Banner Graphic, Volume 17, Number 69, Greencastle, Putnam County, 20 November 1986 — Page 1

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DR. ROBERT BOTTOMS Announces local committee

Sheldon selected national winner in swine proficiency

Edward Sheldon, a graduate of South Putnam High School, has been selected the 1986 national winner in swine proficiency at the 59th Annual National FFA Convention at Kansas City, Mo. Sheldon represented the central Indiana region and competed as a national finalist with other regional winners in the swine proficiency division. IT IS THE HIGHEST award an FFA member can obtain in his career, according to South Putnam FFA adviser Larry Bottorff. The swine production award program is designed to encourage vocational agriculture students in the swine industry. Each student’s practical experience program is different, but involves employing the best management practices available for efficient production and the marketing of swine. Sheldon, now a student at Purdue University, began is own hog

Quarter-million-dollar loss as seven horses perish

Seven thoroughbred race horses, one of which once finished fourth in the Kentucky Derby, were killed in a one-vehicle accident early Wednesday north of U.S. 36 on State Road 39, Indiana State Police at Putnamville reported. The accident resulted in a total loss of property estimated at a quarter of a million dollars, police said. CAMDEN BENNETT, 45, Plainfield, was northbound on State Road 39, IV 2 miles north of

No defense for this 46 Partial clearing overnight with a chance of snow flurries. Low around 30. Partly sunny and cool on Friday with high in the mid to upper 40s. Northwesterly winds at 15 mph during the period. Indiana Extended Forecast Saturday through Monday: Partly cloudy Saturday and Monday, with a chance of rain Sunday. Highs each day in the 50s south and from the mid 40s to mid 50s north. Lows in the 30s Saturday, mid 30s to mid 40s Sunday and mid 20s to mid 30s on Monday. Index Abby B 4 Calendar B 1 Classifieds 82.83 Comics A 5 Crossword B 2 Heloise B 1 Horoscope B 3 Obituaries AlO People A 4 Sports A6,A7,A8,A9 Supermarket Shopper Bl TV A 5 Theaters AlO

13-person local group to advise DPU

The membership of a 13-person Community Advisory Committee was announced today by Dr. Robert G. Bottoms, president of DePauw University. FORMED TO PROVIDE the university the perspectives and advice of a cross-section of Putnam Countians, the committee includes: The Rev. Alan Barber, 1908 Wildwood Drive, Greencastle; Janett Boling, Route 4, Greencastle; Donna Bouslog, 116 Hilltop Lane, Greencastle; Hubert Clodfelter, Route 1, Greencastle. Also Ken Eitel, 109 Hilltop Lane, Greencastle; Betty Farrow, Route 2, Roachdale; Debbie Gannon, Route 1, Box 380, Coatesville; Mary Evelyn Goodhue, 337 Greenwood, Greencastle.

operation after receiving a purebred Spot Gilt. Since then, he has increased his herd to 27 crossbred hogs, seven purebred Hampshire sows and gilts and a Hampshire boar. EDDIE, THE SON of James and Patricia Sheldon, Route 4, Greencastle, is striving to increase the quality of the carcass cutability of his herd. He is working toward this goal by keeping accurate records, culling or rebreeding unbred sows and through proper animal health procedures. A member of the South Putnam FFA chapter while in high school, Sheldon has always kept his hog operation separate from the family’s. He is responsible for his own work and financial commitments. Sheldon is financing his college education via profits from his hog operation and is majoring in agricultural engineering at Purdue.

U.S. 36 in western Hendricks County, when the 6:15 a.m. accident occurred. Bennett was driving a tri-axle dump truck, loaded with salt he had picked up near Plainfield and was transporting to the Lizton area, police said. As he crested a hill on State Road 39, Bennett came upon eight horses in the roadway. Six were killed outright after being struck by the truck, while a seventh had to be destroyed at the scene by a veterinarian.

