Banner Graphic, Volume 15, Number 245, Greencastle, Putnam County, 11 June 1985 — Page 1

Escaping reality, Laura Winfield (played by Beth Hennon) turns to her glass animals in a scene from the Putnam County Playhouse production of "The Glass Menagerie," scheduled to open Friday at the Hazel Day Longden Theatre. The Tennessee Williams classic is the

Serious business

Playhouse opens with 'Glass Menagerie' drama

By ERIC BERNSEE Banner-Graphic Managing Editor The fun and games aren’t over, but Putnam County Playhouse is getting serious in 1985. Famous for its musicals, children’s shows and comedies, the Playhouse will open its summer season this Friday and Saturday with a serious drama, “The Glass Menagerie” by Tennessee Williams. “THE PLAYHOUSE board thought that we had leaned toward comedies and musicals the past few years,” Jim Poor, who is directing “The Glass Menagerie,” told the BannerGraphic. “We want everyone to realize that there’s more to live theater than musical comedy, so we

Hot-water heat system answer to South Putnam's energy woes?

By LARRY GIBBS Banner-Graphic Publisher A $500,000 hot water heating system fired by natural gas could cut the annual heating cost at South Putnam JuniorSenior High School by as much as twothirds, the school board was told Monday night. During a marathon four-hour meeting that did not adjourn until 12:10 a.m., board members heard a mechanical engineer estimate that the $60,000 spent for electric heat yearly at the junior-senior high school would drop to between $20,000 and $30,000 if the natural gas-powered system were installed. Estimates of the cost of replacing the electric heating system in the 16-year-old building were provided by James Associates, an Indianapolis architectural and engineering firm, at the request of the board. Monday night’s discussion was solely for the purpose of gathering information; no decisions were made. LEE WHITE, HEAD OF the mechancial engineering department at James, said a

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decided to present to our patrons a serious drama.” The Tennessee Williams classic has just four characters in telling the story of Amanda Winfield (played by Emily Poor), a remnant of Southern gentility now living in poverty while trying to give meaning and direction to her life and the lives of her children. Daughter Laura, a shy, crippled girl who retreats from reality into a world of glass animals and old phonograph records, is played by Beth Hennon. A graduate of North Putnam High School and DePauw University, Miss Hennon is making her Playhouse debut. The Roachdale resident was active in theater produc-

hot water heating system would involve installation of a natural gas line to the building from an existing Indiana Gas Co. line along U.S. 231. The gas line would enter the school in a new mechanical room that would be located on the east side of the school adjacent to the electrical room. The system, White explained, would include a hot water boiler for heating purposes and a chiller to provide the cold water that would cool the building. “Of the $177,000 electric bill at the high school last year, I’d say about one-third was for heating,” White estimated. “The gas bill would be $20,000 to $30,000 versus about $60,000 you’re spending now for electric heat.” ANOTHER OPTION would be a cogeneration system involving a generator to produce both hot water and electricity, White told the board. He said the cogeneration system would handle the water network to heat and cool the junior-senior high school while also providing all the electricity needed by the adjacent Central Elementary School.

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first drama undertaken by the Playhouse in several years, according to director Jim Poor. Showtime is 8 p.m. Friday, Saturday and June 20-22. (Banner-Graphic photo by Eric Bernsee).

tions at North Putnam PORTRAYING BROTHER Tom Winfield is PCP veteran Marc Adams. A frustrated poet who works in a warehouse, he feels trapped in his family situation Adam’s character also provides narration The fourth member of the cast is Brian Williams, a Purdue University student who is tackling his first main role after playing a fight trainer in last year’s “Heaven Can Wait.” Williams portrays Jim, the gentleman caller, characterized by Poor as “the most realistic character in the play.” “It’s a very talented cast,” Poor praised. “You have to have talent to interpret a character seriously. It’s Col. 1, back page, this section

