The Daily Banner, Greencastle, Putnam County, 17 October 1968 — Page 1

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INDIANA STATE LIBRARY INDIANAPOLIS, INDIANA “It Waves For All”

VOLUME SEVENTY-SIX

GREENCASTLE, INDIANA, THURSDAY, OCTOBER 17, 1968

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No. 298

Conservation officers James Smith (left) and Orville Putzier Served Greencastle 13 years Local SCS head goes to Maryland Harold E. Scholl, Area Conservationist for the USDA Soil Conservation Service in Greencastle since 1955, has been promoted to a State Staff position for the SCS at College Park,

Maryland.

The promotion and transfer will be effective Monday, October 21. Jerry L. Keller, now SCS Work Unit Conservationist at Sellersburg, Indiana, will replace Scholl at Greencastle.. In his new position, Scholl will be State Soil Conservationist for the States of Maryland and Delaware. He will be responsible for SCS activities in resource plan, ning and technical assistance in both states and will be a member of theSCS State Conservationist’s staff in both states. The Scholls presently reside at • 803 Gardenside Drive, Greencastle. Mrs. Scholl and their two “at - home” children, Margaret (Margie), 13, and Timothy (Tim), 11, will join Scholl in Maryland after the first school semester is completed in January, 1969. Their eldest daughter, Judy, is presently with the Peace Corps TP Bogota, Colombia, S. A. Another daughter, Jane, is a member^q f the freshman class at IndiariaJJniversity, Bloomington; and thenSolder son, Tom, is now a junior at Purdue University, West Lafayette. As SCS Area Conservationist, Scholl has been responsible for the direction and guidance of all SCS activities within this SCS administrative area. Since a geographical reorganization i n 1964, the Area has been composed of 15 counties: Putnam, Morgan, Vermillion, Johnson, Hendricks, Parke, Marion, Montgomery, Tippecanoe, Fountain, Warren, Carroll, Clinton, Boone, and Hamilton. The last named eight counties were added to the Area by the reorganization, which also transferred from the Area the counties of Clay, Vigo, Owen, and

Shelby.

During his leadership here, the concept of soil and water conservation has broadened from single-purpose conservation practices to resource conservation and development for community protection and growth. Wathershed development programs include Mill Creek, Little

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Police chief seeks parent’s cooperation

The following is an open letter from police Chief John Stevens: Parents: Please give a reminder to your children to be very careful when playing near or crossing streets. Two young children have been seriously injured recently by darting out in front of automobiles.

Also, since HaUoween is approaching and some of our children will be trick or treating after dark, be especially instructive about them crossing streets. Your help in this matter is greatly appreciated. Thank you. John Stevens Chief of Greencastle Police

Gun song hits sour note with game wardens

by Mark Steele Sports Editor A popular country-western ballad a few years ago proclaimed: ‘‘Don’t take your guns to town son, leave your guns at home.” Last week Governor Roger Branigin sang the same song to Indiana’s 136 conservation officers. But the game wardens found the governor’s performance “off key” and with sour note implications. They did leave their guns at home, however. Today Putnam County’s longtime conservation officer James E. Smith, is minus his sidearm. He does not like it. Smith has carried a gun (sidearm) for nearly 15 years while on the force. Last week Branigin’s executive order left Smith feeling undressed. In 15 years of service with

the Department of Natural Resources, Smith has never used his sidearm, other than to kill an animal injured in a collision with an auto. Never in 15 years of service has his life been threatened by an arrested violator. But what about tomorrow? Last Wednesday the newspapers notified the public that the conservation officers would no longer carry sidearms, unless on duty in enforcement of hunting laws. Smith said heofficiallygotword from his office on Friday. This past Tuesday, gubernatorial candidates Robert L. Rock (Democrat) and Edgar D. Whitcomb (Republican) voiced their opinion of the sidearms order. Rock was in favor of the order. Whitcomb was against. “Since I’ve been on the force I’ve only heard of one incident where a conservation officer had to use his firearm,” said Simth,

“We’ve had several officers shot at, and in 1961 Jim D. Pitzer of Jay County was shot and killed by a hunter carrying a shot gun. The man was on parole for a murder charge.” “Conservation officers have as much training as any city policeman, and we are instructed in safety, and the use and handling of the firearm.” “People may joke about us losing our weapons, but who’s next?” “I’ve been on the Indiana Conservation Officers shooting team for a number of years, but last weekend we missed the Bedford meet because we didn’t have permission to go.” Firearms have always been a part of the uniform prior to last week’s announcement. The weapons were issued by the state The officer’s handbook declares the uniform should be worn in its entirety.

