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JAMES B. STEWART Commencement speaker

$2,000 study to probe, compare revenues of city

By ERIC BERNSEE Banner-Graphic Editor Is the City of Greencastle getting all the revenues it is due from taxes and fees? Is that revenue arriving in a timely fashion? Do city user fees actually cover costs? These and other questions will be answered by an Indianapolis accounting firm, George S. Olive & Co., after an evaluation of Greencastle and five other Hoosier cities, Greenfield, Shelbyville, Franklin, Huntington and Carmel. Following Board of Works approval Wednesday afternoon of a $2,000 expenditure as the city’s share of the study, research was scheduled to begin Friday. ACCORDING TO CPA Dexter H. Cooley of George Olive & Co., the firm will conduct the revenue enhancement study by: Reviewing the city’s annual reports and audits for the past five years. Comparing the city’s revenues with those of at least four similar cities. officials, including the mayor, clerk-treasurer and department heads. available but not presently used by the city. pear to be below the city’s cost and providing support for full-cost charges. Reviewing the city’s cash collection procedures and suggesting improvements. Reviewing state and county assessment, collection and settlement procedures, providing comment on their adequacy. financing alternatives available to the city. BOTH A WRITTEN report and verbal presentation will be provided at the end of the study. The Board of Works unanimously endorsed the project following Mayor Mike Harmless’ recommendation. “At first,” he admitted, “I really wasn’t sure if it would be something beneficial to us.”

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Thunderstorms likely overnight with a few strong storms possible. Low in the mid 60s. Chance of rain 70 percent. Mostly cloudy Saturday with a 50 percent chance of showers and thunderstorms. High Saturday in the upper 70s. Southerly breezes at 10-15 mph during the period. Indiana Extended Forecast A chance of thundershowers early Sunday. Lows around 60. Highs from -***»-70s in the north to nearly 80 in the south. Partly cloudy Monday and Tuesday. Lows in the 50s. Highs from the

DPU graduation features Stewart

Five leaders in the fields of journalism, pharmacy, business and education will be awarded honorary degrees during DePauw University’s 150th Commencement on Saturday, May 20. Approximately 600 undergraduate and graduate degrees will be awarded in the ceremonies starting at 1 p.m. on the lawn of the University’s East College. JAMES B. STEWART JR., a 1973 DePauw graduate and page one editor of The Wall Street Journal will deliver the commencement address, and he will be awarded the honorary degree doctor of journalism. Four other individuals, including two DePauw alumni, also will receive honorary degrees.

But the mayor and other city officials are confident that the $2,000 (plus out-of-pocket expenses not expected to exceed $200) will be money well spent if areas of increased revenues can be found. Harmless explained that the firm is “looking to provide financial advice to third-class cities,” and will be using the revenue enhancement studies of Greencastle and the other five Hoosier cities as examples for future business benefits. The firm is out to perfect its methodology, not make money with the plan, at this point, Harmless said. “THEY CHOSE WHAT cities they wanted to look at,” the mayor said, noting that George Olive & Co. selected cities “with tremendous name recognition ... cities that are growing, and cities with significant economic development going on. I think it will be really interesting to see how we compare to some of the other cities. “It should be a further yardstick in how Greencastle compares to the communities we always seem to be competing with, like Greenfield and Franklin ... Shelbyville. Not so much Carmel, but Huntington, they’re really on a roll now.” City Cleric Judy Berry said an added bonus is that the study will be completed before the 1990 budget preparation process begins. Thus, if additional means of revenue are discovered, they can be planned for in next year’s budget “SEVERAL OF THE things they have proposed,” Mrs. Berry added, “are things that I’ve wanted to do over the past 18 months.” Her efforts, however, have been limited by the demands of daily duties of the city clerk-treasurer and the lack of a city computer system. CPA Cooley, a partner in the firm, is expected to be joined by Curt Coonrod in doing the evaluation of Greencastle. Plans were to begin Friday (today), with at least three days of research expected to gather the facts and figures to be compared and examined. IN OTHER BUSINESS at the Col. 3, back page, this section

70s in the north to nearly 80 in the south. Index Abby AS Calendar A 4 Church A 7 Classifieds A11,A12,A13 Comics A 8 Crosswcrd Al 3 Heloise AS Horoscope Al 3 Obituaries Al 4 People A 8 Sports A9,A10 TV B section Theaters Al 4

