Stories from Sunday, January 31, 1993

Tight state revenues have made the task of securing state funding for major capital projects nearly impossible for Missouri's public universities. Southeast Missouri State University knows well the frustrations. Its proposed College of Business Administration Building remains on the drawing board - despite a critical need and impressive local support...

Who got the ax today? Pick up the morning paper and find out the next corporate corpse. CEOs are being ousted at the fastest rate in U.S. history. Last week, John Akers of IBM and Paul Lego of Westinghouse went down. A couple of months ago, Robert Stempel of GM was ousted and before that Kenneth Olson of Digital Equipment bit the dust. James Robinson of American Express did barely escape with his neck but had to precipitate a bloodletting on his board of directors to do so...

Take drugs off the street and put them in people's homes. Illegal as that sentence sounds, that's what the Southeast Missourian and KFVS-TV will try to do in the coming days. The two news organizations are cooperating this week in presenting a series of stories called "Zero Tolerance." This joint investigative project takes aim at the region's drug problem, specifically the cocaine and crack being distributed and used in our midst...

JEFFERSON CITY - State Rep. Mary Kasten is sponsoring a controversial welfare reform bill this session, which has been criticized by some legislators and social welfare groups for penalizing children and low income families. In an editorial, the St. Louis Post Dispatch described Kasten's bill as "mean-spirited legislation."...

SIKESTON -- The largest highway construction program in Missouri history can be accomplished this year if Congress releases promised funding, says the chief engineer of the Missouri Highway and Transportation Department. "Missouri will receive $65 million less than we're supposed to get this year because the federal government is holding back money intended for highway construction," said Wayne Muri, chief engineer of the highway department. ...

The Cape Girardeau City Council Monday will consider acquiring 51 acres of property at the corner of Mt. Auburn Road and Kingshighway commencing a $4 million project to expand the city's parks and recreation facilities. The council will consider first reading of an ordinance to accept the transfer of the property from Heisler Development Corp. to the city...

Organizers of Vision 2000, Cape Girardeau's strategic plan to improve the community between now and the turn of the century, took stock of where they've been and where they are going Saturday. The 12-member Community Relations Council held its annual retreat...

Fifty-seven boys who attained Boy Scouting's highest rank in 1992, will be honored Saturday at the Southeast Missouri Council's annual Eagle Scout Court of Honor. Edward D. Robertson, chief justice of the Missouri Supreme Court, will deliver the dedication address. The class will be named in his honor...

BENTON - An Oklahoma truck driver was injured Friday night when the semi-truck he was driving ran off I-55, two miles north of the Benton interchange in Scott County. The Missouri Highway Patrol said Robert Dirden, 45, of Moore, Okla., was taken to the St. Francis Medical Center in Cape Girardeau with moderate injuries...

Three candidates have filed for seats on the Nell Holcomb Board of Education. Seeking three-year terms are James C. Wills, Robert W. Rubel and Faye Farrow. Candidates have until Tuesday to file. This year an additional seat has been added to Missouri school boards, bringing boards to a total membership of seven...

Karen Hendrickson, whose appointment to the State Board of Nursing by Gov. John Ashcroft was one of several dozen returned by the Missouri Senate prior to the change in administrations, has been re-appointed to the post by new Gov. Mel Carnahan. Hendrickson, assistant administrator for patient care, at Southeast Missouri Hosptial, is scheduled to appear before the Senate Gubernatorial Appointments Committee in Jefferson City on Wednesday morning. ...

Southeast Missouri State University will host a recognition dinner for former Missouri Sen. John Dennis Feb. 11 at the Show Me Center. Dennis, who retired from the Missouri Senate at the end of the 1992 term, served the 27th Senatorial District for 16 years. Prior to his election to the Senate in 1976, Dennis was sheriff of Scott County for 24 years...

Neyland Clark, superintendent of Cape Girardeau schools, has been named one of 100 top school executives in North America. Clark received the designation in the February issue of The Executive Educator, a magazine for school professionals. He is cited in "The Executive Educator 100," a blue-ribbon listing the magazine says is similar to Fortune 500 or the Forbes 400 for business and industry...

CAIRO, Ill. -- Gladys M. Dalton, 85, of Paducah, Ky., formerly of Cairo, Ill., died Friday, Jan. 29, 1993 at her home. She and her late husband, Thomas "Ike" Dalton, owned and operated Macks Restaurant in Cairo before their retirement. She was born in Cairo Aug. 29, 1907, the daughter of Joseph and Cora Nickell McCollum, and was a member of the Cairo Baptist Church...

PERRYVILLE -- Willard F. Petzoldt, 69, of Perryville died Saturday, Jan. 30, 1993, at the Lutheran Home in Cape Girardeau. He was born Feb. 21, 1923 at Altenburg, the son of Theo and Emilie Franke Petzoldt. On Oct. 19, 1947, he married the former Helen M. Hoffman. She survives...

PERRYVILLE -- Eugene B. Fritsche, 83, of Perryville died Friday, Jan. 29, 1993 at the Lutheran Home in Cape Girardeau. He was born Oct. 7, 1909 in Perry County, the son of Max and Gertrude Muench Fritasche. On May 6, 1946, he married the former Frieda Miesner. She survives...

