Stories from Wednesday, October 19, 1994

OLIVE BRANCH, Ill. -- Albert Gerald Lewis, 81, of Olive Branch, died Monday, Oct. 17, 1994, at Jonesboro Health Care Center. He was born May 16, 1913, in Thebes, son of Glenn and Violet Goskie Lewis. He was of the Baptist faith, a World War II Army veteran and retired from Swift & Co. in Rochelle...

Billy Eugene Mize, 65, 817 S. Pacific, died Monday, Oct. 17, 1994, at Southeast Missouri Hospital. He was born Oct. 5, 1929, at Sikeston, son of Ernest and Lena Murphy Mize. He and Ethel J. Criddle were married in 1951 in Cape Girardeau. Mize worked at Craftsman Printing many years, and retired after teaching graphic arts 13 years at Cape Girardeau Vocational Technical School. He was currently a bail bondsman...

Dalton Son to Mr. and Mrs. Ed Dalton of Florissant, St. Luke's Hospital in St. Louis, 3:55 p.m. Sunday, Oct. 9, 1994. Name, Dillion Charles. Weight, 8 pounds 9 ounces. Second son. Mrs. Dalton is the former Monica Conley, daughter of Richard and Pat Conley of Jackson. Dalton is employed by Federal Express, and is the son of Mike and Gloria Dalton of Creve Coeur...

Justin W. and Mona R. Kennon to John B. Hendricks; Daniel J. and Jennifer Sanders to Larry S. and Joy M. Burnette; John E. Brown Jr. and Julie Marie Brown to James A. Eakin et al. Kenneth Gene Nothdurft et al. to Troy A. and Paula A. Smith; Charles J. and Mary L. King to the King Revocable Trust; the Leah Y. Richardson Trust to Six Sisters Properties Inc...

It was a different world in October 1904 when the Naeter brothers started what would become the Southeast Missourian, a newspaper serving Cape Girardeau and the surrounding area in two states: The War to End All War hadn't been fought. Five states -- Alaska, Arizona, Hawaii, New Mexico and Oklahoma -- hadn't yet been admitted to the union. The world's first service club, Rotary, was still a year away from getting started in Chicago...

Another important observance is being held today: It is Missouri Day for residents of the Show Me State. Missouri Day, first celebrated in 1915, is set by state statute "as a day commemorative of Missouri history to be observed the teachers and pupils of schools with the appropriate exercises."...

To the editor: Missouri voters need accurate and honest assessment of what the Hancock II amendment will do. One of the nation's best and totally honest think tanks, CATO Institute, has done exhaustive research on it and comes forward with the true assessment of the agencies that are effected -- but more importantly, on what it will do for each Missouri taxpayer. Here is the CATO Institute's executive summary:...

To the editor: Did you know that the Hancock II Amendment will likely close down three prisons and reduce our highway patrol staff by one-third? Isn't that a scary thought when already the condition of our society is haunting? Did you know that Mel Hancock is trying to remove at least $1 billion from the state budget? Did you know that your child or grandchild could be part of a classroom where class loads are forced up to 40 in a room? Quality education is extremely hard to obtain when those conditions exist. ...

To the editor: This letter is in response to a recent opinion printed in Speak Out about the impact that Proposition 13 had in California. As a former resident of California and casualty of the infamous Proposition 13 I feel compelled to respond to the misconceptions created by the caller...

MARBLE HILL -- Marc Wayne Dudley, 25, of Marble Hill, died Monday, Oct. 17, 1994, at St. Francis Medical Center in Cape Girardeau. He was born Aug. 30, 1969, in St. Louis, son of Jim L. and Patricia Herrington Dudley. Dudley was employed at Gilster-Mary Lee in Perryville. He was a member of Zalma Masonic Lodge 545...

CHARLESTON -- Robert "Bob" McMillen, 71, of Phoenix, Ariz., died Sunday, Oct. 16, 1994, at Maryvale Hospital in Maryvale, Ariz. He was born Aug. 4, 1923, in Murray, Ky., son of Maxie and Maggie Stagner McMillen. He and Lorene Parker were married Aug. 11, 1945...

