Banner Graphic, Volume 21, Number 144, Greencastle, Putnam County, 21 February 1991 — Page 12

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THE BANNERGRAPHIC February 21,1991

Obituaries

Chester L. Cooper

Chester L. Cooper, 75, Route 4, Greencastle, passed away Wednesday morning at Putnam County Hospital. Bom July 9, 1915 in Greencastle, he was the son of Charles A. and Emily Etta (Whitehead) Cooper. Mr. Cooper was educated in Greencastle schools. On Sept. 16, 1939, he married the former Iva M. Surber, and she survives. He was employed by Public Service Indiana, 1939-56, and was associated for many years with Putnam Motors in Greencastle until his retirement in 1980. Mr. Cooper was a member of the First Christian Church in Greencastle, where he served as an elder emeritus. He was also a member of the Greencastle Rotary Club.

Frank L. Deer, Albin Pond Road, Greencastle, passed away unexpectedly Wednesday at his residence. Bom June 6, 1901 at Deer’s Mill near Waveland, he was a salesman for Hulman and Co. for 47 years. Having a lifelong interest in horses, he was a charter member of the Putnam County Saddle Club. Survivors include a son and daughter-in-law, Steve and Dewey Deer, Greencastle; five grandchildren, Laura Phillips and husband Bruce, Joan Deer and husband Gregory Pettit, Steve Deer and wife Missy, Kris-

Davey Lee Moore

Davey Lee Moore, 59, Greencastle, died Wednesday afternoon at Putnam County Hospital. He was the husband of

Daphne Stilz, 101, Route 1, Reelsville, formerly of Plainfield and Indianapolis, died Wednesday evening at Clay County

Bainbridge

lateral was installed to hook the school onto the town sewer system. However, the required permits were not purchased by the building contractor from the town and no installation inspections were made. The type of line also does not meet the material specifications required by the town. The town did not levy any fine against the school system for the permit and inspection oversight. NORTH PUTNAM Supt. Jim Bates said the school system would abide by the town’s decision on the sewer lateral, but emphasized that the building project engineers arc sure that the line will hold up. “It’s not like grandpa did this in his backyard. This was done professionally,” Bates said of the line installation. “If (the school system) thought there was a problem, we wouldn’t accept it.” Sullivan recommended that a television scope be made of the line to check the grade of the line and look for infiltration. The council also looked at the installation of an additional manhole so that the sewer line can be checked periodically. LOOKING AT THE entire town sewer project, Sullivan told the council and utility board that the contractor installing the underground part of the project is re-

Habitat

abled persons as part of the local Habitat ministry will also be discussed Saturday. The primary objective of Habitat for Humanity is to provide decent,

First United reporting growth

First United Savings Bank has released its results of operations for the quarter ended Dec. 31, 1990, the second quarter of its fiscal year ending June 30,1991. “Continued improvement best describes First United’s profit performance for the quarter ended Dec. 31, 1990,” noted President and Chief Executive Officer Wiliam M. Marley. NET INCOME FOR the period was $132,580 as compared to $31,749 for the same period one year ago. Earnings per common share of stock for the quarter were

Survivors, in addition to his wife, include two sons and daughters-in-law, James S. and Donna Cooper, Youngsville, N.C., and Phil L. and Bonnie Cooper, Muncie; a sister, Helen Lawson, Greencastle; a brother, Arthur Cooper, Brownsburg; three grandchildren, Stephenie, Scott and Jill Cooper, and several nieces and nephews. He was preceded in death by his parents, four brothers and six sisters. Services will be conducted at 10 a.m. Saturday from Bitties and Hurt Funeral Home, Greencastle, with Rev. Joseph Eubanks officiating. Burial will be at Forest Hill Cemetery. Friends may call 4-8 p.m. Friday at the funeral home. Memorial contributions may be made to the First Christian Church Memorial Fund.

Frank L. Deer

ten Deer and Jim Deer; two great-grandchildren, Joshua Deer and Nathan Deer. He was preceded in death by his wife, Icsis Moody Deer, on Feb. 23, 1986, and by an infant daughter, Virginia Jean, and a sister, Margaret Bayless. Memorial services for family and friends will be held at 2 p.m. Sunday from Bitties and Hurt Funeral Home, Greencastle, with Mr. Deer’s grandson, Rev. Steven Deer, and his grandson-in-law, Pastor Bruce Phillips, officiating. Visitation will be held immediately preceding the services at the funeral home.

Mildred J. Moore. Funeral arrangements are pending at Hopkins-Rector Funeral Home, Greencastle.

