Banner Graphic, Volume 22, Number 105, Greencastle, Putnam County, 6 January 1992 — Page 8

A8

THE BANNERGRAPHIC January 6,1992

Obituaries Carl V. Pitts

Memorial services for Carl V. Pitts, 71, Wilmington, 111., will be held at 11 a.m. Saturday, Jan. 11 at Hopkins-Rector Funeral Home, Greencastle. Mr. Pitts, a one-time Greencastle resident, passed away Dec. 14 at St. Joseph Hospital, Joliet, 111. Interment will be conducted at a later date in Colorado. Bom Oct. 9, 1920 in Spencer, Ind., Mr. Pitts was employed for 25 years by the F. A. Wilhelm Construction Co. A World War II veteran of the Army Air Corps, he served in the European Theater.

Maude Brown, 86, Route 1, Roachdale, died Saturday night at Ben Hur Home, Crawfordsville. She had been in failing health for four years. Bom at North Salem on Sept. 4, 1905, she was the daughter of Robert and Emma (Young) Hooser. Her first husband, William Acy Hughes 11, died in 1954. She married Edwin Brown in 1959. He died in 1982. She was a member of Roachdale Christian Church. Survivors include three sons, Dick Hughes, Mountain Rest, 5. Bill Hughes, Route 2,

Joseph Neal Gilstrap

Joseph Neal Gilstrap, 27, 3551 N. Washington Blvd., Indianapolis, died Sunday morning in the emergency room at Culver Hospital, Crawfordsville. Bom May 31, 1964 in Greencastle, he was the son of Donald and Lucille (Canfield) Gilstrap. He was a 1982 graduate of North Putnam High School and attended Indiana University. He was employed as a bailiff in Marion County Superior Court. Survivors include his father, Joseph Gilstrap, Bainbridge; his mother, Lucille Gilstrap, Crawfordsville; five brothers, Donald Gilstrap, Bainbridge, Wint

Myrtle Valentine

Myrtle Valentine, 89, Martinsville, died Saturday at Heritage Houe Convalescent Center, Martinsville. Bom in Putnam County on Oct. 11, 1902, she was the daughter of Oliver and Allie (Lancaster) White. A member of Martinsville Baptist Tabernacle Church, she was an active member of the Martinsville Craft Club and Martinsville Senior Citizens. She was a life member of Bridgeton Eastern Star Lodge, where she was a past matron. She was preceded in death by her husband, Alva Lloyd Valen-

William E. Deaton

William E. Deaton, 57, Indianapolis, died Saturday at his residence. Bom in Kentucky on Sept 18, 1934, he was the son of Roscoe and Lula (Fletcher) Deaton. He was a job setter at Ford Motor Co., Indianapolis, for 27 years. Survivors include his wife, Darlyn Deaton, whom he married April 18, 1964; his mother,

Fred G. Helton

Fred G. Helton, 74, Danville, died Saturday. He was the widower of Lois Maxine Hilligoss Helton. Mr. Helton was a selfemployed contractor. Survivors include a stepdaughter, Beverly Ebert; two brothers, Richard and Steve Hel-

Pre-planning a funeral is an act of love. KITTLES & HURT r \Juritia[ c^/orat Greencastle, Indiana 653-6511 Locally owned & operated by Mike & Stephanie Hurt

He had resided the past two years at Wilmington, 111. Survivors include a son, J. Douglas Pitts and wife Rene, San Francisco; a daughter, Carla Kaye Pitts and husband Rodney Hopkins, Indianapolis; a sister, Mrs. Raymond (Pauline) Skelton, Indianapolis; two previous spouses, Bonnie Jeanne, Indianapolis, and Betty Jean, Lafayette; two granddaughters; three great-granddaughters and numerous nieces and nephews in the Greencastle area. Memorial contributions in his memory may be made to the American Lung Association.

Maude Brown

Roachdale, and Alan Hughes, Danville; a daughter, Mrs. Paul (Wilma) Zimmerman, New Market; a sister, Bulah Frazier, Roachdale; 19 grandchildren and 32 great-grandchildren. She was preceded in death by a son, Norman Hughes; a grandson and three brothers. Services are set for 2 p.m. Tuesday at Servies & Morgan Funeral Home, Roachdale, with Rev. Jerry Harris officiating. Burial will be in Roachdale Cemetery. Friends may call 4-8 p.m. Monday at the funeral home.

