Stories from Monday, December 12, 1994

The emu industry is on the rise in Missouri. Farmers and ranchers interested in alternative livestock have invested great amounts of time and money in the breeding of the docile, easy-tempered birds. As many as 400,000 emus, Australian cousins of the larger African ostriches, now call the United States home, and many of the birds are in Missouri...

Rust Communications of Cape Girardeau is recycling and customers are reaping the benefits. The publishing company has joined a growing list of newspaper chains that have added "paper balers" to their operations. The new baler, in the commercial press and warehouse building at 500 William, is capable of baling old newspapers into 1,300-pound bales...

Emus are curious and friendly, but dumb as a radish. Missourians are suddenly becoming interested in emus, large birds native to Australia, as alternative livestock. Southern Methodist University of Dallas recently conducted a census of emus in the United States, and found there was some 400,000...

ROCKVIEW -- A two-story home went up in flames Sunday in Rockview while firefighters and residents blamed the destruction on the small town's lack of fire hydrants. Firefighters from Chaffee, Scott City and N.B.C., New Hamburg-Benton-Commerce Fire Protection District, battled the blaze at Ed and Barb Payne's home until midafternoon. Firefighters were called to the scene about 11 a.m...

The Southeast Missouri Multiple Sclerosis Society Self Help group Christmas party will be held Saturday at 10 a.m. at the Friendship Lounge-Education Department, St. Francis Medical Center. Those attending are asked to bring a favorite snack to share...

Trans World Express flights are arriving and departing on schedule at the Cape Girardeau Regional Airport regardless of the FAA's grounding of ATR planes. A spokesman said Sunday that Jetstream J-31 aircraft typically service Cape Girardeau, not ATR aircraft. He said ATR aircraft aren't scheduled for any of the flights arriving or departing the airport...

"We went to Oran, Marble Hill, Lutesville, and finally to the town that had more of an effect on me than any other during my tour on recruiting duty -- Marquand. I parked in the Creek Rock parking lot in the center of town. The first thing I noticed was the three oak trees at the edge of the parking area -- the location where I met with applicants when I came to town two decades earlier. ...

Enlisting new Marines was Harry Spiller's job when he returned from his Vietnam tour of duty in 1967. He was only 21, much, much younger than most other recruiters. An enlistee himself who was raised on the TV show "Combat" and books about World War II valor, he was still gung-ho about the war and did his job well. His office enlisted 8 to 10 young men a month out of the recruiting office in Cape Girardeau...

A 10-year-old Cape Girardeau boy has been separated from his mother and sister this holiday season. His mother is in the Farmington State Hospital and his sister is in the Spirit of St. Louis Hospital. He is in the care of his grandparents. The boy has demonstrated an active interest in art. Through Toybox, the child is hoping to receive items that will help him continue to pursue his artistic interests...

JACKSON -- Cape Girardeau County Sheriff John Jordan embodies one of the laws of physics: A body in motion will remain in motion. Elected in November, Jordan has spent the last month rushing between crime scenes, meetings and telephone calls. He has made some changes in the department and has argued for additional funds for the department...

The Southeast Missourian asked: "Do you think President Clinton should have asked Surgeon General Dr. Joycelyn Elders to resign?" John Foster, Metropolis, Ill. "Yes, I think the way the public is perceiving it is taken out of context. I don't agree with many of her views on sex education, abortion and all those things. I think, based on his deportment that he has with public perception right now, he should (ask her to resign) to save himself."...

R.O. Hawkins Jr. High School A Honor Roll Ninth Grade -- Laura Asbury, Denise Aufdenberg, Jeremy Balsman, Kristopher Baranovic, James Baughn, Theresa Biri, Molly Bishop, Jamie Boitnott, Lucas Bollinger, Julie Brothers, Dean Bucher, Andrew Burgess, Amanda Carter, Lynn Casteel, Justin Crader, Joshua Crain, Sarah Culbertson, Shanna Dickerson, David Diebold, Dana Eakins, Elizabeth Gathman, Justin Gladish, Johanna Gordon, Seth Gregg, Michael Harrison, Mindy Horrell, April Huffman, Craig Hutson, Jennifer Illers, Jennifer Jones, Justin Keen, Rebecca King, Amanda Lane, Elizabeth Lefebvre, Caroline Leimer, Elizabeth Lund, Ryan Mangels, Nancy McClary, Erica McQuay, Lindsey Meyer, Stacy Miget, Frank Miller, Christa Millham, Erin Mirly, Holly Mirly, Justin Petzoldt, Erin Prince, Elizabeth Rampley, Brandy Reed, Aaron Roth, Leslie Sadler, Dana Sander, James Scaggs, Angie Schwab, Gina Scully, Julie Seabaugh, Staci Seabaugh, Lena Seiler, Heather Spooler, Doyle Stadt, Jennifer Suhre, Bridget Tracy, Leah Ulrich, Kyle Ward, Amanda Webb, Dana Whaley, Dana Wilkinson, Amanda Williams, Travis Wilson, Christian Wunderlich.. ...