Daphne Stilz

Hospital, Brazil. Funeral arrangements are pending at Whitaker Funeral Home in Cloverdale.

questing another 45-day extension on the project. Sullivan said he hasn’t received the written request yet, or some proposed change orders for the project, but he will notify the town when he does. The project, contracted to the William L. Gatti Excavating Co., Terre Haute, has already received one extension that expires Friday. “There’s no way in the world he will complete it by the 22nd,” Sullivan said, “and we can’t inspect it by then.” THE ENGINEER SAID he sees no reason to change the June deadline for the project. “I don’t see another 45 days on top of the 45-day extension to get the underground hooked up,” Sullivan said. The final inspection of the project will include checking curbing, streets, sidewalks, streets, topsoil and the cosmetics of residential yards. THOSE ATENDING Wednesday’s special meeting included Evans, Stevens, Thompson, Lane, Folck, Riggin, Supt. Bates, North Putnam School Board president Byron Gough, North Putnam maintenance supervisor Mike Harrigan and Bainbridge Elementary project architect Mike Eagan.

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affordable housing to those who otherwise could not afford it. That is accomplished through broadbased community, individual and organization support.

$.25 as compared to $.06 in the prior year. Total assets at Dec. 31, 1990 climbed to $134,918,933 with savings deposits increasing to $123,432,486 and total net loans reaching $103,903,140. First United’s capital position at Dec. 31, was $10,451,914 which exceeds all regulatory capital requirements. A changing of the guard occurred Dec. 31, 1990 when after 50 years of service to the bank, Ernest (Ernie) H. Collins retired as chairman of the board. THE BOARD HAS named

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Putnam scanner

Indiana State Police Indiana State Police troopers arrested two men early Thursday morning in a drug bust after acting on an anonymous tip. Leonard L. Cook, 40, Route 1, Clayton, and William M. Monaghan, 55, Mooresville, were arrested at 1:30 a.m. Thursday and charged with possession of marijuana with conspiracy to deal. ISP-Putnamville received an anonymous tip that the two men were reportedly bringing back several pounds of marijuana from Texas to the Putnam-Hendricks County area. ISP received a search warrant and went to Cook’s western Hendricks County apartment. Upon searching the residence and cars, the troopers reportedly found about 10 pounds of marijuana. Both men were arrested and taken to the Hendricks County Jail. ISP worked with the Hendricks County Sheriff’s Department Drug Task Force in the bust. Sheriff’s Dept. A Bainbridge man was arrested Tuesday night on a charge of driving while intoxicated, the Putnam County Sheriff’s Department reports. Donald L. Inman, 26, Bainbridge, was arrested by Deputy Jim Baugh at 10:30 p.m. Tuesday. He was taken to the Putnam County Jail. Greencastle Fire Dept. Firefighters responded to two calls for assistance Tuesday. GFD received a call from Quality Aftermarkets, 334 S. 10th St. at 10:16 a.m. A faulty relay on a heat pump set off the fire alarms. There was no fire. GFD also assisted the Cloverdale Volunteer Fire Department with their air trailer at a house fire in Poland Tuesday morning. Monday afternoon, GFD assisted the Cloverdale Volunteers in a house fire with the use of their air trailer. Cloverdale Fire Dept. Firefighters responded to a house fire on Tower Road in Owen County Monday at 3:04 p.m. The house, which was abandoned, is owned by DePauw University. The fire was contained to the inside of the house. Six Cloverdale vehicles were sent to the scene and they were assisted by the Cataract Volunteer Fire Department and GFD. According to a report by Cloverdale Chief Herman Cox, cause of the fire is of suspicious origin and the department is investigating the incident. No one was hurt in the fire.

Hospital notes

Putnam County Hospital Dismissed Wednesday: Sarah C. Hendricks, Cloverdale; Emogene Moore, Bainbridge; Willie M. Russell, Greencastle. ♦ ♦ * New Arrival Michael D. and Dixie L. Turner, Route 5, Greencastle, announce the birth of a son, Riley Michael, bom Feb. 1 at Putnam County Hospital. He weighed 7 pounds, 7¥2 ounces and was 21 inches long at birth. A brother, Tyler Dow Turner, 7, welcomed him home. Maternal grandparents are Howard and Doris Keller, Route 2, Cloverdale. Paternal grandparents are Ora and Melba Turner, Greencastle.

For more information about either the meeting or the Habitat program, persons may call Mrs. Jagger (653-5917) or Rob Robinson (653-2278).

Norman J. Knights as his successor. Knights has served on the Board for 28 years, and was president of the bank until his retirement in 1985. “Our strategy for the new year remains unchanged from that expressed a year ago. We will continue to strive to be the best provider of service in our industry, while bringing new products to our customers, and at the same time, maintaining our business policies to keep our net worth strong and growing,” Marley said.

