Banner Graphic, Volume 15, Number 32, Greencastle, Putnam County, 10 October 1984 — Page 1

T renches solve landfill's woes. Council advised

By ERIC BERNSEE Banner-Graphic Managing Editor The problem of lack of space at the Putnam County landfill has apparently been remedied -- at least until next spring - the Greencastle City Council was told Tuesday night. Commissioner Don Walton, several times expressing the county’s thanks for the cooperation of the City Council and Board of Zoning Appeals, said a preliminary proposal was presented to the State Board of Health Tuesday afternoon. Walton said the commissioners, along with sanitarian Vernie Zeiner, surveyor Alan Stanley and attorney Bob Lowe, met with state officials last week and presented three possible plans to alleviate problems at the landfill. THE ALTERNATIVES Walton said, were to dig one or two trenches; build up the fill higher and then cover it with dirt to raise the elevation of the landfill property; and to go over onto the three adjacent acres approved for landfill use at the Zoning Board’s Oct. 2 meeting. “Our hope was we wouldn’t even have to use that,” Walton said of the portion of the Vermillion property (southwest of Limedale) that the Zoning Board approved. The state, as reported by the BannerGraphic Monday, opted for the trench plan. And county officials have been at work this week, finalizing a proposal to present for final state authorization. WALTON SAID THE trenches were dug 450 feet to the west and 550 feet to the east of the present site. “We thought we could probably do it by going with 30-foot wide trenches,” he told the Council, being presided over by Mayor Pro Tern Bobby G. Albright in the absence of Mayor Gerald Warren (still recovering from heart surgery at St. Vincent Hospital, Indianapolis). “We did some digging out there this week,” Walton added, “and

Fluoride in Cloverdale water

Janssen resigns Third Ward post on Cloverdale Town Board

By BARBARA CARHART Banner-Graphic Staff Writer CLOVERDALE-The Cloverdale Town Board of Trustees are scouting for another member as board president Harley Janssen resigned effective Tuesday. Janssen had been appointed to replace trustee Herman Cox in April 1983 and was elected to represent the Third Ward in November 1983. He claimed that seat from closest challenger William Morrison. An employee of Clay County Rural Telephone Cooperative, Janssen listed “changes in my company” as his rationale for resigning. His replacement must come from the Third Ward which takes in the southern section of town from Boone Street on south. RECUPERATING FROM a foot injury, utilities manager Don Thomas was represented at the meeting by Keith Rogers. Rogers told the board that fluoride has been on line since Oct. 4 and he sent his first water sample to the Department of Public Health Oct. 9. "> In an unrelated matter, a public hearing will be scheduled Nov. 13 to review the new sewer rates. Thomas has been working with a finance committee to adjust the rates. The new recommended rates will be included in an ordinance to be represented

Patchwork fog

Partly cloudy with patchy dense fog possible after midnight. Overnight low in the mid 50s with light, easterly winds. Becoming partly cloudy and mild on Thursday. High Thursday in the mid 70s. Indiana Extended Forecast The Indiana extended forecast for Friday through Sunday begins with a chance of thundershowers Friday. Otherwise partly sunny and warm’ each day. Lows in the mid 50s to low 60s. Highs in the low 70s to around 80.

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we’re probably going to have to go with 40 feet (wide).” The trenching will allow the county to utilize the present landfill site for at least the next six months, Walton said. “We hope to eventually whip this problem and find some ground suitable for a long-term solution that would last 10 to 15 years,” the Southern District commissioner added. “I think we ought to keep our own (trash) within our own county. “AS A LAST RESORT, we may have to look into a transfer station,” Walton added. “We don’t want to transfer our trash out, we know it would be very costly.” Street and Sanitation Commissioner Jim Wright knows exactly how costly. Wright, at the urging of Albright, had already investigated how much hauling city trash out of the county would cost Greencastle. “The whole works would just about double,” Wright reported, noting that the workload on the trash route would double with about four trips a day back and forth to a landfill in Danville requiring more gasoline and using more of the time employees utilize in other areas at present. THE CITY, WRIGHT said, presently pays $1.25 per cubic yard of trash at the county landfill operated by Bayard Allen. At Danville, he said, the cost would be $1.60 per cubic yard. While the landfill problem was apparently resolved, so was the federal lawsuit against the city’s fluoridation of the municipal water supply, City Attorney Jerald Calbert reported. The suit has been dismissed at the federal level, Calbert told the Council. Councilman Bob Sedlack, however, noted that the plaintiffs could still file the suit on the local level. “THERE’S NO INDICATION that’s going to happen,” Calbert said, “but there’s no indication that it’s not going to Col. 5, back page, this section

