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THE STAR DEMOCRAT Page 10A Thursday, May 3, 2001 EASTON Pauline L. Anderson of Easton, formerly of Cambridge, died at William Hill Manor, Easton, on Tuesday, May 1, 2001. She was 87. Born in Pittsburgh, June 9, 1913, she was the daughter of the late Paul Waltine and Henrietta Uitz Lindberg. After graduating from The Swissvale High School in 1931, she worked in the Pittsburgh area as a secretary until her marriage Aug.

1, 1942 to John Robertson Anderson. They made their home on Island, Dorchester County, where he farmed for nine years. They later moved to Cambridge in 1958 where he died in 1981. A resident of Easton since 1991, she was a member of the Eastern Star, Pittsburgh Chapter Mrs. Anderson is survived by a daughter and son-in-law, Nancy A.

and Charles Fitzgerald of Easton; one sister, Esther L. Shallots, of Pittsburgh, a grandson, Patrick Fitzgerald; and a dear friend, Helen Mace. Pauline L. Anderson ROCK HALL Ethel Louise Reihl Jacquette, 88, of Rock Hall, died on May 2, 2001 at Golden Rule Care Home in Rock Hall. Funeral Services will be held on May 5 at 11 a.m.

at Fellows, Helfenbein and Newnam Funeral Home, Rock Hall, where relatives and friends may call at 10 a.m. Ethel L. R. Jacquette ST. MICHAELS G.

Russell Matthews 74, of St, Michaels, passed away at the Memorial Hospital in Easton on Monday, April 30, 2001. He was born in Cambridge on June 8, 1926, the son of the late Griffith Russell and Helen Blades Matthews. He was raised in Cambridge and Baltimore and a 1944 graduate of Forest Park High School. In 1949 Mr. Matthews graduated from the Maryland Institute College of Art-School of Interior Design and the following year was awarded the Peabody Prize for post-graduate work at the Maryland Institute.

For 20 years he was the head of the Interior Design Department for in Baltimore, and was consultant for the interior design of their stores on York Road and Reisterstown Road. The Matthews moved to St. Michaels in 1973 where he served as a member of the interior design staff of Higgins and Spencer for 22 years. Upon retirement from Higgins and Spencer he established his own firm, GRM Designs. He was a member of Christ Episcopal Church in St.

Michaels, serving at various times on the vestry, the music committee, as a docent, and until his death he was a Lay Eucharistic Minister. He was an avid gardener, enjoyed music, painting and his dogs and taking pride in his lovely gardens one of which was his camellia tree. His paintings displayed in his home are objects of joy to his family and friends. This was truly a gentleman and he will be missed by his family. He is survived by his wife, the former Ruth Shaw, to whom he was married on Sept.

10, 1950; one daughter, Lisa Ellen Matthews of Fort Worth, one sister, Nancy Sevier of Baltimore; two brothers, William Arthur Matthews of Spotsylva- G. Russell Matthews Jr. CAMBRIDGE Mary R. Newcomb, 72, of Cambridge, died May 2, 2001 at Dorchester General Hospital. Funeral services 1 p.m., Friday, May 4, at Curran-Bromwell Funeral Home, Cambridge, where friends may call two hours prior to the service.

Burial at Dorchester Memorial Park. Mary R. Newcomb ST. MICHAELS Robert Charles Scheid of St. Michaels died on Monday, April 30, 2001 at his residence.

He was 73. Born in Flushing, N.Y. on Sept. 5, 1927, he was the son of the late Charles and Clara Maas Scheid. After graduating from the Peddie School in New Jersey in 1944, he attended the Massachusetts Institute of Technology in Cambridge, Mass.

where he received a Bachelor of Science in Chemical Engineering in 1948. He then attended American University in Washington, D.C. where he received a Masters Degree in Mathematics in 1966. He was employed by the Central Intelligence Agency for over 25 years until 1975 when he went to work as a civilian teacher for the U.S. military.

He retired in 1996. A marriage to the former Jane Price in 1948 ended in divorce in 1972. Mrs. Scheid died earlier this year. Mr.

