Banner Graphic, Volume 15, Number 102, Greencastle, Putnam County, 2 January 1985 — Page 12

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The Putnam County Banner-Graphic, January 2,1985

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City Police A large hanging sign fell on a 1976 Chevrolet owned by John Wood, 1004 Lincoln St., Greencastle, and damaged the passenger side of the vehicle sometime between midnight and 3 a.m. Tuesday, police reported. The accident occurred in front of Putnam Motors, according to Sgt. Larry Huffman. Mark Inglert, 19, was arrested for being a minor in consumption and possession of marijuana behind Rumors Bar at 1:25 a.m. Tuesday by Officer Terry Kendall. Michael Smetzer, 20, Route 4, Greencastle, was arrested for being a minor in consumption and public intoxication on Walnut Street at 12:02 a.m. Wednesday by Officer Kendall and Sgt. Huffman. A hit-and-run accident occurred at 5:01 p.m. Tuesday when a parked 1979 Ford, owned by Rex and Sharon Dunn, 1013 College Ave., Greencastle was struck, police reported. The victims did not know where the accident occurred or what had happened, according to Officer Kendall. State Police Two Sears riding mowers were taken from the Ed Hatfield residence, Roachdale, sometime between Monday and Tuesday, Trooper Harry Swank reported. Sheriff’s Dept. An unknown subject entered the Cassel Skinner residence, Route 2, Box 191 J, Cloverdale, sometime between Monday and Tuesday morning, police reported. There was no forced entry and nothing was reported missing except some cookies, deputy Richard Lyon reported. County Road 400 North, six miles north of Greencastle was the scene of a onevehicle accident Tuesday morning. Involved in the 5 a.m. mishap was a 1974 Ford Mustang, driven by Ted J. Pritsch, 26, Indianapolis. Pritsch told sheriff Gerry Hoffa that he was eastbound on County Road 400 North when he approached the T-intersection at a high rate of speed. The driver ran off the roadway and the vehicle struck a fence owned by Central National Bank, police said. Greencastle Fire Dept. A short in a heater switch at a Central National Bank drive-up window caused the fire department to be called out at 8:22 a.m. Monday, fireman said. Approximately SIOO in damage was sustained, according to the report. Firemen returned to the station at 8:33 a.m. The sprinkler system at Greencastle Manufacturing was accidentally set off, causing a false alarm just before 8:34 a.m. Monday. After investigating, firemen returned to thestation at9:ol a.m. Operation Life Putnam County Operation Life transported patients from the scene of three personal-injury accidents over the holiday weekend. Squad 2 crew members Susan Rossok and Robert Meek transported a 16-year-old male patient who complained of leg pain and who sustained a deep head laceration. The squad was dispatched at 3:57 p.m. Saturday. Squad I crew members Mark Colip, Dave Allaben and Amy Wiesen transported a 16-year-old male patient who sustained a laceration on his forehead. Both patients were taken to Putnam County Hospital. A personal-injury accident in Chadd Valley resulted in injuries to two patients Sunday morning. Squad I crew members Dave Allaben, Steve Schanke, and Diana Scobee were dispatched at 12:47 a.m. They transported a 21-year-old male patient who complained of pelvic pain and who sustained lacerations. Squad 2 crew members Bill Myers and Brad Sparks transported a 21-year-old male patient who sustained lacerations. Both patients were taken to Putnam County Hospital. A Sunday afternoon accident on West Walnut Street Road resulted in injuries to a 24-year-old female patient. Squad I crew members Dave Allaben, Sandy Horn and Diana Scobee were dispatched at 12:44 p.m. and transported the patient to Putnam County Hospital. She complained of pain in her right ankle. Correction A cutline on the front page of Monday’s Banner-Graphic incorrectly listed the parents of Sara York. She is the daughter of Dawn Moody and Jack York.

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It doesn't become official until the ink is added to certificates, Judge William C. Vaughn (left) tells county officeholders Tuesday. Signing on for another four-year term are (from right) Com-

Swearing-in

day,” he maintained. Hopkins will continue to work with the coroner’s office as a deputy as will Byron Snyder, Cloverdale, secretary Art Sater, Greencastle, and Howard Hedge, Roachdale. Sheriff’s Department Chief Deputy Robert Patton and sheriff’s Deputy Mike Biggs, along with Greencastle Chief of Police Jim Hendrich, will assist as unpaid coroner’s deputies. “This was something that was set up four years ago and has worked very well,” Oliver said. “The whole idea is for us to have good coverage. When something happens, we will have someone on the spot gathering information. It has worked for better coverage for the county and we’re not going to argue with success. ” PUTNAM COUNTY AUDITOR Cockrell is looking forward to her new duties, although she has previous experience in the office she now holds. Mrs. Cockrell worked part-time and then full-time for former auditor Carson, who is now a county commissioner. After one year in the auditor’s office, Mrs. Cockrell was elected to serve as Putnam county treasurer. She has held that position, after being elected for two terms. Assessing the office, Mrs. Cockrell notes, “First I will go in and familiarize myself with all the changes that have taken place in the auditor’s office.” A future goal will be to see computerization processes established at courthouse offices, Mrs. Cockrell said. “That’s something that I don’t think will be accomplished in 1985,” she reasoned. “But we will be thinking in that direction. We have to find the finances for that first.” AND FINDING THE finances could be difficult, according to Putnam County’s new auditor. “We are going into this year in better shape than we did the year before,” Mrs. Cockrell notes, “but we are seeing the interest rates going down. I think we will be seeing less interest