McCLURE, Ill. John E. Kaufman, 87, of McClure, Ill. died Saturday, Jan. 30, 1993 at Day Star Nursing Home in Cairo. He was born July 7, 1905 at McClure, the son of Eugene and Daisy Mae Lawrence Kaufman. On May 28, 1931, he married the former Ella Mae Burchyett at Cairo. She preceded him in death Feb. 28, 1980...

CHARLESTON - Rose H. Bonifield, 90, of Charleston, died Saturday, Jan. 30, 1993, at the Charleston Manor. She was Born in Wyatt on July 25, 1902, to John V. and Lee Ann Owens Hutcheson. On Aug. 6, 1920, she married Goff A. Bonifield, who preceded her in death on April 19, 1982...

ORAN -- Edgar Abner, 78, of Oran, died Friday, Jan. 29, 1993 at his home. He was born May 31, 1914 in Shawan, Mo., the son of Columbus and Rhoda Riggins Abner. He was employed in construction and was a member of the Life Tabernacle Pentecostal Church in Oran...

CAIRO - Armon K. Brown, Jr., 58 of Cairo, died Saturday Jan. 30, 1993 at Southeast Hospital in Cape Girardeau. He was born Jan. 15, 1935 in Cairo, the son of Armon and Eva Richardson Brown. He was a member of the St. Patricks Catholic Church in Cairo, Cairo Elks Lodge No. 651, and the Cairo Knights of Columbus Council No. 1027. He was employed by Service Master Industries in Cairo...

McCLURE, Ill. Roberta T. Barnhart, 68, of Springfield, formerly of McClure, died Saturday, Jan. 23, 1993, at her home. She was born Aug. 10, 1924, at Gilroy, Calif., daughter of James F. and Louise Boeken Holbert. She married Charles Rex Barnhart in 1961. He preceded her in death in 1986...

MORLEY -- Carolyn M. Harris, 39, of Morley, died Friday, Jan. 29, 1993, at St. Francis Medical Center in Cape Girardeau. She was born Dec. 28, 1953, in Anahuac, Texas, daughter of Riley and Clara Stratton LaComb. She and Bob Harris were married July 8, 1983, in Kountze, Texas...

JACKSON -- Funeral service for Josie R. Witzel of Jackson was held Saturday at Cracraft-Miller Funeral Chapel. The Rev. Don Witzel, a grandson, officiated, assisted by the Rev. Otto Steinhaus. Burial was in Russell Heights Cemetery. Witzel, 76, died Thursday, Jan. 28, 1993, at her home...

MARBLE HILL -- Funeral service for Harold Eugene "Bud" Beard of Marble Hill will be held at 1 p.m. today at Liley Funeral Chapel here. The Rev. Frank Shanks will officiate, with burial in Mt. Zion Cemetery near here. Beard, 53, died Friday, Jan. 29, 1993, at St. Francis Medical Center...

BERTRAND -- Funeral service for Cletis Schroeder of Bertrand will be held at 1 p.m. today at McMikle Funeral Chapel in Charleston. The Rev. Harold Norton will officiate, with burial in Dogwood Cemetery near Charleston. Friends may call at the funeral home from 9 a.m. to service time...

CHAFFEE -- Memorial service for Bertie N. Ouellette of Portland, Ore., was held Jan. 16 at Gateway Little Chapel of the Chimes there. She died Dec. 27, 1992, in a Portland hospital. Ouellette, 72, was born Aug. 15, 1920, at Puxico, daughter of Henry W. and Cora L. Shrum. She moved with her family to Chaffee as a child. She married Victor R. Ouellette in 1945, in Portland...

Mark "Mardy" Newton Jr., 38, of Cape Girardeau, died Thursday, Jan. 28, 1993 at St. Francis Medical Center. He was born Jan. 19, 1955 in Sikeston, the son of Mark Newton and Lennie Cleo Stovall Newton, who survive of Perkins. He is also survived by one sister, Marka Gribble of Portageville. One brother preceded him in death...

PERRYVILLE -- Howard R. Franklin, 85, Perryville, died Friday, Jan. 29, 1993 at Perry County Memorial Hospital. He was born April 21, 1907 in Perry County, the son of Charles Jack Franklin and Elizabeth Cissell. On Nov. 3, 1927 in Perryville, he married the former Hilda M. Cissell. She preceded him in death June 5, 1992...

Geraldine H. "Gerry" Black of Cape Girardeau died Friday, Jan. 29, 1993, at Ratliff Nursing Home in Cape Girardeau. She was the daughter of Gilbert and Statia Zimmerman Wyatt, and in June 1940, she married Donald D. Black, who preceded her in death Oct. 18, 1955...

VILLA RIDGE, Ill. -- George A. Tierney, 77, of Palmdale, Calif., died Thursday, Jan. 28, 1993, at Lancaster Hospital in Palmdale. He was born Nov. 25, 1915, in Flint, Mich. He married the former Garnett Bonner of Villa Ridge. Tierney was employed by the General Motors Chevrolet Division in Flint for 31 years. He was a member of First Lutheran Church in Palmdale...