IGA slams door on lucrative pornographic magazines

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JOHN RIPANI Reveals IGA decision

Marty Hutcheson, 7 Bloomington St., Greencastle; Phil Junker, Route 2, Cloverdale; Carolyn Shuee, Route 5, Greencastle; Dr. Mark Smith, 1208 Bloomington St., Greencastle, and Alan Stanley, Route 3, Greencastle. BOTTOMS ANNOUNCED his intent to create the advisory committee during DePauw’s Community Day activities Sept. 20. Noting at the time that the university was founded 150 years ago by Putnam Countians, he indicated there was a need to establish a informal group to candidly discuss issues that affect both the campus and community. “I see this group doing two or three things,” Bottoms told the committee at its initial meeting, a luncheon in the Union Building. “I would like to get together three or

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SWINE PRODUCTION

Eddie Sheldon (right) is congratulated upon receiving recognition as the 1986 national winner of swine production

The horses-owned by Joseph Stevenson, whose rural Danville farm is located just north of the accident scene-were valued at $200,000, according to Senior Trooper Jim Vance’s report. One horse, the name of which was not listed on the police report, was valued at $60,000. A police spokesman said the horse finished fourth in the Kentucky Derby, presumably the same year (1973) Triple Crown winner Secretariat won the race. “HERE’S A GUY who’s asleep

By ERIC BERNSEE Banner-Graphic Managing Editor The front doors were missing from the Greencastle IGA store earlier this week as renovation work continued on the East Franklin Street grocery. The wintry chill from an open-air front may have spurred the checkout girl to cover up with a bulky sweater, but it couldn’t match the naked truth inside. Gone from the west side of the entry way are the girlie magazines. Pornographic to some, harmless sexual diversion to others, they have nonetheless been at center stage of community controversy across an increasingly-conservative heartland. DRUG STORE CHAINS, like Hook’s and Peoples have banned such magazines as Penthouse and Playboy from their shelves. But until this week, there were 36 varieties of what store manager John Ripani refers to as “porno magazines” on sale at the local IGA. “We must have had 15 to 20 of them...any kind of sordid title you can think of,” Ripani started to say before a female voice behind him issued a correction. “The girls say 36. Phew! I didn’t realize it was that many.” And the general public probably doesn’t realize how many copies of the magazines the IGA has sold over the past few years. “It’s hundreds a week. It would really amaze you,” Ripani said. “It’s a real business.” AND REMOVING THE magazines from the IGA not only means the loss of the $3, $3.50 and $4 price tags the periodicals command, but also some accompanying sales. Buyers seldom pur-

four times a years...so that you can tell me the things you are hearing and so that I can share with you many of the things we are thinking about at DePauw. “Sometimes issues affecting the university and community develop and we don’t learn about them soon enough. By the time we learn they are issues, the anger or frustration level has grown and we have a problem on our hands. I hope,” he told the committee, “you will tell us your feelings on these issues, the feelings of your neighbors and the people you work with, so that we can be more responsive.” AN EXAMPLE OF AN issue that has caused misunderstanding, he said, is the university’s ownership of rental housing. “I think we have

proficieny award. He won the honor during the recent 59th Annual National FFA Convention at Kansas City, Mo.

in bed and he’s lost $200,000 just by someone driving past his home,” a police spokesman at Putnamville said Thursday. Vance, who was assisted at the scene by Trooper Rick Hanchar, said authorities are uncertain how the animals got onto the roadway. No hole was ever discovered in the Stevenson fence. Bennett suffered a minor leg injury, but refused treatment at the scene. Damage to his truck was estimated at $50,000.

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chase just a magazine. Usually they also grab up necessities like a loaf of bread, cigarettes, a newspaper and milk. “When my Dad (A 1 Ripani) bought the store (in May 1976), the magazines were here,” Ripani continued. “Dad wanted to get rid of them right away until he saw how well they sold. We’ve never liked having them in the store, but they’ve been such a lucrative business. Keeping them this long was purely economical; they helped pay the bills.” But now, with a $120,000 renovation project in its third of five weeks, the time is right. When the store opened Monday, Playboy’s Christmas issue and a smiling Brooke Shields were among the missing. Hot Talk was on ice. Forum had no local arena. Penthouse was in the outhouse. “WE WANT THIS TO be a family grocery store,” Ripani said, “and we just felt as though having the magazines kept us from doing that. We want mothers to be able to bring their youngsters in with them and shop without having to worry about the kids seeing some porno

experienced some misunderstanding about our buying houses and ‘taking them off the tax rolls.’ We don’t take them off the tax rolls. Most are rented to faculty and remain taxable. If we were to take a residence and turn it into a classroom building or use it for offices, that would be different. I don’t think some people understand that, but these are some of the things that irritate people, I know.” Bottoms laughed that he sometimes learns more about community attitudes toward the university through his son’s participation in community sports than through other formal channels. Of a local nature, Bottoms told the committee he would like to see more Putnam County students consider DePauw for their higher education.