Wednesday a supplement to last week’s order was received by Smith saying, “sidearms can be worn with permission from their lieutenants.” This area’s lieutenant lives in Spencer and has several other counties involving more than 15 officers. ,“It’s a shame something like this has to become a political issue,” said Smith. Speaking about how conservation officers may be hampered by the order, Smith added, “In some of the smaller populated counties we are considered another car or backup power to the Sheriff or State Police in case of an emergency”. “Now is we are called and have need of a firearm we won’t be prepared.” * The order states that officers may only wear a sidearm when on hunting duty. “The hunting season

lasts from Nov. 10 to Jan. 20. Poachers don’t have a season. They hunt the year around,” Smith added. Riding with Smith the past week on field duty has been Orville Putzier, a newcomer to the force. Putzier, from Danville, has been assigned to ride with Smith because of vacationing Bob Burkett, Hendricks County’s conservation officer. Putzier commented on the order saying, “It seems to me that would-be violators will be the problem now. They probably figure, what can we do?...Run them down? It’s not necessarily that the gun poses a threat to anyone’s life, but Just the presence gives some signof authority. Who would want to tell a hunter carrying a gun, he’s under arrest?, Smith asked.

Lawson speaks out on DePauw’s‘White awareness week’

Harold E. Scholl

Raccoon Creek, Kickapoo Creek, Bachelor Run Creek, Indian Creek, Little Wea Creek, Big Raccoon Creek, and Little Walnut Creek. Soil surveys were completed and reports were published for Owen , Fountain, and Parke counties, and soil surveys were initiated in Shelby County (report now completed). Also, a program of local costshare for acceleration and completion of soil surveys was initiated in Boone County and

Hendricks County.

Scholl was officially honored by his agency’s award to him of an “Outstanding” performance rating and Certificate of Merit the fiscal year ending June 1968. SCS State ConservationThomas B. Evans made the award presentation at an SCS meeting in Tell City, Indiana,

on October 4.

SCS co-workers (past and present) and other conservation friends also honored the Scholls with a “farewell” dinner party held Saturday evening, October 5, at the Holiday Inn in Crawfordsville. Over 100 people attended and many others sent letters of appreciation and congratulations. Among those sending letters commending Scholl were Birch E. Bayh, Senator; John T. Myers, Representative; Earl Butz, Dean, Purdue University; and JohnMitchell, Director, Indiana Department of Natural Resources. Local residents attending the event included Mr. and Mrs. David Grimes, Mr. and Mrs. Paul

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Minister-civil rights leader James M. Lawson told DePauw University students yesterday that the institutional church isn’t the only way to becoming a “real believer.” Lawson, who helped plan strategy for a municipal garbage worker’s strike in Memphis prior to Dr. Martin Luther King’s death there, was the second speaker for DePauw students’ White Awareness Week. It continues Thursday with a lecture by New York C.O.R.E. leader Victor Solomon at 8:30 p.m. and two dramas, “In White America,” presented Friday and Saturday at 8:30 p.m. by the West Side Players from Louisville, Ky. All three public programs will be in Meharry Hall. “You may find yourself repelled by what you see in the church and religious people,” Lawson said, “. . .and you may not be able to speak the name of God, but if you have a vision that holds on to your imagination. . .you are on the path to becoming a real believer.” Students, Lawson charged, tend to come to campuses and leave behind them crucial assignments they should fulfill here. He said they become “scorners of reStudents will present two Feb. operas “There and Back” and “The Old Maid and the Thief” will be presented by DePauw University’s Opera Workshop February 13, 15, 20, 22. The two contemporary one-act operas represent productions to be presented in conjunction with DePauw’s annual Little Theatre series. “There and Back” was composed by Hindemith. Menotti wrote the music for “The Old Maid and the Thief.” Both operas are comedies but are of a completely contrasting nature. The operas will be produced and directed by Professor Frederick Gersten, instructor in voice in the DePauw School of Music. Professor Graeme Cowen, director of university choirs, will conduct the orchestra. The first production in the Little Theatre series, “Any Wednesday,” will open for a threenight run Oct. 31. Season tickets for the fivepart series are on sale at Speech Hall on the campus. Festival plans completed by P.T.O. Final plans for the October 18 fall festival and supper were completed at the October meeting of the Bainbridge P.T.O, The fall festival and supper will be Oct. 18th at the elementary building. Supper will start at 5:30 p.m. The rooms will open for activities at 6:00. The school will be closed for Teachers’ Institute, Oct. 24th and 25th and also, on Veterans’ Day, Nov. 11th. Room mothers were announced. The 6th grade class will present a musical at Nov. 13th meeting.

ligion” who do not do the homework they ought to be doing--even outside the church-to find and assert themselves religiously. Aside from “cultural paganism,” which Lawson maintained sometimes permeates the church, he said students ought to be asking themselves what they are doing individually to develop an “authentic religion.” “Every generation has sought to discover God, and every man hammers out on the anvil of his daily life the stuff of his reliContinued on Page 5

