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7 HISTORICAL 50CI5TT MS30V3I 1020 LC'Ulf ST. COWaSlA, MO. 65201 Current loca A Voice In The Ozarks Since 1884 Price 30 ImMmMmTu Vol. 110 No. 27 Van Buren, Missouri 63965 Thursday, November II, 1993 Deer Season Opens Nov.

13 Jefferson City Hunters wondering where they have the best chance of bagging a deer this year should dwell on the past, according to Lonnie Hansen, wildlife research biologist for the Missouri Department of Conservation. Missouri's firearms deer season opens Nov. 13 and continues through Nov. 21. Hunters who use muzzle-loading firearms will have an extra nine days Dec.

4-12 to pursue deer. Hansen said the distribution of deer in the Show-Me State has not changed much from last year. Consequently, he expects this year's harvest to follow regional trends set during the 1992 firearms and muzzleloader deer seasons. For example, Deer Management Unit 3 in northwest Missouri can be expected to have one of the largest deer kills this year. Hunters there bagged 7,119 deer during firearms deer season in 1992.

Second place went to Unit 7 in northeast Missouri where hunters checked 6,986 deer. The top deer-producing county was Texas, with 4,283 deer taken with firearms last year. Second was Howell County with 2,960, and third went to Benton with 2,950. More than 1,300 deer were checked in Carter County during the 1992 firearms season. Hansen said Missouri's deer herd is in good condition, both in terms of number (700,000 to 800,000) and health.

He said that with good hunting conditions, this year's harvest should exceed last year's take of 166,929. He said firearms hunters probably will enjoy about the same success rate as last year 33 percent, or about one for every three deer tags sold. Checking Stations Deer checking stations will be at the Forest Service property in Van Buren, where Don F. Burrows will be the official checker and at Ellsinore at the Ellsinore Truck Plaza adjacent to Hwy. 60.

Local Conservation Agent Tom May predicted a record kill of deer this season in this county if weather cooperates. Jury Finds Carter Not Guilty Circuit Court was held here Friday with Judge Harold Henry presiding over a jury trial in which Charles Carter of Ellsinore was charged with assault and armed criminal action. The jury acquitted Mr. Carter on both counts. Robert Obezalek, Prosecuting Attorney of Shannon County, represented the State in the case because Carter County Prosecutor Bradshaw Smith had previously represented the defendant's wife in legal action and felt there would have been a conflict of interest.

The defendant was represented by attorneys James Spain and Keith Sorrell. The trial lasted all day and into the evening. A jury was selected and seven witnesses testified, including the defendant. The case went to the jury at 6:37 p.m. and they returned the not guilty verdict on both counts at 7:20 p.m.

Circuit Clerk Michael Ligons said it was necessary to summon 40 prospective jurors to select the 12 jurors and an alternate. The jurors were Maurice Brown, Frank Murdick, Mary Ellen Pickar, Anna W. Schmit, Stanley Walenda, Jerry Clark, Howard Harvey, Mitchell W. Terry, Jimmie Cooper, Ricky Jackson, Vietta O'Dell, John Dawson and Marie Nicholson, Clifford Reed, 74, Died Nov. 5th, Funeral Held Sunday The Funeral for Clifford Reed, well-known local retired livestock dealer and farmer was held here Sunday afternoon.

He was the son of the late Walter Reed and Ora Brawley Reed, and was born Feb. 23, 1919, at Fremont, and died Nov. 5, 1993, in Poplar Bluff. He had attained the age of 74 years, eight months and 1 3 days. He was a lifetime resident of this area, a self-employed livestock dealer and farmer and a U.S.

Army infantry medic in World War II. He was also a life member of the Disabled American Veterans. On Mar. 16, 1946, he was united in marriage to Jean Maberry at Salem, Ark. To this union were born three sons, Robert Clifford Reed and wife, Beryl Reed of Poplar Bluff, Ronald Boyd Reed and wife Susan of Van Buren, Donald Loyd Reed and wife Lynn of Van Buren; one daughter, Carolyn Sue Miller and husband Charles of Rolla, Mo.

