Banner Graphic, Volume 17, Number 101, Greencastle, Putnam County, 30 December 1986 — Page 1

Banner Graphic Greencastle, Putnam County, Tuesday, December3o, 1986 V 01.17 No.lol 25Cents

Drunk Driving: A holiday night at a motel is much cheaper than jail

By JODY AMERS-FORD Banner-Graphic Staff Writer A night in a cozy hotel room instead of behind the wheel could save New Year’s partiers about $3,000, a ruined driving record and possibly their life. Sheriff Department jail officer Steve Fenwick said local law enforcement officials will be out in full force on New Year’s Eve and, if caught, drunk motorist could end up paying about $3,000 in fines for their excursion. The Putnam County Jail is equipped with three drunk tanks, but some offenders may find themselves sleeping on the floor of a 6-foot by flfoot room, if there is no space available on New Years’ Eve. A room at a local hotel, such as the Holiday Inn located in Cloverdale, provides room service and a complete breakfast menu. The jail provides donuts and coffee for a morning meal, lunchmeat sandwiches and chips for lunch. The Holiday Inn comes with a double or king size bed and a private bath. A wooden slab without a pillow, blankets or mattresses is provided for the guest at the Putnam County Jail. Fenwick said drunk drivers must post a $2,500 surety bond or SSOO in cash to check out of the jail-then the case is taken to court. First offenders will have to pay about S7B in court costs and will receive a S3OO suspended fine. However, drunk drivers will have to pay S3OO for enrollment in the Put-

Commissioners discover health board member snafu

By BECKY IGO Banner-Graphic Area News Editor Year-end matters were taken care of in routine fashion Monday night by the county commissioners, who, among other business, confirmed several county appointments and set holidays for 1987. Although most appointments considered at the special session were handled with ease, it is a different matter for two Putnam County Board of Health vacancies. Those are expected to be filled at a later date. However, naming persons to fill the two Health Board slots could result in having an impact on the make-up of the board as it now stands. The two Health Board memberships up for review Monday night included that of Dr. Fred Haggerty, a Greencastle general physician, and Don Hazlett, a Russellville resident. On Dec. 15, Hazlett informed Commissioners Gene Beck, John Carson and Don Walton he wished to retire. In doing so, he would relinquish the final year of a fouryear Health Board term. Hazlett’s term was scheduled to expire on Dec. 31, 1987. But with his retirement, the commissioners must find an individual to take his place. It appeared to be an easy task to accomplish until it was discovered that a state statute, governing county Board of Healths-including the one in Putnam County--was overlooked and not being followed. According to county attorney Bob Lowe, the statute

Economic indicators shoot up WASHINGTON (AP) - The government said today its main barometer of future economic activity shot up 1.2 percent in November, the largest increase in seven months. The Commerce Department said the gain last month in its Index of Leading Indicators was more than double the 0.5 percent rise in October and the biggest increase since a 1.2 percent rise last April. Analysts, however, cautioned against reading too much into the November rise, contending it was more a reflection of short-term economic activity than an indication of future strength. Economists believe that while the economy at present is performing well, it will suffer a substantial slowdown in activity in the early part of 1987 due to an adverse initial impact of the new tax law.

nam County Substance Abuse Treatment Program, said Judge Sally Gray, Putnam County Court. “They will also have to do about 24 hours of community service and will receive a 30 day suspension of their license,” Gray said. A 180-day probationary period will be added to the license revocation. Offenders will also face a 90-day to one-year probationary period with the court and will have a Class A misdemeanor on their record. But, a drunk driving charge does not end following an appearance in court. Car insurance rates can quadruple after the incident and some insurance companies cancel policies altogether. “We cancel their insurance policies,” said Susan Rising, office manager of Mike Rokicki State Farm Insurance in Greencastle. “This makes it very difficult for them to be reinstated or to get insured with any other company,” she added. Keith Gossard, of HBG Insurance, said policy holders in the HBG company will face quadrupled annual rates after their first offense and if there are two offenses within ten years, those rates will double. Lt. Don Aldrich, district commander of the Putnamville State Police Post, recommends that persons who plan on drinking during the holidays should make arrangements to stay overnight at their destination or have a taxi or other responsible driver take them home.

New meeting schedule set

governing the Putnam County Board of Health designates the seven-member board shall be comprised of: -At least two members being physicians holding an unlimited license to practice medicine in Indiana. -One member shall be a licensed dentist. -One member shall be a licensed veterinarian. -And, one member shall be a school superintendent. The remaining members may be filled by persons from the general public. Reviewing the current make-up of the Health Board, the commissioners found it does comply except for the school superintendent representative. Dr. Don Brattain, a Greencastle veterinarian, now serves on the county Health Board as its president. Greencastle dentist Dr. Tom Graffis is also a member of the board. Rounding out the membership are general

Weather Tonight mostly cloudy. Low in the lower to middle 20s. Light and variable wind. Wednesday variable cloudiness. High in the middle 30s. Outlook for New Year’s Day: Chance of light snow. Low in the middle 20s. Highs in the middle 30s. Extended Foreca st Chance of light snow in the north and a chance of light snow or rain in the south on Thursday, lows from the middle 20s to the lower 30s. Highs from the middle 30s to the lower 40s. Mostly cloudy Friday and Saturday, lows both days in the 20s and highs mainly in the 30s. Abby A 3 Classifieds A6.A7 Comics A 4 Crossword A 6 Heloise A 3 Horoscope A 7 Obituaries A 8 People A 4 Sports A5.A6 TV A 4 Theater A 8

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Had Hoosier, DePauw family ties

British PM Macmillan dead

LONDON (AP) Harold Macmillan, who as prime minister from 1957-63 presided over a golden period of prosperity at home and the breakup of the British Empire abroad, died after a short illness. He was 92. With relatives by his bedside, Macmillan died at 6:20 p.m. Monday at his Birch Grove House home near Haywards Heath, south of London. Macmillan, traced his roots to Indiana, where his mother was born and lived for many years. Macmillan visited the Hoosier State in 1968. Macmillan’s mother, the former Nellie Belles, was born in Indianapolis and lived in Owen County, where her father was a country doctor. In January 1968, the former prime minister paid a visit to Spencer, where his mother had lived for many years.

