Stories from Sunday, April 28, 1991

To the Editor: In 1986, the Department of Agriculture paid dairy farmers to take 1.6 million dairy cows out of production and then take a five-year vacation. Taking the dairy cows out of production cost cattlemen $25 million in the first week alone...

The Sociology/Anthropology Club on the Southeast Missouri State University campus is planning two programs this week. On Tuesday evening, Ann and Max Drake, faculty members at Southeast Missouri State University, will present a program on their African experiences while members of the Peace Corps...

With the Missouri legislature debating precisely how large should be the largest tax increase in state history $400-, $500-, $600- or even $800-million the subject of taxes remains on everyone's mind. Friday's mail brought a release from the Missouri Retailers Association stating a position they share with the National Federation of Independent Business (NFIB). ...

Members of the Missouri General Assembly are putting the finishing touches on their reapportionment maps, with redrawn legislative districts that accommodate shifts in the state's population. The constitutionally required, decennial exercise is laced with politics and kept far from the hands of the Missouri populace. ...

One of every three persons who uses LifeBeat, Southeast Missouri Hospital's air medical service, is a heart patient. "Over the past year, 30 percent of LifeBeat missions have been cardiac cases," said Dr. Nancy E. Weber-Bornstein, medical director of LifeBeat Medical Service...

Do you have a favorite comic in the Southeast Missourian? Now, you can lend it your support. The Southeast Missourian is conducting a comic survey to gauge the appeal of its daily comic features. the survey is found on Page 8C of today's edition. The survey will also be inserted in Wednesday's edition of the Missourian...

Students in Cape Girardeau Public Schools are set to be tested over the skills they've learned this year. The Missouri Mastery and Achievement Test begins Monday. While test results are sometimes used to measure a school district's performance, Richard Bollwerk, director of elementary education, said the tests are designed to help improve teaching...

Cape Girardeau area contractors, developers, engineers, architects and realtors Friday urged the City Council and administrative staff to use "common sense" when dealing with building inspections and permits. About 45 area building-trades representatives attended a special Cape Girardeau City Council meeting Friday to voice concerns about the city's building inspection division...

GRAND TOWER, Ill. -- The snakes and turtles may or may not have completed their spring migration from the limestone bluffs of Pine Hills to LaRue Swamp, but they'll have to take their chances crossing the Pine Hills Road now. "The lower Pine Hills Road has been reopened to the motoring public," said Mary Mumford, a ranger in the Jonesboro District of the Shawnee National Forest...

CHAFFEE -- A spokesman for the Missouri Highway and Transportation Department at Sikeston said work on the earthen approaches to the Highway 77-St. Louis Southwestern Railroad overpass north of Chaffee should begin around mid-May. General contractor for the project is the bridge and grading division of Robertson, Inc., of Poplar Bluff...

The Black Forest, north of Cape Girardeau, and Tom Runnels' Cat Ranch at Marble Hill were big attractions during the first day of the Mississippi River Valley Scenic Drive, which will conclude today. "Things didn't get started until late Saturday morning," said a spokesman from the Black Forest, "but, we finished the day with more than 700 visitors."...

POPLAR BLUFF -- When Sen. Christopher "Kit" Bond, R-Missouri, introduced a bill Wednesday morning that calls for a more ambitious and flexible federal highway plan, an alliance of more than 30 major state-wide organizations already were pledging support...

Southeast Missouri State University's funded acting award has a new name. As announced Friday night at the 33rd annual banquet of Black Mask Honorary Society and University Players, the recognition will now be called the "Larry Grisvard Acting Award."...

People who follow a wellness routine are better looking, more popular, happier and healthier, says Donald Ardell, credited with starting the nation's wellness movement. Ardell was the keynote speaker at the Healthy Lifestyles conference held Friday and Saturday at the Show Me Center. About 250 people attended the event...

SCOTT CITY -- Mrs. Lois Ethel Smith, 103, of Scott City, died Friday, April 26, 1991, at the Lutheran Home in Cape Girardeau. She was born Nov. 20, 1887, in Masadonia, daughter of Pulaski and Elizabeth Goodard Williams. She married Grover Martimus Smith July 20, 1906. He died July 22, 1960...

