Stories from Tuesday, March 7, 1995

To the Editor Balancing our national budget is a principle with which no one disagrees. How to do it, However, is a matter of opinion. Considering past performance, doing it by a restrictive constitutional amendment will probably bring about the most fancy foot-work and administrative/legislative calisthenics we have ever seen to circumvent its limitations. ...

To the editor: Ever since I have read the heart warming tribute to Ecrue Jones, and the account of her life and family in the Southeast Missourian, which appeared recently, I have felt a deep urge to give gratitude to the person who so kindly recognized her greatness, steadfastness, patience and determination Ecrue Jones had in teaching the students she served so diligently...

To the Editor: The freak redistricting of Southern Illinois in 1991 which politically mistreated us and Congressman Glenn Poshard, D-Marion, will happen again and again to us and ours, and others forever unless we outlaw it. In 1812, Gov. Gerry of Massachusetts slimed-up a district for a crony. It looked like a salamander, hence "Gerrymander," a pox on good politics since...

The numbers show a rise in active cases of tuberculosis in Southeast Missouri, but it isn't anything to be upset about, area communicable disease specialists say. Tales of resistant, death-causing strains, publicized in New York and other large cities, shouldn't come true here any time soon...

JACKSON -- Although some Jackson residents consistently complain about the dust kicked up by nearby gravel roads, about 13 residents attended the Jackson Board of Aldermen meeting Monday to object to the city's plan to pave Oak Hill Road. Oak Hill is one of the first streets to be paved with concrete under the city's new street improvement plan...

Missouri's riverboat gambling was sold to voters as a tourism bonanza -- a chance for tourists to cruise the Missouri and Mississippi rivers and gamble within limit. Unlike neighboring Illinois, Missouri boats limit losses to $500 per gaming session...

The Cape Girardeau City Council isn't ready to vote on regulating strip-tease bars and other adult businesses. Council members on Monday agreed to hold a special meeting at 5 p.m. March 16 to further discuss a proposed ordinance that would regulate and license adult entertainment businesses, ranging from bookstores to bars...

Tom Morris questioned why Cape Girardeau schools are looking at redistricting when new buildings should be considered. Morris, a parent of two students at Alma Schrader School, spoke during a meeting Monday night seeking parental input on redistricting...

The Cape Girardeau City Council defeated measures calling for a transportation tax election and licensing of boarding houses on identical tie votes Monday night. The 3-3 votes occurred because a seventh councilman, J.J. Williamson, was absent due to the death of his mother...

Communicating with a 3-year-old requires some getting used to. Straightforward talking doesn't work. Joni and I have discovered that we can't just tell our daughter to take a bath or get dressed. We have tried that approach only to find that our words appear to be a foreign language to Becca...

JUST HEARD on the news that the economy grew the last of '94. Pray tell, why did we go to the polls and change parties? It's just like you're getting better and you change doctors. It doesn't make sense. I'M SENDING a letter off tonight to the consumer station in Pueblo, Colorado on cable TV that we have in Cape Girardeau. ...

SCOTT CITY -- Enrollment for students entering Scott City's junior and senior high schools will be held this week. Enrollment for incoming seventh-grade students will be held tonight at 6:30 p.m. in the school cafeteria. Enrollment for incoming ninth-graders will be held Wednesday at 6:30 p.m...

City to use new utility bill format later this month Cape Girardeau residents will receive new utility bills, beginning March 22. The design of the new bills was unveiled at Monday night's Cape Girardeau City Council meeting. Prior to the meeting, City Clerk Mary Thompson said, "Our goal has been to design a bill that would answer most of the questions our citizens have about their utility bill."...

CHARLESTON -- Tyrone Lamont Gillespie, 15, of Charleston, died March 4, 1995, at Missouri Delta Medical Center in Sikeston. He was born May 29, 1979, in St. Louis, the son of Larry Gillespie and Lena Quinn Gillespie of Charleston. Gillespie was a freshman at Charleston High School and a member of the Mercy Seat Baptist Church...

Son to Gary and Hope Haynes of Lenexa, Kan., Shawnee Mission Hospital in Shawnee Mission, Kan., 5:35 p.m. Thursday, Jan. 26, 1995. Name, Zachary Lee. Weight, 10 pounds 9 ounces. First child. Mrs. Haynes is the former Hope Ham, daughter of John Paul and Faith Ham of Scott City. She is a registered nurse with Olathe Medical Center Home Health in Olathe, Kan. Haynes is an accountant with O'Neil and Whittaker in Kansas City, and is the son of Gene and Nola Haynes of Colorado Springs, Colo...

MOUNDS, Ill. -- Robert E. Foss, 86, of Fort Pierce, Fla., died Monday, March 6, 1995, at his home. He was formerly of Mounds. Barkett Funeral Home at Mounds is in charge of arrangements.

JACKSON -- Clara Margie Seabaugh, 76, of Jackson, died Monday, March 6, 1995, at St. Francis Medical Center in Cape Girardeau. She was born June 23, 1918, in Norfolk, Va., daughter of Virgil and Esther Wilson Collins. She and Joel C. Seabaugh were married Oct. 7, 1939. He died Jan. 24, 1982...

