Banner Graphic, Volume 18, Number 26, Greencastle, Putnam County, 7 October 1987 — Page 1

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Cloverdale High School will not only crown a homecoming queen Friday night, but a homecoming king as well. Another CHS change this year is that the ceremony will begin at 7 p.m., preceding the 7:30 varsity football game between the Cloverdale and visiting North Putnam Cougars. Candidates for queen are (from left)

POW-MIA marchers to visit Morton MORTON - A contingent of Vietnam veterans will be spending Wednesday night at the Union Chapel of the United Methodist Church in Morton, on a stop-over on their 800-mile walk from Decatur, 111., toWashington D.C., highlighting POW/MIA issues. The marchers began their trek to the nation’s capitol on Oct. 3 at the courthouse in Decatur, and are hoping to remind Americans that more than 2,400 U.S. servicemen remain in Southeast Asia, unaccounted for. THEY WILL BE walking to Arlington National Cemetery in Virginia, where they will meet with groups from Texas, Missouri, New York, New Mexico, West Virginia, Florida and Alaska. On Nov. 11, Veteran’s Day, the combined groups will march on Washington to show their solidarity with American POW/MIAs, and to encourage the federal government to initiate steps to ensure their return. Ruth McGaughey, Route 1, Greencastle, is coordinating their stay at Union Chapel. She said the group is walking an average of about 25 miles a day. Tuesday night they stayed in Rockville, and by Thursday night they plan to be at the Armory in Danville. Mrs. McGaughey said visitors are welcome to come to the church and talk with the walkers. The group has previously extended an invitation to anyone who might want to join the walk for “a block, a mile, ora day.”

The frost that Jack built

Frost advisory overnight. Clear and cold with frost likely and low in the low 30s. Mostly sunny and cool on Thursday with high in the mid 50s Northwesterly winds around 5 mph. Indiana Extended Forecast Friday through Sunday: Partly cloudy and cool Friday. Lows 35 to 40. High in the 60s. A chance of showers Saturday and Sunday and warmer. Lows in the upper 30s to middle 40s. Highs in the middle 60s to the middle 70s.

Julie Hutcheson, Kelly Bird, Laura Kelly and Dawn Dunagan. Cloverdale king candidates are (from left) Darin Price, John Nees, Jeff Gaddis and Brice Mabry. A class prince and princess will also be crowned for each of the freshman, sophomore and junior classes. (Banner-Graphic photo by Gary Goodman).

Show must go on, officials feel in theater discussion

By BECKY IGO Banner-Graphic News Editor It was expected to be just another meeting of governmental officials, who gathered Tuesday night at Walden Inn for the West Central District meeting of the Association of Indiana Counties. Nothing too unusual was to happen. A little small talk here and there, guest speakers, a great meal. BUT AT A TABLE FOR 10, a spirited conversation evolved among county officials that set the stage for quite a goal. And if what was suggested can be accomplished, it will give new meaning to the term “community involvement.” The goal is an attempt among county officials and employees to keep Ashley Square Twin Cinemas in Greencastle from closing its doors in November. When Bob Reese, manager of the Ashley Square Shopping Center, brought the movie theater’s dilemma to light a few weeks ago, the reality that Greencastle could lose one of its best entertainment businesses hit home. Reese’s message to Greencastle and Putnam County was that unless the number of movie-goers increases dramatically at Ashley Square by Nov. 21, he would have to shut down the 377-seat facility. ACCORDING TO REESE, 1,000 patrons are needed each week for the cinema to break even. That set the scene Tuesday night for a discussion among Rose Buis, Eleanor Delp, Dottie Masten, Charlotte Gould, Dorothy Edwards,