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woman filed a complaint with the Muncie Human Rights Commission when her illegitimate child was not recognized as the first born. Other newspapers have simply accepted the unwed along with married parents despite some backlash from readers. SOME ALSO HAVE learned through the years to accept long waits before finding a winner. The Rochester Sentinel in northern Indiana waited until 2:40 p.m. on Jan. 13, 1984, for the first baby to be born in Fulton County last year. The Noblesville Ledger waited until Jan. 5. Statisticians reassure that the wait, eventually, will pay off. About 10,000 babies were expected to make their first appearance in the United States this New Year’s Day. In Indiana, about 258 babies are normally born Jan. 1, according to American Demographics Inc.

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coming back into Putnam County.” And that will mean less dollars to work with, she said. Previously, Putnam County has averaged approximately $300,000 per year acquired from investment interest. “We use that extra interest money in many ways,” she explained. “Without the extra interest money, we couldn’t have paid for the Minnick trial. We use it for those kinds of things.” Putnam County Court Judge Sally Gray, the lone Democratic victor in November’s election, was short and to the point in addressing her office’s goal for the next four years. “I’M JUST GRATEFUL TO the staff in my office, and the staff of the SATP (Substance Abuse Treatment Program), for their hard work,’ she lauded. “They have helped to make tilings run very smoothly, but they never seem to get the credit. We just hope to continue the programs we have and hope to continue to work as hard as we have in the past.” Two incumbants were re-elected to posts as county councilmen. Republicans Evans, Route 2, Greencastle, and Waldron, Route 4, Greencastle, start their second four-year terms. Evans said he wishes to continue the cooperative effort displayed between county and city officials. “I think that would be one of my main goals, to see a more cooperative effort between the city and county.” THE COUNCILMAN ADDED he realizes the county landfill “is a very major problem that needs to be addressed.” In looking to the coming year, Evans is pleased with the idea that councilmen will be better informed concerning county finances. “I have been pleased with the way the Council has operated this past year,” Evans pointed out. “I think the Council is comprised of good people, who are well intended and who put in their

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Three deaths are reported

By The Associated Press Three traffic deaths occurred in Indiana the first day of the new year, police said. The deaths brought the state’s traffic toll for the long holiday weekend to nine matching the state police forecast for the period that began at 6 p.m. Friday and ended at midnight Tuesday. Four deaths were reported over the 198384 New Year’s holiday reporting period.

1-70 motorist shot at from van

INDIANAPOLIS (AP) Police say a motorist told them one of two men in a black van with Illinois license plates shot him on Interstate 70. William Shaver, 53, of Plainfield, was in fair condition Tuesday in Methodist Hospital. Police said he suffered a scalp

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missioner Don Walton, County Councilman Bob Evans, Auditor Myrtle Cockrell and County Commissioner Gene Beck. The swearing-in ceremony

time. I think we will continue to do things that will make us operate even better.” Waldron’s main objective in 1985 is to see that Putnam County gains more control at the local level. However, that effort is often hampered by state bureaucracy, he pointed out. “WHILE ACKNOWLEDGING the common things like roads, I think we need to flesh out, at the local level, the home rule concept,” Waldron began. “We have been given the authority to match our responsibilities at home at the local level. But the state hasn’t provided the bucks for us to do it with. “Until the mish-mash of laws are sorted out (at the state level), there will be delineating responsibilities between the local and state level. We at the local level will be hampered in the way we perceive our funds should be spent.” Coming on board as the new man in county government is Gray, a Republican from Cloverdale. He pledged to keep Putnam County solvent financially. “I WISH THE COUNTY all the best in 1985,” Gray began. “I hope to help the county gain the best it can as far as its goals. I will help to keep our heads above water.” Gray promised to spend taxpayers' dollars in the most conservative manner. Still, he admits big decisions are due for county officials in 1985. “We will have some touchy things coming up like the landfill,” Gray noted. “But you’re never going to please everyone every time. I just hope we can try to please the most people and hope that the most people have the best ideas. ’ ’ Evans, Waldron and Gray join fellow Republicans Dick Hassler and Dick Asbell, both of Greencastle, and Democrats Max Nichols, Coatesville, and Gene Clodfelter, Roachdale, on the Council. Hassler, Asbell, Nichols and Clodfelter’s terms end on Dec. 31,1986.

