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Ken Eitel (left) of the Greencastle Merchants Assn, draws the winning numbers as Main Street Greencastle project manager Bill Dory holds a bucket of numbers from respon-

Winning numbers drawn for downtown contest

More than 400 surveys sent out have been returned to Main Street Greencastle and the Greencastle Merchants Assn., Bill Dory, Main Street project manager has announced. THE GROUPS SENT out 1,200 surveys locally. The survey is designed to assist efforts to revitalize the courthouse square area and to help area merchants better meet the needs of local consumers. In connection with the survey, a prize drawing was conducted. Winning numbers and prizes have been announced as follows: First prize--No. 830928, SSO in Greencastle Bucks. Second prize-No. 830577, S3O in Greencastle Bucks. Third prize-No. 830224, $lO in Greencastle Bucks. FOURTH-10TH PRIZES-Nos. 831042,

City salary ordinance on Tuesday's agenda

Discussion of the City of Greencastle’s 1985 budget process will commence in earnest Tuesday night when the City Council meets at 8 p.m. in City Hall. The Council will discuss the 1985 salary ordinance. Councilmen have been given a sample ordinance that includes “a slight increase” in municipal employees’ salaries, a city spokesman said. However, the exact amount of the proposed raise has not been disclosed. COMPENSATION FOR medical insurance coverage is also expected to be a major part of the package. The city recently changed medical insurance carriers in the face of a 50 per cent rate increase by Blue Cross, Blue Shield for 1984-85. Also on the Council’s 8 o m. agenda will be discussion of the holiday schedule ordinance, which sets holidays officially ob-

Call dust busters

Fair and mild Monday night with low in the mid to upper 60s after a daytime high around 90. A 20 per cent chance of morning thundershowers Tuesday. Partly sunny and not as warm on Tuesday with high in the mid 80s. Indiana Extended Weather The extended forecast for Indiana calls for fair skies and warm temperatures Wednesday through Firday, with a chance of thunderstorms on Friday. Highs will be in the 80s, and lows will be in the low and mid 60s.

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dents' to a Greencastle downtown and shopping survey. Some 400 surveys have been completed and returned, Dory reports. (BannerGraphic photo by Barbara Carhart).

831036, 830027, 831035, 830851, 830265 and 831217, all a free car wash at the Greencastle Wash & Fill, South Bloomington Street. Eleventh-20th prizes-No. 831110, 831146, 830150, 830422, 830156, 831245, 830677, 830071, 831206, 830327, all a free triple-dip ice cream cone from Taylor’s Patio on the south side of the courthouse square. Twenty-first-30th prizes-Nos. 830853, 831029, 830639, 830324, 830831, 831176, 831200, 831078, 830274, 830416, all a free long-stem rose from Eitel’s Flowers, 17 S. Vine St., Greencastle. WINNERS SHOULD contact the Main Street Greencastle office, located at 14 S. Indiana St., by mail or in person to collect their prize. All winners are required to present their ticket stub. All prizes must be claimed by Aug. 15,1984.

served by city workers and city offices. The holiday schedule for 1985 will also be discussed at the Board of Public Works and Safety meeting that will precede the Council session. The Board of Workscomprised of Mayor Gerald Warren, City Attorney Jerald Calbert and Councilman-at-large Bobby Albright—will convene at 7 p.m. AMONG OTHER BUSINESS on the Board of Works’ agenda will be a plan for codification of city ordinances. A proposal to codify city ordinances is expected to be included in the 1985 city budget. According to state statute, the city must publish its budget as a legal notice in the Banner-Graphic. Discussion of the 1985 budget is to be concluded by the last Monday in August. Both meetings are open to the public.

Index Abby A 4 Bridge A 8 Calendar A 4 Classifieds AB.A9 Comics A 5 Crossword A 8 Heloise A 4 Horoscope A 9 Obituaries AlO People A 5 Sports A6.A7.A8 TV AS Theaters AlO

Mid-August construction start reaffirmed

Local Wal-Mart subcontractors?

