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Pg 2 The Current Unocal, Van Burnt, Thureday, November 14, 1991 COMMENTARY Every Step You Take Official Nannies Want To Regulate Even Private Life Carter County Senior Center Menu Nov. 18-22 Serving Time 11-1 Monday Polish sausage or chicken fried steak, kraut, stewed potatoes, Waldorf salad, cornbread, raisin cobbler. Tuesday Quicke or beef stew, mixed greens, mashed potatoes, jello salad, crackers, cookies. Wednesday Beef liver or sliced ham', applesauce, green peas, cole slaw, hot rolls, fruit cobbler. Thursday, Thanksgiving Day dinner.

Turkey and dressing, mashed potatoes, sweet potatoes, green beans, cranberry sauce, hot rolls, pumpkin pie with whipped topping. Friday Spaghetti or fish sandwich, French fries, spinach, pineapple slice with cottage cheese, rolls, cake. The Current Local (USPS 140500) is published every Thursday by Van Buren Printing Company P.O. Box J00 Van Buren, MO 63965-0100 Second Class Postage Paid At Van Buren, Missouri Alan Turley, Editor Ph. (314) 323-4515 POSTMASTER: Send iddreu change lo Tfee Currant Local, P.O.

Box 100, Van Buren, MO 633-OIOQ. ly. Soon we'll have competitive co-workers spying on each other outside the work place to tattle on off-the-clock activities that might be considered "risky." But another facet of American law Is called "assumption of risk." It's based on the premise that not everything can be foreseen. It means that by undertaking certain endeavors, one must be aware of the possibility that not everything will go smoothly. But one is willing to take that risk because the potential for payoff Is so high.

That Is exactly what Insurance companies do when they sell any policy of any By Margaret Graham Tebo the celebrations of the 200th anniversary of the Bill of Rights commence, it's time to take fresh look at the extent to which political agendas of recent years have been allowed to erode our most fundamental democratic rights. Privacy is probably the most scrupulously guarded tight construed under the Constitution. But even as gun owners are asserting a private right to bear arms under the Second Amendment, recent news stories have graphically pointed Proposition Voters Far Ahead of Politicians The stunning rejection of Proposition by Missouri voters on Nov. 5th proved that the taxpayers are far ahead of the politicians and the education bureaucracy in the state. Officeholders from the governor on down had tried to slip one over on the voters with one of the biggest tax increases in state history, all in the name of education, with no guarantee as to how the money would have been spent.

As part of the sales pitch the public was told it would hardly feel a $385,000,000 annual tax bite. All the propaganda was laced with ominous warnings of school closings, school bankruptcies, layoffs, insolvency, bigger classes and you name it. No mention was ever made of poor management, bad management or no management, fiscal responsibility, school board responsibility, wasted money, overstaffing, or work load of professors at the university level. The five most prominent gubernatorial candidates, both Democrats and Republicans got into the act all endorsing Proposition B. Voters were not impressed.

Any proposal to help education, or anything else for that matter, which is 87 pages long and takes up more than three full pages of Tine print in a newspaper is suspect, and ought to be. Most of the politicians who supported Proposition began by apologizing for it, saying, "It isn't perfect," "It has some flaws," "It's better than nothing," and "It's a beginning." Well, it's now history. The time is at hand for school boards to get involved in the making of the budgets for their district, not merely rubber stamping every suggestion that is submitted by the administrator. It is also time for school board members and parents to start asking questions How many teachers are needed for a given number of pupils? How many classrooms are needed for a given number of pupils? What programs are really vital or essential and what should it cost per year to educate a student? We have said many times that people will go farther in supporting taxes for education than for anything else, but something better than Proposition will have to be offered, as well as attention being given to other services provided by the State to its people. ALAN TURLEY Kind to anyone.

They know that some people will wreck tbelr cars within days of their auto Insurance policy's effective date. But many more will pay premiums for years and never make claim. Companies likewise assume some risks when they hire individual people to work for them. Some will not work out and will bave to be let go. Others will put In decades of dedicated service.