He is also survivied by five brothers, Howard Reed of Fremont, Alva "Chick" Reed of Central Point, Bill Reed of Birch Tree. Boyd "Doc" Reed of Bridgeton, and Elvin "Spike" Reed of Robertsville, three sisters, Lena Woodard of Cedar Hill, Sally Halley of Silex, and Thelma Walters of Oroville, 11 grandchildren, one great-grandchild. The funeral was held at 2 p.m. Sunday at McSpadden Funeral Chapel and was attended by a very large crowd of relatives and friends. Officiating at the service were Rev.

Bill Orr and Rev. Donald Forester. Music was provided at the service by the Waymakers and pallbearers were Ernie Norris, Albert Hart, Paul Weaver, Pete Sanders, Roland Reed and Bernell Skaggs. Burial was in the Van Buren Cemetery. t.wESft fV.f?5 uSO.h r.

wnmtm Big Spring Park Summary Firearms deer season opens Nov. 13, and Missouri hunters can Courtesy of Nat 'I Park Service RMdingi blow arm taltn at 8:00 a.m. and actually ihow tfaa pravlouf day's tamparaturas (High and Low). expect excellent hunting if the weather is favorable. They should bear in mind however, that new regulations are in effect.

One prohibits the use of food to attract deer. The other requires that deer hunters be 1 1 years or older. (Missouri Dept. of Conservation photo) Time To Make Plans For Christmas Parade The time has come for all to make plans for the 1993 Van Buren Christmas Parade, which will be on Saturday, Dec. 4th at 2 p.m.

There will be trophies for the top three in the following groups: bands, civic groups, business, churches, antique vehicle and persons with horsed. Please make plans to be in the parade and have your entry at the school before 1:30 p.m. on the Dec. 4th. Judges for the parade will be from out of the county.

Janet Jackson Dale Max. Min. Preci). Oct. 31 45 25 .00 1 53 25 .00 52 35 .05 Nov.

3 59 41 .31 62 42 .00 65 39 .00 Nov. 6 58 29 .00 Nov. 7 46 17 .00 News At Large Peck Ranch Muzzle Loader Deer Hunt Report The Missouri Department of Conservation Peck Ranch Wildlife Area held its annual Primitive Firearms (muzzle loader) managed deer hunt during the weekend of Oct. 23- Edison F. O'Dell, 71, Funeral Held Oct.

4 Edison F. O'Dell, 71, of the Van Buren area died Monday, Nov. 1, 1993, at his residence. Mr. O'Dell was born on Nov.

5, 1922. He was a retired carpenter and a longtime resident of the Van Buren area. On Aug. 13, 1980, he married Viola "Winnie" Britt of Colorado Springs, Colo. She survives.

Also surviving are his mother, Avo O'Dell of East Alton, one son, Alvie O'Dell of Van Buren; 10 daughters, Belle O'Dell and Nellie O'Dell, both of Van Buren, Tillie Wright, Laura O'Dell, Joyce O'Dell and Margaret Carter, all of Alton, 111., Polly Felchin of Edwards-ville, 111., Joy Holsp of Lewisberry, Billie Doican and Jeanne Mor-tenson, both of Lebanon, five brothers, George O'Dell of Van Buren, Jim O'Dell of East Alton, Charles O'Dell of Salem, Ray O'Dell of Marble Hill, and Bill O'Dell of Morgantown, four sisters, Inez Harvatin and Evelyn Boots, both of Van Buren, Verna Dahlen of Woodriver, and Betty Wallace of East Alton, 1 1 grandchildren; and one greatgrandchild. The funeral was at 2 p.m. Thursday, Nov. 4 at McSpadden Funeral Chapel in Van Buren with the Rev. Dana Burris officiating.

Burial was at Gresham Cemetery northeast of Van Buren. School BusCar Collision On Monday A collision between an R-l school bus and a car sent one child to the hospital, with apparent minor injuries on Monday morning. The mishap occurred about 7:30 a.m. on County Road 307 northeast of Van Buren, approximtely 1 'A miles north of Hwy. 60.

The road is known by some as the Jeter road, and runs in front of the Liberty Baptist Church. The large International bus was driven by Jerry Dunn, traveling north, and a car traveling south, driven by Shirley Sanders, were involved in a minor collision on a curve in the narrow gravel road. There were children on the bus, none was injured. Mrs. Sanders' two daughters, Amanda, age II, and Betsy, age 4, were in her 1986 Cougar automobile.

