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75 NO. 101 COPYRIGHT 1 984 COSHOCTON, OHIO SUNDAY MORNING, DECEMBER 2, 1984 622-1 1 22 BUSINESS OFFICE. 622-1 125 CIRCULATION. (USPS 133-700) SEVENTY FIVE CENTS Tike Coshoc At A Hilltop course fixiip planned Sri Lanka violence spreads COLOMBO, Sri Lanka (AP) The government said Saturday that 148 people perished in guerrilla attacks on two prison camps and ensuing battles with troops, and that Sri Lankan ships and planes drove off 19 boats believed to be carrying an invasion force of Tamil guerrillas. It said that 10 people were killed aboard one of the boats.

The latest action widening the battles to the high seas was announced as the government of President Junius Jayewardene imposed tough emergency measures and increased security in the country's north and east. Those areas are the center of activity by rebels seeking an independent Tamil homeland. The national security minister, Lalith Athulathmudali, said the Sri Lankan navy on Saturday intercepted and fired on one boat approaching the island nation's northwest coast, killing 10 people believed to be Tamils bound from southern India. He said Sri Lankan aircraft Friday night shot at 18 other vessels also apparently coming from India. He reported that the boats were driven back into Indian waters, but said nothing of any casualties.

He said the craft were spotted about five miles from Palaimannar. Earlier Friday, Tamil separatists raided two prison settlements near the town of Padaviya in north-central Sri Lanka, killing 80 people, the government said. Officials said all the victims were members of Sri Lanka's Sinhalese majority, and said many were women and children. Sri Lankan police and troops killed at least 68 terrorists in a subsequent gun battle, the government said. It said the attackers were armed with rifles, submachine guns and grenades.

the night By FRANK SHEPHERD Tribune Sports Editor A capital fund appeal for $400,000 is under way to finance badly needed improvements for the city-run Coshocton HilltopGolfCour.se. The effort is an attempt to make the course more appealing to local golfers, and it is headed by the Coshocton Foundation planning committee. The 225-acre course was purchased by the foundation in a deal that was completed Oct. 15. Cash gilts of $275,000 by E.

Montgomery and Seward D. Schooler and a cash gift of $150,000 from the previous owners, the Holmes Limestone made the purchase possible. In the past 10 years, the playing surface, especially fairways and" greens, has slipped, partly because of a lack of proper maintenance equipment and an irrigation system that was simply outdated when the usual dry summer weather hits in July and August. Of the $400,000 needed for improvements, $200,000 will be solicited from the business and industrial community, and the remainder from private donations. No tax dollars will be used for course improvements.

While no one expects the total project to show immediate benefits, some of the planned work on greens and fairways has already taken place and more of the projects will be started once the weather breaks in March or early April. It is expected that the golf course and additional adjacent land that can be further developed for recreational purposes will be transferred to the City of Coshocton alter proper organizational steps are approved. Until that transfer is completed, the present lease to the city will be continued by the Coshocton Foundation. Total cost of the property was $425,000. but it was appraised at $455,000.

A steering committee that has been responsible for the planning of proposed improvements includes Sam Clow. Dick Finnigan, Willard Breon. Jerome Stenner and Bob Baker. Members of the campaign committee are Ed Montgomery. Seward Schooler, Leo Prin-dle and Ron Cramblett.

The current renovation plans are under the direction of golf course architect Ferdinand Garbin of Pittsburgh. Included in the renovation plans currently in progress or already completed, are aeration and thatching of the greens, overseeding and fertilizing of trees, fairways and the greens. Fungicide and weed killer treatment on the entire course has been The purchase ol necessary equipment to maintain the course was made possible through a gift of $58,000 from the Coshocton Foundation. Plans set for the early spring of 1985 are to build five reservoirs to provide a storage area for surface ater to be used lor irrigation of the course Also, the installation of an irrigation system for trees, fairways and greens will be permanently laid underground The construction of lour new greens will take place, three of them lor new-holes and one for practice. The three new greens will be on the north side of the current course, replacing those that play extremely tough and are considered unrepairable.

New sandtraps. mounds and miscellaneous work to upgrade and enhance the beauty of the entire course will also take plate. The course will remain open next summer despite the tact thai either the front or back nine holes might be closed temporarily to move heavy equipment around. While the money-raising drive has already been initiated throughout the business community, a great deal of the pledges must be solicited. The campaign will involve a three-year giving period There will be no city funds or tax dollars used in the project.

All funds will come from private donations. The City of Coshocton has made a formal application lor a grant trom the Ohio Department ol Natural Resources to assist in the renovation ol the course. However, it is doubtful a grant will be received, since the city is one of 152 units asking lor grants that total more than $20 million. Only million is available. 11 any money is received Irom the state or through any other federal grants, it could be used tor a number of other projects in connection with the course and the surrounding area Several ideas not included in the current renovation plans are in the plans lor the future.