That Is the nature of business and the nature of human beings. So, yes, companies have a right to hire people they believe will be a good investment for the company. And to base those decisions on factors directly related to the job at hand and activities at the work place is reasonable and necessary. It's also legal. But to base those decisions on extraneous factors that have to do with presumptions about classes of people is as unreasonable as considering ethnic, gender or religious differences.

It Is unnecessary and over reaching and will only create the same distrust and outrage between employers and employees as the federal drug forfeiture laws have between the police and innocent citizens. And, for now at least, it's still Illegal. Margaret Graham Tebo, St Louis. Is a student at St Louis University School of Law. ST.

LOUIS POST-DISPATCH Card of Thanks To family and friends, our heartfelt thanks for your love and support during Willis' short illness and following his death. Your expressions of sympathy, flowers, food, cards, calls, and visits will always be cherished. Our special thanks to Bro. Gene Edwards and Bro. Randy Mullinax.

Madrene Godsey Hughs and The Hughs Family Clay Hollow Specializing In YEARLY SUBSCRIPTION RATES In Carter and Adjoining Counties $12.50 Elsewhere In the U.S. $20.00 (Payable In Advance) Single Copies 30 Ea. Charge for Card of Thanks $3.50 Charge for In Memory $3.50 (75 Words or Less) Lynn Dawson of Ellington was in town last Thursday visiting with friends. He stopped in at The Current Local office and informed us that his brother, E. C.

Dawson of western Texas recently received a pin and certificate on his 65th anniversary as a Mason. He was a former member of the A.F. and A.M. Lodge 509 of Van Buren. He became a charter member of Bell-mead Mason Lodge No.

1329 at Waco, Tex. He is the son of the late John R. and Dora Dawson. Besides his brother, Lynn, he has two living sisters, Mrs. June Tripp of Mtn.

View and Mrs. Dorothy Hare of Bonne Terre. Bulldogs Open Season Friday, Nov. 22nd At Summersville The Van Buren Bulldogs (boys and girls teams) open the season next week on Friday, Nov. 22nd, at Summersville.

A complete season schedule will be carried beginning next week on the basketball page in The Current Local. The page will also include the roster of both boys and girls squads and the list of cheerleaders and other information, as well as the Bulldogs sponsors who support the team. Help For The Homebound Or Children Home Alone? Our service will call the homebound or your child up to 3 times a day to make sure they are OK. As Low As $1.00 Per Day. Recorded message gives details.

Call 323-4614 24 Hours. BED BREAKFAST Van IBtoen accordingly. (Note, of course, that there's no promise they will.) Insurance companies argue that this is no different than offering lower life or car Insurance premiums to non-smokers or low-mileage drivers. The problem Is that In those circumstances the Insured person bas the option of paying Higher premiums for coverage In exchange for being covered for so-called risky characteristics. But under the health-care proposal, rather than allowing such choice, an employer can simply use the plan as an excuse to hire only those who abide by the rules, even away from the job.

Such policies could even be used to fire those who don't fall In line, even on matters unrelated to their jobs. Anyone who is slightly overweight or who takes one drink at happy hour or who participates in contact sports might be terminated on the grounds that they are a health risk and could cost the company in terms of insurance and time lost from work. Never mind that the employee bas not yet made any claim relating to these characteristics; the Idea that overweight people as a group are more susceptible to heart disease, or that every alcoholic started with just one drink, or that even recreational weekend football players sometimes get Injured, is enough to trigger the "Let's not take a chance" doctrine. Following that line of reasoning one can envision a day when there will be mandatory exercise periods for all employees and food police in the cafeteria making sure everyone Is eating healthi VB Elementary Students Celebrate Reading Week Edison and Einstein are in town. They were introduced by Principal Judy Oakley to Van Buren Elementary students to kick off a week of exciting activities.