Lawrence County Coroner Wallace Johnson said the driver of a car involved in an accident that claimed two lives Tuesday was intoxicated. The driver was identified as Mark Hancock, son of Mitchell Mayor Jerry Hancock. Mark Hancock and Gary Young, both 22 and from Mitchell, died around 1 a.m. after their car was struck on Indiana 37 near Mitchell, authorities said.

wound Monday when shot in the back of the head. Cpl. Mark Michael said Shaver was westbound on the interstate when the van pulled alongside Shaver’s car. The wounded motorist was able to drive to his home, where his wife called police.

was conducted at the renovated Putnam County Courtroom. (Banner-Graphic photo by Becky Igo).

Hospital notes

Putnam County Hospital Dismissed Friday: William Albright Jr., Wilma Galloway andClova Salsman. Dismissed Saturday: Louis Baldwin, Joseph Hardin, Denise Parrish and Harvey Rood. Birth: Mr. and Mrs. Jon Brennan, Box 46, Eminence, a boy. Dismissed Sunday: Ruth Higgins and Edith Marshall. Dismissed Monday: Carla Brennan and son, Delbert Lewis, Kevin Scroggin and Bernard Sims. Dismissed Tuesday: Mary Faubion, Patricia Haulk, Jabez Hood and Ivor McMains.

Fatal fire

Thomas had been in the kitchen preparing breakfast just before the fire broke out. Firemen were called to the house located two doors down from the fire station at 9:34 a.m. “When we arrived, this area (pointing to the kitchen),” fireman Pete Patterson explained, “was fully involved.” Four firemen on one pumper were the first to arrive on the scene. Other off-duty Greencastle firemen, including volunteer fireman Dr. Alfred Page, arrived soon after to assist. THE FIRE WAS contained to Thomas’ side of the duplex as the vacated residence at 205 S. Indiana St. was not damaged. There was smoke damage throughout the frame and masonry house and the fire was contained to the kitchen and front portion where the ceiling was engulfed in flames, firemen said. Elmore said he believed the fire had been burning 45 minutes before the department was summoned.

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Obituaries Esther Jones Esther Jones, 73, Cloverdale, passed away Tuesday evening at the Convalescent Center, Bloomington. Born Dec. 18,1911 in Putnam County, she was the daughter of Oliver P. and Leona (Williams) Wright. On March 17, 1932, she married Raleigh Jones, and he survives. Also surviving are two sons, Ronald L. Jones, Route 3, Cloverdale, and George Jones, Columbus; three sisters, Jane Danberry, Putnamville, Juanita Fredrick, Farmersburg, and Clari Bel Woodall, Brownsburg, and aight grandchildren. She was preceded in death by two brothers and a sister. Mrs. Jones was a member of the Mt. Hebron Church. Services will be conducted at 11 a.m. Friday from Whitaker Funeral Home, Cloverdale, with Rev. Don Perry officiating. Burial will be in Cloverdale Cemetery. Friends may call 2-5 and 7-9 p.m. Thursday at the funeral home. Kenneth A. Shannon Kenneth A. Shannon, 73, Greencastle, passed away Tuesday at his residence. He was a former Roachdale resident. Bom Oct. 6, 1911 in Monroe Township of Putnam County, he was the son of Earl and Alta (McGaughey) Shannon. On Sept. 27,1952, he married the former Regina Rogers, and she survives. A Russellville High School graduate, Mr. Shannon farmed in Russell Township. He retired from the U.S. Postal Service in 1979. He was an Army veteran of World War 11, serving in New Guinea and the Philippines. He was a member of the VFW, American Legion, National Association of Retired Federal Employees and a former member of the Masonic Lodge. Mr. Shannon was elected to a term on the Putnam County Council. In addition to the wife, survivors include two daughters, Mrs. Sarah Means, Pensacola, Fla., and Mrs. Gloria Hopkins, Walla Walla, Wash.; two sisters, Rita Staley, New Mexico, and Iva Todd, Australia; a brother, Ray Shannon, Missouri, and a granddaughter, Jennifer Hopkins. Services will be conducted at 10:30 a.m. Friday from Hopkins-Rector Funeral Home, Greencastle, with interment in Brick Chapel Cemetery. Friends may call 2-8 p.m. Thursday at the funeral home. Martha Chapman Graveside prayer services will be held at 3 p.m. Thursday at Forest Hill Cemetery for Martha Shannon Chapman, 75, Greencastle, who passed away Nov. 24,1984. Survivors include three nephews, Jay, Dyke and Bruce Shannon, and several cousins. Dr. C. Thomas Steiner will officiate. Hopkins-Rector Funeral Home, Greencastle, was in charge of arrangements.

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