congratulate all the artists in Edison of Light exhibit for their fine work. I feel the watercolors are of exceptional quality, and I give a special salute to the award winners.” JANE LUKENBILL, formerly of Greencastle, has accepted the position of financial supervisorcashier, responsible for cashier operations serving the employees of AT&T Information Systems, Denver. JUNE PICKENS and CONNIE HAYES of the Collins-Evans Insurance Agency, Greencastle, have just completed an intensive threeday educational Seminar sponsored by the Federal Crop Insurance Corporation in Indianapolis. Mrs. Pickens and Mrs. Hayes have received indepth training in the most recent revisions in the Federal Crop Insurance Program. One of the most beneficial new aspects to the Farmer is the “IYC” Individual Yield Coverage program. It will increase the guaranteed yield per unit for each producer, who can supply the necessary records, without increasing his cost. Mrs. Pickens and Mrs. Hayes have been involved in the FCIC Program since 1980. BRETT A. CLEARWATERS, son of Mr. and Mrs. Clyde Clearwaters, Route 5, Greencastle, has enlisted in the Air Force. Upon completing the Air Force’s six weeks basic military training at Lackland Air Force Base, near San Antonio, he is scheduled to receive technical training in the electronics career field. Clearwaters is a 1982 graduate of South Putnam High School. Marine Staff Sgt. JEFFREY L. RUSHTON, son of Margaret A. Claxton of 1021 Avenue D, Greencastle, is currently participating in “Team Spirit ’84.” He is a member of Marine Service Support Group-37, 31st Marine Amphibious Unit, based at Kaneohe Bay, Hawaii. “Team Spirit ’B4” is an exercise involving the military forces of the United States and the Republic of Korea. More than 210,000 people from all branches of the U.S. Armed Forces and from the Republic of Korea are participating in the month-long exercise.
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DPU's Adams wants to change course Food system may be crumbling
America’s food system is too important--and troubled-to be the concern solely of the nation’s agricultural colleges and universities, says DePauw University professor Dr. Preston Adams. Adams said liberal arts colleges should also be concerned about the rapidly rising costs of maintaining a food system “that may be crumbling.” To meet the challenge, Adams has introduced a course at DePauw that he says is making “a serious effort” to educate liberal arts students about the problems of farming and the food distribution system. BEFORE THE SEMESTER ends, his 27 students-many of them suburbanites-will also have been lectured by a dairyman, a sheep raiser, an elevator owner/operator, and a large scale farmer. “At liberal arts colleges agriculture is covered briefly in passing a few courses,” the DePauw botanist said. “There is not, however, a systematic, detailed consideration of food production, and the processing and distribution system that gets it from the farm to the consumer . ” There is a little recognition among “academics,” Adams asserted, that the U.S. food system might be an enterprise that deserves study in its own right. “OUR COLLEGES AND universities must help with the educational process; in
After a delay because of bad weather and waiting on the Administrative Building Council's approval of plans, the walls are going up on the Ashley Square Cinemas project at the corner of Indiana and Seminary streets in
Sheese new Planned Parenthood head
The Planned Parenthood clinic at 800 N. Arlington St., Greencastle, has a new manager, Judy Sheese, who comes from Bowling Green. Nancy Ripani will continue her position as patient services assistant at the clinic, and Terri Rundell, RN, will continue as nurse practitioner, assisted by DeDe Emerson on Wednesdays. The former clinic manager, Marilyn Myers, will work with the agency as a volunteer. PLANNED PARENTHOOD is a worldwide organization with nearly 200 affiliates in the United States providing reproductive health care for men and women. Its
Putnam Patter Agony of brickbats and plowshares
By DAVID BARR Banner-Graphic Civic Affairs Editor Any farm schoolboy who thought April was freedom month wasn’t very smart and could probably be fooled in other ways, too. This observation comes from a time when school terms were only eight months, and some time before the last of April, the teacher would say a “sad” farewell to her charges and look forward to healing her shattered nerves during the summer. WITH WILD CHEERS, her kids dashed out as many abreast as width of the door would accommodate for four months free from all cares and worries-they thought. For most of the boys who had made it through the sixth grade, however, this expected freedom was only a change in regimentation. The good news was that school was ended. The bad news was that farm work was just beginning. At our house, nothing ended the dreams of summer glory like being handed a soft brick bat and being told to scour rust from plowshares and moldboards where it had
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fact, they are uniquely qualified to do this. But, until very recently, the system of higher education in the U.S. has relegated the study of agriculture and other food matters to the colleges of agriculture. Rarely have students and faculty in other
Greencastle. The twin cinema theater had been expected to open in mid-April, but that seems a little optimistic since its building permit was only issued a week ago Friday. (Banner-Graphic photo by Bob Frazier).
basic philosophy is that everyone should have equal access to reproductive health care, and that every individual has the fundamental right to make independent decisions about having children, about becoming a parent by choice, not chance. Planned Parenthood in Greencastle is one of 14 clinics run by Planned Parenthood of South Central Indiana. The agency has a Putnam County Advisory Board which advises it about matters concerning the clinic in Greencastle, and helps with fundraising, public awareness and community education activities, and public affairs.
