Banner Graphic, Volume 15, Number 23, Greencastle, Putnam County, 29 September 1984 — Page 1

Semi rests atop crushed caron 1-70 Friday

Marijuana crop value now said $750,000

ByBARBARACARHART Banner-Graphic Staff Writer Somewhere, the “farmers” who sowed the five acre plot of marijuana in Brunerstown are shaking their heads. Their $500,000 investment went up into smoke late Friday morning as local police and Greencastle Street Department personnel put a match to 1,440 pounds of the illegal crop-both processed and fresh plants-at the Putnam County Landfill. ALL TOLD, THE ENTIRE marijuana operation, including the crop destroyed on the premises in Madison Township Tuesday, was valued at nearly threequarters of a million dollars. Prior to the unceremonious burning, the marijuana was loaded in a street department truck and weighed at Poor and Sons Elevator, Greencastle. A convoy of police followed the truck full of “weed” to its final resting place where it was doused with fuel oil and burned. Local police officials were led to the plot of marijuana located on 44 acres of tillable land six miles west of Greencastle by informants, who reportedly told police there was “a large amount” in the house. It was not until police actually arrived on the scene and searched the premises that they realized the breath of the operation. Not only was there a five-acre plot of the crop growing, but police discovered window fans allegedly used to dry the harvest, and plant fertilizer and seeds in three outbuildings on the property. SOME POLICE OFFICIALS were left to stand guard over the property Monday night as the size of the crop prevented all

Mayor now recovering from bypass operation

Greencastle Mayor Gerald E. Warren underwent coronary bypass surgery Friday morning at St. Vincent Hospital, Indianapolis, and as of mid-morning Saturday was still in the cardiac recovery unit, according to a hospital spokesman. MAYOR WARREN, 69, was taken to St. Vincent a week ago Friday after becoming ill. At first, his condition was not diagnosed as a heart attack. After additional testing at the outset of the past week, however, it was revealed that Mayor Warren had suf-

Bordering on frosty

Cloudy and very cool overnight, with low in the upper 30s to low 40s. A 30 per cent chance of rain on Sunday. High Sunday in the mid to upper 50s. Indiana Extended Forecast Mostly sunny and unseasonably cool through Monday through Wednesday. High in the low and mid 60s Monday, warming into the upper 60s and lower 70s by Wednesday.

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Jackson Twp. bridge closed Bridge repairs will result in the closing of a span located on County Road 1050 north in Jackson Township, according to Wilma Davis of the Putnam County Highway Department. The bridge, located north of New Maysville, will be closed to traffic Saturday through Wednesday, Mrs. Davis said.

of the marijuana from being confiscated that day. Upon their return Tuesday, police collected and destroyed the marijuana they had located during the search. But, returning to the scene Wednesday, officials found what they believed to be 300-400 additional pounds of processed marijuana hidden under a haystack in one of the outbuildings. Greencastle Police Chief Jim Hendrick said state and city police officials worked quickly to eradicate illegal crop to prevent it from being sold locally. Police investigators are continuing their investigation as they attempt to track down the owners and tenants of the property. Initial checks into insurance and land records, have confirmed for police that the minds behind the Brunerstown marijuana operation were not organizing what one police official quipped “a Sunday picnic.”

sered a heart attack. Officially, the Mayor is listed in critical condition, according to St. Vincent patient information. However, a hospital spokesman said “all patient in cardiac recovery are listed as critical.” A City Hall spokesman said the Warren family had said the operation went as well as expected Friday. Further details are expected Monday. IN THE MAYOR’S absence, Coun-cilman-at-large Bobby G. Albright is serving as mayor pro tern.

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1 dead, 4 Kurt in I-70 eras

A Missouri woman was killed, but three passengers in her car were miraculously spared when the vehicle was crushed under the weight of a semi Friday afternoon. The fatality was the result of a chainreaction accident that occurred in the eastbound lanes of Interstate 70 at the 33-mile marker, eight miles west of Cloverdale. PRONOUNCED DEAD at the scene of the 12:15 p.m. accident was Alice R. Smallen, 51, Fredricktown, Mo., the driver of a 1976 Dodge Dart. Mrs. Smallen, who died of massive head and internal injuries, had stopped with other vehicles because of another 1-70 accident. Traffic at the scene of the fatality has been restricted to one lane in recent weeks because of bridge repairs. The Smallen vehicle had stopped behind a 1982 Mack semi driven by Kenneth Payne 29, Indianapolis. In back of the Smallen car was a 1970 Mack, driven by Roberts. Gordon, 26, Indianapolis. Those vehicles had stopped without incident, awaiting the property-damage mishap in front of them to be cleared from the roadway. However, a 1978 GMC semitractor, driven by Donald Saylor, 33, Greencastle, did not stop in time. POLICE SAID SAYLOR’S semi, loaded with coal, skidded 500 feet before striking Gordon’s Mack truck in the rear. The second truck then rolled up on top of the

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Dana Bastin was crowned Greencastle High School homecoming queen during halftime ceremonies of Friday night's football game. It was a pleasant reign, or "purple

Oct. 9 public hearing on $293,000 proposed project for City of Greencastle

The City of Greencastle will hold a public hearing at 7:30 p.m. Tuesday, Oct. 9 as part of its regularly scheduled October City Council meeting to provide local residents an opportunity to express their views on community development and housing needs. Comments will also be solicited on past community development and housing activities and the proposed Community Improvement Project (CIP). AT THE SEPTEMBER City Council meeting, Mayor Gerald Warren announced that the city intends to apply to the Indiana Department of Commerce on Oct. 19 for a grant from the CIP program of the Small Cities Community Development Block Grant. The program is funded by $9 million from Title I of the Housing and Community Development Act of 1974, as amended. Such funds are to be used for economic development, public facilities and housing projects. Purpose of the local application for the Community Improvement Program is a proposed project in community development (Greater Eastside Greencastle) involving “stimulation to new industry and