Putnam United Fund supports 13 agencies Putnam County’s annual United Fund drive is well underway now with an established goal of $31,193 to be raised through contributions. Pledge cards have reached businesses and residents. Robert Morris, campaign chairman has reported the first returns are showing favorable response. Putnam County’s United Fund services 13 member agencies. They include: the Putnam County Hospital Guild, $1,000; Mental Health, $3,750; American Red Cross, $4,425; Salvation Army, $2,000; Putnam County Junior Sports, $2,713; United Service Organization, $575; Wabash Valley Boy Scouts, $6,480; Covered Bridge Girl Scouts, $5,000; Putnam Friend of Youth, Inc., $600; Cerebral Palsy, $1,150; United Fund Administration, $1,000; Putnam County Recreation, $2,300; and Y.M.C.A. $200. Forty-two per cent of the money allotted to Red Cross stays within Putnam County. Continued on Page 5

750 mile waterway receives support in Wabash Valley

DPU enrollment totals 2,440 students on campus

DePauw University’s total enrollment for the first semester is 2,440, according to figures released today by the Office of the Registrar. The figure represents a drop of 10 from last year’s all-time high enrollment of 2,450 for the corresponding period. The 196667 enrollment was 2,435. An increase of 11 students was noted intheSchoolof Music where enrollment reached 112, 43 of whom are freshmeh. A drop of nine- -from 2219 to 2210- -was recorded in the College of Liberal Arts and a decrease of eight- - from 80 to 72- -was measured in the School of Nursing. In all schools, the enrollment breakdown includes 693 freshmen compared to 712 last year, 627 sophomores with 642 the previous year, 532 juniors with 535 the previous year, and 499 seniors, 29 more than 1967-68. The number of special students this year climbed to 43 from 34 a year ago, graduate enrollment went to 46 from 50, while no students were listed as irregular students this year against seven last year. The total number of men students dropped from 1286 to 1264, a decline of 22 reflected mainly in the freshman and sophomore classes. An increase of 18 was recorded in the senior class. The number of women students climbed from 1164 to 1176 with increases in three of four classes. The class retention rate in the College of Liberal Arts ranged from 89 per cent to 93 per cent. Figured solely on the number of students enrolled last year who could have advanced to be reflecGOP honor former chairman Gilbert Ogles, former Putnam County Republican chairman got a big surprise at Tuesday night’s GOP rally at the Putnam County Fairgrounds. FoUowing a major address by GOP senatorial candidate Bill Ruckelshaus, Ogles was presented a special distinguished service award by the County Republican party for his long time efforts devoted to party work. GOP chairman Robert Poor presented the plaque. Ogles had served as chairman for some 30 years. Alice Mahoney a former vicechairman was also presented a plaque for her long time service.

ted in this year’s figures, therefore disregarding in or out transfers, the figures are these: 89 per cent of 652 students listed as freshmen last year are listed

as sophomores this year; 83 per cent of 593 sophomores are listed as juniors; and 93 percent of 498 juniors are listed as seniors.

College of Liberal Arts

Men

Women

Both

Freshmen

326

303

629

Sophomores

301

280

581

Juniors

277

216

493

Seniors

265

199

464

Specials

Irregulars

' 0

Total

1201

1009

2210

School Of Music

Freshmen

Sophomores

Juniors

Seniors

Specials

Irregulars

Total 37 School of Nursing

112

Freshmen

Sophomores

Juniors

Seniors

Specials

Irregulars

Total Graduate Studies

College of Liberal Arts

School of Music

Total All Schools

Freshmen

343

350

693

Sophomores

309

318

627

Juniors

283

249

532

Seniors

271

228

499

Graduates

Specials

Irregulars

Total

1264

1176

2440

TERRE HAUTE, Ind. (UPI)— A proposed 750-mile waterway across Indiana received unanimous support Wednesday night at a public hearing conducted by the Army Corps of Engineers. About 500 persons, including 40 speakers, turned out for the hearing, conducted by Col. R.R. Wessels of the Louisville District Office of the Corps, and not one person objected to the proposal. Speakers ranged from national, state and local elected officials to community leaders and farmers. The proposal would create a navigable waterway from Toledo on Lake Erie to Evansville and the Ohio River. It would be a system of rivers and canals, using mostly the Wabash River system and its tributaries. There would be branches to Lake Michigan in both Indiana and Illinois. The corps has two more hearings, one Oct. 23 at Chicago and another Oct. 30 at Toledo. John E. Mitchell, director of the Indiana Department of Natural Resources, read statements supporting the plan from Governor Branigin and Lt. Gov. Robert L. Rock, the Democratic nominee for governor. Branigin said simply he was on record as endorsing the waterway, while Rock said he wanted to “cite his keen interest in full development of routes of commerce which could contribute to an economic boom for many areas of Indiana.” Both Indiana Democratic Senators, Vance Hartke and Birch Bayh, also spoke. Bayh said he “is confident” that additional funds can be appropriated in Congress for completing a $1.6 million study of the plan. Hartke said it “seems a shame while we’re able to put men into outer space, all we have is congested transportation routes. The economic Impact of this project should be dramatic.” Rep. John T. Myers, R-Ind., in whose district the hearing was conducted, said “this is one last link we need to make this part of the country the transportation center of the nation.” State Rep. Wilford Edwards, R-Plainville, said he had figures that show the waterway would

