Brown County Democrat from Nashville, Indiana • Page 4

PAGE 4 BROWN COUNTY DEMOCRAT WEDNESDAY. JANUARY 2. 1980 .1 At 1 s. 'A Year-End Highlights of hews, events and happenings in 1979 board was in error When it cut the budget to zero. In Nashville news, the town board passed a controversial business ordinance designed to control the number of outdoor tables on the streets of Nashville.

The ordinance, which has set new license fees of SlOOufpx indoor businesses r' 'P't t- I i iv it I y-J. yv developer Roy Wininger and Robert L. Hickman. The divorce rate in Brown County appears to be leveling off, although it is still high. February 14 John O'Dell, newly hired Brown County school superintendent promises to be aggressive in attacking problems, February! Township; poor relief funds are in the black again asborrowed money is repaid by two township trustees.

Three Eagle basketball players are dismissed from the team for disciplinary reasons after they refuse to enter a game against. Bloomington South. February 28 The dropout rate at Brown County High School is nearly half the statewide average for students 16 and older. The school board has obtained permission to build a new 60,000 plus square foot building to house seventh and eighth graders. The, price tag for the building is about $3 million.

March 7 County commissioner Jim Owens predicts a county referendum on planning and zoning within the next two years. An increase in the minimum number of credits to graduate from Brown County High School is proposed. March 14 The school board places a $500,000 limit on the remodeling work at Van Buren Elementary School and learns that construe-' tion on the new junior high school is at least a year of f. March 21 The county receives a $53,000 grantfrom the state for chuckhole repair. More than 20 reported to the Brown County Sheriff's Office sinceSast Monday as the county enters brushfire season.

March 28 Many county roads continue to be posted as closed and are usable only by locaK 4 rr: i rr: i I'holnln the cost of new roads, utilities, and furnishings. F.ach cabin includes two bedrooms, a kitchen, a living room, andja porch. Some of the 20 new cabins at the Abe Martin Lodge in Brown County State Park are nearing completion. The cost of the project is $1,780,000 or $89,000 for each cabin, which includes and $300 for outdoor businesses, originally included a section to license professionals. however that requirement was later withdrawn by amendment.

The following is a recap of Brown Cqunty news in 1979 drawn from the pages of The Democrat. January 3 The county highway department budget is cu by $706,613 by the state board of tax commissioners. The area plan commission passes on its proposedNashville subdivision ordinance to the town board. The ordinance will enable Nashville homeowners to apply for, federal flood insurance. January 10 Four hundred acres of state and federally owned land are included in a new wilderness proposal.

The land is located south of Monroe Reservoir and north and east of the Brown County line. Jack Lutes is hired as the Brown County school corporation business manager while the school board notifies high school principal Richard Cole that he may not be rehired in the fall. In a landmark decision, the Cordry Sweetwater Conservancy District receives 105 acres of land from the bankrupt Investment Corporation of America. January 17 The Brown County Eagles score their fifth Basketball victory in a row. Bill Miller is named the new director of the Agricultural Stabilization and Conservation Service.

January 31 A drastic drop in planned commercial development in the county is reported but a proposed 9.5 million improvement program at Brown County State 'Park clears an early hurdle in the state Iegisla--ture. The Brown County school board plans an addition to Van Buren Elementary School as tbe first step in its building program. February 7 Terms of the sale of Salt Creek Valley shopping complex are being finalized by Critser's Flower Shop Morgantown 697-4551 The Clarence Roberts insurance trial, two controversial ski resorts, and the passage of a new Nashville business license ordinance topped the news in Bron County in 1979. The trial, in which Geneva Roberts, Clarence Roberts' wife tried to collect insurance benefits totalling almost $700,000, did not determine whether or not Roberts was actually dead. Roberts has been missing since November 18, 1970, when a charred body was: found in his burned-out barn behind the family home.

Iri June special judge James Dixon ruled that Mrs. Roberts and her four sons should "recover nothing" from the three insurance companies involved in the suit. His opinion stated that the evidence presented did not prove that the body found was'that of Roberts. However, he did not answer the question of whether Roberts is alive or dead. Mrs.