Forum set at courthouse The Oct. 18 Alcohol Forum will be conducted at 7 p.m. in the Putnam County Court on the third floor of the courthouse. Jane Meier will head a pane' for the second forum on “Addiction and Families.” An article in Tuesday’s paper inadvertently omitted the location of the forum.

at the next town board meeting. Concerned about fluctuations in the gas records at the three town pumps, trustee Bill Whiting reported Thomas had discovered a deficit in the pump records for September. The trustee also said some records were missing in September. “Since Jan. 1, Don (Thomas) has been supplying records,” Whiting explained. “There was a minus 20 per cent (gas consumed but unaccounted for). After the first month, we broke even and were at times on the plus side.”

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Signs point to heavy vote turnout

By LARRY GIBBS Banner-Graphic Publisher If the political forecasters are correct, Hoosiers may be headed to the polls Nov. 6 in record numbers, drawn there by a multitude of races for offices ranging from President of the United States to school board member. With the campaign period down to less than four weeks, signs of a heavy turnout already are appearing, according to those whose job it is to see that voting runs smoothly. “THE STATE ELECTION Board has indicated that they expect a large turnout,” said Putnam County Clerk Sharon Hammond, whose office will ove r see balloting in the county’s 27 precincts. “Voter registration in the county was at a normal rate for a presidential election year,” she added, “but it’s been a bumper crop year for absentee ballot applications. We had far more absentee applications than we did in 1980.” Four years ago, 12,173 people cast ballots in the county general election.

THE BOARD AGREED TO look into a better system of recordkeeping. “The reason we started looking at pump readings,” Whiting added, “was to cut costs.” Whiting also reported that the town planning commission is looking at adjusting the cost of building permits. Currently, building permits can be pruchased for sl. “The attorney for the planning commission will be looking at rates from other communities,” Whiting explained, “and commission members will be reviewing those to recommend a rate.” WHITING SAID THE current building permit rate is no longer “economically feasible.” “The rates have got to be updated,” Whiting added. “Without guidelines, presently anybody can come in and build anywhere.” In preparation for Halloween, police chief Bill Myers has imposed a curfew Oct. 26-31. The curfew for Friday, Oct. 26 and Saturday, Oct. 27 is midnight, while the balance of the week juveniles under age 18 unaccompanied by an adult need to be off the streets at 11 p.m. The official Cloverdale Halloween observance, as set by the town board, will be 6-9 p.m. Monday, Oct. 29.

Putnam Patter

Sunday sleepers have own glossary

By DAVID BARR Banner-Graphic Civic Affairs Editor Glossary is a dictionary word which means a listing of terms which may be misunderstood, or not understood at all, unless followed by an explanation, and, confusing as it may seem, the meaning may differ with the user in general practice. Over the years, I have listened to reasoning of late Sunday morning sleepers and have found that a number of words in common usage can be translated into terms intended to justify absenteeism from

Meet South Putnam candidates

REELSVILLE-A “Meet the Candidates’ Night” is being sponsored by the Reelsville PTO Tuesday, Oct. 16. Scheduled for 7:30 p.m in the Reelsville Elementary School, Washington Township and at-large candidates for positions on the South

some 77.6 per cent of the 15,682 who were registered. Although the lure of a presidential election was missing in 1982, the November turnout still topped 70 per cent THE COUNTY’S TWO political party chairmen aren’t speculating on how many votes will be cast on Nov. 6, but each expects the number will be large. “Since it’s a presidential election year, we’re hoping for a large turnout in Putnam County and I think we will have a good turnout,” said Mary Jane Monnett, Putnam County Republican chairman. “Our local Republican candidates are

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REP. RICHARD THOMPSON Will replace Parent