EAST PRAIRIE -- Floyd Layton, 78, of East Prairie, died Thursday, April 25, 1991, at his home. He was born Oct. 4, 1912, in Bloomfield, son of Joe E. and Lillie M. Smith Layton. He and the former Jessie D. Sain were married April 27, 1945. Layton was employed with Mississippi County Drainage District several years, and was a member of New Life Pentecostal Church...

MOUNDS, Ill. -- Mrs. Anata M. crite, 89, of Percy, Ill., formerly of Mounds, died Friday, April 26, 1991, at Sparta Community Hospital in Sparta. She was born April 28, 1901, in Delta, Ill. Survivors include four daughters, Mabel Henson of Arnold, Mo., Irene Watkins of Pekin, Lorene Butler of Wood River, Priscilla Bolen of Percy; two sons, John Crite of McMinnville, Tenn., Donald Crite of Tamms; three sisters, Florence Britt and Clara Britt of Mounds, Catherine Daniels of Bethalto; a brother, Claude Wilson of Villa Ridge; 29 grandchildren, and 34 great-grandchildren.. ...

SIKESTON -- Willard F. Mount, 82, of Frankford, died Wednesday, April 24, 1991, at Pike County Memorial Hospital in Louisiana, Mo. He was born Feb. 11, 1909, at Sikeston, son of Frank E. and Nellie C. Short Mount. He married the former Mary Vernon Maddox...

BENTON - Dewey Lea Dicus, 93, of Benton, died Friday, April 26, 1991, at the Bond Nursing Care Center in Lutesville. He was born Feb. 9, 1898, in Jonesboro, Ark., the son of Crittendon Dicus and Amma Ward Dicus. He was a retired farmer and electrician in the Benton area. He was first married to Katherine Jaehne in 1923; she preceded him in death. He then married Anna Puff on Jan. 29, 1945; she died May 2, 1976...

Son to Mr. and Mrs. Michael Van de Ven of Plano, Texas, 11:08 a.m. Friday, April 19, 1991. Name, Kyle Maston. Weight, 6 pounds 4 ounces. First child. Mrs. Van de Ven is the former Cindy Cox, daughter of Sara Cox of Athens, Texas, and the late William Maston Cox. She is a teacher with Plano Independent School District. Van de Ven is a manager with Ernst & Young, a CPA firm in Dallas, Texas. He is the son of Mr. and Mrs. Melvin Van de Ven of Cape Girardeau...

Funeral service for Mrs. Agnes I. Burkemper, 79, 1908 Colonial, was held Saturday at Ford and Sons Mt. Auburn Chapel. The Rev. Art Basler officiated, with burial in St. Mary's Cemetery. Burkemper died Friday, April 26, 1991, at Cape Girardeau Nursing Center...

A patriotic salute to America, featuring Maryann Hamer and Guy Louis of St. Louis, will be just one of the highlights at the 1991 Senior Fun Fest, to be held Saturday at the Show Me Center on Southeast Missouri State University campus in Cape Girardeau...

CAPE GIRARDEAU -- The report card is in on the fraternity-sorority system at Southeast Missouri State University and the results indicate marked improvement in academic standing. "This has been a banner year," said Teresa Hall, Southeast Greek life coordinator...

AS A FORMER teacher I am appalled at the comments in Speak Out. I no longer teach by choice. Today's public schools have their hands tied so tight by state and federal bureaucracy that it is impossible to educate students. Parents do not support schools as do the parents of my generation. ...

POPLAR BLUFF -- Ferdie Reed left school in sixth grade and went to work in the cotton fields east of Poplar Bluff. He swore his children would get a better education than he did. In May, Ferdie and Lillie Reed of rural Poplar Bluff will watch their youngest daughter Ann keep a perfect record intact for the family. All 11 of their children will have earned degrees from Three Rivers Community College...

Piano and vocal students of Janet Presson will perform May 5 at the Cape Bible Chapel on Kage Road, Presson announced. Two recitals are planned. One will be at 1 p.m. and the other at 3 p.m. Receptions will follow each performance, and both are open to the public, she said...

I shall never forget my elderly friend of many years ago who wanted so much for the doves to raise a family on her upstairs window ledge that she constructed a nest for them and secured it to the ledge with glue. The doves had come to the ledge many times to sit and coo and eye the world below. She saw little reason why they wouldn't want to raise a family there...