In conjunction with the Book-It reading incentive program, students are celebrating Reading Week, Nov. 11-18. Special events are planned for each day. Classroom activities include decorating place mats, grocery bags, book jackets and bookmarks. Parents and business people will be reading to students in the classrooms.

Students will be reading to lower grades and to the principal. Second grade teachers are holding a Read-In, and a theme for each day has been selected. Monday "Sock It to students wear their wildest socks. Tuesday "Hats Off to everyone wears a hat. Wednesday "DEAR teachers and students Drop Everything And Read.

Thursday "RED-Y for everyone wears red. Friday "Reading Is No everyone wears sweatshirts or sweatsuits. Einstein, a big stuffed bulldog, and Edison, a large fluffy bear, will be visiting in the home of a lucky student each night throughout the remainder of the school year. Students must read a story to the mascot and keep a journal or diary of each visit. Reading is one of the most important skills a child can learn, and it can provide a lifetime of enjoyment and entertainment.

SANDERS CUSTOM EXCAVATING Land Clearing Creek Work Basements Land Leveling Fraa Estimates Reasonable Rates Dependable Service Call For References In Your Araa Experienced OwnerOperator 1)6 Dozer Ph. (314) 945-2235 after 7 p.m. Harold Sanders, Jr. AUCTION Shawn Baker 314-292-3825 out abuses in federal drug forfeiture laws that have resulted In local law enforcement officials seizing personal property without any sort or due process, as required by the Fifth and 14th amendments. Officials have kept that property even after they have failed to prove a case against its rightful owner.

The rationale given for this usurpation is the horrible toll that drugs are talcing on the streets of our nation and the Impotence of most law enforcement policies to stop the violence. But turning the unconstitutional and illegal Into the legal and commonplace bas created another problem: distrust, fear and outrage among the Innocent It bas done virtually nothing to solve the drug-induced madness on our streets. And as the country struggles to find an answer to the heartbreaking problem of inadequate health insurance for many of its citizens and the constantly escalating costs of medical care, one solution being proposed by some insurance companies and employers to control costs involves setting employment standards to take into account factors such as weight, family history and employee activities outside of work. The theory is that by regulating the employee's behavior around the clock, the company can minimize "risky" activity. The insurance companies will then be able to lower insurance premiums Obituary WILLIS E.

HUGHS Willis Ervin Hughs was born September 9, 1928, at Fairplay, to Wollard and Pearl Hughs. He died Nov. 1, 1991, at Cox Medical Center in Springfield. Death was due to a cerebral hemorrhage. He is survived by his wife, Madrene Godsey Hughs; his mother, Pearl Hughs of Bolivar, and four brothers, Jack Hughs and Douglas Hughs of Blue Eye, Rod Hughs of Springfield, and Russ Hughs of Kansas City.

The funeral was held in Springfield under the direction of Klingner Funeral Home with Bro. Gene Edwards officiating. Graveside services were conducted by Bro. Randy Mullinax, with burial in the Poca Hollow Cemetery west of Van Buren Parents of A Son Mark and Candy Gabel of Fremont are parents of a son born at 5:39 p.m. Friday, Nov.

1, 1991 at Lucy Lee Hospital in Poplar Bluff. The baby weighed 7 pounds, 2Yi ounces, and was 19W inches long. He has been named Lucas Leo. Parents of A Son James Crouch and Linda Millican wish to announce the birth of a son, Carl Wesley Millican Crouch, on Nov. 5, 1991, at Lucy Lee Hospital in Poplar Bluff.

Grandparents are Tom Crouch of Ellsinore, Myrtle Crouch of Van Buren, Mr. and Mrs. and Mrs. Lester House of Oxly. Great-grandparents are Mrs.

Zora Crouch of Ellsinore and Elsie Thompson of Ft Collins, Colo. He joins four brothers and one sister. Card of Thanks I would like to say thank you to everyone who helped in any way through the years following Louise's stroke, my illness last year, and Louise's death. J. R.