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June Albright, Jean Foxx, John and Carolyn Carson and Myrtle Cockrell. Their conclusion? The show must goon. “We just really hated to see the cinema go,” Buis, who is the Putnam County recorder, said Wednesday as she detailed aspects of the conversation. “I just said something about that maybe we could get the courthouse employees together for a movie night,” Buis related. “That might show our gratitude in having the movie theater here. “IT MAY ALSO HELP to get more people interested in the theater,” she suggested. “We were all really talking about it and it really wasn’t just my idea. “I think it is important to try and keep it in the community,” Buis said of the Ashley Square Cinema. “I think it is especially important for the young children for they really like to go to the movies. “The smaller children can’t drive to go and do things out of town. I know a lot of adults who don’t go out of the county much either,” she noted. BUIS SHEEPISHLY SAID she has been to the movie theater only three times, but said the demands on many people’s time curtails opportunities to go to the show. But hopefully, she added, at least the proposed county employees movie night will get people like herself more acclimated to take the time to go. “I really felt bad when I heard the Col. 1, back page, this section

Repayment ordered in latest welfare fraud case

By JOE THOMAS Banner-Graphic Assistant Editor Putnam County Court Judge Sally Gray Tuesday ordered Wilma and Buryi Guy, Route 2, Cloverdale, to repay the $6,833 of which they admitted to defrauding the Putnam County Welfare Dept. THE GUYS, WHO pleaded guilty to welfare fraud Tuesday, will make an initial payment of $2,500 and then monthly payments of $125 until the debt is paid off. Judge Gray also ordered them to attend a one-day counseling class to be held on the DePauw University campus in

Escapee who shot trooper seeks post-conviction relief

By JOE THOMAS Banner-Graphic Assistant Editor A former Indiana State Farm escapee who shot one Indiana State Police trooper during his prison break in Sept. 1978, is now seeking post-conviction relief in Putnam Circuit Court. LESLIE ALLEN SMITH, 36, who is serving a 70-year prison term at the Indiana State Prison in Michigan City for the 1978 incident, says Special Judge Rexell Boyd was a biased judge, and Nile Stanton, who handled Smith’s appeal, was incompetent. Smith’s new attorney, Robert E. Saint, of Indianapolis, asked Putnam Circuit Court Judge William C. Vaughn 111 Monday to grant Smith relief because of these errors. On Sept. 1, 1978, Smith, originally from Elwood, and William A. Pine, Anderson, left the State Farm in a car owned by Smith’s thengirlfriend, Barbara Sue Eikelman. The trio was stopped at the Cloverdale interchange of 1-70 by thenTrooper Dick Rice. Rice now works at the Putnamville post as a detective. He was assisted by thenTrooper Lanny Fields, who now works for the ISP in Indianapolis. As Rice and Fields were handcuffing the two escapees, a scuffle broke out, enabling Smith to steal Fields’ service revolver. The escapee then ordered the two troopers into the trunk of their police car. TROOPER CHUCK RAIRDON then pulled up in his police car. Smith ordered Rairdon to turn over

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Putnam County Commissioner Don Walton takes to the microphone to handle introductions Tuesday night, during the West Central District meeting of the Association of Indiana Counties Inc. The event, which involved local and other county officials statewide, was conducted at Walden Inn at Greencastle. Walton, who serves as president of the Indiana Association of County

Unusual night for Zoning Board

By ERIC BERNSEE Banner-Graphic Editor The agenda looked simple enough, but the Greencastle Board of Zoning Appeals endured an unusual 40minute session Tuesday night. The board approved a variance for a project already completed. It approved a new special exception for a project that had previously been approved. And it decided a third project was out of its realm of jurisdiction. Approval of a swimming pool on a night when the weatherman was

December. She deferred sentencing for one year, and if the Guys are able to fulfill the terms of the plea agreement during that year. Gray will have the option of sentencing them to a class A misdemeanor. Welfare fraud is a class D felony. Under Indiana law a D felony can be reduced to an A misdemeanor. The Guys received food stamps between Jan. 4,1984 and Feb 2,1987 without reporting a checking account in their name at the Morgan County Bank and Trust, containing a balance of $3,900.

