Stories from Sunday, September 27, 1992

To the Editor: I would like to share some information about the Red Cross which will give a different perspective from the views expressed in the Speak Out column on Tuesday, Sept. 22. Mrs. Dole did not get a salary of $200,000 last year. Until Feb. 1 of this year, Mrs. Dole received NO salary whatsoever. Mrs. Dole stated that she wanted to be a volunteer herself to get the true spirit of what volunteerism really means...

The debate over family values continues to grip many people in this country, though not necessarily driven by the campaigns of President Bush and Bill Clinton or the national media. Instead, most Americans, while perhaps disagreeing on the role government or political rhetoric play in the argument, embrace the issue because it is very close to them. ...

Costs of job injuries doubled to $70 BILLION in the last five years. That's why you're seeing workman's compensation costs go up (400%) likewise. More and more businesses are going to increase their safety programs and too many people are finding injuries where none existed in the past. Someone eventually pays...

The annual Jackson Chamber of Commerce Barbecue will be held Monday at Cape County Park. The Department of Conservation has agreed to extend hours of its new center to 6 p.m. so chamber members can tour the facility. The dinner will be served at 6:30 p.m. at Pavilion #20, located in County Park South...

To the Editor: With the election only months away, there is much talk about domestic issues as well as global ones. A priority issue is certainly the environment and the eco-system. I have come to realize that humans, although a parent of the system, seem to have an "eco-system" of their own. ...

A piano workshop geared toward teaching techniques to be beginning and intermediate students will be held Friday at Southeast Missouri State University. Sponsored by the Southeast Area Music Teachers' Association and hosted by the university's music department, the workshop will be held from 10 a.m. to noon in Room 203 of Brandt Music Hall...

Mary-Ann Maloney will give a program on "Behind the Scenes at KFVS" at 7 p.m. Monday in the Hirsch Community Room at Cape Girardeau Public Library, 711 N. Clark. The program is sponsored by thye American Association of University Women. Any graduate of a four-year college or university is eligible for membership. Anyone may attend...

ALTENBURG -- Tex and Sooner were in championship form. But everyone loves an underdog, especially if it's a mule named Skunk. The thousands attending the East Perry Community Fair Saturday afternoon flooded the hillside overlooking the livestock auction ring to watch the annual event's biggest attraction the mule jumping contest...

U.S. Sen. Christopher "Kit" Bond brought some good news to Cape Girardeau Saturday. "We'll have the National Guard here another year," said Bond, who joined some community leaders east of the National Guard Armory Saturday to reveal his good news and to criticize Geri Rothman-Serot's proposal to slash $150 billion from the nation's defense budget...

Spare the rod, spoil the ... wife? Such a saying in today's society is unthinkable. But that was the reasoning behind the old saying "Rule of Thumb." Centuries ago in England the Rule of Thumb meant it was legal for a husband to beat his wife as long as the rod was no larger than the width of his thumb...

The wife of Democratic vice presidential candidate Albert Gore said Friday the Clinton-Gore ticket offers Americans a fresh approach to the problems facing the country. Speaking at an afternoon rally in Cape Girardeau, his wife, Tipper Gore, told a crowd of 350 people: "We need a new approach. So many people in our country are really and truly suffering as a direct result of the failed economic policies of President Bush and Vice President Quayle."...

KELSO -- Horseshoe pitching rules and regulations will be tossed out the window during the "Horseshoes for Herb" tournament to be conducted at Redbones Tavern in Kelso next weekend. The one-day, 15-peg event Saturday is designed to provide fun for its participants and to raise funds for the American Cancer Society...

EAST CAPE GIRARDEAU, Ill. -- East Cape Girardeau officials are hopeful that funds will become available for a new sewer system and water treatment facility. "Residents here rely on septic systems for sewer treatment now," said Clyde "Bud" Pearce, chairman of the McClure-East Cape Girardeau Water District. "We hope to install a sewer system at East Cape in the near future."...

More than 20 applications have been received by the Cape Girardeau Public Library for the director's position, which became open when Terry Risko resigned in June after 18 months as director. Patricia Stahly, a member of the Cape Girardeau Public Library Board of Trustees, is chairman of a screening committee for the process of selecting a new librarian...

Jewish families from throughout the area will congregate at Temple B'Nai Israel in downtown Cape Girardeau at sundown today to begin celebrating the Jewish New Year. Rosh Hashanah begins with a brief service beginning at sundown today and will continue with the reading of the Torah Monday and Tuesday...

JACKSON -- Linda Musgraves, a kindergarten teacher at the Jackson public schools' Primary Annex, was herding her students out to the playground Sept. 3 when she heard a yell. It was Jean Norman, another kindergarten teacher. One of her students, Christopher Eskew, appeared to be having some kind of seizure...