Replacement of the electric heating system in the 100,000-square-foot juniorsenior high school is one possibility the school board has begun to consider as a means of reducing the cost of electricity provided by Hendricks County REMC. But the heating system also will have a direct impact on roof replacement, another $500,000 project that the board addressed Monday night. The type of heating system determines the number of mechanical projectiles (condensers, ventilation units, kitchen exhausts, etc.) that must be located on the roof. Paul Pierson, a James Associates architect, told the board that the existing roof on the junior-senior high will have to be removed before a new one is installed. Depending on the type of roofing membrane used and the manner in which it is anchored, he said the reroofing project will cost between $465,900 and $549,800. MECHANICAL UNITS ON the roof are nearing the end of their anticipated 20year life, Pierson said, and will have to be replaced anyway. The fewer such units,

Knee-high weeds thorn in Cloverdale sides

By BARBARA CARHART Banner-Graphic Staff Writer CLOVERDALE-Now that Cloverdale Town Board of Trustees has settled on Oak Cable Vision of Huxley, lowa, to provide cable service to local residents, trustees enjoyed a light agenda at their regular monthly meeting Monday evening Board members David Hayes and Bill Whiting, however, did agree with police chief Bill Myers’ suggestion that the town would be more attractive if something would be done about the eyesore areas in Cloverdale proper “WE’VE GOT A NICE little town here but there are many lots that the weeds are

Former resident's arrest ends year-long probe

By BARBARA CARHART Banner-Graphic Staff Writer Putnam County Sheriff’s Department investigators, in conjunction with the Indiana State Police at Putnamville, have ended a year long drug investigation with the apprehension of former Greencastle resident Daniel Sears at his Houston, Tex., residence. Officials of the Houston narcotics division arrested Sears June 5. He is suspected of orchestrating the sale of some $150,000 in marijuana to local dealers in Putnam County over the past six months. THE FORMER GREENCASTLE resident was charged with dealing in marijuana and conspiracy to deal in marijuana May 29. Local law enforcement officials are currently awaiting the completion of extradition procedures. Sears may also face postal service, drug enforcement and possibly customs charges since he allegedly used the mails to complete drug transactions. “This investigation was all part of a Greencastle network,” Sheriff Gerry Hoffa told the Banner-Graphic Tuesday morning, explaining the network-five layers strong-all involving Putnam County residents. “Now we are working another part of the county. As far as we are concerned, we have reached the top of this ladder.” Sears’ latest alleged sale may prove to be his last. Working with police to facilitate the deal was an Indianapolis man police suspect was Sears’ Greencastle connection Burk Earl Coyner, 27, was charged with dealing in marijuana May 16. COYNER IS CURRENTLY waiting to change his plea hav’ng worked with his attorney, prosecutor and police officials to arrive at a presentence plea-bargain agreement which will allow him to continue school prior to serving his sentence. Sheriff Hoffa explained. It was Coyner, police believe, who received five pounds of marijuana a week from Sears to distribute in one-pound quantities to local dealers. Coyner, Hoffa said, worked with police to set up a deal that would send Sears’ last shipment of marijuana to Putnam County. “Coyner made the call right from this office (sheriff’s office),” Hoffa explained. “You can only have a successful drug investigation if you get the right people involved.” The call was made more than three weeks ago and the marijuana arrived as suspected, wrapped in five one-pound packets May 18.

the better, he emphasized, because there would be fewer penetrations of the roof membrane. If the board opts to retain the present electric heating system, the 42 condensing units now on the roof could be combined into nine, White said. That work would cost an estimated $615,000. And, Pierson added, some of the existing roof mechanical units that provide exhaust and ventilation will have to remain as they are. Although no decisions were made, Supt. James Hammond offered a few words about financing a new roof and, if the board decides, a new heating system. The two projects together would cost about $1 million, Pierson acknowledged. “WE DON’T REALLY HAVE cumulative building fund money to do this work," Hammond said. “With a project of this magnitude, it may be that we need to pursue other sources of funding-general obligation bonds or a private holding com-pany-so we can do the entire (roofing) project and a new heating system, if the board so desires.”

knee-high,” Myers told the board. “I’d like to see the board do something about it. We’ve got a lot of traffic coming through judging the town on its appearance.” Myers said there is an ordinance prohibiting such unkempt areas. “Maybe it’s time we ought to make mention that we would like people to take pride in their community,” Whiting offered. Utility manager Don Thomas said he had made a list last summer of the offending lots and he would do that once again. “WE SENT LETTERS LAST year and within 15 days the lots were cleaned up,” Thomas told the board.

