Stories from Sunday, February 7, 1993

JACKSON -- Minnie Paar Deck, 96, of Jackson, died Friday, Feb. 5, 1993, at the Incarnate Word Hospital in St. Louis. She was born April 12, 1896, daughter of William and Doretta Suedekum Daume. She was first married to Adolph Parr on April 21, 1923. He preceded her in death on Jan. 29, 1973. She then married Harold Deck on June 24, 1979. He preceded her in death June 6, 1984...

"Comparing Cross-Cultural Visual Symbols of 6, 8 and 10-year-old children" was the topic of the keynote address by Edwin Smith, professor of art at Southeast Missouri State University, at the Shelby County Teachers Meeting last month. Smith is active in educational research in children's art of various cultures. He has visited schools and taught groups of 6, 8 and 10-year-old children in Great Britain, Bulgaria, Hong Kong, China and Japan...

A community's agenda can't be defined as a static roster of things that must and can be done. Instead, it is a fluid, highly dynamic list of priorities, the give-and-take of which is generated by advancing knowledge, available money and the shift of popular will. ...

The Founding Fathers never envisioned governmental service as a permanent career. The system would function best, as they saw it, if citizens would devote some years of their lives to public service and then return to whence they came and use their governmental experiences for the greater local good. The Founding Fathers would be very pleased with Sen. Jack Danforth - in how he performed in public life and in his approach to the governmental decision-making process...

Congratulations to Friday night's winners announced at the annual Cape Chamber of Commerce dinner/dance. Charles Hutson, winner of the Rush Limbaugh award, has long been a tireless worker for civic and charitable projects. As one of Cape's substantial locally owned retailers with interests in other enterprises, he is a positive contributor and a leader. Recognition of his many contributions to our community is well-deserved...

SIKESTON -- Funeral service for Marvin Davis of Sikeston was held Saturday at Ponder Funeral Home. The Rev. Tom Geers officiated, with burial in Garden of Memories Cemetery. Davis, 80, died Thursday, Feb. 4, 1993, at John J. Pershing VA Medical Center in Poplar Bluff...

CHAFFEE -- Sue Wachter, 60, of Chaffee Route 1, died at 2:37 a.m. Saturday, Feb. 6, 1993, in Southeast Missouri Hospital at Cape Girardeau. She was born in Chaffee Dec. 11, 1932, daughter of Robert and Eileen Proffer Redfern. She married Bob Wachter Jan. 6, 1951...

JACKSON -- Blake W. Hinton, age 2 months, of rural Jackson died Friday, Feb. 5, 1993, at Southeast Missouri Hospital in Cape Girardeau. He was born Nov. 29, 1992, in Cape Girardeau, the son of Bill and Donna Francis Hinton of rural Jackson. Other survivors include maternal grandparents, E. "Woody" Francis of Westlake Village, Calif. and Patricia Francis of Hardy, Ark., and paternal grandparents, Mr. and Mrs. David Hinton of St. Charles...

CHARLESTON -- William Wills Sr., 87, of Charleston, died at 8:20 a.m. Saturday, Feb. 6, 1993, in St., Francis Medical Center at Cape Girardeau. He was born Jan. 28, 1906, at Menfro, son of Henry and Marie Gremaud Wills. In November 1928, he married Alma Bone, who died June 29, 1970...

MARBLE HILL -- Everett E. Herzinger, 65, of Marble Hill, died Friday, Feb. 5, 1993, at his home. He was born at Cape Girardeau April 21, 1927, son of August and Meddie Proffer Herzinger. On June 30, 1946, he married Doylene Strauser. She and a sister, Dorothy Martin of Marble Hill, survive...

PERRYVILLE -- Clyde Emmet McIntyre, 76, of Perryville died Friday, Feb. 5, 1993, at his home. He was born March 13, 1916, at Jerseyville, Ill., the son of Michael and Frieda Delp McIntyre. On July 9, 1983, he married Norma Anna Oswald, who survives of the home...

ANNA, Ill. -- Edna L. Davis, 79, of Anna died Friday, Feb. 5, 1993, at the Union County Hospital in Anna. She was born July 14, 1913, at Reynoldsville, the daughter of Barney and Effie Williams Baggett. On May 2, 1936, she married Everett Davis, who survives. She also is survived by a sister, Mattie Mathis of Aurora...

Alton B. Parker, 74, of O'Fallon, died Friday, Feb. 5, 1993, at the DePaul Hospital in St. Louis. Ford & Sons Funeral Home is in charge of arrangements, which will be announced later.

Southeast Missouri State University will observe National Black History Month in February with a variety of programs designed to celebrate the culture of black Americans. National Black History Month is a time to recognize outstanding black men and women, and their contributions in building America, said Debra Mitchell-Braxton, assistant director of Southeast's Campus Assistance Center and coordinator of National Black History Month activities. ...