ORAN -- Leroy Moore, 82, of Oran died Sunday, March 5, 1995, at Missouri Delta Medical Center in Sikeston. Arrangements are incomplete at Amick-Burnett Funeral Home in Oran.

COBDEN, Ill. -- Donald Gene "Poncho" Reynolds, 53, of Cobden died Monday, March 6, 1995, at St. Francis Medical Center in Cape Girardeau. He was born May 12, 1941, at Anna, the son of Esta and Catherine Milton Reynolds. He married Virginia Ruth Nance March 31, 1964, at Anna...

Jesse Ray Cobble, 89, of 1403 Bloomfield died Monday, March 6, 1995, at Southeast Missouri Hospital. He was born March 30, 1905, the son of Wilson F. and Minnie Hartle Cobble. He married Eula Wallis on Feb. 18, 1933, in Benton. Cobble worked for the U.S. ...

Marilyn Jo Chapman, 59, 2451 Janet, died Monday, March 6, 1995, at her home. She was born May 23, 1935, in Cape Girardeau, daughter of Odis L. and Lucille Pierce Seabaugh. She and Calvin Chapman were married March 1, 1957, in Cape Girardeau. Chapman was a 1953 graduate of Central High School. She worked at Boatmen's Bank Northwest the past 13 years, and was a member of Centenary United Methodist Church, Cape Girardeau Country Club and Women's Golf Association...

Funeral service for Ruth M. Warner, 804 S. Pacific, will be held at 1 p.m. today at Gospel Assembly Church, with Winfred Wren officiating. Burial will be in Lorimier Cemetery. Ford and Sons Sprigg Street Chapel is in charge of arrangements. Warner, 90, died Sunday, March 5, 1995, at a daughter's home in Scott City...

DEXTER -- Funeral service for Faye Clifford of Dexter will be held at 2 p.m. today at Watkins and Sons Funeral Chapel in Dexter. The Rev. Rick Broadway will officiate, with burial in Dexter Cemetery. Clifford, 77, died Sunday, March 5, 1995, at Crowley Ridge Care Center...

DEXTER -- William R. Emery, 84, of Pontiac, Mich., died Friday, March 3, 1995, at North Oakland Medical Center in Pontiac. He was born Feb. 23, 1911, in Arkansas, son of George and Sarah Marie Phillips Emery. He married Madge Hancock. Emery was reared in Southeast Missouri, but had lived in Michigan a number of years. He was a member of Lakecrest Baptist Church and the Holly Masonic Lodge...

JACKSON -- Esther Louise Godwin, 98, of Jackson, died Sunday, March 5, 1995, at Deal Nursing Home. She was born Dec. 3, 1896, at Tilsit, daughter of Charles and Minnie Bohnsack Deneke. She and Orville Godwin were married Aug. 16, 1916. He died April 14, 1941...

Paul Randol Williams, 70, of Cape Girardeau and Sun City West, Ariz., died Sunday, March 5, 1995, at Del Webb Memorial Hospital in Sun City West, following a brief illness. He was born Jan. 13, 1925, in Cape Girardeau, son of Dr. Paul Raymond and Gladys Roberts Williams. He and Adele "Gene" Thompson were married April 14, 1953, in DeSoto...

POPLAR BLUFF -- Russell M. Douglass, 77, of Poplar Bluff, died Sunday, March 5, 1995, at John J. Pershing VA Medical Center. He was born Sept. 17, 1917, in New Liberty. He and Wilma Jean Bates were married Dec. 14, 1945, in Salem, Ark. Douglass retired as an electronic engineer at KFVS-TV with Hirsch Broadcasting Co. in Cape Girardeau. He was a member and elder of Hickory Grove Cumberland Presbyterian Church in Alton...

ANNA, Ill. -- Gladys Hudgens, 82, of Anna, died Sunday, March 5, 1995, at Union County Hospital. She was born July 13, 1912, in Anna, daughter of Daniel and Annie Campbell Batson. Hudgens retired as a bookkeeper with Bunny Bread, and was a member of Anna United Methodist Church...

Funeral service for Charles Woodrow Price of Waterloo, Ind., will be held at 2 p.m. today at St. Mark Lutheran Church in Auburn, Ind. The Revs. Harvey Huntley and Richard Kraus will officiate, with burial in Waterloo Cemetery. Feller Funeral Home at Waterloo is in charge of arrangements...

SIKESTON -- Daniel Kemp Byrd, 81, of Sikeston, died Saturday, March 4, 1995, at Raulerson Hospital in Okeechobee, Fla. He was born July 16, 1913, in Lamar County, Ala., son of Horace Early and Pearl Alma Kemp Byrd. Byrd had farmed and was a former landowner and realtor. Prior to his death he was owner and operator of Sikeston Trade Winds Flea Market. He was a charter member of Miner Baptist Church...

JACKSON -- A children's fun fest will be held April 1 from 10 a.m. to 3 p.m. at R.O. Hawkins Junior High School in Jackson. The event is sponsored by the Jacksonian charter chapter of the American Business Women's Association. The festival is designed to encourage interaction between children and adults...