Roberts' is currently appealing Dixon's decision and has also filed suit in federal court against the Insurance Company of North America for more than $600,000 in life insurance benefits. In other news, three groups of developers came before the Area Plan Commission and Area Board of Zoning with plans for the construction of ski resorts. Only two proposals received approval, and; that approval was given over the objections of neighborsho plaimed that the resorts would cause additional traffic hazards on State Road 46 West and also woulcLdisturb the peace and quiet pf the areas'involved. Residents also protested the applications for liquor licenses which wne made by both Long Mountain and thefNiashville Alps. The local alcoholic beverage board denied a permit to Long Mountain early in December but both liquor applications will again be heard by that board in January.

Criticisms of the plan commission came to a head when the local tax adjustment board cut out the entire 1980 plan commission budget. The state tax board reinstated that budget however, saying that the local Children Shappe Layette-Infant-Toddler-4-6x and The New Department GENERATION GAP ANNEX -BOYS- 'Student Sizes 7-8-9-10-1 V-12 Prep Sizes 14-16-18 thru 14 and PreteenJunior "A COMPLETE SHOP" Casual-Play-Dressy-Coets Ski Jackets Vests Ramcoats-Sleepwear -Swim And An Basic Accessories We also carry beautiful Beatrix Potter Items and Gifts Gifts for All Ages. January February Hours Sat. 10:30 a.m. 4:30 p.m.

Closed Tuesday Open Sunday 12:00 4:00 p.m. i i I it Roberts' attorney promises to prove the body in the fire was of Clarence Roberts. The idea of developing a 3-acre flea market on the north side of Nashville draws a tremendous amount of opposition for local merchants and residents. May 16 Geneva Roberts' attorneys decide not to call her as a witness in. the insurance trial which may plow new legal ground in Indiana.

Today, the three insurance companies involved start presenting their evidence. The president of the Brown County school board has charged that three board members and the school superintendent conducted an illegal executive session last Thursday night. The sale of merchants licenses is halted for 30 days pending the drafting of a new merchants license ordinance. May 23 Sensational testimony laced with tales of high intrigue, a secret Swiss bank account and a mystery woman was the hallmark of the -Clarence Roberts insurance claim trial last week. Members of the Brown County Recreation and Industrial Development Council have proposed the institution of a hotelmotel tax.

A proposed amendment td the Nashville town ordinance would ban street sales of any type" in Nashville. May 30 Two powerful scientific experts end the ski resort in Schooner Valley on the Reddick and McCormick-Able tracts. The Brown County Recreation and Industrial Development Council is formed to promote development in Brown County. April 18 The gasoline situation is predicted to get worse as dealers are put on allotments and gas prices soar to nearly $1 a gallon. County welfare director Gene Suding estimates that over 1,700 persons in Brown County are living below the state's standards of poverty.

April 25 Money for home mortgage and construction loans is non-existent right now at both the Brown -County lending institutions. President Carter proposes to set aside 390 acres of the Hoosier National Forest as a wilderness area. May 2 The Clarence Roberts insurance trial begins todayxand special judge James Dixon is expected to make a ruling on whether or not Clarence Roberts is dead and whether his wife Geneva and her sons are entitled to receive death benefits and interest. The plan commission approves a $1.5 million ski resort in Schooner Valley but denies a proposal for a motor sales and repair business just down the road. May 9 Experts testify ha4 TCUreoc JRbrts did 'not die-in Hie fire tflaft 'dAsumed his barn on November 18, 1970 while Geneva The Nugget North Van.

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'June 6 The cost of constructing a new school to house seventh and eighth graders is estimated at $4 million. 1 The majority of gasoline dealers report they are having little, trouble obtaining gasoline. 1 June 13 I Plans for a second ski resort are disclosed by a group of central Indiana bus- inessmen while the first resort's developers already want to expand their facility. The moratorium on the sale of outdoor merchants licenses is extended to June 18 after it is disclosed that a proposed amendment to the ordinance is probably illegal and could not be passed in its present form. June 20 Judge James Dixon determines that Geneva Roberts and her four sons should "recover nothing" in benefits from three insurance companies.

uuwn um noi wnetner Clarence Roberts was dead or not, he simply said that Rohertsc had not been proven dead. June 27 Three Brown Countians are among 13 Hoosier artists to be awarded prizes at the first Indiana Heritage Arts competition. Opposing factions join together to assist the Nashville town board in adopting a new business license ordinance, which increases the license fee and provides that professionals must purchase licenses. Tb' continued) CARPETING AND UPHOLSTERY CLEANED BEAUTIFULLY Dry, soapless suds insure perfect cleaning of all types of carpeting and upholstery, whether-residential or commercial. Wools, rayon, and other synthetics' and blends.

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