mean an average saving per year of $2,145 for farmers in transportation costs. Dr. B. K. Barton of the Wabash Valley Interstate Commission, read statements of support from State Reps. Frederick Bauer, D-Terre Haute, and Richard Boehning, R-Lafayette. Mayor Donald Blue of Lafayette spoke in favor of the project, as did Mayor Herman Smith of Sullivan. Eldon Tipton, a Jasonville Democrat running for Congress against Myers, said Congress has “been dragging its feet” on the waterway. Among cities with municipal delegations were Evansville, Mount Vernon, Vincennes, Linton, Pine Village, Covington and Terre Haute. Several Illinois cities also were represented. State finalizes county tax rates Dr. Joseph Rammel, Superintendent of the Greencastle Community Schools, announced today that the school tax rate for Greencastle and Madison Township would be considerably lower than advertised. The tax rates according to the county auditor, Eston Cooper

are:

1969

1968

Clinton Twp.

$7.00

$6.44

Cloverdale Twp.

$7.12

$6.80

Cloverdale town $8.93

$8.08

Floyd Twp.

$6.98

$6.37

Franklin Twp.

$7.16

$6.48

Roachdale Town

$9.34

$7.92

Greencastle Twp.

$8.17

$7.90

Greencastle City

$10.84

$10.33

Jackson Twp.

$7.03

$6.35

Jefferson Twp.

$9.03

$7.19

Madison Twp.

$8.07

$7.84

Marion Twp.

$8.95

$7.10

Monroe Twp.

$7.02

$6.33

Bainbridge Town

$8.57

$6.75

Russell Twp.

$7.01

$6.41

Russellville Town

$8.82

$8.07

Warren Twp.

$8.80

$6.95

Washington Twp.

$9.04

$7.19

Big Raccoon Con.

.08

.26

Mill Creek Con. Schools

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50 *

No. Putnam

$5.40

Greencastle

$6.47

S. Putnam

$7.38

Cloverdale

$5.56

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GOP may be 1.9 million strong

INDIANAPOLIS (UPI) - If worse comes to worse for the Republicans Nov. 5, it won’t be because of registration. Preliminary registration figures for the 1968 balloting show the GOP with a slight edge over the Democrats, according to a report Wednesday by John R. Price, secretary of the Indiana Republican State Central Committee. Price announced that Republicans will poll about 1.2 million votes on election day. That figure, he said, is slightly more than half the estimated total balloting. He said county clerks are still tabulating, but that projections indicate the total number of new GOP voters is at least 206,000. Comparable estimates

of Democratic registrations were 115,000. Ken Cragen, who has correlated registration work for the Democrats, declined to verify or refute the figure cited by Price. But Cragen did say that “because of the unusual interest in the primary this spring, the Democratic registration officers around the state registered unusually high totals of Democratic voters.” The statement was made in reference to a heated presidential primary in which Gov. Roger Branigin was a stand-in for Hubert Humphrey in a race which was won by the late Sen. Robert Kennedy, and in which Sen. Eugene MeCarthy was third. Laest GOP calculations show Richard Nixon, the Republican

presidential nominee, will amass more than the 1,175,120 votes he received in 1960 against John F. Kennedy. Nixon carried Indiana while Kennedy got 952,358 by comparison in Indiana, but won the presidency. Price said a new census report shows 2.9 million persons in Indiana of voting age but only about 2.2 million of them are expected to vote Nov. 5. Republicans figure that the remaining million votes which do not go to Nixon will be divided primarily between Humphrey and George C. Wallace. Price was jubilant over Vanderburgh County figures which show new registrations of 6,852 Republican and 4,967 Democratic voters. He said Barry

Gold water lost by 18,000 votes in that county in 1964 against President Johnson, adding that Democrats had outregistered Republicans there “for as long as anyone can remember.” New registrations in Marion County, he said, were 55,011 Republicans to 27,547 Democrats. Lake County he called a “near draw” of about 5,000 new voters each. Most new voters were those who had just reached their 21st birthdays, or those who had to re-register because they had moved or because they did not vote in any primary or general election during the past four years. Some, Price said, were in their 50s and 60s.