By ERIC BERNSEE Banner-Graphic Managing Editor The northeast corner of Indianapolis and Round Barn roads is covered by a field of beans right now, but in two or three weeks the terrain will be radically changed. Earth-moving machinery is expected to move in on the 22-acre site purchased by Horne Properties, Knoxville, Tenn., from the Hazel Day Longden family by midAugust. That’s the official word today from Rick Presley of Horne Properties. PRESLEY. WHO WAS in Greencastle and other parts of Indiana last Thursday, reaffirmed that the construction of a 65,904-square-foot Wal-Mart store is scheduled to begin next month and be completed by early February. The $4 million shopping center project has already been assigned to a general contractor, Presley said, ending any hope that one of Putnam County’s builders might land the construction plum. “Our situation is that we had to bump up our schedule a little quicker in order to get going by mid-August,” Presley told the Banner-Graphic via telephone from Indianapolis. THE ANNOUNCEMENT that a general contractor has been assigned should make things easier for Greencastle Mayor Gerald Warren, who told the BannerGraphic he has received several inquiries about the project, including calls from Detroit and “all over” as contractors hoped for an open-bidding process. “The general contractor will be subbing work to various people,” Presley explained. “And we hope to people in Greencastle and Putnam County. That way it’s good for the city and good for the subcontractors. And it’s good for us, because having it done locally means you usually get it done more quickly and less expensive.” While Presley hopes that heads off calls from a lot of contractors expecting a $4 million prize, he does invite those interested in some of the subcontracting work to write him at Horne Properties, 11829 Kingston Pike, Knoxville, Tenn. 37922.

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Watching and listening intently are some 19 local youngsters participating in the Putnam County Public Library-sponsored summer art classes. Teacher Rita Liechty (right) is meeting with the youngsters each Monday morning through Aug. 15 at the Greencastle

Good-sport Lea Ann out to add to laurels

By BECKY IGO Banner-Graphic Area News Editor Lea Ann Toney’s achievements in sports have done more for the South Putnam grad than prove she is athlectically inclined. In fact, she notes, it has helped her in life. “My sports activities in high school made me more of an independent person,” Miss Toney, 18, one of 16 Putnam County queen contestants, began. “It has taught me how to get along with others and how to work as a team. It has taught me that to get anything done, you have to work together.” WHILE AT SOUTH Putnam, Miss Toney took that “togetherness” philosophy with her during athletic contests. She participated in volleyball, basketball and tennis. She

THE ENTIRE SHOPPING center will encompass an estimated 140,000 square feet, with approximately 75,000 square feet involved in the first phase of construction yet this year. Besides the Wal-Mart store, the additional space could house one or more local shops of undetermined origin, Presley said. “Basically, we want to get the parking lot done and all the grade work done so that nothing is left but to go up with the block on the other buildings,” he said of work planned for late summer and fall. As designed on the blueprints, the shopping center includes the Wal-Mart store as its anchor, as well as a 22,204-square-foot department store, a 28.000-square-foot food store, a 8,450-square-foot drugstore and “local shops” designated for areas marked at 7,800, 6,300 and 10,900 square feet. “We have a drugstore commitment,” Presley told the Banner-Graphic, although he declined to disclose the name of the establishment destined for the East Side shopping center. PRESLEY DID SAY that the drugstore and food market (both targeted for phase tv'o of the project) will go in “hand-in-hand.” “They like the traffic each other generates,” he commented. Local persons who have visited WalMarts in other areas of the country report that Winn-Dixie food stores often accompany the discount chain. That,

Presbyterian Church. After getting instructions, the young students used their imagination to recreate pictures from the story ready be Mrs. Liechty Monday morning. (Banner-Graphic photo by Bob Frazier).

also was active in OEA, varsity girls and the Spanish Club. During the summer months, Miss Toney is a participant on an Indianapolis basketball team participated on a basketball team at the White River Games. Successful in athletics in high school, the queen candidate was WCC all-conference and all-county during her junior year in volleyball. She was all-conference and all-county her junior and senior years of high school in basketball. MISS TONEY WAS named South Putnam High School’s most outstanding senior athlete and was the Putnam County outstanding senior athlete. She was co-mvp in basketball during her senior year. Now interested in attending Marian