A native of Quincy, 111., Stewart was graduated from DePauw with distinction in international relations. He was a Rector Scholar, editor of the student newspaper, and a member of Phi Beta Kappa. After graduation, he entered Harvard Law School and received his J.D. in 1976. From 1976 to 1980, he was an associate with the New York City law firm of Cravath, Swaine & Moore. Beginning in 1979 he helped launch American Lawyer magazine, and he was executive editor before moving to The Wall Street Journal in 1983. He is the author of two books on the legal profession, both published by Simon and Schuster: “The Partners: Inside America’s Most Powerful

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Officials from only Montgomery County were on hand Thursday, as Gary Williams (left) presented a plan by WAAL Investments to provide a regional juvenile detention center. The Evansville-based company is a private corporation planning

Montgomery officials ponder center alone

By BECKY IGO Banner-Graphic News Editor CRAWFORDSVILLE The interest was there on behalf of Montgomery County, but little elsewhere, when discussion took place Thursday regarding the juvenile detention center concept. Handling the presentation was Gary Williams, a research and development staff member of WAAL Investments, a private corporation located in Evansville. WILLIAMS RESIDES at Anderson and has worked in the courts, corrections, law enforcement and education fields since 1968. From 1979-86, he served as chief juvenile probation officer and director of Juvenile and Unified Court Services for the Madison County Unified Courts. He now serves as a consultant to Madison County Superior Court, Division Two. Williams has been instrumental in the development and administration of adult and juvenile probation departments, the Madison County Juvenile Center, the County Children’s Home and the boys’ and

Cloverdale to ‘log’ sesquicentennial fun

By LISA MEYER Banner-Graphic Staff Writer CLOVERDALE When the town of Cloverdale celebrates its 150th birthday in September, expect better than the average con-fetti-tossing hoopla. A state logging show, a golf tournament and an antique tractor pull tournament will be among the main attractions at the sesquicentennial, set for the weekend of Sept. 8-10, and organizers predict the celebration will bring more than 20,000 people to the small town of about 1,400 residents. THE CLOVERDALE Sesquicentennial State Logging Show begins Sept. 8 with a field day for all area schools. Chairman Leßoy Patton said the main emphasis of the logging show will be conservation education for the public and school children. “It’s everything to do with the great outdoors in Indiana from a conservationists view,” Patton said.

Law Firms,” published in 1983, and ‘The Prosecutors: Inside the Offices of Government’s Most Powerful Lawyers,” published in 1987. STEWART’S REPORTING on insider trading and the October 1987 stock market crash won him some of journalism’s most coveted prizes. His coverage of the Ivan Boesky scandal earned him the 1987 Gerald Loeb Deadline Writing Award. In 1988 he won both the George Polk Award and journalism’s highest honor, the Pulitzer Prize, for explanatory journalism for his coverage of insider trading and the stock market crash. Stewart has been active in his support of DePauw since gradua-

to build such centers statewide. Joining Williams at Crawfordsville are (from right) Montgomery County Commissioner Marion Kirtley, Montgomery County Sheriff Dennis Rice (in back), Montgomery County Circuit Court Judge Thomas Milligan, Montgomery

girls’ residential units. MEANWHILE, WAAL Investments, which proposes to construct juvenile centers statewide, began development in late 1988. Currently, the principal individuals involved include persons with vast experience in corrections, courts, law enforcement, administration, education, business, real estate development, law and finance. In addition to Williams, James A. DeGroote, who has worked in law enforcement for more than 30 years, is a member of the research and development team. John E. Wenger, Ph.D., has worked in the area of child and adolescent psychology since 1974 and handles such duties for WAAL. Richard Brown, another WAAL Investments principal, has extensive experience in education and administration. Meanwhile, McCall, Gregory and Associates provides the architectural expertise. FROM THE START, Williams stressed a regional juvenile detention center can be what the counties involved want it to be. The facility, and programs offered, can be