SIKESTON -- For Robert Neal, it came down to choosing between his job and being with his sick child. He chose the latter. Neal, 22, of rural Sikeston, says his personal experience demonstrates the importance of having a family leave law. Legislation signed into law Friday by President Clinton provides up to 12 weeks of unpaid leave for workers to cope with a family sickness, childbirth or adoption...

Business leaders are worried that a new federal law granting workers unpaid leave for family emergencies, childbirth or adoption could prove burdensome to companies. U.S. Rep. Bill Emerson, who opposed the legislation, said it ultimately will cost jobs. But fellow Republican, U.S. Sen. Christopher Bond of Missouri a key supporter of the measure believes such legislation will help the nation's employees without harming employers...

Cape Girardeau's newest city official, Fire Chief Robert Ridgeway, has closely scrutinized the city since he first heard there was an opening for fire chief. Whether it's the city administrative staff, the local economy, the condition of neighborhoods and schools, or simply the friendly hello from strangers in the supermarket, Ridgeway comes to the same conclusion: "I think in every category, Cape Girardeau passed with flying colors," he said...

Charles L. Hutson, president of Hutson Furniture Co. in Cape Girardeau, has been honored by the Chamber of Commerce for his tireless service to the community. Hutson received the Rush H. Limbaugh Sr. Award, which is presented each year to a person with a record of longtime community achievement...

METROPOLIS, Ill. -- Amidst the sounds of towboat horns, a Dixieland jazz band, and accolades from state and city officials, the first riverboat gambling casino in Southern Illinois arrived Saturday at Metropolis. Veteran pilot, Capt. Charles "Ken" Murphy, guided the 210-foot, 1,400-passenger vessel into the Merv Griffin Riverboat Landing at noon, giving more than 2,500 people gathered at the river their first view of the Players Riverboat Casino. ...

Cape Girardeau city department heads met Thursday and Friday for a city planning session, part of an ongoing effort to improve communication and cooperation among city officials. City Manager J. Ronald Fischer said Saturday that the two-day session was informative and helpful...

A new funding formula for elementary and secondary education and a workers' compensation bill are major issues facing the Missouri General Assembly this session. An update on these and other legislative activities by newly-elected state Sen. Peter Kinder (R-27th District), drew a capacity crowd to the Cape Girardeau Chamber of Commerce's First Friday Coffee Friday at Drury Lodge...

A three-year labor contract, signed between Craftsman Independent Union (CIU) and Fru-Con Construction Corp., is on the leading edge of interdependent labor management relationships, says Fred Kelley, president of CIU. "This contract is very significant because we have advanced from one-year contracts to a three-year commitment," said Kelley. "The move exemplifies the faith that Fru-Con has in the union and displays a confidence in our capability to address current and future challenges."...

The Cape Girardeau County Democrat Women's Club will meet at 7:30 p.m. Tuesday at the home of John and Bekki Cook, 1520 Sylvan Lane. Co-hostesses will be Susan Estes and Karen McCullen. Bekki Cook will report on the governor's inauguration and Kevin and Cindy Spaeth will report on the presidential inauguration...

Native Americans from the Pine Ridge Reservation in South Dakota will perform tribal dances at 7 p.m. Wednesday in the University Center Ballroom at Southeast Missouri State University. The performers will talk about traditional Native American culture and costumes, and will invite the audience to participate in the dances...

I'm going to clean the stairsteps today. You come too, as Robert Frost would say. You probably won't have as much interest or fun as you would have for Frost when he went out to clean the pasture spring and invited us along, poetically. With Frost you'd be traipsing across a green field, smelling of seasonal freshness, pulling out dead leaves from the spring and seeing the clear water flow up and out again, no doubt tickling the fiddlehead ferns and making the buttercups shiver with thankfulness.. ...

New Orleans is known for many things: the Blues, Bourbon Street, the French Quarter, Mardi Gras and the Saints. For Pat and Jim Allen of Cape Girardeau, their love of the mystic city is evident in gourmet dining and exotic spices at home. "We've enjoyed going to New Orleans for the last 19 or 20 years," said Jim Allen. The couple has a time share in a condominium in New Orleans, which affords them a place to stay for about five weeks throughout the year...

"Say it with Flowers" is the theme florists have been using for many, many years to promote or commemorate Valentine's Day. With the symbolism of sending flowers to loved ones, many persons do not realize that there are flowers other than red roses that can say "I Love You."...