The Cape Girardeau Central High School pompon squad received a first division trophy for competition at the Missouri State Dance Team Championships at Rockwood Summit High School Feb. 25. The squad was among 120 dance teams from across the state to compete in pom, kick, jazz, prop and novelty dance categories...

Young farmers from Cape Girardeau County recently attended the Missouri Farm Bureau's leadership conference. Attending were Jerry and Patty Siemers, DeWayne and Susan Birk and their children Marcus and Amanda, and Stanley and Debbie Sievers. The annual event brings young farmers from across the state together to share ideas. More than 400 Farm Bureau members attended...

Students from the Southeast Missouri Music academy participated in the second annual Junior Music Festival in February. The festival was held at Southeast Missouri State University. Events included piano solo, piano concerto, music theory, piano duet, hymn playing, vocal art song and vocal music theater...

Five area students have been named to the dean's list at the St. Louis College of Pharmacy. To be named to the dean's list, students must complete at least 12 credit hours and maintain a 3.0 grade point average. Cape Girardeau students named to the list are Christy Vandeven, Paula Welker and Sandra Bounds...

Jennifer R. Kopf of Cape Girardeau has been named to the president's list at Drake University. She earned a straight-A grade point average. Martha V. McCormack of Cape Girardeau and Reagan F. McClellan of Jackson were named to the dean's list at Drake. McCormack earned a 3.81 grade point average. McClellan earned a 3.8 grade point average...

Dorothea Isreal Wolfson received her doctorate in government from Cornell University in January. She is the daughter of Thomas and Kilja Isreal of Cape Girardeau and is a 1984 graduate of Central High School. She is working in Washington, D.C., as a policy analyst for William Bennett at Empower America. Her husband, Adam Wolfson, is the executive editor of "The Public Interest."...

Trinity Lutheran Day Care Center in Cape Girardeau has received a $1,000 New Connections grant from the Lutheran Brotherhood Foundation. The money will be used to purchase a copy machine. The New Connections grant given to Trinity Lutheran Day Care was made possible by Lutheran Brotherhood representative Kenneth Volkerding of Jackson...

March is "Music in Schools Month" and Cape Girardeau schools have planned several performances. Tonight, the junior and senior high orchestras perform at 7 at the Central High School auditorium. Thursday and Friday, the all-district band rehearses and performs...

Kindergarten and pre-kindergarten students in the Egyptian school district will be screened and registered Thursday and Friday in the elementary gym from 9 a.m. to 2 p.m. each day. Screenings are conducted for all children from birth to kindergarten age in the areas of language development, cognitive thinking, fine and gross motor skills, vision and hearing...

Jaimie Lynn, a third-grade student at Trinity Lutheran School, has written a poem that has been accepted for publication in the Anthology of Poetry by Young Americans, Inc. She participated in a program designed to foster creative express among young people. Her poem was selected as one of the most creative submissions...

Tricia Lynn Keller, a student at Cape Girardeau Central High School, has been named the Exchange Club Youth of the Month for February. She is the daughter of Keith and Vicki Keller. Keller is senior class president and a cheerleader. She is a member of National Honor Society, Who's Who Among American High School Students, Fellowship of Christian Athletes, Letterman's Club, Girl Scouts and Young Life. She attended Girls State and is on the A honor roll...

Thomas H. Farris III, of Thebes, Ill., has been awarded a scholarship to attend Southern Illinois University at Carbondale. Farris, a May 1995 graduate of Shawnee College, has been selected to receive the SIU-C Academic Scholarship, which will cover full tuition charges...

Michael L. Higgins of Cape Girardeau has received a Boy's State Leadership Award to attend Southeast Missouri State University for the 1995-96 academic year. The award is a $300 one-time award given to beginning freshmen who have attended Boy's State and who have an ACT composite score of 22 and a 3.0 grade-point average after six or seven high school semesters...

Shawnee Community College in Ullin, Ill., has been recommended for a 10-year accreditation by the North Central Association of Colleges and Schools. A 10-year accreditation is the highest recommendation a school may receive. The NCA team conducted an on-site evaluation in February. This is the first time Shawnee Community College has received the recommendation...

Kindergarten registration and Child Find will be held March 24 for Shawnee Elementary South and March 31 for Shawnee Elementary North. Children who will be 5 years old by Sept. 1 are eligible for the 1995-96 kindergarten class. Registration will be conducted by appointment only. Each child's vision, hearing and readiness for academic skills will be checked. Parents should call the school to schedule an appointment...

John Allen looked at the Southeast Missourian along with other students in Bud Craven's class. Bud Craven showed students in his Cape Girardeau Central Junior High civics class how his mother would be affected by a national news story on the balanced budget amendment...

Once Bob Summers lost a student, literally. A student disappeared during a physical education class. After the class Summers and another teacher searched for him. Eventually the wayward student was found, perched in a tree next to the playground. Summers teaches physical education and health at the L.J. Schultz Middle School, and he hasn't lost a student since that one hiding in the tree...