The Daily Banner, Greencastle, Putnam County, 8 December 1964 — Page 4

4 The Daily Banner, Greencastle, Indiana Tuesday* December 8,1964 LEAGUE LOOKS AT GREENCASTLE

The following is the second in a series of columns on the government of Greencastle. The information is taken from the pamphlet, “This Is Greencastle,” first published in 1955 by the League of Women Voters and revised in 1962. THE MAYOR—The authority for administering the city government is concentrated in a single executive office, the mayor. The mayor also presides over meetings of the City

Council. He is elected for a four-year term. The salary paid the Mayor is $5,000., with an additional $450., from the Board if Works and $500.. from the Water Fund. In addition to presiding at City Council meetings, it is the duty of the mayor to: approve or disapprove, within 10 days, in writing, ordinances passed by the City Council; give the Council at least once a year a statement of the finances and general con-

( ditions of the city; execute and •upervise enforcement of the ordinances of the -city and the law*s of the state: appoint heads and employees of various departments of city government; over subordinate officers and be responsible for an efficient city government; act as chairman of the Board of Public i Works and Safety; sign all ■ bonds, deeds and written con- ' tracts of the corporation and all licenses issued pursuant to law by any department; issue proclamations commemorating special events, days, etc.; and represent the city on social occasions and at public obser-

vances. Among officials and members of boards appointed by the mayor are the city attorney, fire chief, chief of police. health officer. Grade A milk inspector, street commissioner, city engineer, Board of Finance, Board of Public Works,, one member of the Water Board, five members of the Plan Commission, and five members of the Board of Zoning Appeals. CLERK - TREASURER — | Elected for a four-year term, he keeps the city records and handles its finances. He acts a s secretary of the Council, keeps its papers, and maintains an

ordinance book. He also serves as clerk of the Board of Public Works and Safety and keeps records of parking meter funds. Among his financial functions are the compiling of the budget from departments estimates, custody of city funds and bonds, and accounting of purchases. His salary is $3,600 with an additional $600., from the Sewage fund and $500 from the water fund. MUNICIPAL COURT — In 1960 the City Council established by ordinance a municipal court with an elective judge for a four-year term at an annual salary of $2,000. The Judge

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"Few Americans, and certainly fewer Frenchmen,

appreciate the influence of France on the American Civil War. On both sides, the strategy, tactics, and even the uniforms and equipment were profoundly influenced by French thinking. Throughout the war there was deep concern in France for the outcome of the struggle. Tom between economic pressures from the mill owners and workers who critically needed American cotton, and the liberals who could not conceive of France supporting a government committed to a program of slavery, France found herself, at times, bitterly divided. . . . “Of all the Frenchmen who played a personal role in the war by far the most interesting was a group of Royalists who offered their swords to the North. They were the Prince de Joinville and his two nephews, the Comte de Paris and the Due de Chartres.” The quotation is from illuminating text contributed by Maj. Gen. James M. Gavin, U.S. Army, to “A Civil War Album of Paintings by the Prince de Joinville,” a handsome Christmas gift book (published by Atheneum, New York). It reproduces in full color some 20 of the Frenchman's impressions.

—CLARK KINNAIRD.

Right: Prince de Joinville’s water-color of George Stoneman in the field. Stoneman, who had a decade of Indian fighting in the West before his cavalry exploits, 1861-63, was captured with 700 of his men in a raid on Macon during Sherman’s campaign for Atlanta. Released within a few months (via

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has exclusive Jurisdiction of all] violations of city ordinances and jurisdiction in criminal cases extending to petit larceny and all misdemeanors where the penalty cannot exceed a fine of $500 and imprisonment of six months. Green- ^ castle has no police courts or domestic relations courts. The juvenile court is combined with the county circuit court. Also, there is a justice of the peace elected by the township for a four-year term. CITY ATTORNEY — The city attorney, appointed by the mayor for a four-year term, is legal adviser to the city government. His salary is $2,000 a year. He attends meetings of the City Council so that he can advise as to procedures and see that ordinances and contracts are correctly written. Other city officials, too, may ask him for legal opinions. In addition, he represents the city in all lawsuits to which it is a party and passes on the legality of bond issues. COUNTY AUDITOR — The county auditor is an ex-officio city official in so far as he prepares tax duplicates showing value of the property and taxes assessed against all taxpayers. After collection of taxes by the county treasurer, the auditor authorizes a refund of its proper share to each unit, the city’s portion being paid to the clerk-treasurer. The legislative body, the City Council, was described in the last column which appeared November 24. The Councilman’s salary, effective January, 1964. is $400 a year.

¥*% 4 YOUR HEALTH

By LESTER L. COLEMAN, M.D.

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FOR THE past year I have been hearing voices that keep telling me I am going mad. They started about one year ago when I bumped my head hard one day at work. Can you suggest some way to stop these voices ? I am trying desperately^ not to give in to them. Mr. R. R.,

Illinois

I Dear Mr. R.: J First you must r find out if there was any injury to the skull or brain from your “bump on

the head.”

It is doubtful that hitting

your head has any relationship to the incessant “voices” you hear. The injury probably caused you to become more tense and aware of the “voices.” Your desperate determination "not to give in to them” is admirable and courageous, but you should not try to solve the

problem alone.

Dr. Coleman

condition, to bring you the relief you seek. Don’t delay. Make the arrangements immediately and give yourself the gift of emotional peace and happiness. • • • Please explain what a goiter is and what can be done for 1C Also, does a goiter have anything to do with a weight prob-

lem?

Mrs. M. G. f Alabama Dear Mrs. G.: A goiter is an enlargement of the thyroid gland. It is usually due to a lack of iodine and occurs moat frequently in inland areas where there is a deficierwy of iodine in the water or the soil. Goiters are almost always benign (non-cancerous). The enlargement of the neck is distressing from a social point of view because of its appearance. In the early stages of a goiter, iodine is added to the diet tc prevent further enlargement. Surgery is sometimes necessary if the goiter becomes very large and presses on the wind-

Seeking help from a physi- pipe,

cian. psychiatrist or spiritual Goiters can be responsible for advisor is as necessary for your a weight problem. If the goiter distress as getting professional interferes with the function of medical attention for a broken the thyroid and causes underleg. | activity of this gland, a gain of There is nothing shameful weight will usually result, about the fact that you are' Goiters can also cause an

hearing voices. It would only over-active thyroid,

be shameful to waste your po- I There are many new, safe tential as a human being and and reliable techniques for be deprived of happiness by not : studying the function of the seeking qualified psychological thyroid. These methods give advice. much valuable and accurate inThe large city you live in is formation about the health of

filled with excellent hospitals the thyroid,

that have clinics specially de-1 While Dr. Coleman cannot voted to your kind of problem undertake to answer individual If you cannot find such a clinic I letters, he will use readers'

on your own, call the Medical Society in your city. They will tell you exactly what to do and where to go for a thorough and confidential evaluation of your

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