Phillips BAKER'S Card of Thanks We would like to express our deepest appreciation for the many acts of kindness and concern shown to us during the illness and following the death of our loved one, Jesse Parsons. We would like to offer a special thanks to Rev. Kenneth Mcintosh of Callaway Baptist Church, Callaway, Rev. Randy Mullinax of the First Baptist Church of Van Buren, The First Baptist Church Choir of Ellington, Bertsell Smith, Marge Newton, Charles Coleman and Kenneth McDowell, the pallbearers, and Jeff McSpadden. We thank God for you, such wonderful friends.

The Parsons Family FORMS AVAILABLE Promissory note blanks, bill of sale forms for motor vehicles and waiver of lien forms on labor and materials are available at The Current Local office. The forms are 25C each. Sale Sale Sale At Port O1 Call Hwy. 103 Van Buren 50 Discount On Everything Except Jewelry 25 Off No Gift Wrap Except If Paid For. Call 10:00 a.m.

till 5:00 p.m. 323-4465 Knife Co. Custom Knives strip Mffcal MX SATURDAYS I 1-S0O-794-S0O0MI DALY TRUCKS TO VAN SUREN AREAI Offering A Full Line of Kitchen Cutlery Tim Jennings HCR 2, Box 2652, Van Buren, MO 63965 Ph. 1-314-323-4406 ill JIlMBSs fu re9' 1 2,49 Mary Belle Godsey was in Springfield last week to be with her sister, Madrene Hughs, during the illness and death of Madrene's husband, Willis E. Hughs.

Mr. and Mrs. Gary McDowell and family of Batesville, were here on the weekend visiting his parents, Mr. and Mrs. Kenneth McDowell, and other relatives.

Nelia Lowell of Orlando, and daughter, Megan, and friend, John Lee Smith, returned home this week after spending five days here visiting her mother, Blanche Daniel, and friends in the area. Mr. and Mrs. Taylor Tuck returned home recently from a visit with relatives and looking after their property at Wichita Falls, Tex. Robert Buckner underwent facial surgery on Oct.

31st at St. Louis University Hospital. He is improving and will undergo additional surgery on Nov, 14th. Mr. and Mrs.

Loren Starks of Wood River, 111., were here during the weekend visiting his mother, Mrs. Anna Rhea. They took her to the doctor at Poplar Bluff on Monday. Mr. and Mrs.

Daryl demons and children and Mr. and Mrs. Steve Turley and daughter were in Farming-ton Saturday to attend the wedding of the ladies' cousin. Roy Wilson is a patient at the Lucy Lee Hospital nursing section. His sisters, Mrs.

James Leach and Mrs. Jack Ponder, have been here for the past two weeks, visiting him at the hospital. Mr. and Mrs. Alan Turley made a trip to Springfield on Friday of last week.

Van Buren FREE POPCORN CALL US: TOLL FREE WEATHER KRMITTIHS, WE HAVE Skyline Lodge LSBfliwrefl (iinna (se. ins New Schedule At Baker's Auction Bam Located Vt mile west of Van Buren on 60 Hwy. Every Tuesday night at 6:00 p.m. and every Saturday night 6:00 p.m. Also auctions at BAKER'S AUCTION BARN located half way between Birch Tree and Winona then north on Hwy.

2Vi miles, every Sunday afternoon, 1:30 p.m. GRAND OPENING We are having our GRAND OPENING AT THE Van Buren Country Mall this Saturday, Nov. 16th. Come and enjoyl Fun, prizes, bargains, FREE DRINKS, 5t hot dogs! BAKER AUCTION SALES COMPANY Supper Club (314) 323-4144 Deer Hunters Daily Special! Open Thanksgiving Noon 8 p.m. Fireside Dining: Shrimp, Creb Legs, Filet Mlgnon end Morel Auctioneers: Leon Baker Lots of Good Merchandise.