PERRYVILLE -- Rollin T. Hudson, 60, of Perryville, died Friday, Jan. 29, 1993, at Perry County Memorial Hospital. He was born Dec. 15, 1932, at Clear Lake, Iowa, son of Frank and Beatrice Grey Hudson. He and Margie Boxdorfer were married April 11, 1953...

The Area Vietnam Veterans and Support Group will meet Thursday at 7 p.m. at American Legion Post 63, over Beards Sports Shop. Individuals interested in developing a memorial park for armed services veterans will present their project plans. All Vietnam Veterans, spouses and interested persons are invited. For more information call Roy Rhodes at 335-0683 or Jim Holloway at 335-0354...

JACKSON - The Jackson Riverside Regional Library, at 204 S. Union, will present Valentine's Day stories for pre-school children at 9:30 a.m., on Tuesday, Feb. 9 and Wednesday, Feb. 10. No registration is required, except for day care providers who want to bring a group of children...

The notion that the Canada goose is a bird-brain has, in the figurative sense, cooked man a hunter's goose. Sagacity, wariness and a remarkable memory make the magnificent Canada goose one of the most intelligent birds. Hunters who have come to know, and appreciate, the Canada goose find that pursuing the big birds taxes their skill and ingenuity more than any other game bird. ...

About the middle of January I was sitting under the hair dryer doing a little personal bookkeeping. Soon, in the process of writing the date several times, it became clear to me that it was the 15th of January. Something started stirring in my mind. ...

Millions of Americans who have allowed the government interest-free use of their money for a year are now paying extra to get it back in a hurry. That may be the bad news about the Internal Revenue Service's electronic filing, but the good news is that the system results in far fewer errors by taxpayers...

"Make a spring wagon from an old Model "T" Ford chasis." "Build Your own Tractor at low cost." "Select, order and wait for the boxcars." "Available now, monument and tombstone catalog." "Black or brown leather harness, adjustable to fit horses weighing up to 1,700 pounds."...

Steve Enderle recently received a service award from Auto Tire and Parts. Enderle, warehouse inventory manager for the firm, received a 20-year award from John Tlapek, president of the company. Auto Tire and Parts, which was founded in 1909 at Cape Girardeau, now operates 15 retail outlets in Southeast Missouri and Southern Illinois...

Sales during 1992 and the first month of 1993 have been strong at the Cape Girardeau Sears store, according to manager Graeme Wilson. "We had the highest sales increase in the district last year," said Wilson. "And, we're off to a good 1993. Our January sales are 18.5 percent over January of a year ago. Business has been great."...

METROPOLIS, Ill. -- The Players International Riverboat Casino is en route to its new port here. The boat has been completed at its construction site in Jennings, La., and left Jennings Thursday. Delivery plans had to be delayed a while because of high waters on the Mississippi River, according to David Beech, of Players...

Seabaugh's Auto Repair and Wrecker Service has added a new service long-distance hauling of vehicles. "We recently purchased a new roll-back hauler," said Charles E. Seabaugh. "We can haul two vehicles, one on the roll-back bed and one behind the big truck," he said...

Wilma Minor has joined the staff of Ford and Sons Funeral Home as a family services counselor. Minor was most recently associated with Sunset Funeral Home in Danville, Ill. She has 12 years experience as a funeral service counselor. Primary responsibilities in her new position will include pre-arrangements, working with families after a death, and cemetery and mausoleum site selection...

Hobby Lobby Creative Centers, which features a complete line of arts and crafts supplies, will open in Cape Girardeau March 24. The firm, headquartered in Oklahoma City, will be at 207-A S. Kingshighway. The store will employ 40 to 45 people. "Our store at Cape Girardeau will have about 42,000 square feet of space," said David Green, president of the firm. "It will also include a holiday shop dedicated to seasonal merchandise."...

Weatherline calls were up in 1992. "We ended up 2.54 percent ahead of 1991 totals," said Martha L. Murphy, vice president of sales and client services for Weatherline Inc. "The Southeast Missouri Weatherline logged 392,856 calls in 1992, for a monthly average of 33,675...

JACKSON -- Scott Fetterhoff has become a partner and Vicky Butler Anthony has become associated with the law firm of Lichtenegger, Payne and Weiss. Fetterhoff joined the Jackson law firm in September 1991. He previously practiced in Hillsboro. A native of Jackson, Fetterhoff received his juris doctorate degree from the University of Missouri-Columbia. He is a graduate of Jackson High School and received a bachelor of science degree in secondary education from Southeast Missouri State University...

JACKSON -- Warranty deeds issued at the office of Janet Robert, Cape Girardeau County recorder of deeds: Susan G. Wilson and Philip R. Schmidt to Paul R. and Lois A. Ehrhard; the Steven L. Schneider Trust to the Judy L. Schneider Trust; Al Van and Suzanne Turner Riehl to Christ Evangelical Lutheran Church...