Amanda was taken by West Carter County ambulance to a hospital, apparently suffering from a bump on her head. Damage to the bus was described as minor, and damage to Mrs. Sanders' car was moderate. The accident was investigated by Trooper Tony Selvey of Van Buren. Government Surveillance IRS Asks Businesses To Report Cash Payments Over $10,000 Any business that receives more than $10,000 in cash in a single transaction or in at least two related transactions must promptly report these payments to the Internal Revenue Service.

People in the real estate business, coin dealers, attorneys, and retailers of such big-ticket items as cars, trucks, boats, jewelry, and furs are often affected by this reporting requirement. The business person must obtain the customer's social security number and verify his or her identity by checking a driver's license, passport, or similar document. Form 8300 is used to report these payments and must ordinarily be sent to the IRS' Detroit Computing Center within 15 days after the transaction occurs. Information about cash-paying customers and clients reported on these forms is used by the IRS to investigate the money laundering activities of peoples involved in drug trafficking and other illegal enterprises. The IRS asks business people to also report suspicious cash transactions which may be below the $10,000 threshold.

Theuscofmilti-ple money orders or cashiers' checks often indicates a suspicious transaction. Cash purchases in which someone else represents the buyer, or when the buyer asks, for example, that an automobile be listed in the name of a friend or relatives, should also be considered suspicious. Form 8300 and Publication 1544. Reporting Cash Payments of Over $10,000, can be obtained free from the IRS by calling toll-free I-8O0-TAX-FORM (829-3676). Crave A irytuazu KudZU, an imported nuisance weed that often chokes trees in Southern forests, may contain extracts that conquer the craving for alcohol, a study shows.

Researchers at Harvard Medical School, intrigued by the ancient Chinese use of kudzu roots to treat alcoholism, tested compounds from the plant on some hard-drinking hamsters and found th the rodents voluntarily went on the wagon. Dr. Bert L. Vallee of the Harvard Medical School said the kudzu extract "has been used widely in China and Japan for centuries to treat alcoholism. You can buy the stuff in pill form over the counter in Japan and China." To test its effect on alcohol craving, the researchers used Syrian golden hamsters.

Vallee said this animal has the unique characteristic of having a huge appetite and capacity for alcohol. NO U.S. Help The United States refused to support a plot by Iraqi dissidents to kill President Saddam Hussein and may have betrayed the coup plotters. The Sunday Times of London reported. The newspaper quoted a London-based dissident, Sa'ad Jabr, as saying that agents of the Central Intelligence Agency had discussed the plot at meetings with Iraqis in London last November.

Jabr, who claims to have arranged the meetings, said the plotters were Sunni Muslims. A CIA spokesman in Washington, Kent Harrington, said the agency had no comment on the newspaper's report. After months of silence. President Bill Clinton's administration said it would not back the plot because it could endanger the Middle East peace process. Jabr was quoted as saying that he suspects someone connected with the Americans betrayed the operation because all 10 officers (planning Hussein's assassination) on the list given to the CIA were later arrested by Hussein's elite Republican Guard.

WOrkerS COmp: Up Or DOWn? Missouri employers face either a 19 percent jump in workers compensation insurance rates or a cut of the same magnitude, depending on whom you ask. The Missouri Insurance Department issued a study last week that recommends rate cuts of up to 19 percent for companies that buy private insurance. But one business lobbyist called the study "economic hocus-pocus." and the National Council on Cempensation Insurance said the department's study "ignores the underlying problems" in the state's workers compensation system. The council's own study recommends that rates go up 19 percent. The insurance department says rates should go down because of a new state law that requires insurers to issue policies to companies with good safety records.

The law should reduce the number of companies in the "assigned risk pool." which provides insurance to companies that can't buy private policies Michael A. Taylor, government affairs director for the National Council on Compensation Insurance, said the law won't curtail excessive litigation over workers compensation claims, untangle the bureaucracy at the Division of Workers Compensation, control medical costs or speed workers' return to work. 'Until these are addressed by the Legislature. Missouri employers will continue to pay higher workers compensation insurance premiums." Taylor said. Bank At Your Police Station The aty council of Los Angeles is counting on safe banking at automated teller machines set tin at two police stations.

A municipal judge. Michad S. Luros. came up with the idea after a recent rash of stabbings and shootings at ATMs. The council approved the idea last week on a trial basis.