Dec. 8 pre-trial starts Cooper proceedings

By BECKYIGO Banner-Graphic Area News Editor A Dec. 8 pre-trial conference will be conducted in Putnam County Court for a former Greencastle businessman charged with theft. The Putnam County Prosecutor’s Office filed the theft charge, a Class D felony, against Dennis Cooper, former manager of Prevo’s clothing store in downtown Greencastle. PRESIDING OVER the case will be Putnam County Court Judge Sally Gray. Cooper is being represented by Charles R. Deets 111 of the Heide, Sandy, Deets and Kennedy law firm. The charge stems from Cooper allegedly falsifying financial statements after seeking a loan from a Greencastle banking institution. According to court records, Cooper, who has since moved from the Greencastle area and no longer has any affiliation with Prevo’s, at-

PCH staying within budget, board hears

By DAVID BARR Banner-Graphic Civic Affairs Editor Putnam County Hospital’s budget is “pretty well on target” for the year to date, according to David Opalak who made his report to the official board Wednesday afternoon. Continuing on a positive note, Opalak, hospital accountant, said that Medicare adjustments at the end of the year could help offset any negative situations. PLANT ENGINEER Larry Roberts informed the board of a ruling which would require that hospital facilities must be examined for asbestos insulation and he has been advised of inspection firms. Such an examination and expense is unjustified and unnecessary for

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“I know many students do not con sider DePauw because they grew up in Greencastle or Putnam County. We do have, however, a marvelous, well-endowed scholarship ex clusively for the graduates of Put nam County’s four high schools. The Prevo Scholarship fund is valued at $1 million and we would like to see the number of candidates for this scholarship increase.” HE ALSO LISTED AS priorities diversifying the student body, the faculty and the curriculum; enhancing science education at DePauw, placement of heavier emphasis on the university’s role in shaping students’ moral values, and the inauguration of the new Center of Contemporary Media. Col. I, back page, this section

tempted to seek a loan from First Citizens Bank and Trust in Greencastle. Indiana State Police Investigator Richard Rice reported Cooper sought the loan from First Citizens on June 5, 1984. Reportedly, court records indicate, Cooper represented himself as having a net worth of $15,000 on a financial statement on which the loan was to be based. COURT RECORDS ALSO indicate Cooper had discussed the possibility of enjoining into an agreement with Greencastle insurance agent Gary Hanlon to purchase and operate the Prevo’s clothing store. Cooper, court records show, told Hanlon he owed no ether monies than what was shown on his financial statement. On that basis, Hanlon cosigned the loan agreement. But court records further indicate Col. 3, back page, this section

the local hospital, Roberts continued, noting that all pipes in the facility are wrapped with fiber glass or other non-asbestos material. Donna Gannaway of medical records reported that transcription facilities can be supplied for other medical institutions and may some time be available to doctors. REQUESTS FOR RENTAL of the recently-purchased paper shredder continue to come in, Mrs. Gannaway says. The fee schedule is based on input. Concerning a board question about disposal of shredded paper, Mrs. Gannaway said a market is being sought. The market, however, is chiefly for paper which has no Col. 1, back page, this section

magazine. “We did it because we feel it’s good for the community,” he added, “and that’s the honest-to-God truth.” The Ripanis believe new business, generated by the remodeling and new attractions, will make up for the loss of magazine revenue. In the past, the Ripanis have taken measures to keep the magazines hidden from wandering little eyes. The magazines were placed on the highest rack, partially concealed by a covercovering placard. For a while, the ones with explicit photos were even wrapped in cellophane. “WE HAD A FEW WOMEN from some of the churches really thank us,” Ripani said of the decision to remove the magazines totally. “They are really pleased. “A few men have come in and asked for them, and we just say we don’t carry them any longer. The people who have bought them (previously) can honestly see why we’re doing it,” Ripani continued. “The others are thrilled.” Among those not so thrilled is apparently the distributor, Indiana Periodicals, now left without a major local site sot its lucrative magazine sales. Ripani said the company has talked of opening its own local magazine stand. MEANWHILE, RIPANI is more concerned at present about the renovation that has seen the front entrance uncovered so often it might develop a staple in its own navel. “I’m about at my wit’s end,” the IGA manager said Wednesday afternoon. “This by far has been the worst day. But things should be squared away in about another week. It has to get better; the past three weeks have seemed like a year.” And that’s the naked truth.