Scheid is survived by two daughters, Elizabeth Scheid of McLean, Va. and Janet Scheid of Roanoke, and a grandson, Colby Scheid-LaRoche. Services will be private. Arrangements by Fellows, Helfenbein, Newnam Funeral Home, Easton. (See www.fhnfu- neralhome.com) Robert C.

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Matthews of Baltimore. Also surviving are several nieces and nephews. A memorial service will be conducted at Christ Episcopal Church in St. Michaels on Saturday at 1 p.m., May 5, by The Rev. Ervin A.

Brown. In lieu of flowers memorials may be made to Christ Episcopal Church, P.O. Box St. Michaels, Md. 21663.

Arrangements are by Thomas Funeral Home, P.A., Cambridge. Four brothers, Walter Lindberg, David Lindberg, Paul W. Lindberg and Eddie Lindberg; and two sisters, Mildred Hibbert and Dorothy L. Gwaley, are deceased. Funeral services will be held on Friday, May 4, at noon at the Fellows, Helfenbein Newnam Funeral Home, Easton.

Burial will be at Maryland Veterans Cemetery of the Eastern Shore, Beulah. Friends may call on Thursday, May 3, from 7 to 9 p.m. and one hour prior to the service. Memorial donations may be made to Eastern Shore Association, P.O. Box 2233, Salisbury, Md.

21801. (see www.fhnfuneralhome. com) EASTON Sussex County officials have fired Easton data mapping firm 3Di which was overseeing an upgrade of its emergency 911 system following a contract dispute. The Wilmington News Journal reported that Sussex County Council members said Tuesday that contractor 3Di would not finish the $625,000 project that is about two-thirds complete. The termination came after 3Di asked for more money to change road names in the system and the county disputed the cost.

According to the News Journal 3Di is asking Sussex to pay a balance of $174,685, and is withholding maps and databases until a resolution is reached. Sussex has pained $572,785 so far. The county has said it will use its own employees to complete the job. In response to the News Journal article, 3Di Senior Vice President Robert L. Gray told The Star Democrat believe we did an admirable and professional job for both the county and the citizens under the conditions we He said 3Di preferred not to discuss the job in much detail with the press.

a complex project, you always get into he said. look forward to resolving this in a professional manner and in the proper Gray said to his knowledge, 3Di has been called on termination of a Sussex County and 3Di have reportedly been locked in a contract dispute since last fall after county officials asked that subdivisions be allowed to keep their existing road names and house numbers. 3di said the request would take more time and cost several hundred thousand dollars more. The county was willing to pay an additional $151,000, about half of what was requested. The issue was not resolved.

The News Journal also reported that Sussex County Administrator Robert L. Stickels said with so much work unfinished, the project will not make a deadline of June 30. The job was supposed to have been initially complete by Jan. 1999, but was pushed back to 2000 and then the summer of 2001. Problems included road name changes and difficulties getting existing addresses.

Sussex is the only county in Delaware without a completed enhanced 911 system. The enhanced system identifies a corresponding address for calls that come from homes and businesses. County officials will have to distribute the new five- digit addresses to nearly 30,000 homes and businesses between Dewey Beach and Fenwick Island and back toward Dagsboro. the only section of the county that has not received new addresses. May 5 will mark the one-year anniversary of 3Di moving into their new facility at the Easton Technology center.

The company, which started out with three employees when Monty Deel took it over in the early has mushroomed in size and scope of services offered over the last few years due to the backing of the large private company Koch Ventures Inc. (The Associated Press contributed to this story.) Sussex County officials terminate contract with 3Di cause I think that my voice is not being DeLaurentis said. am not the only one (that feels that Jackson emphasized the need for African-American representation in the fourth ward. basic concern of mine is that there the voice of the African-American not only in town government, but in she said. you have a voice, you are not going to be heard and it is very unlikely that your needs will be Mayer echoed the need for change within the town, but said that he has ideas that could facilitate that change.

is a crossroads of Mayer said. we need a key way of doing things differently Some of the most important decisions that we will make for this town will be oc- curing over the next four years and I have some plans for Several questions from the public focused on growth and the long-range planning efforts that should be devoted to future growth. have a handle on long-term said Gene Mechling, an audience member. is needed for long range Several candidates, including Jensen and Ward, expressed the need for a professional planner to aid the town in their long- term visioning efforts. probably could use some professional planning said Jensen.