In 1988, Tipper Gore was on the presidential campaign trail working on behalf of her husband as he sought the Democratic nomination. Sen. Al Gore won a few southern primaries, but came up short in the delegate hunt and conceded to Gov. Michael Dukakis...

EAST CAPE GIRARDEAU, Ill. -- Two Cape Girardeau residents died in a three-car crash early Saturday on the Illinois side of the Mississippi River Bridge, said Illinois State Police. Authorities identified the victims as Vicki Lynn Davenport, 43, and David F. Saffold, 27. Davenport was a passenger in the car driven by Saffold...

Missouri's 8th District supporters of Ross Perot want the Texas businessman to restart his independent presidential candidacy, says Mary Martin, chairman of the Perot steering committee for the district. "The results of our informal polls throughout the district have indicated overwhelmingly that our volunteers are behind Ross Perot to come back and run for the presidency," said Martin at news conference in North Cape Girardeau County Park. Friday...

Mrs. Lee Horn, 78, of Cape Girardeau, died Friday, Sept. 25, 1992, at St. Francis Medical Center in Cape Girardeau. She was born Feb. 9, 1914, at Doniphan, daughter of Henry and Iva McGonigal Crook. She married Rexford Horn March, 12, 1936 in Piggott, Ark. He preceded her in death Dec. 24, 1986...

Gladys Sue Pillow, 45, of Cape Girardeau, died Friday, Sept. 25, 1992 at the Cape Girardeau Nursing Center. She was born July 17, 1947 in Prestonburg, Ky., daughter of Troy and Susan Heard Shepherd. She married Henry Pillow in June of 1981, at Jackson, Mich. He survives...

ULLIN, Ill. -- Louis Sydenstricker, 67, of Cahokia, Ill., died Thursday, Sept. 24, 1992, at Jefferson Barracks Hospital in St. Louis. Survivors include his mother, Minnie Sydenstricker of Cahokia, and one daughter. Service will be held Monday at noon at the Braun Funeral Home in Cahokia. Burial will be in Valhalla Cemetery in Belleville, Ill. Funeral arrangements were announced by Crain Funeral Home...

TAMMS, Ill. -- Robert S. Kerr, 90, of Cape Girardeau, formerly of Tamms, died Friday, Sept. 25, 1992, at the Chateau Girardeau Health Center. He was born Dec. 10, 1901 at Oakdale, Ill., son of Joseph H. and Mary A. Patton Kerr. He married Nell Todd, who survives of Cape Girardeau...

PERRYVILLE -- Meredith P. Gorman, 77, of Perryville, died Thursday, Sept. 24, 1992 at the American Care Center in Perryville. Gorman was born Aug. 21, 1915 in Perry County, son of Daniel A. and Theresa Pourney Gorman. He was retired from Carter Carburetor of St. Louis...

MOUNDS, Ill. -- Henry J. Lieb, 92, of Mounds, died Friday, Sept. 25, 1992, at Southeast Missouri Hospital in Cape Girardeau. Lieb was born Sept. 4, 1900 in Miller City, Ill., son of Emil and Minnie Watts Lieb. He is survived by his wife, Mrs. Elizabeth Lieb; two daughters, Mrs. Betty Goodlin and Mrs. Lucille Kloster, both of Mounds; two sons, Robert Lieb of Mounds and Henry Lieb Jr., of Rockford, Ill.; nine grandchildren; and nine great grandchildren...

Vicki Lynn Davenport of Cape Girardeau, 43, died Saturday, Sept. 26, of injuries received in a auto accident on the Mississippi River Bridge. She was born Jan. 15, 1949 in Cape Girardeau, daughter of John T. and Laverne Howard Spencer. She was a graduate of Chaffee High school, and moved to Cape Girardeau in 1978...

SCOTT CITY -- Fred Schleinger Jr., 59, a resident of Scott City, died Sept. 25, 1992, at his home. He was born April 21, 1933, in Scopus, Mo., the son of Fred Schleinger and May Angle. On Oct. 2, 1960, he married Camella Ann Brantley. She survives of the home...

SUMMERSVILLE -- Harold Dean Williams Sr. of Summersville, Mo., a former Jackson resident, passed away Friday, Sept. 25, 1992, at the St. Francis Hospital in Mountain View, Mo. He was 58. He was born April 26, 1934, in Summersville to Martin Luther Williams and Eva Barnett Williams. He married Glenda Orrell April 27, 1975, in Jackson...