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Putnam County Sheriff Department reserve deputy Marvin Query eyes five pounds of marijuana wrapped in cellophane and bubble mailing wrap and valued at $20,000 on the street. Police believe former Greencastle resident Dan Sears, now currently of Houston, Tex., the out-of-state drug connection which has supplied local dealers some COYNER WAS ALSO valuable in tracing the network down to a Greencastle man who purchased packets to sell to other suspected dealers countywide. “Out of each quarter-pound that was bought,” Hoffa explained, “each dealer could make about 16 sales.” Charges are pending against the Greencastle man, Hoffa said. “He’s still working with us,” the sheriff added

Board members David Landes, Sandra Langston, Ron Cook and Sherman Hacker directed James Associates to develop a more detailed study of the hot water heating system, including its payback period. James also will identify other buildings where the system already is in use so that the board can arrange on-site inspections. Before leaving the subject, the board also authorized James to proceed with development of plans for replacement of the Fillmore Elementary School roof, including the gym, at a cost of about $148,000. Landes, who will leave the board July 1 after an eight-year tenure, urged a roof at Fillmore that is “nothing elaborate, something to get us down the road a few more years.” STILL ON THE SUBJECT of electricity consumption, the board authorized installation of a special type of demandlimiting meter on the recommendation of Choice Control Inc. of Danville. That firm installed an energy management system in the junior-senior high school last year.

Because the town board has a policy that people need to come to the town office and put their complaints in writing, Thomas said he would sign a complaint listing those lots which are in violation of the ordinance. “I also think the letters should be registered,” the utilities manager suggested “That way, if they don’t correct the problem and we have to, we can qualify for the tax duplicate.” Thomas added, “I suggest we go by the requirements of the auditor’s office in case we have to follow through.” IN OTHER UTILITY business, Thomas reported he , '” 11 three summer vroith

$150,000 worth of marijuana in the past six months. Query and Indiana State Police Det. Larry Larkin, along with other members of the Putnam County Sheriff's Dept., have worked since the summer of 1984 moving toward what Sheriff Gerry Hoffa calls "the top of the ladder" in the drug investigation. (BannerGraphic photo by Barbara Carhart). THE BREAK IN THE case came, Hoffa said, when local small-time dealers, selling a quarter-ounce, were arrested in late December after a investigation in the summer of 1984 led police to follow up on talk of a Houston connection. Those suspects-all of Greencastle and Cloverdale-were Richard Dunn, Jerry Haltom, Alvin Pilkins, Matthew Mager, Scott Brown, Jeff Burk and Tim Zook Col. I, back page, this section

Nick Nichols, representing Choice Control, said a problem is created by the fact that electricity to both the junior-senior high and the Central Elementary passes through a single meter. While the elementary has its own built-in energy management system, Choice Control has no way to monitor what is happening in that building, Nichols said. But the special meter would permit Choice Control to keep a closer eye on electricity demand generated by both buildings. As it increases, he said, power can be reduced or eliminated to selected areas of the junior-senior high to keep peak consumption at a lower level. Cost of the demand-limiting meter is estimated at about SBOO. IN OTHER BUSINESS Monday night, the board: -Approved the paperwork necessary to advertise for a temporary loan totaling $357,285 to meet operating expenses. The loan amount represents 80 per cent of South Putnam’s anticipated December Col. 5, back page, this section

program workers employed in his depart ment beginning June 13. Whiting also informed Thomas that the town has to make an amendment to the salary ordinance in order to employ him as a temporary building inspector “We have to do this because we have a position that was created in conjunction with duties already assigned.” THOMAS HAD EARLIER volunteered to be temporary building inspector when the board amended its building codes and increased the amount of building permits The utilities manager will receive a per centage of the money from the sale of per ' J sosf of CAA