been building up since last year. THE BRICK WAS TO BE the rust remover, and the solvent was to be plain pump water. The rest was to be oldfashioned elbow grease coupled with patience endured by one who could think of a dozen better things to do. For those of you who are short on plowknow how, the metal had to be mirror bright before the soil would roll into furrows. The guy who invented stainless steel probably had to scour rust when he was a helpless kid. It was the same old story every year. At the beginning of the plowing season, there was a solemn vow that this time plowshares and moldboards will be well buttered with axle grease when the plowing was done, and come next spring there would be no need for endless scouring to remove rust. BUT SOMETHING always went wrong with the system. If the greasing was delayed until tomorrow, chances were that it would be delayed until the day after that and before long a week had passed and the
disciplines been encouraged to cross the administrative and curricular boundaries that keep the study of our U.S. food system isolated within academia, confined to technical colleges,” Adams argued. This complacency to educate people widely is reinforced, he said, by the mistaken assumption that American supermarkets will always remain wellstocked and America’s farmers will always be able to feed nearly half the world. A growing number of observers, Adams pointed out, believe that “all is not well with the workings of our system. They maintain that the foundation on which our food system is built is crumbling. “The cost of maintaining our system is rising rapidly, and the currency we are paying with is rich topsoil, non-renewable minerals, clean water and future productivity,” Adams continued. “THE SITUATION IS grave, according to these authorities. What is at stake is the continued operation of our food system. The destructive practices that are undermining our food system must be stopped. We must build a sustainable food system that conserves resources instead of destroying them,” Adams said. Here are some of the pressing problems Adams sees: The serious financial trouble
The Putnam County Advisory Board is chaired by Rachel Phillips. Other members include James Johnson, M.D., Oscar Chapman, Betty Sendmeyer, Russell Compton, Rev. Tom Steiner, Sue Rice, Cris Berry, Sue Murray and Marilyn Myers. The Planned Parenthood clinic is open on Wednesdays and Fridays. Services, available at a nominal fee, include annual examinations, pap smears, pregnancy tests, contraceptive information and supplies, diagnosis and treatment for sexually transmitted diseases, exams for breast and testicular cancer, and referrals for special problems.
rust had begun to take over. Our place had one of the largest tool sheds ever made. The roof was blue sky which sometimes did pucker up and rain on plows which came to rest under apple trees or feed lots, giving rust the upper hand. The soft brick method of removing rust was so simple that a kid, even a dumb one, could get the hang of it in one easy lesson. And even the smart kids couldn’t figure out a way to get past the rust inspectorfather at our house. FOR CONVENIENCE, the soft brick, one that would absorb water, was broken in half. This was dipped into water and then began the scouring, scrubbing of buffing, whichever you wanted to call it, began. The harder the scourer bore down, the quicker the rust would be removed. This was a theory that never seemed to work out in practice. On the other hand, maybe I didn’t bear down hard enough. After repeating this process until the right arm was about ready to drop off,
that many farmers are in; the impact of herbicides, pesticides and fertilizers on our soil and water; possible health hazards because of over-processed foods; the growing soil erosion problem, and too much sugar and not enough fiber in our diets. “Here at DePauw a serious effort is being made to provide an opportunity for students of the liberal arts-art, communications, economics, history and music-to become aware of the nature of the U.S. food system, its mode of operation, its potential and its problems,” Adams said. HE CALLS HIS COURSE “Plants, Food and People (Agriculture and World Hunger).” Students learn some of the basics of good nutrition and the chemistry of foods. They learn in the lab about green plants as a synthesizer of foods and about “sun-based” agriculture systems dependent on human muscle and horsepower labor. They’re introduced to modern food production by agriculture and horticulture and highly mechanized modern agriculture powered by fossil fuel. All of Adams’ visiting lecturers between April 11-19 will come from jobs and careers within a few miles of his campus classroom. Col. 1, back page, this section
New habitual traffic law 'meaningless? INDIANAPOLIS (AP) - Attorney General Lindey E. Pearson says a loophole in Indiana’s new habitual traffic offender law could wipe out the “reprieve” it supposedly gave thousands of motorists. Pearson said Friday he believes the clause renders the lav.' meaningless as a protection against license suspension. That reading of the law, he said, could put the entire issue back in the courts, where it would be decided on constitutional grounds. And Pearson said he thinks the state can prove the law is constitutional. The new law takes effect April 1. It replaces a 1983 law that temporarily resulted in the license suspensions of more than 9,000 drivers. The 1983 law required automatic 10-year license suspensions for drivers with a certain number and type of traffic offenses over the past decade. The action amended a 1972 habitual traffic offender law, which left enforcement up to county prosecutors. The older law was rarely enforced, however. The 1983 statute was challenged in court by outraged motorists, who said it penalized them for offenses committed years ago. A Porter County judge ordered all the suspensions lifted pending the outcome of constitutional challenges to the law. The state has defended the law’s legality. But officials, including Gov. Robert D. Orr, called for changes that would make >t more fair. So the Legislature this year passed the new law, which requires at least one of the required offenses to have occurred after March 31,1984. But Pearson cited wording near the end of the act that says proceedings begun under the old statute can still be enforced.
there might be a faint gleam indicating that you were about to the bottom of the rust. SINCE APRIL WEATHER ranged from lukewarm to just plain cool so was the pump water used to soak the brick. Gloves were not practical unless you didn’t mind wearing them soaking wet. Either way the fingers became numb as the brick grew colder. Unfortunately at our house, there were several plows to scour, which meant several days of a longed for vacation were, for all practical purposes, ruined. But getting the plowshares and moldboards polished was only the beginning. As soon as the ground was dry enough, plows had to go into the ground and there were always enough to go around so a kid was never “slighted. ” IN OUR FLEET OF horse-drawn plows was one walking plow, but don’t let this term fool you. The plow didn’t walk, but the boy between the handles did-for enough miles to take him at least part of the way around the world. I