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Black students admit feeling uncomfortable at Wabash College

CRAWFORDSVILLE (AP) Some of the 35 black students at Wabash College admit they feel uncomfortable at the exclusive liberal arts college, but say they’ve found a haven at the Malcolm X Institute. “It’s hard for an African male to go through this school,” said Corey Braddock, a sophomore from the Chicago area. “It makes you realize the world is run by white supremacists, and we are being subjected to it. It makes you angry. You have to conquer that. ‘THE SCHOOL IS good academically, but socially not so,” he added. “It’s not much fun to be a brother. You have to teach other students and the faculty.” The Malcolm X Institute, with its library of black- and Africanoriented texts, its computers, its meeting rooms, kitchen, stereo and pool table, is a place both to load up with information and to wind down with the brothers. “I use it almost as a home,” said Charles Ngowe, a senior from Uganda. “I call it a safe haven, basically. If you’re frustrated, feeling down, you can sit, think, cry if you want to. And it drives you back into your history. Your history has been distorted so long you don’t even feel human.” ALTHOUGH THE institute’s presence at Wabash might seem out of place, its director, Horace Turner, viewed it as an advantage. “That experience propels them to learn more about themselves,” said Turner. “I’m not sure they would get that where there was a critical mass of black students and they had their own subculture.” Although black enrollment remains low today at the 850-stu-dent school, there were just 10 blacks at the all-male school in

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1970. Most of them lived together in a rental flat called “black house.” The flat has since been tom down. WITH THE HELP of Peter Frederick, a white Californian who came to Wabash to establish a black studies program, the students persuaded the administration to create an official haven. “Black house” became the white frame house on Wabash Avenue with “Malcolm X Institute” over its door. “We needed something more visible, more cultural, more intellectual, more connected to the college than just a place where blacks lived,” said Frederick, who still teaches multicultural studies at the school. The name of the institute presented another challenge. Devotees of Malcolm X claimed that the fiery advocate of black self-reliance, slain in 1965, was not anti-white. However, his message appealed to blacks who see little hope for integration and consider violence to be ingrained in American society. “He best personified the black male attitude toward fighting oppression,” said Jon Aden, a junior from Fort Wayne. “You don’t turn the other cheek.” THE INSTITUTE IS not racially exclusive, however. Nationally prominent black speakers give guest lectures, black students tutor local schoolchildren there, and several classes made up mostly of white students meet there. Keith Veal, a junior from Indianapolis, said the institute teaches them to fight back against oppression with weapons of knowledge and education. “It does a lot for the confidence and motivation,” he said. “It keeps a lot of brothers going.”

Mechele Hodge is the 1991 Spelling Bee champion of Central Elementary School after recently outlasting all other competitors. The sixth-grader is the daughter of David and Jennifer Hodge, Route 2, Cloverdale. Central runner-up is fourthgrader Chris Davis, son of Angela Davis, Route 1, Fillmore. Miss Hodge will present Central Elementary at the annual Putnam County Spelling Bee this spring at Ridpath School in Greencastle. (BannerGraphic photo by Gary Goodman).

Park Board

Continued from Page 1 “you’re going to get too many things associated with the pool and end up driving the costs up.” BOARD MEMBERS agreed they have to be “realistic” in what is included in the project. “But you can’t just dump a pool in there (the park),” Hanson commented. “You have to have parking, too.” Plans presently are to operate the existing city pool for one more summer, probably ending the season earlier than normal (perhaps Aug. 1) in order to demolish the old facility and make way for the new pool. The new pool would then be operational in time for the 1992 swim season. IN OTHER BUSINESS Wednesday evening, park commissioners: Heard Lambert report that “swingman” Shannon Hawthorne has resigned his position with the Park and Street departments. His job was to work on park maintenance when required but to help out with Street Department work when needed as well. Lambert said the swing-shift worker would probably spend most of his time with the Street Department this spring and summer because of several upcoming large projects. . Agreed to appropriate $36,000 in funds from the old pool budget into the new combined park and recreation budget as follows: $5,000 for pool managers; $2,000 for recreation support equipment; $15,000 for a new park garage/storage building, and $14,000 for a new park truck. “WE’RE ONLY appropriating now,” Lambert reminded, “not spending the money. But this allows us to move the funds into the park and ‘rec’ budget. It gets it into our hands.” The next regularly scheduled meeting of the park commissioners will be held at 7 p.m. Wednesday, March 6 at City Hall.