Lance Cassoutt admits his volunteer hours over the past four years have sparked a significant difference in himself. Since 1988, Cassoutt has volunteered over 1,860 hours at St. Francis Medical Center. "It was my mom's idea," he said. "She thought it would be good for me to meet new people. At first I was nervous; I didn't want to meet new people."...

Cape Girardeau's Zonta Club supports a singular purpose service. Dale Ann Humphries, service committee chairman, said, "Service is the whole reason for our club. We try to give back to the community." Zonta sponsors two major fund-raising activities each year. Members of the club then meet with as many as 15 community organizations to determine how to distribute thousands of dollars they raise each year...

A quick check of Bess Estes' April calendar shows one free day this month. On every other day, Estes, who is 90 years old, has promised to help someone. Last year Estes volunteered 2,134 hours of her time to 28 different community organizations. "I just love to help people," she said...

The Rev. Louis Launhardt believes volunteer service fits into God's plan for each person's life. The pastor at St. Andrew Lutheran Church, Launhardt reaches out into the community to share a message about loving thy neighbor. "I have been motivated by the needs I have seen in the community," he said. "But also motivating me is a caring and love which has come from God."...

Notre Dame High School and St. Vincent de Paul Grade School recently installed Channel 1 television news programming. Channel 1 programming gives a 12-minute news program daily. The system is paid for by two minutes of commercials contained in each newscast...

After four years of getting to know its business, the Community Traffic Safety program is ready to tell its story on video. The 20-minute video, expected to be completed late this summer, will be used by organizations to learn more about the program...

JACKSON -- Warranty deeds compiled at the office of Janet Robert, Cape Girardeau County Recorder of Deeds: Shannon W. and Eva A. Kelley to Shannon W. and Eva A. Kelley; Marvin Leonard and Kathy Jean Miller to Boatmen's National Bank; Clifford and Janetta C. Cossey to Floyd L. and Patsy L. Anderson; William J. and Vicki J. Penrod to David A. Keele and Melody L. Rollett...

AmeriFirst Bank of Cape Girardeau, which has been operating in a temporary facility at the intersection of Kingshighway and Independence, will open Monday in its new building at 3060 Route K. Paul Ebaugh, president of the bank, announced the move this week...

Almost two decades ago, E.F. Schumacher wrote about the disadvantages of depersonalization in big business in his book "Small is Beautiful." But for small retailers 18 years later, being lilliputian against goliath retail chains can be not only ugly but fatal now...

Judy Borgfield, owner of 3 R's Plus Supplies, Cape Girardeau, recently returned from the Educational Dealers and Suppliers Association Convention in Cincinnati. Borgfield's firm has added four new lines to its inventory Gryphon House preschool material, which includes Story S-t-r-e-t-c-h-e-r-s; Ward grade books and plan books; Backyard Scientists, which has easy experiments for all ages; and Wrap-ups, which are a mathematics self-checking items for addition, subtraction, multiplications, division and fractions.. ...

Dr. Jay Sheets of Cape Girardeau recently attended a continuing education course that concentrated on various types of surgical implant procedures that can be performed in order to facilitate the wearing of dentures and reconstruction of the jaw. Sheets is in private practice of oral and maxillofacial surgery at 1849 Broadway here. He is a Diplomate of the American Board of Oral and Maxillofacial Surgery...

Rick Lambert has been named general manager of KGMO/KAPE Radio. Lambert comes to the Cape Girardeau station following two years as general manager of KOKX AM/FM in Keokuk, Iowa. While at Keokuk, he served on the United Way Board of Directors, and was active in the Chamber of Commerce...

Mercantile Bank of Cape Girardeau has honored two employees for 25 years of service. Martha Hartman, facility manager of the bank's Town Plaza facility, had worked previously as a teller and loan department supervisor. She lives near Gordonville. Betty Sims, assistant vice president and customer service officer, lives in Cape Girardeau. She and her husband Johnny Sims have two daughters and one granddaughter...

CAMERON -- Cameron Insurance Companies recently elected new officers at its 99th annual meeting, held at Cameron. Danny Tanzey was elected chairman of the board; Edgar A. Walvoord, president; Rex Hoggatt, executive vice president; Doyle Nimmo, vice president; Kent Osborn, treasurer; and Janet Stonum, secretary...