Seventeen magazine and JCPenney stores have announced the 10th annual Cover Model Contest. Applications are available at the Cape Girardeau store. Young women ages 13-21 may participate. The winner of the contest will appear on a fall 1993 cover of Seventeen and will receive a $1,000 wardrobe provided by JCPenney, and a one carat diamond pendant...

Further development of the hospice program operated by Southeast Missouri Hospital through a combined effort among hospice staff, volunteers and area physicians is the goal of new Director for Hospice Services Simon B. Paquette. Paquette, formerly director of Hospice Services for Rockingham Visiting Nurse Association and Hospice in Exeter, N.H., joined the Southeast staff in January...

JACKSON -- Warranty deeds issued at the office of Janet Robert, Cape Girardeau County recorder of deeds: Georgell Investments Inc. to Nick and Angie Sakarelos; Michael L. and Terri D. Tomlin to Glen W. and Alice A. Birk; A & A of Cape Girardeau Inc. to Michael L. and Verona M. Lambert...

The Cape Girardeau Christian Women's Club will hold a "Finishing Touch Luncheon" Monday from noon to 2 p.m. at Holiday Inn. Cost is $6.50 per person. For lunch and/or complimentary nursery reservations, call Wanda at 335-2206 or Yvonne at 334-7427. A special feature will be Home Interiors, Vicki McDowell will be vocalist, and speaker will be Ray Porter of St. Louis...

CAPE GIRARDEAU -- Each year, 50 to 60 new businesses open in Cape Girardeau County, ranging from retail and wholesale operations to manufacturing and industry. "New businesses and expansion of existing ones continued at a steady pace throughout the region in 1992," said Ron Steele, regional economic development planner for the Southeast Missouri Regional Planning and Economic Development Commission...

Business development continued in Southeast Missouri during the fourth quarter of 1992. Nineteen new businesses opened in Cape Girardeau County during the fourth quarter and 18 new businesses were reported in St. Francois County, said the Southeast Missouri Regional Planning and Economic Development Commission in Perryville...

CHICAGO - Sears, Roebuck and Co. may keep open up to 25 percent of its independently owned catalog stores as retail outlets. The owners of the 2,000 catalog stores - including 53 in Illinois - were told last week they would have to close shop by the end of the year since Sears was pulling out of the catalog business...

Blue Cross and Blue Shield of Missouri has named Ruth Meyer Hollenback regional vice president and chief operating officer for Southeast Missouri. Hollenback, who joined the company in September 1990 and has 12 years experience in the health-care field, will head one of five new geographic regions in the state to provide better service to clients...

A new physical therapy department has opened at the Lutheran Home, 2825 Bloomfield Road. Unger and William Winkler, president of its board of directors, announced the new facility recently. The Lutheran Home Auxiliary provided funds for renovation and equipment for the new department...

Capital Bancorporation's net income for the three months and 12 months ending Dec. 31 was $1,578,000 and $5,353,000, respectively. Net income for the fourth quarter represents a 21 percent increase over the fourth quarter of 1991, while 1992 net income is a 7 percent increase over 1991 net income. Earnings per common share for the three months and 12 months ending Dec. 31 were 48 cents and $1.80 respectively...

American Lending Group, Inc., a lending institution specializing in the purchasing and refinancing of residential mortgages, recently opened a branch office at 125 S. Broadview, Suite 2, in Cape Girardeau. The lending group, headquartered in St. Charles, Mo., has been providing loan services since 1985, and is a successor of American Financial Services, which was involved in financial planning services since 1980...

SCOTT CITY -- "Rise & Shine," a wake-up service, will start operations here next week. "This service is for a number of people," said William Brock, who will operate the business with his wife, Barbara Brock. "We'll cover a wide area, including Cape Girardeau, Jackson, Chaffee and Scott City."...

Donald A. Knoth of Cape Girardeau has been appointed postmaster of the Sikeston Post Office. Knoth joined the postal service in 1971 at Bloomington, Ill. He was promoted to superintendent of postal operations at Bourbonnais, Ill., in 1979. In 1987, he was promoted to superintendent of postal operations and customer services at Cape Girardeau. During this period in Cape Girardeau, he served as officer-in-charge at Cape Girardeau and West Plains, and as acting superintendent at Branson...

A.G. Edwards & Sons, Inc., a brokerage firm headquartered at St. Louis, has been named as one of the 100 best places to work in the United States. The firm, which includes a branch location in Cape Girardeau, is the only retail brokerage firm in a book authored by business journalists Robert Levering and Milton Moskowitz...

JACKSON Wilma Dooley, a sales director for Mary Kay Cosmetics, Inc., was honored for sales recently during an "invitation only" luncheon held during the Mary Kay business conference held at New Orleans recently. Dooley, of Jackson, was among a group of sales directors recognized for mid-year, "on target" unit sales of $350,000-$500,000...