320-year plea deal

INDIANAPOLIS (AP) A California man who pleaded guilty in the 1986 murders of an Indianapolis motel owner and a Cloverdale taxi driver has avoided the death penalty. As part of a plea agreement, Antonio Salcedo-Noyas, 39, will be sentenced to 320 years in prison. Salcedo-Noyas and two Bronx, N.Y., stepbrothers were charged in the murders of Paul M. Reeves of Cloverdale July 26 and Wayne L. Lanum Sr. of Indianapolis July 27. One of the stepbrothers, Freddie Concepcion, 24, was convicted in September of 12 of the 14 charges against him. The other, Samuel Valentin, 21. is awaiting trial. Noyas’ version of the crimes

his service revolver, unaware the trooper had concealed a privatelyowned handgun in his trousers. Rairdon ordered Smith and Pine to drop their weapons, causing Smith to panic. He fired the ISP-issued .357 magnum into the truck where Fields and Rice were, injuring Fields in the shoulder. Rairdon then shot Smith in the neck, wounding him. Pine surrendered instantly. Former Putnam Circuit Court

Commissioners, is joined at the head table by (from left) Alyce Byrd, president of the Association of Indiana Counties; E.D. Gooden, president of the West Central District of the Association of Indiana Counties, and Diane Shea, assistant director of the Association of Indiana Counties. Approximately 90 persons attended. (Banner-Graphic photo by Becky Igo).

predicting the season’s first snow flurries seemed strange enough to start with. WILLIAM LADY, 306 Gillespie St., appeared before the board to discuss placement of a swimming pool in an R-l (residential district). Lady spoke in the past tense about the project and its fence and single entrance. Finally, on a direct question from Zoning Board Chairman Robert Loring, Lady admitted the pool was placed earlier this summer. Lady added that he didn’t realize until the

THE GUYS WERE represented by public defender Chervl Danberry. The Tuesday change of plea hearing effectively ended the seventh of eight welfare fraud cases filed so far this year in Putnam County. The agreement signed by the Guys was similar to the agreements reached in the other cases. Putnam County Prosecutor Bob Lowe has previously said his office is primarily concerned with recovering the money alleged to have been taken bv the defendants. ALL WELFARE FRAUD convictions are certified to the Indiana

was similar to that of Concepcion, except for key points of Reeves’ killing. At his trial, Concepcion testified that Noyas was the triggerman in the cab driver’s slaying. Tuesday, however, Noyas blamed Concepcion for the killing. “I was driving while Freddie was in the rear of the cab with Reeves on the floor when I heard a shot.” Noyas testified. “I looked back and Freddie (Concepcion) had a very evil appearance. He was smiling and grinning from ear to ear. He seemed very mannish, like he was seven feet tall.” “I just shot him,” Noyas quoted his accomplice as saying. Noyas said he responded with shock. “You’re kidding,” he recalled saying.

Judge Francis Hamilton was excused from the case when he appointed former Greencastle attorney Rexell Boyd as special judge. IN HIS PETITION FOR postconviction relief, Saint argues Special Judge Boyd conferred with Judge Hamilton concerning the admitting of ballistics tests as evidence in the case. It was that conversation which prompted trial attorney Jeffrey Lockwood to file a second Col. 2, back page, this section

pool was put up that he would need a permit. Loring explained that a swimming pool is a permissable special exception in the residential area. He reminded Lady that he filed for the variance in June but did not show up for that month’s meeting. Lady said he was unaware his attendance was required. WITH THE POOL AND its fencing meeting all limits and specifications, the board voted unanimously to grant Lady the special exception. Col. 2, back page, this section

Dept, of Public Welfare, making it easier to identify second-time offenders. The only remaining active case of welfare fraud is Terry Van Arsdale, 38, Route 6, Greencastle. She was charged with welfare fraud on Sept. 2, after allegedly receiving an AFDC overpayment of $1,198 and a food stamp overpayment of $538, while earning income as an employee of the Bon Ton Restaurant in Bainbridge. She is due back in Putnam County Court for pre-trial conference on Oct. 20.