ANNA, Ill. -- Charles N. Glover, 89, of Anna, died Tuesday, Oct. 18, 1994, at Union County Hospital in Anna. He was born Jan. 6, 1905, in Magnolia, son of Frederick Lester and Georgiana Rolley Glover. He and Ethel Parr were married June 16, 1934. Glover received a bachelor's degree in agriculture science at the University of Illinois, and master of science in agricultural service at Southern Illinois University...

ULLIN , Ill. -- Bill Nale, 43, of Ullin, died Monday, Oct. 17, 1994, at Meriter Park Hospital in Madison, Wis. He was born Dec. 6, 1950, in Champaign, son of Betty Jean Abrams Nale of Champaign and the late William Cecil Nale. He was a member of the First Baptist Church of Ullin...

CAIRO, Ill. -- Mable M Vaughn, 88, of Cairo, died Tuesday, Oct. 18, 1994, at the Daystar Care Center in Cairo. She was born in Cairo May 1, 1906. She married to George "Beans" Vaughn, who died in 1989. She was a member of Tigert Memorial United Methodist Church of Cairo...

DONGOLA, Ill. -- Harold J. Frick, 79, of Dongola, died Oct. 18, 1994, at Union County Hospital in Anna. He was born April 15, 1915, in Jonesboro, son of Sidney and Mary Ussery Frick. He married Esther Bourland Nov. 14, 1940, in Cape Girardeau. He was a retired mental health technician. He was a member of Jonesboro Masonic Lodge and Jonesboro Pentecostal Church...

EAST PRAIRIE -- Ray Presson Woods, 52, of East Prairie, died Monday, Oct. 17, 1994, at his home. He was born Sept. 8, 1942, in East Prairie, son of Eugene Ray and Elizabeth M. Rhodes Woods. Woods was a self-employed truck driver. Survivors include a son, Eugene Woods of East Prairie; a daughter, Tammy Ruedrich of Sikeston; seven brothers, Ronnie Woods of Olive Branch, Ill., Jewell and Vernon Woods of Anniston, Jimmy Woods of Sikeston, Bruce Woods of Bernie, Todd and Darrell Woods of East Prairie; two sisters, Shirley Hutson of Anniston, Brenda Bolden of East Prairie, and three grandchildren.. ...

Alma H. Burger, 79, of Cape Girardeau, died Tuesday, Oct. 18, 1994, at Ratliff Nursing Home. She was born July 28, 1915, in Advance, daughter of William Cleveland and Bessie Susan Reed Hinkle. She and William Henry Burger were married April 22, 1935, in Cape Girardeau. He died Dec. 16, 1955...

To the editor: The average taxpayer works from Jan. 1 to July 23 just to pay his taxes. The power to tax is the power to destroy. The power to tax is a redistribution of wealth. Our government in Jefferson City always wants to increase our taxes. No amount of taxes is ever enough. ...

GIPSY -- Harold N. Hastings, 69, of Tunnel Hill, Ill., formerly of Gipsy, died Tuesday, Oct. 18, 1994 at his home. Morgan Funeral Home in Advance is in charge of arrangements.

DONGOLA, Ill. -- Helene Snider, 80, of Dongola, died Monday, Oct. 17, 1994, at City Care Center in Anna. She was born May 7, 1914, in Dongola, daughter of Louis V. and Josephine Ridenhour Snider. Snider was a member of First Baptist Church of Dongola...

CHARLESTON -- James Hubert Robinson, 53, of Charleston, died Friday, Oct. 14, 1994, at Ellis Fischel Cancer Center in Columbia. He was born May 17, 1941, in Charleston, son of Cassie and Elzora Bynum Robinson. He and Erma Bell were married Oct. 26, 1980...