The first of these is a driving range on city-owned land between Ohio 83 and the city ater wells. It would be a part of the Lake system Future plans also are being considered lor a new club house to be located on the northeast side of the course near the presenl number seven green. There would Ihen be a need to complete the access road on the north side of the course for the planned clubhouse and adjacent parking lot. A complete map and story on the entire Lake Park complex can be found in today's sports section on pages 14-15. with photos.

Lighting Amanda Constantino was a bit per turbed that her candle wouldn't stay lit. hut her father was patient in providing more flame during the annual Roscoe Village Candlelighting ceremony Saturday night. At left is Angela. Amanda's sister. They are daughters of Jim and Betty Constantino of bridge.

They joined a large crowd hears prayer issue Glance OPEN SW IM Open pool hours at Coshocton High School for city and county residents are 7-9 p.m. Monday through Wednesday. Admission is 50 cents for city residents and 75 cents for county residents. The pool is closed Thursday night. HOTLINE SET The Army Corps of Engineers has installed an automated answering system to provide news concerning activities at Mohawk Dam.

The 24-hour service consists of a tape recording offering information on a variety of topics such as Mohawk Dam recreational events, campground news, hiking schedules, fishing conditions, daily precipitation and Walhonding River conditions. The phone number is 824-4494. Ol'STKK FACED Plain Township trustees deliberated in New Albany Saturday whether to remove Eire Chief Fred R. Whitehead from office. The chief has been accused ol 11 counts of malfeasance and misconduct in office in charges filed by Columbus attorney Richard L.

Innis. The allegations made Nov. 5 include two counts ol insubordination stemming from Whitehead's long-running feud with Trustee John W. Peck. Among other things.

Whitehead is alleged to have called Peck "ignorant" during an Aug. 22 public meeting. DAY -CARE CRIMES Fingerprint checks of 82 workers at city-lunded day-care centers in New York City showed that 36 had been convicted of crimes including arson, robbery, prostitution and weapons possession, including six named in outstanding arrest warrants, officials said. Mayor Edward Koch on Friday announced the first results of the program that will eventually take fingerprints from all 11,000 non-city employees who work with children in pubiicly funded programs. CLEVELAND (APi The winning number drawn Saturday night in the Ohio Lottery's daily game, "The Number," was 714.

In the semiweekly "Ohio Lotto" draw ing, the six winning numbers were 1,18, 24. 27, 31 and 34. A JETLINER controlled from the ground carrying 73 life-like dummies crashed into the Mojave Desert Saturday to test a new fuel additive. Page 2. CORPORATE taxes may be going up, if some new proposals to restructure the nation's tax system are put into practice.

Page 2. STUDENTS at Oberlin College put a new twist on protests when they tried to overload the school's main computer Friday. Page 3. TRIBUNE Managing Editor Steve Carpenter writes that he just doesn't feel right Christmas shopping unless he waits until the last minute. Page 4.

HILLTOP golf course is going to get a new layout, and a map and photos details plans by the Coshocton Foundation. Pages 14-15. ELEVEN people were trampled to death five years ago Monday when the crowd at a rock concert in Cincinnati surged for general admission seats. Page 19. Area News 2 Business News 7 Classified 17-19 Deaths 2 Editorials Health 10 Society.

Sports Today's Report 2 Weather 2 SNUUJ 7 MEL Kb-1 THE PRE5ENT. 23 hopping day to Christmas 3ECHT0L SNOUJ TIME LIKE THE PRE5ENT. that filled Whitewoinan Street and covered the hill behind a stage that held the Coshocton Community Choir. Lewis "Pooch" Blackson led the holiday-spirited throng in Christmas carols before a tree-lighting and the passing of flame from candle to candle starting from a single light on the stage. (Tribune Photo by Greg Bowman) New Jersey, New Mexico, New York, North Dakota, Ohio, Pennsylvania, Rhode Island, Tennessee and Virginia.

The Reagan administration is urging the high court to uphold the Alabama law. Government lawyers told the justices that such measures pose no threat of establishing an official religion but merely represent an "accommodation of and toleration for private religious beliefs and practices." President Reagan favors a constitutional amendment that would allow a return to the public schools of the officially sponsored prayer sessions banned" by the Supreme Court 22 years ago. Santa arrives Santa and Mrs. Claus were busy Saturday making several appearances in the county. First stop, above, was the Christmas Parade in Coshocton at II a.m.

on Main Street. The Christmas couple rode into town in the parade, which included area marching bands, then took the time to visit with local youngsters. At right) Santa also made an appearance at Jackson TV in West Lafayette Saturday afternoon to pass out treats and hear some Christmas requests from village youngsters. Here, Santa gives a bag of treats to Richie Smith, the son of Richard and Judy Smith of Fresno. Santa and Mrs.