Three local races already over

Regardless of the turnout at the polls on Nov. 6, three candidates in Putnam County are assured of victory. Running unopposed are: -PUTNAM COUNTY Court Judge Sally Gray, a Democrat, who will begin her second four-year term on Jan. 1. Mrs. Gray, a former economics teacher at DePauw University and one-time managing attorney at the Legal Services office in Terre Haute, won her initial term in 1980 by defeating Republican Robert Wolf, an Indianapolis attorney who moved into the county only three months before

church. SO WITH TONGUE IN cheek (one side only) may I present a glossary in which, dear reader, you may either rationalize your Sunday morning snoozing or assign the meanings thereof to others as you feel comfortably fit to do so. So here goes the list: WEATHER: Rain, sleet or snow or remote suspicion thereof. Turbulence which diminishes rapidly by early morning and poses no threat to a Sunday afternoon drive. Weekday precipitation is in a class of its own and has no bearing on the

Putnam Community School Board of Trustees are expected to attend. Each candidate will have five minutes to introduce himself and discuss the issues. A half hour has been set aside for a question-and-answer period. The public is invited.

working hard, knocking on doors and accepting invitations to speak. And we’ve registered a lot of voters. “I believe the strength of the Republican national and state tickets will filter down,” Mrs. Monnett said, “although our local ticket is strong in itself.” HER COUNTERPART, PUTNAM County Democratic Chairman Tom Buis, also expects a sizable turnout on Nov. 6, but he says voters will consider county races separately from whatever happens on the national or state levels. “The local campaign definitely is

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STATE SEN. ED PEASE Running unopposed

the election, then left soon after. --State Sen. Ed Pease of Brazil, a Republican whose District 37 includes Cloverdale, Marion, Jefferson and Washington townships, as well as Clay County and parts of Owen, Morgan and Hendricks counties. Pease, a Brazil attorney recently named assistant to the president for legal affairs at Indiana State University, overcame a primary challenge by fellow Republican Brian Gus Gray of Morgan County. -State Rep. Richard Thompson of North Salem, a Republican who will succeed

situation. HYPOCRITES: People all churches are full of. They draw attention to themselves by helping to pay the preaching and by volunteering for non-paying assignments before they are asked. Occasionally, they do occupy those front seats - when they come too late to get on the back row. MONEY: TAX-DECUTIBLE medium of exchange derived in part from small change dropped into a collection basket or plate. The word is not acceptable as a pulpit term unless disguised in a sermon on general stewardship.

With the fog still hovering over downtown Greencastle Wednesday morning, crossing guards like Jeanine Christian were even more important than usual to help school children get across busy roadways. Ms. Christian is in her second year at the Washington and Locust street crossing. (BannerGraphic photo by Bob Frazier).

separate,” Buis said. “Two years ago, (U.S. Sen. Richard) Lugar and (U.S. Rep John) Myers won their races in the county by more than 2,000 votes, but Democrats elected a sheriff, recorder and assessor in contested races. That’s a turnaround of more than 2,000 votes. I think that on the county level, people vote for the individual.” “The recent candidate forum at Heritage Lake, which included local candidates from both parties, drew a good turnout,” Buis added. “I think the county turnout will be pretty decent on election day. Actually, the door-to-door campaigning by local candidates creates an interest in the state and national tickets.” VOTER REGISTRATION FOR the Nov. 6 election ended Monday. Absentee voting began this week on the second floor of the courthouse and will continue until noon on Nov. 5. Qualified absentee voters may cast ballots from 9 a.m. to 4 p.m. Monday through Friday. The courthouse also will be open for absentee voting from 9 a m. to 4 p.m. on the two Saturdays preceding the election, Oct. 27 and Nov. 3.

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JUDGE SALLY GRAY Assured of victory

retiring senator Lillian Parent as state senator from District 24. The area includes Franklin, Floyd and Jackson townships, as well as all or part of Boone, Hamilton, Hendricks and Montgomery counties. Thompson won a four-way GOP primary fight for the nomination, then was assured of a November victory when Democrats did not field a candidate by the Sept. 1 deadline for filling ballot vacancies. WHILE JUDGE GRAY, Sen Pease and Rep. Thompson can pop the champagne corks early, candidates in eight other Col. 1, back page, this section

SERMON: Painfully personal discourse when absorbed directly. More palatable, and even relished, when the preacher’s words can be identified with shortcomings of others. CLOTHES: What people come to church to show off in. Garments of off-and-on attendee suitable for formal or semi-formal occasions turn to Cinderella’s rags at the thought of coming to church. REST: Total inactivity terminating shortly before lunch on Sunday morning but changing to an intense desire to venCol. 1, back page, this section