Artist's conception of typical Wal-Mart store exterior

however, won’t be the case in Greencastle, Presley assured. “We have built several Winn-Dixie stores,’ Presley said. “But we’re not talking to them about this one. ” PRESLEY ALSO REPORTED talking “to several department stores” for that segment of the yet-to-be-named shopping center. “But I’m excited if it were nothing more than just Wal-Mart at this point,” he added. A restaurant is a distinct possibility for the center, Presley said. The undesignated store areas, he noted, have not been finalized because his energies have been spent on pursuing acquisition of the land and city rezoning. “My time just hasn’t allowed me to do much else so far,” he said, adding that Horne Properties is developing similar projects on U.S. 40 in Plainfield and in Franklin. Neither project, he said, has progressed to the local approval stages that the Greencastle center has hurdled. MEANWHILE, GREENCASTLE Mayor Warren has received what he terms a “very conciliatory” letter from Sam M. Walton, chairman and chief operating ofhcer of Wal-Mdit Stores Inc., Bcntonville, Ark. “I want to take this opportunity to let you know how enthusiastic and excited we are with this venture,” Walton writes. “We think the store will be good for the community, providing additional taxes.

College, Miss Toney will major in nursing. Still, she hopes to be a part of Marian College’s women’s basketball team and a university choral group. She currently is a member of the Love’s Light Choir of the New Providence Baptist Church. The daughter of Darrell and Barbara Toney, the queen contestant has a sister, Paula, and a brother. Brad. This is Miss Toney’s first attempt at being in a queen contest. The pageant is scheduled to begin at 8 p.m. July 28 at the 4-H fairgrounds. TWO OF HER FRIENDS joining the contest this year helped to lead her in that same direction. “I felt like I wouldn’t be by myself,” Miss Toney explained. “I also thought it would be a chance to meet different people and Col. 3, back page, this section

payroll and increased customer traffic in the trade center. During the last 44 years, I have been involved in the retail business and have seen these results as new stores have been opened throughout the United States. “WAL-MART WANTS to become partners with the city leaders, officials and other businesses in helping improve the quality of life in your community. This partnership can only be achieved by all of us working together and listening to one another. The results can be outstanding and the benefits far-reaching. Thank you for your support. I look forward to meeting you (Mayor Warren) on one my trips to visit the store once it is opened.” Mayor Warren has already written a return letter to Walton, “telling him we accept his gracious offer.” Wal-Mart has announced that it plans to provide 95 jobs with its new store. The entire shopping center, once completed and operating, is expected to provide 175-200 jobs. According to Stacey Duncan, corporate and public affairs coordinator for Wal-Mart, additional jobs will be available during peak periods like the holiday season. PRIOR TO THE STORE’S opening, interview dates and locations will he announced for those interested in joining Wal-Mart. The Wal-Mart store will contain 36 departments of general, name-brand merchandise, officials said, with a garden center and pharmacy within the store.

Deadline near for talent show Persons who desire to put their talents on display and participate in the Putnam County 4-H Fair Amateur Talent Contest have until Friday to enter. TALENT CONTEST chairman Barbara Lane said entry blanks must be picked up and returned by Friday at the Extension Office in the Putnam County Courthouse in order for persons to be eligible. The contest offers participants a chance to not only show off entertaining abilities, but to win cash prizes as well if they make the finals. Competition will be held in the inside arena at the fairgrounds, with preliminaries scheduled for Tuesday, July 31 and Wednesday, Aug. 1. Finals of the amateur talent contest are slated for Saturday, Aug. 4. the closing night of the fair. THE CONTEST IS open to all amateurs age 10-21. This year’s judges will be Joyce Hanlon and Jim Elrod of Greencastle and Crawfordsville’s Phyllis Earnshaw.

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LEA ANN TONEY Fair queen hopeful