Gilstrap, San Diego, Richard and David Gilstrap, both of Crawfordsville, and John Gilstrap, Bloomington; three sisters, Susan Gilstrap, Indianapolis, Melinda Mitchell and Julie Gilstrap, both of Crawfordsville; a grandmother, Geneva Brown, Bedford, and a grandfather, Doyle Tye Gilstrap, Bedford. Services will be held at 1 p.m. Wednesday at St. Bernard’s Catholic Church, Crawfordsville. Friends may call 4-8 p.m. Tuesday at Hunt and Son Funeral Home, Crawfordsville. Burial will be in Calvary Cemetery.

tine, in 1947. Survivors include two sons, Larry Valentine, Bedford, and Gerald Valentine, Clayton; a daughter, Marilyn Wells, Martinsville; 12 grandchildren and 16 great-grandchildren. She was also preceded in death by a son, a brother and a great-grandson. Services are set for 10 a.m. Wednesday at Neal & Summers Funeral Home, Martinsville. Graveside services are set for 2 p.m. Wednesday at Clear Run Cemetery, Bridgeton. Friends may call 3-9 p.m. Tuesday at the funeral home.

Lula Deaton Giant, Fort Wayne; a daughter, Karen Tongret, Greencastle; a son, William E. Deaton, Indianapolis, and three grandsons. Services were conducted Monday at Conkle Funeral Home, Hendricks County Chapel at Avon, with Rev. Andy Arnett officiating. Burial was in Oaklawn Cemetery, Indianapolis.

ton; a sister, Betty McKee, Greencastle; three stepgrandchildren and nine greatstepgrandchildren. Services will be held at 10:30 a.m. Wednesday from Weaver Funeral Home, Danville, where friends may call 4-8 p.m. Tuesday.

NPHS financial aid meeting set for Wednesday Parents are encouraged to attend a financial aid meeting at North Putnam High School at 7 p.m. Wednesday, Jan. 8 in the school library. A financial aid specialist will discuss the various forms of available aid and the completion of the Financial Aid Form, which is one of the most important forms a collegebound student completes.

Putnam scanner

SherifTs Dept. Two minor traffic accidents were reported over the weekend, according to Putnam County Sheriff’s officials. An estimated S2OO-SI,OOO damage was done to two vehicles Sunday as their drivers backed out of a parking lot at 12:10 p.m. ACCORDING TO a report by Deputy Danny Wallace, Ruth L. Slavens, 74, Route 1, Reelsville, stated she was backing ait of a parking lot onto County Road 300 West and began to drive off, when another driver was backing out of the lot. The second vehicle, driven by John D. Amis, 17, Route 2, Greencastle, reportedly backed into the side of Slavens’ 1984 Dodge Omni. Slavens’ vehicle reportedly sustained an estimated S2OO-$ 1,000 damage while Amis’ 1980 Pontiac Sunbird sustained an estimated S2OO damage. No one was injured in the accident. AN ESTIMATED SI,OOO- - in damage was done to a 1989 Subaru owned by a Cloverdale woman after a deer jumped into her path south of Greencastle. According to a report by Reserve Deputy Doug Naily, Paula R. Alkire, 26, 3 N. Grant St., was traveling on U.S. 231 near Medallion Drive at 11:05 p.m. Friday when a deer entered the roadway. The driver was not injured in the accident. THREE ARRESTS were reported over the weekend, according to jail officials. Robert Dale Buis 11, 24, Route 4, Greencastle, was picked up at 12:10 p.m. Saturday by Deputy Steve Fenwick. Buis was charged with battery. Steve E. Pressler, 37, Route 1, Waveland, was arrested 2:30 a.m. Sunday by Roachdale Town Marshal Mike Howell for operating a motor vehicle while intoxicated and being an habitual traffic violator. Pressler reportedly registered a .24 blood-alcohol content In Indiana, .10 is considered legally intoxicated. Mitchell R. Haynes, 24, Crawfordsville, was picked up 12:05 p.m. Friday by Deputy Fenwick for contempt of court. All three men were housed in the jail. Greencastle Fire Dept. A smouldering cigarette on a car seat reportedly caused a car fire Saturday evening on the city’s South Side. City firefighters reportedly used about two gallons of water to extinguish the fire in a 1979 Mercury Bobcat driven by Rodney Kyle, Brazil. The vehicle was parked at 605 Ohio St. Firefighters responded to the scene at 10:10 p.m. Saturday. Putnam Circuit Court Statewide Funding Corp. vs. Donna M. Berkhardt (deceased), North Salem State Bank, as personal representative of the estate of Donna M. Berichardt, Tonya Feltner, Brandy Feltner, Timothy Scott White and the unknown heirs and devisees of Donna M. Berkhardt, complaint Allied Wholesale Electrical Supply Inc. vs. Cloverdale RRH Associates, Wagner Development Co., and Timothy Shurick doing business as Schurick’s Heating and Cooling, complaint. Robert Weston vs. Robin Weston, dissolution of marriage. Timi Jayne Ashmore vs. Mark Edward Ashmore, dissolution of marriage. Kathym Deon vs. Darrell Massingale, reciprocal support. Victor Lee vs. Vicky Lee, reciprocal support. Melvin L. Stevens Jr. vs. Julie Ann Stevens, dissolution of marriage. Carla J. Markle vs. Ronald L. Markle, reciprocal support