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One person was killed and four injured in this chainreaction accident Friday on Interstate 70 in Putnam County. The truck at right, police said, caused the ac-

Smallen car, crushing the roof and pinning the four persons inside. One passenger, Roy Thomas, 71, Watson, 111., suffered internal injuries and was listed in critical condition after being taken to Methodist Hospital, Indianapolis,

reign" for the senior daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Larry Bastin as the Tiger Cubs defeated the South Vermillion Wildcats 20-14. (BannerGraphic photo by Steve Fields?.

encouragements for expansion of existing business, housing and renovations of the area.” GREENCASTLE IS applying for $293,664 of assistance. Approximately 53 per cent of that assistance amount will be used to benefit low- and moderate-income persons, according to the application. Specifically, it was revealed at the Sept. 11 meeting that the funds would be used for providing sewer, water and other necessary facilities at the city’s 62.9-acre industrial park on the east side of Greencastle. Interested persons are invited to make comment on the proposal in person at the public hearing or by prior written statement. A plan to minimize displacement and provide assistance to those displaced has been prepared and is available to the public, according to a public notice provided by City Hall. The Community Improvement Porgram application will be available for review and comment Oct. 9. INFORMATION concerning the proposed project may be obtained by contacting the mayor’s office at 653-3100 from 9 a.m. to 4 p.m. Monday-Friday.

cident when it failed to stop for traffic halted in front of it by another mishap in the single-lane construction zone. (Banner-Graphic photos by Becky Igo).

via Life Line helicopter. Two other passengers, William Smallen, 61, Fredricktown, Mo., and Nina Thomas, 52, Watson, 111., were take by Operation Life ambulance to Putnam County Hospital. According to the State Police

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STEPHANIE HURT

Who's news

Compiled by ERIC BERNSEE Banner-Graphic Managing Editor STEPHANIE HURT, trust officer of Central National Bank, recently graduated from the National Graduate Trust School at Northwestern University. The school is an intensive threeyear program conducted by the American Bankers Assn, that features a broad-based trust curriculum including courses on fiduciary law and taxation, trust administration, asset management and business development. Mrs. Hurt was one of 131 bankers from across the country who made up the Class of 1984. By graduating with distinction, Mrs. Hurt has also been designated as a Certified Financial Services Counselor by the National Graduate Trust School. The certification was earned only by graduates scoring in the 80th percentile or better on all required exams as well as meeting all the other graduation requirements of the school. Mrs. Hurt’s thesis written on a trust-related issue was also accepted by the graduate school with an outstanding rating. Mrs. Hurt joined the Central National Bank in January 1972 as a secretary to the bank president. She later served as assistant cashier and assistant trust officer before being promoted to her present position. She received her B.S. degree from Indiana State University in 1972 and was graduated from the National Banking School of Real Estate Finance at Ohio State University in 1976. Mrs. Hurt has also been nominated for the 1984 edition of Outstanding Young Women of America. Five-year-old ANGELA NEES, daughter of John and Sandy Nees, Cloverdale, recently captured two national talent titles. At Showcase U.S.A., she received a list place in pompon and captured a third in jazz. The Nees family then traveled to St. Louis, where Angela captured a first place in beginning jazz and a second in intermediate jazz. She placed second in pompon in the nationwide competition. Miss Nees is under the direction of LITA JACKSON of the Dance Workshop at Cloverdale and is a member of the Heartbreak Express. KEITH HENSON, a North Putnam High School junior, has been selected for membership in the American Musical Ambassadors Band, a highly

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ANGELA NEES

select concert band composed of outstanding high school students throughout the country. As a member of the American Musical Ambassadors Band, Henson will tour several European countries for three weeks next July. Henson, the son of Mrs. Beth Woodard, rural Greencastle, is a member of the North Putnam High School Band directed by John T. Wilson. The group will visit Paris, Lucerne, Lugano, Milan, Venice, Innsbruck, Salzburg, Frankfort, Amsterdam and London. Highlights of the tour will include performances in concert halls and major parks of Europe, along with a two-day visit in the home of Dutch families. Students will visit many sites of musical and historical importance as well as popular tourist attractions. Tours are organized and directed by Prof. Maxine Lefever, a member of the Purdue University band staff for the past 22 years. The purpose of the tour is to foster cultural and personal relationships between students of the U.S. and the people of Europe. GLEN and DALE GRANBERRY, sons of Mr. and Mrs. Seth Granberry, Mobile, Ala., won 18 medals at the 13th annual unicycle meet this summer in Findley, Ohio. Their mother is the former SALLY CARSON of Greencastle, sister of John Carson. The Granberrys competed with 200 riders from across the nation, Japan, Holland, Sweden and Canada. Glen, age 14, won gold medals in the obstacle course, slow race and individual artistic riding. He earned silver medals in one race and the walk-the-wheel, while taking thirds in the mile race, 100-yard race and backward race and slow race. He took a silver medal in artistic riding and bronze medals in the 100-yard, 220yard and one-foot races. The boys then combined to win the 13-14 age group couples artistic place in the group parade competition (under six riders). The Granberry boys and their father have been riding for five years, while Mrs. Granberry just started this year. Airman KYLER D. THOMAS, son of Roy F. Thomas, Route 1, Fillmore, has graduated from the U.S. Air Force security police specialist course at Lackland Air Force Base, Tex. Graduates of the course studied systems security operations, tactics and weapons training.

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