While Southeast Missouri State University administrators view Hancock II with fear and loathing, Southeast Regent Mark Pelts embraces it with open arms. He hopes voters approve Constitutional Amendment 7 at the ballot box Nov. 8. He dismisses predictions of draconian budget cuts as nothing but scare tactics on the part of Gov. Mel Carnahan and Hancock II opponents...

You read the news, sports, features and columns in the Southeast Missourian every day but rarely get to see how the people and machines work to make the finished product. Today the public will have an opportunity to go inside the heart and soul of the newsroom and other areas of the Missourian to learn more about a newspaper that is celebrating its 90th year of existence...

CAIRO, Ill. -- More than 120 applications have been received for 17 apartments for low-income people that will become available at Little Egypt Apartments early next month. "We're proud of this new housing development," said Mable Hollis, manager of the $980,000, two-story complex in the 1800 block of Poplar Street in Cairo. "They're beautiful apartments and the demand for them is high."...

Usually, I don't pay attention to waiters or waitresses unless they do a lousy job. But there is one restaurant in St. Louis where the people who wait on tables do a good job and still make one wonder how they ever got hired. A friend of mine told me about the South City Diner when I paid a visit a few weeks ago. It sounded interesting enough, so we decided to take a chance...

Girl Scout groups from four levels will compete in the Great Halloween Pumpkin Decorating Contest at the Downtown Cape Pavilion Saturday. "This is the fourth year for the contest," said Roger Lang of Lang's Jewelry, chairman of the annual event. It is sponsored by the Cape Girardeau Downtown Merchants Association...

Parents have a chance to do their homework on how to better deal with their school-age children in the Practical Parenting Partnerships program. This marks the second year of the state-funded program in Cape Girardeau public schools. The program was held locally for the first time two years ago, attracting only a limited number of parents. It wasn't held last year...

Bob Hankins was 50 miles northwest of Cape Girardeau Tuesday afternoon when an engine of the Cessna 401 he was piloting began to lose oil pressure. Twenty minutes later he was safely on the ground. "I shut it down after we lost oil pressure," Hankins said of the propeller engine. "It's probably a cracked cylinder."...

The Mid-Western River Cities chapter Of American Association For Medical Transcription will hold its annual fall symposium Saturday from 8 a.m. to 2 p.m. in the Harrison Room of Southeast Missouri Hospital. Speakers will include Drs. Scot G. Pringle, B.L. Ogborn, Don Miles and K.P.S. Kamath...

Regional Commerce and Growth Association directors have voted unanimously to oppose Amendment 7. Explaining the vote, RCGA Executive Director Gregory Williams said passing the amendment would jeopardize the state's 15-year highway plan, which RCGA has supported as a key to economic development in Southeast Missouri...

CHAFFEE -- Mayor Ron Moyers thinks Chaffee city officials will support a 911 issue on the Nov. 8 ballot. "I think the council is a lot more informed," Moyers said of a recent presentation by Mike Westrich, a rural Benton resident, chief of the NBC Fire Department, and a member of the steering committee that put together a feasibility study on jointly operating a 911 emergency phone system in Scott and New Madrid counties...

Geofge and Harry Naeter, two of the three brothers who founded The Daily Republican, now known as the Southeast Missourian. Sometimes with the familiarity of a friend, sometimes with the spark of a new acquaintance, always with the goal of clear, straight talk, the Southeast Missourian has brought news into homes for 90 years...

The brilliant reds of sumac, dogwood and sweet gum. The oranges of sugar maple and sassafras. The mellow yellows of birch, walnut and tulip poplar. These are the stars of the color show that runs every autumn. And this year abundant rain has resulted in lush tree growth. With just the right conditions, this fall's color production could be nothing short of spectacular...

The Four Seasons Audubon Society of Southeast Missouri will meet today at Cape Girardeau Public Library. The meeting will feature a program on the birds of Southeast Missouri, with tips on identification by chapter members. The business meeting will begin at 7 p.m., followed by the program and refreshments...