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VOLUME SEVENTY-SIX

GREENCASTLE, INDIANA SATURDAY, OCTOBER 5, 1968

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UPI News Service

No. 288

For Indiana State Farm

$327,000 treatment plant is budgeted

INDIANAPOLIS (UPI ) — Governor Branigin and budget director Jack Booher Friday approved by administrative action the expenditure of $850,. 000 as planning money for new units at Evansville and Central state hospitals for the mentally retarded and mentally ill. The two hospitals were among Plunkett named new ASC chairman Kenneth Plunkett of the Barnard Community in Jackson township has been elected as the new Putnam County ASC Chairman. He has been a member of the county committee since 1959, and served on the Jackson township committee for 4 years prior to that date. Plunkett succeeds Zannie Garriott of Roachdale, who retires after serving 13 years on the ASC County Committee. He served as chairman the last 6 years. The township delegates also elected at Monday’s meeting: Willard L.Clodfelter of Clinton town, ship as vice-chairman. He was elected in 1966 to the county com. mittee as a regular member. He served 14 years on the Clinton township committee. From 1955 until 1966 he sealed corn and worked as binsite supervisor for the county committee. Continued On Page 4

several for treatment of the mentally ill who benefited from the State Budget Agency action. For Evansville State Hospital, $109,000 was authorized for planning of a mentally retarded unit; for Central, in Indianapolis, $250,000 was approved for architectural and engineering fees for a mentally retarded unit, $200,000 for a mentally iU unit, plus $222,000 for air-condi-tioning Bahr Treatment Center at Central. Other expenditures approved included; Madison State Hospital, new boiler and maintenance, $112,500. Fort Wayne State Hospital, boilers and reroofing $121,875. New Castle State Hospital, additional funds to cover work on the power house, laundry and freezer, $26,007. Logansport State Hospital, maintenance, $66,000. Indiana State Farm, water treatment plant, $327,000. Indiana Boys School, steam generating plant planning, painting and switchboard, $72,000. Indiana Adjutant General, repairs to armories at Lebanon, Crawfordsville and Shelbyville, $10,487. State Highway Commission, heating systems at Warsaw and Plymouth, $16,500; storage building at Greenfield, $60,000. Department of Natural Resources, additional for sewage disposal at Monroe Reservoir, $6,000; water storage at Whitewater. $3,537.

Frost brings color to most of Hoosierland INDIANAPOLIS (UPI) — The Indiana Department of Natural Resources reported today its latest opinion “it should be a oeautilul Hoosier October” for foliage watchers. “Frostlike temperatures and dry weather are hastening the autumn foliage coloration in more parts of Indiana,” the weekly foliage report said. “Central, west central and northeastern sectors are getting more beautiful each day. “Unless heavy rains produce rapid leaf fall, it should be a beautiful Hoosier October.” The report by areas: Southwest — Individual maple, sassafras, gum and persimmon trees turning and dogwoods and sumac reddening more rapidly. Some predict peak will hit around mid-October. Central South — General coloring has not yet arrived although some oaks beginning to change earlier than usual. Southeast — Foliage turning more rapid than last week. Dogwood, maple and oak trees lead, ing color parade. Central — Brown County and other wooded areas rapidly beautifying with sassafras, dogwood, sumac and other “Hoosier reds.” Most oaks still green. Ground foliage may approach last autumn in beauty. East Central — Individual trees frequently far advanced in coloration but foliage change not yet general. West central — Maple coloration still spotty but many oaks ahead of schedule. Although foliage change now 25 per cent, weather conditions may bring earlier leaf fall. Peak of season may find browns and purples simultaneous with maples and gums. Northwestern — Leaves start, ing to fall in some places even though coloration not yet advanced. Oaks turning yellow and progressing toward browns. Northeast — Unusually fine Continued on page 2

Putnam county has its own luring fall foliage, covered bridge attractions

By WILBUR KENDALL, Staff Reporter With the approach of autumn, leaves turning a gay array of colors and a nip of chilliness in the air at night, a person gets the feeling of the season. Each fall, people go to great lengths to travel around Indiana to see the fall foliage coloring. Well, this year, for a change, why not start the tour and end it in Putnam County? Perhaps not as well publicized as Brown County, the fact remains that Putnam does offer picturesque scenery. In a day’s time, a person can take all the pictures he wants of covered bridges and golden foliage and still have time in the evening to catch a favorite television show. Some of the Putnam County bridges have fallen by the wayside to make room for more modern structures. But there are still several covered bridges left. Greencastle has approxi mately three such covered bridge structures in the area, all spanning Big Walnut Creek. Bainbridge has three bridges while Manhattan has one, Clinton Falls and Pleasant Gardens have two

Sideview of Okalla bridge

Houck bridge and Cloverdale has one. There is anothe r covered bridge spanning Cornstalk Creek East of Raccoon. The Greencastle Chamber of

Manhattan bridge Commerce has maps available to show county residents how to locate each bridge. The office is open daily. Most of the structures are

