Stories from Wednesday, August 17, 1994

The common stereotype of the American conservative is one of fiscal responsibility and defender of the status quo. What conservatives really do best is criticize liberals and move to the political left. After they embrace the leftist ideology, they defend the new order as though it was their own. History provides many examples of conservative capitulation to liberal ideology...

A nightclub in nearby Alexander County, Ill., has been the site of two killings in six months. Two employees of the Hush Puppy Too stand accused in the deaths. The bar has since been shut down by the local county commission. But the action seems a matter of too little too late...

Hunter education classes for Cape Girardeau County will be held Aug. 25-27. Anyone born after Jan. 1, 1967, must take the hunter education classes to obtain any hunting licenses and tags. The classes will be held at the Southeast Conservation Center, 2302 County Park Drive...

TILSIT -- A reunion of the descendants of Wilhelm and Caroline Wedekind Fluegge will be held Sunday at Immanuel Lutheran Church Parish Hall near Tilsit. The event will begin at 11 a.m., with a basket dinner at 12:30 p.m. Beverages will be provided. Family members are encouraged to bring pictures and information to share...

JACKSON -- Renovation of Rotary Lake in Jackson City Park, which began in July, is complete and the lake is refilling. Over 16,000 cubic yards of silt and sediment were removed from the 3.2-acre lake to deepen it and improve fish habitat. A buildup of nutrient-rich silt and sediment since the lake was built in the mid-1970s accelerated the growth of unsightly algae during warm weather. The buildup of sediment made it difficult for fish to survive and grow...

For a change of pace, we abandon grammar today in favor of more new words. To list the growing number of recent coinages formed from the Greek suffixes "philos" and "phobos" would occupy more space than we can spare. "Philos" means loving, "phobos" denotes fearing, which may be why these appendages continue to be irresistible. Loving and fearing have always been at the core of all human existence...

Writing for the masses isn't as easy as it looks. You think you're painting a clear picture, but then someone begs to differ and you realize you probably missed the mark. Just when I thought I latched onto a poignant image, the Sikeston Director of Utilities saw fit to pull the plug on my poetic license...

Southeast Missouri State University Board of Regents. Tuesday, Aug. 16. Items for consideration: Discontinuation of the bachelor of arts degree in psychology. Approved. Name changes for three departments. Approved. Under the change, the computer center will become computer services, telephone services will be known as telecommunications services and the physical plant will be called facilities management...

Sights, sounds and smells of barbecue will fill the air in Arena Park Aug. 26 and 27 at the second annual Cape BBQ Fest sponsored by the Agri-Business Committee of the Cape Girardeau Chamber of Commerce. A cook-off will be the main activity. Cook-off teams will prepare beef kebabs, hamburger, beef brisket, pork Boston butts, pork ribs and whole hog to compete for prizes and awards. There is a $25 entry fee...

Too few people in the region attend college, Southeast Missouri State University officials say. University President Kala Stroup told the Board of Regents Tuesday that the school wants to encourage more area residents to pursue a college education. University officials are requesting $357,600 in state funding for fiscal 1996 to expand the federally funded Trio programs, which seek to encourage minority and high-risk students to enroll in college...

JACKSON -- Cape Girardeau County Collector Harold Kuehle will holding his annual delinquent land tax sale next week, but don't look for any bargain prices. State law requires county collectors to publish a list three times in July of landowners who are three years behind in paying property taxes. If delinquent taxes go back three years, the collector is required to auction the property for back taxes...

ANNA, Ill. -- Graveside service for Roy Denzil Eastin Jr. of Anna was held Monday at Anna Cemetery, with the Rev. Herbert Wilson officiating. Lutz and Rendleman Funeral Home in Anna was in charge of arrangements. Eastin, 29, died Friday, Aug. 12, 1994, in Anna, from injuries received in a pedestrian-train accident...

EAST PRAIRIE -- Funeral service for Mary Dell Walker Watson of East Prairie will be held at 2 p.m. today at Shelby Funeral Chapel here. The Rev. Thomas Griffin will officiate, with burial in East Prairie Memorial Park Cemetery. Watson, 85, died Monday, Aug. 15, 1994, at East Prairie Nursing Center...

PERRYVILLE -- Funeral mass for Marie M. Schmidt of Perryville will be held at 10 a.m. today at St. Vincent's Catholic Church. The Rev. Kevin Fausz will officiate, with burial in Schlueter Cemetery in Antonia. Friends may call at Young and Sons Funeral Home from 6:30-9:45 a.m...

OLIVE BRANCH, Ill. -- Rosena Poole, 50, of Olive Branch, died Tuesday, Aug.16, 1994, at Southeast Missouri Hospital in Cape Girardeau. She was born Nov. 29, 1943, in Olive Branch to Richard and Zola Jamison Ollis. Survivors are her mother, Olive Branch; a son, Randy Tate, Olive Branch; a daughter, Tammie Strong, Newport News, Va.; a stepdaughter, Tish Poole, Wicklife, Ky.; a brother, Donald Ollis, Joliet; sisters, Charlene Dodd, Cape Girardeau; Helen Stilley, Tamms, Norma Morrow, Joliet, and Clara Bledsoe, Olive Branch; five grandchildren; and one stepgrandchild.. ...