MENUS

GREENCASTLE Jan. 5-10 Tuesday Salisbury steak, mashed potatoes and gravy, green beans, rolls and butter, milk. Wednesday Pizza, Later tots, spinach, cookie, milk. Thursday Chili and crackers, peanut butter sandwich, pickle spear, peach crisp, milk. Friday Baked chicken, mashed potatoes and gravy, mixed vegetables, bread and butter, pudding, milk.

_ , _-v j% —— ~ '

Parke County suspect pulled from burning car by police officer

By CHARITY SINGLETON Banner-Graphic Intern A Parke County man is in Fountain County Jail after a Saturday afternoon police chase resulted in an accident in which a police officer pulled the suspect out of a flaming vehicle. According to reporting officer Charles Howard of the Clinton City Police Department, James Wallace, 24, Rosedale, was charged with resisting law enforcement driving under the influence of alcohol, and reckless driving after a chase that ended when his car collided with a utility pole. OFFICER HOWARD reported observing Wallace in a blue Chevy Chevette driving northbound on old State Road 63 in Vermillion County

Police chase ends in Clay County accident

By CHARITY SINGLETON Banner-Graphic Intern A 45-minute police chase Sunday, involving three Vigo County police departments, resulted in the arrest of a Riley man, charged with various felonies and traffic violations. ACCORDING TO reporting officer Herb Jones of Indiana State Police at Terre Haute, James Camp 11, 26, was apprehended in Clay County, northeast of Lewis, after the stolen vehicle he was driving collided with a cement drainage

Trees

last 15 years underwater as cover, he said. Hilgeman is quick to dispel a myth that allowing evergreens to decompose underwater is bad for the water. The only bad part is the chlorophyll from the leaves, he said, and that gets in the water anyway during each fall. Once the cover is built up, then the students will focus on plans for restocking the lake. With help from his friends at the DNR, Hilgeman said, his students will determine what type of fish to put in the lake as well as how many. THERE IS NOW an overpopulation of bluegill, he said. The largemouth bass population needs boosted, as well as the crappie. He is also looking at adding hybrid bluegill, he said, since they will not reproduce. They will get extremely large, however, and arc a good, mean species to fish for, he added. They will also take care of the other bluegill offspring. The students will also research a half dozen other species that may be added to the lake, Hilgeman said. THERE IS LITTLE expense to the project, he said. The club is

WE’VE MOVED! to 1051 Indianapolis Rd. (behind Hardees, next to House of Phones) TCI OF INdISnA, INC. 653-2619 Mon. - Fri. 8 a.m. -12:00,1 p.m. - 5 p.m. Closed Sat. & Sun.

at approximately 4:50 p.m. Saturday. When Wallace saw Howard, he pulled into a gravel pit and then fled through a field back to old SR 63. Officer Howard pursued Wallace to the current SR 63 where Wallace allegedly committed several traffic violations. After a three-mile pursuit, Wallace’s car went into the ditch on the east side of SR 63 where it traveled 200 feet before hitting a utility pole. OFICER HOWARD said Wallace was knocked unconscious at that time and the car burst into flames. Officer Howard pulled Wallace from the vehicle. Wallace was taken to Vermillion County Hospital and released to the custody of the Fountain County Jail where he is currently housed.

structure. Terre Haute City Police began the chase shortly after 3:30 p.m. when they spotted a 1988 black Chevrolet Camaro possibly involved in a burglary, Jones said. INDIANA STATE Police and the Vigo County Sheriff’s Department gave assistance to the chase at the intersection of State Road 42 and State Road 46. According to the VCSD, the stolen car was registered to Russ Fisher, Riley.