Preliminary plans also calls for performances by Scheer’s Lumberjack Shows. Scheer’s boasts professional lumberjacks competing against each other in buck sawing, chopping, axe throwing, power sawing, chainsaw carving, log rolling, and speed climbing. The state logging show will be at Stardust Hills along with a large tent and several exhibitors. VERA HUGHES, Cloverdale Chamber of Commerce president, said parking will be provided at Stardust Hills during the entire sesquicentennial. Shuttle buses will transport people from the parking area into the town to reduce traffic congestion. Arts and crafts sales and flea markets will be set up in the downtown and at the Interstate 70U.S. 231 exit during the entire celebration. Garage sales and food stands will* also be set up downtown. Horse and buggy rides will

tion, having served as a participant in the Management Center Seminar, Kilgore Counselor to The DePauw, Annual Fund Regent, the DePauw Club of New York, and member of the Board of Visitors. He received a 1988 Alumni Citation and last fall was named the winner of DePauw’s annual Young Alumni Award. HONORARY DEGREES also will be awarded to four other individuals, including two DePauw alumni. They are: —John M. Cassady, dean of the College of Pharmacy at The Ohio State University, will be awarded the doctor of science degree. He was a faculty member at Purdue University from 1966-1988, and he is a fellow of the Academy of

designed and programmed to meet whatever the greatest needs are. “I’ve been involved in things like this before and it usually takes five years to see something get done,” he related. “We believe we can do it in a year with the private sector helping government do it.” WAAL Investments “custom designs” juvenile centers for each geographical area, according to Williams. The goal is to work directly in the development and operation of the programming with the courts and welfare departments. THE PROBLEMS with how to house and serve juveniles, Williams noted, is increasing every day. That is because federal guidelines are becoming even more strict, requiring juveniles to be separated from adalt prisoners by sight and sound. Williams also added it is often difficult four courts to provide the “after care” juveniles need after a brush with the law. ‘These facilities provide for that psychological and psychiatric transition,” Some counties are answering those problems by building juvenile facilities of their own. “But a single

traverse the town Friday evening and all day Saturday. Carriage rides will be available Friday afternoon. Bingo will also be played Friday and Saturday. FRIDAY EVENTS RUN from 3 to 11 p.m. Houston Health Care will provide a blood pressure service, refreshments and seating for people over age 65 and the handicapped. At 7:30 p.m. town resident Jack Swope will skydive from a new Ram Air parachute of red, white and blue from his new airplane while carrying the American flag. From 7 to 9 p.m. the Jack Overshine Band will play downtown and from 9 p.m. to midnight a radio disc jockey will play music, in the Cloverdale High School parking lot. A golf tournament will be played at Clover Meadows south of town, with the final rounds to be finished Sunday. The tournament proceeds will go to the Cloverdale Volunteer

Pharmaceutical Sciences of the American Association of Pharmaceutical Sciences. He is internationally acclaimed for his research in isolating anticancer agents from plants and in the design of new anti-cancer agents. He is a frequent lecturer and consultant to Depauw’s chemistry department. A Rector Scholar at DePauw, Cassady graduated in 1960. He earned M.S. and Ph. D. degrees at Case-Western Reserve University. —The doctor of joumalsim degree will be presented to John Jacob Oliver Sr., a retired executive and current chairman of the board of directors of Afro-American Col. 3, back page, this section

County Commissioners Bob Thayer and Sam Kessler, along with Montgomery County Chief Probation Officer Ken Kriesher. (Banner-Graphic photo by Becky igc).

detention facility of 15 to 20 beds is very costly,” Williams warned, noting the Elkhart juvenile detention center cost $2 million to build and houses only 17 youths. “Then, you have to take care of the juveniles’ recreation, religious, food and counseling needs.” HOWEVER, A regional juvenile center housing 150 to 200 youths can be more economical for counties because they can spread the cost of care around. “We propose the program be run on a non-profit basis,” Williams suggested. “That would open us up to federal and state assistance grants. You’re looking at a $5 to $7 million proposition to build (with a 200-youth facility).” Counties involved in a regional juvenile center select from one of three options in how they want the program run, according to Williams. They can either select to have WAAL Investments build and operate the facility, have WAAL build the facility and lease it back to the counties, or have WAAL build the facility and sell it to the Continued on Page A 6

Fire Department. A bass fishing tournament at Cataract Lake and will also continue Sunday. OTHER SATURDAY entertainment downtown will include a husband-calling contest, a pieeating contest, sack races, a kiddie tractor pull, an auction, spinningwheel demonstrations, Peeler’s Pottery demonstrations, a horse pull, bands and an Elvis impersonator. The celebration will wrap up Sunday from noon to 5 p.m. with an antique car show community picnic at the park, a goat raffle and a church sing-along. A parade will run through the downtown starting at 3 p.m. SEVERAL TYPES OF accommodations are available for the weekend, including camping at Leiber State Park or the KOA Campground, and several motels. All profits from the sesquicentennial will be divided between new equipment for the town park and the Depot Museum.