SIKESTON -- Helen Hazel Williams, 85, of Charleston Route 3, died at 4:25 p.m. Tuesday, Aug. 16, 1994, at Sikeston Health Care Facility. She was born Oct. 11, 1908, in Mississippi County to James Arthur and Birdie Mary Fox Brown. She lived in Mississippi County her entire life and was a member of St. Henry's Catholic Parish in Charleston...

SCOTT CITY -- John J. Kelly, 70, of Scott City, died Tuesday, Aug. 16, 1994, at St. Francis Medical Center in Cape Girardeau. Arrangements were incomplete at Amick-Burnett Funeral Chapel in Scott City.

SIKESTON -- Louise Snider, 83, of Loudon, Tenn., died Friday, Aug. 12, 1994, at her home. She was born Oct. 10, 1910, in Bloomfield, daughter of Edward Marcus and Mary Louise Corbett Nunnelee. She and John Theodore Snider were married July 19, 1934. He died Dec. 23, 1988...

Willie I. Sides, 98, of Camp Verde, Ariz., died Tuesday, Aug. 16, 1994. She was born in Jackson, and was a graduate of Southeast Missouri State University. Sides was a retired teacher. She married Walter Sides, who preceded her in death. Survivors include a son, Wayne Sides of Cottonwood, Ariz.; four grandchildren, and 10 great-grandchildren...

SIKESTON -- Ramona L. Eakins, 65, of Sikeston, died Tuesday, Aug. 16, 1994, at Missouri Delta Medical Center. She was born Jan. 11, 1929, in Cape Girardeau, daughter of Harley B. and Georgia Alvina Davis Propst. She and Jerry L. Eakins were married April 10, 1948, in Sikeston...

ORAN -- Ossie Lee Williams, 71, Oran Route 1, died Saturday, Aug. 13, 1994, at Incarnate Word Medical Center in St. Louis. She was born Nov. 30, 1922, in Clayton, Miss., daughter of Benjamin Franklin and Laura Ann Griffin Braxton. She and Wince Lee Williams were married Dec. 12, 1942. He died Sept. 5, 1979...

MARBLE HILL -- Buford Lawrence Crader, 85, of Marble Hill, died Tuesday, Aug. 16, 1994, at St. Francis Medical Center in Cape Girardeau. He was founder of Bollinger County Equipment Co., later named Crader Equipment Co., and served three terms as mayor of Marble Hill...

Bertha A. Huff, 78, of North Ft. Myers, Fla., formerly of Cape Girardeau, died Monday, Aug. 15, 1994, at her home. Ford and Sons Mt. Auburn Chapel is in charge of arrangements.

ANNA, Ill. -- Roy Thomas Carlisle, 76, of Anna, died Sunday, Aug. 14, 1994, at Jackson County Nursing Home in Murphysboro. He was born June 20, 1918, in Anna, son of Roy G. and Elma Beatrice Randall Carlisle. Carlisle was a retired banker. Survivors include a son, Steve Carlisle of Woodstock, Ga.; two daughters, Cherie Honour of Atlanta, Ga., Marlene Hullender of Woodstock, and four grandchildren...

WYATT -- Funeral service for Frank Sevic of Wyatt will be held at 2 p.m. today at McMikle Funeral Chapel in Charleston. The Rev. Tom Bridges will officiate, with burial in Oak Grove Cemetery. Sevic, 91, died Monday, Aug. 15, 1994, at Sikeston Convalescent Center...

THEBES, Ill. -- James J. Simmons, 71, Thebes Route 1, died Tuesday, Aug. 16, 1994, at St. Francis Medical Center in Cape Girardeau, Mo. He was born Oct. 7, 1922, in Vienna, son of Roy and Ida Corzine Simmons. He and Stella Prewitt were married May 28, 1946, in Cape Girardeau...

JACKSON -- The Cape Girardeau County Republican and Democratic party central committees re-elected chairmen Tuesday night at reorganization meetings in Jackson. Republicans elected Stephen C. Wilson, a Jackson lawyer, to serve a two-year term as chairman. Democrats chose Rick Althaus, a political science professor at Southeast Missouri State University, to serve another term...

When Tammy Lynn takes her son and daughter shopping, the excursion is marked with fun and diversity, just like back-to-school fashions. Like the Lynns of Cape Girardeau, families everywhere are gearing up for the new school year, and so are clothing stores. With the back-to-school countdown on, moms and dads are finding that junior's wardrobe needs a little boost to get the year started on a positive note...

Summer is not the easiest time to move established plants. However, there are circumstances which may make moving a plant or plants necessary if the plant is to be saved. Such circumstances might include moving to a new home, or changing the present environment where plants are established...

The SEMO District Fair has a long rich history for outstanding home canning exhibits. This year many of those blue and red ribbon winners will receive additional honors. To further stimulate interest in home canning, the Kerr Corporation is offering 12 award certificates, good for any size case of Kerr Home Canning and Freezing Jars and eight Kerr Kitchen Cookbooks. ...