Beginning Jan. 5, the Putnam County commissioners will meet a half hour earlier than usual. Monday night, Commissioners Gene Beck, John Carson and Don Walton voted to begin board meetings at 6:30 p.m., instead of 7 p.m. The board, whose sessions are open to the public, meets in

physicians Dr. Robert Heavin and Dr. Fred Haggerty. Putnam County residents Hazlett, June Eiteljorge and Loren Salsman comprise the rest of the seven-member board. Hazlett’s retirement does clear the way for the commissioners to appoint a Putnam County school superintendent, thereby complying with the state statute. But the commissioners face a second stumbling block. The Indiana statute also provides that “no more than four members of the board of health shall be from one political party.” Making a quick tabulation Monday night, the commissioners discovered there is currently a five-to-two split with Republicans filling a majority of those positions. That could mean Haggerty, whose four-year term on the Health Board expires Wednesday, and who the commissioners believe to be a Republican, may have

During that trip, he held a convocation on foreign policy at DePauw University, where he had received an honoray doctor of laws degree in 1956 and had delivered the commencement address in 1958. Macmillan’s maternal grandfather had attended the university in Greencastle. The late President John F. Kennedy said it was Macmillan’s perseverance that made possible the unprecedented Nuclear Test Ban Treaty signed in Moscow by Britain, the United States and the Soviet Union on July 25,1963. Prime Minister Margaret Thatcher, informed of his death, said Monday night she was “deeply sad to hear the news. His death leaves a place which no one else can fill.” Buckingham Palace press secretary Michael Shea said Queen Elizabeth II heard the news “with great sadness.”

and Nick Lieske late Monday afternoon in Roachdale. The kids' parents are Rick and Julie Adams and Greg and Angie Lieske. Accumulations were less than an inch. (BannerGraphic photo)

the commissioners’ court located on the courthouse second floor. Although the meeting time changed, the commissioners will continue to follow the regular session days scheduled, conducting business the first and third Monday of each month.

Macmillan, who belonged to a prosperous publishing family, is survived by two of his daughters, Lady Catherine Amery and Lady Ann Caroline Faber. His heir is his grandson, Viscount Macmillan, the chairman of the family publishing firm, Macmillan Ltd. His wife, Lady Dorothy, died in 1966. He will be buried alongside his wife in the family plot in the churchyard of St. Giles in Horsted Keynes, West Sussex, after a private funeral. The day was not immediately announced. His grandson said a memorial service would be held later in London. Macmillan was born Feb. 10,1894, and attended Eton and Oxford. A scholar, publisher and country gentleman, he was named the Earl of Stockton two years ago. He became leader of the Conservative Party and Britain’s 46th prime minister in the wake of the

to relinquish his membership to another Putnam County physician, who is a registered Democrat. Realizing the matter would take more review, the commissioners determined to table action on the Board of Health vacancies, until a later date. Also left vacant during Monday night’s appointment considerations was a person to serve as director of Putnam County’s Civil Defense activities. For 1987, Putnam County has budgeted $4,000 for a “civil preparedness,” or Civil Defense director. Appointments that were confirmed Monday night include: Courthouse elevator operator, Joan Patterson; courthouse custodians, Bill Maddox, Wendell Dickey and Bonnie Helton; Green Acres County Home administrator and assistant, Jerry and Bev Monnett; county attorney, Bob Lowe; county Planning Commission attorney, Lowe; and West Central representative, Gene Beck. Also, Operation Life Board of Directors, John Carson; Mental Health Board, Carson; Microfilm Director, Marty Watts; Airport Board, Steve Brackney; Alcoholic Beverage Commission, Fay Scott; Putnam County Hospital Board, Maxine Williams; and Cemetery Board, Don Brattain. Also, Veterans Officer, Bruce Albright; county Highway Supt., Bob Bain; county highway secretary and clerk, Pat Sager and Wilma Davis, respectively; county Planning Commisson, John Nees; Central Dispatch Col. 2, back page, this section

Suez Crisis of 1956. He emerged as a world statesman, improving relations with the Soviet bloc and presiding over the granting of independence to British colonies, including Ghana, Nigeria and Kenya. Kennedy treated Macmillan with almost filial regard and after Kennedy’s assassination in November 1963, Macmillan spoke of him as “my close friend and associate.” During the Cuban missile crisis in 1962, Kennedy telephoned Macmillan as often as three times a day for advice on how to handle the Soviets. Dubbed “Supermac” in the 1960 s by a popular British cartoonist, Macmillan’s administration was marred by scandals that included the Profumo affair of 1963, in which War Minister John Profumo was discovered to be sharing a prostitute with a Soviet military attache. Col. 1, back page, this section