Continued from Page 1-

hoping for donations of rope and concrete blocks. Many free fish will be available through the state, though the hybrid fish must be purchased. The students’ enthusiasm for this project shows that if young people are given a chance to do something, they will, Hilgeman said. “The interest in science has not declined,” he said. “These kids have more respect overall for the environment than kids in big cities like Indianapolis.” Hilgeman said he hopes the program grows and is supplemented so that within five to 10 years, today’s students can return to the Jaycee Park with and see the good cover and different species of fish in the lake. TOO OFTEN, the down-to-earth part of learning is left out of a student’s education, or just taken for granted. “Kids need the computer skills they get, but they also need to keep their feet on the ground and take care of what’s around them. In 10 years, these kids will be finishing up college and can come back later and know that they got the project started.”

As the Greencastle Police Department moves its entrance one door west from its former location below City Hall, Jerry Ensor (left) and Gene Ensor of B & E Electric move the “Police” sign to hang above the new door. The old fire station bays in the building are being converted into new GPD space to accommodate a city dispatching center and other police department improvements. John D. Wood Builder, Greencastle, is doing the construction work. (BannerGraphic photo by Lisa Meyer).

Merchants Continued from Page 1 SIGN-UP SHEETS will be passed out for Merchants Association members to choose the committees they wish to work on this year. This past year marked the sale of All-America City Christmas ornaments as a fundraiser. The money raised was used to decorate the downtown for the holidays. “We all recognize the need to improve in this area but we need your support to be able to do more,” Mrs. Wilson said. “We need chairmen and committee members for all of our events this upcoming year.” GMA COMMITTEE assignments available include: Garage Sale. Civic League clean-up. Old Fashioned Days. Sidewalk Sales. Fair booth and parade. Halloween fingerpainting. Christmas parade. Ag Week. Easter promotion. Christmas ornaments. Back to school. Car show. Santa House project. Christmas decorating/Canopy of Lights. THERE ALSO WILL be a calendar of all meetings (plus the April luncheon) handed out Jan. 8. Any Greencastle merchant interested in becoming a member of the Merchants Association is invited to attend Wednesday’s 1992 kickoff meeting. Mrs. Wilson and her husband Lester, with whom she operates Greencastle Photo Supply, are the parents of four children Renee, 17, Shawna, 13, Alisha, 9, and Jeremy, 10. A 1973 Greencastle High School graduate, she is a member of the Professional Photographers of Indiana, Indianapolis Professional Photographers Guild, Greencastle Chamber of Commerce and Mam Street Greencastle. Legislature Continued from Page 1 A quiet and quick session would disappoint few legislators. They spent nearly six difficult months at the Statehouse last year during one long session and two special sessions needed to write a new budget and pass a redistricting plan. NO ONE’S EAGER to go a session that intense any time soon. “People are in the mood to make it quick,” Garton said. Stanley G. Jones, a former representative who is now Bayh’s legislative director, said the 1991 ordeal “was very draining and they don’t have any interest in going through that again. I think they want to take a bye this time.”

K-THEATRES s 3 OO All Seats S 3 OO , 653-5374 • 1 SEMINARY ST. , ASHLEY SQUARE #1

HOOK-P 6 Mon. thru Thurs. 7:15

ASHLEY SQUARE #2 ,

THE ADDAMS FAMILY-PG Mon. thru Thurs. 7:00

ROYAL THEATRE Danville, IN 745-7500

BEAUTY AND THE BEAST-G Fri. & Sat. 7:00 & 8:40 Sun. thru Thun. 7:00

VILLAGE THEATRE Plainfield, IN 839-1191

rHE ADDAMS FAMILY-PG Fri.7:ooA 9:10 Sat. & Sun. 4:00,7:00 & 9:10 M-Thurs. 7:00