Sampson said in addition to growth, traffic issues needed to be addressed in the long-term planning process. should have a long-range plan and we should also have a real strong idea about where we want our highways and byways to be Sampson said. Andrew Evans, owner of the Inn at Easton on South Harrison Street, asked the candidates what they would do to increase tourism in Easton. Saying that the town needs to define exactly where the town center is, DeLaurentis said, need to improve our neighborhoods where our historical neighborhood walking paths have to Sampson said. need to let people know what we as a town have to Willey and Mayer said packaging Easton with other towns in the county such as St.

Michaels and Oxford would strengthen the marketing efforts. is a real possibility of partnering with St. Michaels and Oxford to promote Easton, to take the best of all three Willey said. are all part of Talbot County but we are the center road, they have to get to us Mayer said. need to do some promotion and show that we are the first and best Jackson said if elected, she will work to get the history emphasized in tourism efforts.

history reenactments will make Easton come alive and people will be able to see us in a historical she said. need to create a cultural experience that would captivate the entire Candidates also were asked how they would involve citizens in government and make public agencies more accountable. Janet Pfeffer asked the group what they planned to do to gath- er input from citizens to evaluate agencies and agency heads who provide public services, namely the police department. police department does not always fare well with the Mayer said. think that needs to be worked Ward said neighborhood organizations should provide input on a regular basis to the council.

need to look at revitalizing many neighborhood associations that as active as they might be and invite these groups to come give input to the council on a regular he said. Patricia Hawkins, citing retention problems at the police department, asked the three incumbents if they had consider- erd asking the chief for his resignation. I really have not thought about asking for his Willey said. are looking at exit interviews (of departing police officers), but right now we are just in the study Heinmuller, who serves on the police board, said that it is not within the rights to ask for a resignation from public agency heads. town council has the op- portrunity to give input we do not have the authority to fire he said.

police must meet certain standards or they will lose their certification we do our best to keep them on Candidates also were asked their ideas on growth, namely downtown revitalization. DeLaurentis urged a proactive yet cautious approach to growth, saying she would like to use her professional skills as a planner to aid the town. Forum from page 1A need to acquire the tools beyond vision and hard work that we need to improve our town. I want to proactively achieve a strong Easton for she said. growth for the town does not mean Ward also expressed a cautious approach to growth issues.

Easton is known as one of the best small towns in American, the population is growing at an accelerated he said. must raise town government to the level it needs to be at to meet new demands while exercising sufficient control over Heinmuller and Mayer emphasized the need to revitalize the downtown. certainly believe that the economic vitality of the downtown is one of the most important issues we will face, have faced, and will continue to Jensen advocated bringing more goods and services to the community, specifically stores such as Banana Republic and the Gap. are getting tired of going across the (Chespeake Bay) bridge to get what they he said Mayer said that helping the merchants who currently operate downtown is a priority. people have worked hard to stay here and I think they deserve our By BEN PENSERGA Staff Writer and KENT SMITH Caroline Editor DENTON A settlement between the Caroline County Commissioners and the Board of Education that would nullify the lawsuit among the two sides is close to being reached.

At the meeting Tuesday morning, an agreement was approved and signed by President John W. Cole and Vice President Frank Prettyman that would stop the lawsuit they filed against the Board of Education in April, providing that both parties submitted to the conditions given. John S. LeGates, who was unable to attend due to illness, signed the document later that morning. A copy of the proposal was given to the Board of Education so they could look it over and a revised document was ready for review by monthly meeting.

The board went into executive session after the Tuesday night meeting, but did not return to regular session with a decision. Schools Superintendent Larry L. Lorton said the board did not have a notion the commissioners would act on the agreement earlier that day. are all going home and thinking about he said. Lorton said he is not sure of the next step, but it could include an executive session between meeting and the next board meeting June 5.

Lorton said before the meeting and after the executive session that the board has a few questions about the agreement, but there is agreement on the basic principles. document is close to being acceptable, but they serve as a problem to getting this amicably Lorton said after the executive session. Conditions originally specified are: The board and superintendent will voluntarily provide public records sought by the Performance Audit Subcommittee in Oct. 6 letter. The board and superin- Caroline commission, school board are close to settlement Please see BOARD, 11A.