The machines may eventually go into all I city police bureaus. National DeathClOCk They're calling the -National Drathckxk sng with the New Year, the latest electronic billboard in New York's Times Square will count the number of people killed by guns in the United States, an antiun group announced last Thursday. The three-LmSckKk mill be -nvened on New Year's Eve as thousands gather ta the square below for the traditional countdown to the new year. The dock costs 1250.000 to build and the monthly rent for its prominent location wiB be 120.000. 25.

This managed hunt is one in which a total of 630 hunters participated in which a total of 48 deer were killed. This is the second of three hunts that the department offers on the ranch. The first hunt occurred during the weekend of Oct. 9-11. This was an archery hunt in which either sex could be taken.

A total of 349 hunters participated in this hunt with a harvest of 17 bucks, and 30 does. The third of the three managed hunts occurs during January. This hunt is also limited to primitive firearms hunt for anterless deer only. According to Jim Pasley the ranch wildlife manager, cold weather during both weekends and no rain contributed to the successful hunts. As for antler size, Pasley believes that during this year's hunt more larger bucks were harvested than any other year.

These hunts are provided by the Missouri Department of Conservation control populations of deer on these areas. Without these hunts the deer become over-populated which means a shortage of food, and increased risk of disease. For more information on regulations about these hunts, contact your local Missouri Department of Conservation agent. Gerald Smith, Research Assistant Christmas Parade Saturday, Dec. 4th The Van Buren Christmas Parade is Saturday, Dec.

4th at 2 p.m. The time has come to ask for parade doantions. It is only three weeks away. Please make checks to Christmas Parade Fund and send to Mrs. Luin Smith.

Bos 297, Van Buren. Mo. It is because of your cooperation that we can have such good Christ-mas para5es. This will be the 28th parade. Rev.

Rice To Speak Here The South Van Buren General Bapiist Church will have Rev. tarry Rice as guest speaker on Sunday evening, Nov. 14th at 6:00 p.m. Everyone is welcome. Story Time Hour For 3-4 Year Olds The Van Buren R-l Parents As First Teachers will have a Siory Time Hour for preschool children three years of ape and older.

It will be on Friday. Nov. 12th. at 9:30 a.m. This is an excellent opportunity for your child to come lo school and socialize wiih children their own age.

Fach chilJ will receive a packet with learning activities for the parents and child to do together at home. A group meeting will be held for the parents where they will receive information on how to be a better teacher to their child. Come join us for all the fun. Story Time will be held at the preschool classrooms in the tan house on the hill. VB Health Fair Winners Announced The winners of door prizes at the Van Buren Community Health Fair held on Saturday were Dcbby Chilton.

Charlotte Snider, Virginia Brown, Phyllis Leuckcl. Dale Brown. Betty Webster. James Klutho, Fori Dawson. Jessica Clark, and Sister Rita Schonhoff.

Those who have not yet received their prizes may come by the Ozark National Scenic Rivcrways office to claim them. Sponsors of the event were March of Dimes. Van Buren Lions Cub. Missouri Highway Patrol (Troop E). Southeast Mental Health Center, Missouri I ions Eye Research Foundation, pharmacists Tom and Toni Klutho, Reynolds Co.

Hospital. Butler Co. Health Division of Family Services. Carter County Health Si. Ann's Catholic Center, American Cancer Society, Poplar Bluff Regional Center.

Southeast Missouri Residential Services. University of Missouri Extension Office, Dr. Gary Turtle DDS. Ross Furniture, phamactst Jim Weissler. Ozark National Scenic Riverway.

DARE Officer Rick Drummond. Carter County R-l riemeniary School and Southern Missouri Savings Bank. Rulas SeminarBlack And Gold Gama Nov. 15th The annual basketball rules seminar along with the black and gold scrimmage game will be held Monday. Nov.

15th at 6:30 p.m. The 1993-94 rules changes and or revisions will be discussed by area basketball officials which will be followed immediately by the introduction of the 1993-94 Bulldogs and Lady Bulldogs. Each team will then play a short scrimmage game against each other. Admission to the game will be a bar of soap or bottle of shampoo. Armets Auxiliary To Mrel The ladies Amveu Auxiliary will meet on Monday night.

No. 15th. at 7 o'clock at the Amvelx Post in Van Buren. i i i i 1 -4.