Claus will appear around the city and county from now until Christmas time. (Tribune photos by Dan Kickes, above, and Judy Parsons, right) High court WASHINGTON (AP) School prayer, a political powderkeg steeped in religion and wrapped in legal language, takes center stage in the Supreme Court this week. After hearing arguments in an Alabama case Tuesday, the court must decide whether the nation's public schools may provide a daily moment of silence for student prayer or meditation. Although the court does not appear willing to reconsider its 1962 decision outlawing officially sponsored, vocal prayer sessions in public schools, the justices last April agreed to review a ruling that invalidated Alabama's moment-of-silence law. Retirement for sheriffs By BILL BREGAR County Reporter Dozens of well-wishers jammed the Coshocton Justice Center the day before Thanksgiving for a surprise retirement party for Mary Smith, the county's first woman sheriff deputy and clerk of Municipal Court.

The woman affectionately known by many in the sheriff's department as "The White Tornado" or "Double Zero" (for her badge number) stopped long enough in between hugs to insist she was genuinely surprised. After having completed her first full week of retirement, Smith, 76. admits having difficulty adjusting following a busy life keeping the county's legal and law enforcement systems in line. Her legal training began in 1926, after she graduated from Coshocton High School, as she became a legal secretary for the late Proctor Leach, a Coshocton attorney. From there she moved to the county recorder's office.

Smith also worked in the Clerk of Common Pleas Court office and county treasurer's office. From 1949 to 1952, Smith worked for the late Robert A. Carton, county prosecuting attorney, and Robert C. Weaver, the city solicitor. Six win seats on fair board All five incumbents seeking reelection to the Coshocton County Agricultural Society's board of directors won their bids Saturday, though the one new man on the six-member board garnered the most votes.

Albert Young of Warsaw topped the list of vote-getters with a total of 99. He and the other board members will hold their offices three years. The other winners and their vote totals are Ward Karr of Ohio 83 77: and Bob Hoobler of Newcomerstown 77. Other candidates included Cheryl Daugherty of Fresno 68 votes: Arnold Clark of Warsaw 56; Robert Ashcraft of County Road 17 34: Michael Miller of Frt no 31; and Paul Badgley of 1520 No thSt. 31.

The law, which allowed each school day to start with "a period of silence not to exceed one minute for meditation or voluntary prayer." was found by a federal appeals court to violate the constitutionally required separation of church and state. At least 22 other states have enacted similar moment of silence laws, although not all of them mention "prayer" as a possible endeavor during the silent period. Those states are Arizona, Arkansas, Connecticut, Florida, Georgia, Illinois, Indiana, Kansas, Louisiana, Maine, Maryland, Massachusetts, Michigan. leaves void office worker Smith was appointed clerk of the first Municipal Court in 1953. The first Municipal Court judge was Clyde Burklew, who was also appointed later that year.

Carton "followed me down" to the court, winning election as judge in 1954. "It was one of six of the first coun-tywide jurisdiction courts in the state," she said. Municipal Court replaced Coshocton's former system of mayor's court and a justice of the peace. Smith, who received no help while setting up Coshocton's first Municipal Court, used dockets similar to those now used in common pleas court. After 1 1 years as clerk, she as hired by former sheriff William Hoop.

She brought with her a strong understanding of the courts, knowledge she found important working for the sheriff 's department. "She had an outstanding knowledge of Municipal Court procedures and the law in general," recalled Hoop, who asked Smith to write a booklet on law enforcement and legal work for the Buckeye State Sheriff's Association. She completed the book in 1975, and it was used by new law enforcement officers throughout Ohio. In 1974, she completed training in the Ohio Peace Officers Training Program, and later gave legal training to new officers, as required before they are deputized. Coshocton County's first woman deputy has seen dramatic changes in the sheriff's department.

"When I started, the department consisted of Sheriff Hoop and deputies Bob Wilson. Bill Wilson and Robert Hall a far cry from the 50 employees the department now has." she said. For a woman who remembers the days when Hoop could leave the jail doors open for lack of prisoners, she is dismayed by today's crime rate. Smith said she has no magic answers for curbing crime. "I don't think there's an end to it.

I used to think, 'gee, I hope people straighten up and stop committing crimes'. it's just not to be." While at the sheriff's department. See Page 1 i 1 mm I i umWfc- mlT mi.