CHARLESTON -- Mary Hunt Bradley, 98, of Charleston died Friday, Dec. 9, 1994, at her home following an extended illness. She was born May 12, 1896, in Shelby County, Tenn., the daughter of Osborne and Julia Boadnach Hunt. She married Leon "Red" Bradley Sr. in 1934 in Osceola, Ark. He preceded her in death March 20, 1993...

PERRYVILLE -- Pauline E. Nobus Ernst, 68, of Perryville died Sunday, Dec. 11, 1994, at St. Francis Medical Center in Cape Girardeau. She was born Sept. 5, 1926, in Sereno, the daughter of Edward and Mary Verstringer Nobus. On Feb. 19, 1966, she married Wilbert A. Ernst, who survives...

FROHNA -- Lucille R. Mueller, 76, of Frohna died Sunday, Dec. 11, 1994, at St. Francis Medical Center in Cape Girardeau. She was born Aug. 8, 1918, at Dunkerton, Iowa, the daughter of Henry and Martha Poock Moeller. She married Edgar O. Mueller on Sept. 3, 1939...

MARBLE HILL -- Roy O. Gill, 98, of Marble Hill died Sunday, Dec. 11, 1994, at the Missouri Veterans Home in Cape Girardeau. He was born Feb. 7, 1896, in Dexter, the son of Sam and Hattie Harper Gill. He married Verla Poe, who preceded him in death. In April 1941, he married Eula Mungle, who preceded him in death on May 7, 1973...

JACKSON -- Mariline Brown, 53, of Jackson died Saturday, Dec. 10, 1994, at Southeast Missouri Hospital in Cape Girardeau. She was born in Pocahontas March 10, 1941, the daughter of Glenn E. and Norma Stueve Brown. She is survived by a sister, Pauline Brown-Cathcart of Jackson...

JACKSON -- Ola A. Crites, 64, of Jackson died Saturday, Dec. 10, 1994, at St. Francis Medical Center in Cape Girardeau. He was born Nov. 25, 1930, in Cape Girardeau, the son of George and Maggie Niswonger Crites. He married Yanna Hilligoss on Oct. 23, 1973. She survives...

No aphorism in the English language is so clearly a canard as the widely quoted words of Baron Acton that power tends to corrupt. It is just not true. Power is morally neutral. It lends itself to use for good equally as well as for evil. No positive gains can ever be made in social organization without a power base from which to launch them, be it religious, political, economic or military...

editorial for monday, dec. 12: The bandwagon Gov. Mel Carnahan has hopped on regarding a constitutional amendment to allow a vote on state tax increases sounds like it is short a few clarinets and trombones. In the wake of the defeat last month of Amendment 7, the so-called Hancock II amendment, there have been calls (including editorials in the Southeast Missourian) for a clearly written amendment to be submitted to voters. ...

To the editor: Thank you for such a well-rounded newspaper. You have something for everyone, if they will just read it. I especially enjoy the articles by Jon Rust, Heidi Nieland, Mike Royko, Mona Charen and Patrick Buchanan. You give us such a good variety that we can get a good, healthy chuckle while we read our paper during breakfast...

There is a small measure of good news for children in the second "Kids Count of Missouri" report, but overall children are faring worse than they did between 1990 and 1993. The report, a four-year collaborative effort of Citizens for Missouri's Children and more than 40 public and private organizations, is designed to call attention to the well-being of Missouri children...

Four Southeast Missouri counties were ranked among the top 25 in the "Kids Count in Missouri" report released recently. The counties were Bollinger, 19; Stoddard, 22; Ste. Genevieve, 23; and Perry, 25. The report ranked the counties from one to 115 according to the well-being of children in those counties...

The Christmas tree inside Cape Girardeau River Heritage Museum isn't like any other tree in the city. Museum director Patty Mulkey beamed as she explained the differences. This tree, she said, boasts ornaments from historical societies, universities and chambers of commerce across the state...

Sabreliner Corp., headquartered in St. Louis, has agreed to purchased a California-based aircraft-engine overhaul business. The deal to buy National Airmotive Corp. of Oakland, Calif., from a diversified investment company called Triton Group Ltd. of San Diego, was announced late last week...

Marsha Elfrink has joined Sleepy Hollow Furniture Center, 1809 N. Kingshighway, as a sales representative. David Patrick, owner of the business, announced the appointment recently. Elfrink of Cape Girardeau is being added to the Sleep Hollow staff following the announcement of an expansion project, which is now under way...

The Cape Girardeau Chamber of Commerce will hold its annual meeting, dinner and dance Jan. 27 at the Show Me Center. Retiring chamber directors and chairmen will be recognized. Awards to be presented include the 1992 Go-Getter award, the Rush H. Limbaugh award and the Small Business of the Year award...

MURPHYSBORO, Ill. -- Between 200 and 300 acres somewhere in Jackson County could become the future home of an ethanol plant and 75 jobs, regional planners say. The Jackson-Union Counties Regional Port District is negotiating to buy the reclaimed mine land, but won't identify the owner...