SIKESTON -- Delcie M. Helms, 73, of 301 Virginia St. in Sikeston, died at 1:47 a.m. Saturday, Sept. 26, at the Missouri Delta Medical Center in Sikeston. She was born July 6, 1919, in New Madrid, to the late Daniel W. and Martha Jane Phegley. She was a housewife and homemaker and a member of the First Baptist Church of Matthews...

Graveside service for Heather Nicole Vails of Jacksonville, Fla., was held Saturday at Lorimier Cemetery. The Rev. J.C. Mattox officiated, with Ford and Sons Mt. Auburn Chapel in charge of arrangements. The infant died Thursday, Sept. 17, 1992, at Baptist Medical Center in Jacksonville...

"It's time to take crime in rural Missouri seriously," Republican attorney general candidate David Steelman said here Friday. "It has grown 400 percent in the last 20 years, and it is not any longer just a problem of the urban areas; it is a problem in rural areas," Steelman said...

"Being an artist is a risky occupation and one I don't recommend." That's an unusual statement from a man who has made his living as an artist for 20 years. But Gary Lucy is anything but sorry he chose to dedicate his life to creating art. In fact, talking to him about his life's work takes him back to his college days, which he calls "the best days of my life."...

Soon I will make my annual October trip into the St. Francois Mountains. Simms, Stono, Shepherd, Buck, Gillman's Hill, Alexander's Hill the names roll off my tongue like an autumn colored string of beads. With each clump of red sumac I pass, each clump of goldenrod, each patch of orangy-red sassafras, my spirits lift until my heart seems to be singing in beautiful notes not on any musical scale...

George Fields, a full-time humorist, will be the featured speaker at the Oct. 9 meeting of the Cape Girardeau Executives Club. The meeting will be held at 7 p.m. at the Drury Lodge. Fields was born in Mississippi, reared in Louisiana and is a graduate of Mississippi College and the Southern Baptist Theological Seminary...

Buying a dress at Hecht's is more than just shopping it's a tradition. And a proud tradition it is. Hecht's is commemorating its 75th year of business in downtown Cape Girardeau three-quarters of a century marked by ups and downs in hemlines, necklines and waistlines...

Isaac Newton discovered that what goes up must come down. Stevie Wonder is a singer whose hit recordings include "Superstition" and "For Once in My Life." Vincent van Gogh was a Dutch impressionist who became a noted artist with such paintings as "Starry Night," and "Still Life With Sunflowers."...

Don Huey has joined Eugene's Hair Salon in Crossroads Retail and Office Center, Kingshighway and Independence. Huey has more than 18 years of experience as a cosmetologist. He owned a salon on the strip in Las Vegas for six years. He previously served as artistic director for Hair Performers in the St. Louis area and as director of education for Glenby International...

Schnucks Markets, Inc., headquartered in St. Louis, has implemented a no-smoking policy in all of its stores. The change in policy has been made in order to comply with Missouri's new law which restricts smoking in public places. "Missouri law went into effect Aug. 28, and it specifically includes retail stores as public places," said Scott Schnuck, president and chief operating officer of Schnucks...

Pat Zellmer has been named regional coordinator for classified, Targeted Publications and community relations for the Poplar Bluff Daily American Republic, the Dexter Statesman and the Kennett Daily Dunklin Democrat. The appointment is an expansion of her duties as director of classified, Targeted Publications and Community Relations for the Southeast Missourian...

William R. Schott, a partner in the firm of Schott & Van de Ven, Certified Public Accountants, recently attended a program offered by the Virginia Society of CPAs. The course, Financial Statement Disclosures, A Definitive Guide, was prepared by the continuing professional educational division of the American Institute of Certified Public Accountants to further the knowledge of CPAs in the changing field of financial statement disclosures...

Executives from major health care organizations had an opportunity last week to observe plans and construction of the new Health Service Corporation of America (HSCA) headquarters facility being built in Cape Girardeau. About 350 to 400 business executives were in Cape Girardeau for the annual VIP convention sponsored by HSCA, said Earl Norman, president of HSCA...

The Briar Patch, an arts and crafts shop that has grown from seven crafters in 1991 to more than 190, has moved to a new location in West Park Mall. "We needed more room," said Karen Loftin, a partner in the operation. "We gained considerably more space with our move."...

Burger King has the solution to an age-old problem for fast-food restaurants - how to attract more customers for dinner. "We'll start offering meal baskets with everything from shrimp to steak sandwiches delivered to the tables," say spokesmen of Burger King restaurants in Cape Girardeau. "We'll start offering the service in the near future."...

Century 21 Ashland Realty Co. will hold a grand opening at its new facility at 105 S. Broadview Wednesday. "We have constructed a new 4,000-square-foot office building on Broadview," said Herbert Annis. "This year marks our 20th anniversary in the real estate business."...