ST. LOUIS Susan Wilson Pisani was recently promoted to the position of manager, corporate communications, by ITT Commercial Finance Corp., St. Louis. Pisani joined ITT in 1989 as manager, public relations. Prior to joining ITT, she owned and operated Wilson and Associates Public Relations and Advertising Company...

Joseph H. Dirden of Coad Chevrolet, Inc. at Cape Girardeau recently earned top honors in the 1990 GMC Truck Sales Masters program, a nation-wide retail truck sales recognition program sponsored by the GMC Truck Division. Dirden earned the title of Outstanding Performer, the second highest distinction of the program's three levels of achievement...

Kagmo Industrial Supply Co. opened recently at 2355 Rust Ave., Cape Girardeau. Rebecca Heuer and Tom Froemsdorf, who operate Kagmo Electric Motor Co., started the new enterprise. "We saw a need in this area for industrial parts sales," said general manager Tom Poston. "There is a good market here for these products."...

CAPE GIRARDEAU -- Panorama Tours of Cape Girardeau will offer its clients an opportunity to win prizes in the "Perfect Freedom Travel Contest," which is being sponsored by the National Tour Association. Panorama tour has been a member of the NTA since 1978...

Whippersnappers is under new ownership. Chris Tanksley has purchased the children's apparel and accessories store, from Lorene Garner. It will remain in its present location in downtown Cape Girardeau at 127 N. Main St. "We are planning some changes for the store. We'll be adding infants wear and accessories," Tanksley said. "The store has carried lines for toddlers through pre-teens...

POPLAR BLUFF - A Poplar Bluff man who built his company into one of the nation's top hardwood pallet manufacturers is Missouri's small business person of the year. David Libla, 43, is chairman and chief executive officer of Libla Industries Inc., based in Poplar Bluff, and First National Pallet Rental Inc., headquartered in St. Louis...

CAIRO, Ill. -- Carrie Noland of Cairo was recently honored for 10- years of service with Tip of Illinois Health Services, Inc. Noland is home health aide at Tip's Cairo office. Tip is the largest Medicare-certified home health agency in Southern Illinois, and serves a 16-county area, providing skilled nursing, home health aide, physical therapy and occupational therapy services to homebound patients...

Richard and Jane Daume, owners of Kwik-Kopy printing at 354 S. Silver Springs Road in Cape Girardeau, have been selected by Kwik-Kopy Corp. to co-chair a special committee to coordinate the promotion of the company's 23rd annual International Conference and Trade Show, to be held Labor Day weekend in Orlando, Fla...

Glendella May was installed as president of the Cape Girardeau County Legal Secretaries Association recently. Other officers installed include Karen Hancock, vice president; Barbara Ward, secretary; Mary Tripp, treasurer; Cheryl Amos, governor; and Jackie Givens, national representatives...

JACKSON -- Carol Bryan recently became a member of the Chiropractic Assistants Division of the Parker Chiropractic Resource Foundation (PCRF) during a recent seminar held at Dallas, Texas. As a member of PCRF, she joins more than 60,000 chiropractic assistants who have been trained by the foundation...

JACKSON -- Dr. James W. Wills, who operates Wills Chiropractic Center in Jackson, recently attended a four-day postgraduate seminar conducted by the Parker Chiropractic Resource Foundation at Dallas, Texas. More than 175 classes were available during the conference, covering all phases of a chiropractic practice...

Six Natural Gas Pipeline Company of America employees will be honored for employment service milestones during an awards banquet to be held at Port Cape Girardeau Restaurant in Cape Girardeau May 7. Kirby Friese of Jackson will receive the top award during the banquet, for 30 years of service. Stanley Smith of Burfordville will receive a 25-year award...

Donald D. Beckham of Cape Girardeau has been appointed Missouri Farm Bureau Insurance district sales manager for Cape Girardeau, Perry and Bollinger counties. The appointment was announced by the company's general manager, R. L. LaFarge. In his new position, Beckham will be responsible for overseeing production from five agents and secretarial staffs in the three counties...

Next week is "Family Week" for Farm & Home Savings Association. "We sponsor the week every year," said Karen Rigdon, manager of the local branch, 440 Broadway, in Cape Girardeau. "It's designed to honor families." The local Farm & Home branch will make a $100 donation to the Cape Girardeau County CHild Abuse and Neglect Council, to be used toward the Foster Family Banquet, to be held in May...