Vietnam veteran will speak to fellowship Oct. 6

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“We spent ten months fighting against people and two months working for people in Vietnam,” said 1st Lt. Kenneth Templeman who has just returned from a tour of duty in Vietnam. Lt. Templeman will speak to the “Fellowship Class” of the First Christian Church Sunday Oct. 6, at 9:30 a.m. The adult study session is built around the theme on “Free Men”. Information was released from United Press International about the Leadership of Lt. Temple-

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man in Vietnam as a Civil Officer’s Officer. Lt. Templeman said, “Our job was to get to the Vietnamese people who were needing help. In many cases this help was in the form of medical supplies, and medical treatment. We did help them to obtain supplies for homes, schools and churches.” The October 6th session will meet in the parlor of the church at 9;30 a.m. A coffee fellowship will precede the study. Continued On Page 4

INDIANA 5-DAY OUTLOOK: Temperatures Saturday through Wednesday are expected to average 3 to 5 degrees below normal highs of 68 to 76 and normal lows of 45 to 51. Warming trend over the weekend, cooler Monday, warmer Tuesday and Wednesday. Precipitation is expected to total onequarter to one-half inch north and one-half to one inch central and south in rain about Sunday or Monday.

around 200 to 250 feet in length and were built back around the turn of the century. Some are on gravel roads. Oakalla, Houck, Dunbar, Clinton Falls, Hillis, Craple, Manhattan and Dick Huffman are among some of the names tagged to the structures. If you like to take photographs of fall colors, one can’t go too wrong with looking for a subject right around home here in Putnam County. Other scenery can also be located in and around the county with Raccoon Lake to the north and Cataract Lake to the south. Do not be surprised if you find out-of-state visitors driving the back roads and charting the bridges. They are discovering, as you will, that Putnam County has a lot to offer in the way of colored foliage and history. For a drive through the countryside, a picture taking spree or a bridge hunt, local residents should be encouraged to take off with the family, but stay around the area. It will not cost as much as a trip to southern Indiana and the fun can be just as enjoyable. CDC youth program Oct. 8 The CDC “County Development Conference” youth program will meet Tues. Oct. 8 at 7:00 p.m. at the Christian Action Move, ment “MFS” building. All students in grades six through high school who wish to do something for their community are encouraged to attend.

Frontview of Okalla bridge Auto flips, injures youth A 16-year-old rural Greencastle youth turned over a 1965 Volks, wagon convertible 2-mile northwest of Greencastle on Dunbar Hill early yesterday afternoon injuring one of three passengers. The driver, Ricky D. Bitzer lost control of the vehicle on a curve, sheriff deputies reported. Injured was Rick Foutz, 15, 402 Arlington. He was taken to the hospital with back injuries and an injured right arm. Damage to the auto was estimated at $250. The accident occured at 1:30 p.m. NATIONAL FIRE PREVENTION WEEK OCT. 6-12

Frog, pocket knife : He’s all boy

Contents of little boy's pocket

By WILBUR KENDALL, Staff Reporter What is the world all about anyway? Rusty nails? Bits of string? Small scraps of paper? A oneblade pocketknife? Empty a small boy’s pockets at night and most surely you will find some of these articles included in them. While the rest of the world worries about the bomb, riots, politics and other things that make people old before their time, his world is a most pleasing one filled with the desire to cram all he can into his pockets for future use and study. Many may recall their own youth with just such items as a frog, a fish, an apple with Albert the worm in it, or ajiy number of other articles. Time may change but children remain the same. They are all inquisitive; wanting to know, and wanting to see and do all they can in one day. Endless in their desire to run, they jump and use energy in never ending amounts. Theirs are the ‘Golden Years’ more so than their elders, for •-.heirs is the time memories are

made, that will remain with them through their life-time. They may forget the times they got into mischief. But they will be sure and remember the time they caught three frogs all in one day. They will remember the time a frog was hidden in the house and Mom found it the next morning at the breakfast table. Fishing trips, hikes* walks in the woods,- digging in the yard and flying a kite are all a part of growing up. Most of the time parents pay to little attention to the little things that count. Growing up means having the desire to explore, and I don’t mean the kind of exploring the federal government is doing in the outer space programs. Uncle Sam spends billions of dollars. Yet, the space program’s accomplishments to date have not seemed as rewarding or meaningful as a boy catching his first bluegill. Tender thoughts? Needless thoughts? It is all in how you remember your own youth. Millions of Americans each year

take vacations designed around their children so they can see and do things that Dad didn’t get to do as a child, and could not afford. But you can be sure of one thing. The children will remember all of it, and you will have added to that bank of memories that make up their Golden Years of Youth. Check your own pockets. Compare the contents with that of your child’s pockets. See who has come out ahead at the end of the day. So what is the world all about anyway? The next time you wonder, sit down and ask your child. The answer you receive may be as simple to understand as the ones you came up with when you were a child, answers that have been lost along the way to parenthood. A child may only have a rusty nail, a bit of string or an old scrap of paper. But you can bet there is a golden memory connected with each item that can be shared if an adult only takes time to ask a question.

Vicki Wallace and Larry Wilson exhibit new N. Putnam School band uniform.

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