St. Louis Post-Dispatch from St. Louis, Missouri • Page 63

ST. LCUIS POST-DISPATCH June 2i, 192 3N spotlight Arbitration Planned In Cable Firm Dispute Wins Washington U. Scholarship 3 Celebrate 100th Brithdays Three residents celebrated their 100th birthday last week at the Tower Village Nursing Home, 4518 Blair Avenue. Rosezenar Holt, Hattie Skinner and Lucile Holman were honored at a party attended by scores of friends and relatives. Mrs.

Holt, who was born June 15, 1882, in Montgomery, moved to St. Louis with her family in 1889. Residents at the home say she is most talented member of "Sweethearts of America," the home's touring singing group. Mrs. Skinner, born Jan.

18, 1882, in Nashville, is an active member of the Metropolitan A.M.E. Zion Church and is affectionately called "Ms. Eisenhower" by fellow church members. Mrs. Holman was born Jan.

19, 1882, in Mil-lington, and moved to St. Louis in 1903. Paul Breuer (right), a student at Florissant Valley Community College, has won a full two-year scholarship to Washington University to study fine arts. The competition, sponsored by the Women's Society of Washington University, was open to St. Louis Community College students with grade point averages of 3.5 and above.

Breuer and his wife, Kathy, live in south St. Louis. iW- I Mehlville Teacher Of Year -1 Has Presidential Pen Pal President Ronald Reagan is the latest pen pal of Nikki Randolph, 8, a fourth-grader at Meramec School in Clayton. Nikki, a prolific letter writer who often ventures into commentaries on issues of the day, decided recently that she would alert the president to her concern about the growing number of homeless pets. In his response, Mr.

Reagan said he admired Nikki's "sensitivity" and encouraged her "to continue to speak out in defense of domestic and wild animals." Nikki is the daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Zoll R. Randolph of University City. Dr.

Challoner Gets Award By Courtney Barrett Of the Pott-Dispatch Staff Warner Amex Cable Communications Inc. has agreed to arbitration with the city of Richmond Heights in a continuing dispute over cable television service. Richmond Heights City Administrator Michael Jett called the agreement "a major legal victory." The two sides will meet before former Judgei Orville W. Richardson, who is retired from the St. Louis County Circuit Court.

City officials say the cable company has not honored a consent decree reached last December after both sides seemed headed for a legal fight over service to the city of 11,500. Warner Amex agreed in that settlement to have cable television service available to half the city's residents by Feb. 15 and to all residents by April 15. "We suspect that they failed horribly in meetng the deadlines," Jett said Monday. City officials believe service was available to only 300 residents by Feb.

15 and about 900 on April 15. They say they could better document their claims of non-compliance if Warner Amex would give them access to certain records. Warner Amex has refused to give names of residents who have been offered cable service. The company said doing so would violate the privacy of its customers. Warner Amex sent a letter to the city April 13 saying the construction deadlines had been met.

But Jett notified the company April 19 that its compliance letter was being "returned and rejected in view of the fact that no supporting evidence was included to verify the statement." Jett added, "The city of Richmond Heights is entitled to more than a mere statement' that full service is being offered to it, especially since we have evidence that fewer than 20 percent of our citizens are presently connected to cable." In his letter, Jett said he was entitled to inspect "the books, records, maps, plans, income tax returns, financial statements, service complaint logs, performance test results and other like material of Warner Amex Cable Communications of St. Louis which relate to the Deration of its Richmond Heights franchise." Frank Webb, the cable company's general manager, took umbrage at that position in a May 10 letter to Jett. "At the outset, I am constrained to advise you that we at Warner Amex are quite disappointed both by the tone and substance of your correspondence," Webb wrote. He said the issues raised by the city had been resolved. "Your letters, however, contain demands which appear, quite frankly, to reflect a hostile attitude and an intention to perpetuate disagreement rather than leaving old issues behind us," he wrote.

"Again, we are interested in proceeding with you on the basis of constructive dialogue but we do not believe that this desire is being reciprocated." Warner Amex was granted the franchise in July 1980 with the understanding that service would begin in six months and that the system would be completed in 18 months. But company officials blamed problems with equipment, access to utility poles, and factors "beyond the control" of the company for a series of delays. The city maintained that Wamer was simply stalling. Warner has franchises in 23 other municipalities in the area: Country Life Acres, Crestwood, Creve Coeur, Crystal Lake Park, Des Peres, Eureka, Fenton, Frontenac, Grantwood Village, Huntleigh, Ladue, Lakeshire, Mackenzie, Marlborough, Olivette, St. George, Sunset Hills, Town and Country, Times Beach, Twin Oaks, Valley Park, Westwood and Wilbur Park.

Carol Spencer (right), a first-grade teacher at Traut-wein Elementary School, has been selected as the Mehlville School District's Teacher of the Year. She was among nine candidates nominated by district teachers for the honor. Mrs. Spencer, who lives in the Affton area, is a graduate Concordia Teachers College in Seward, and is currently working on a master's degree at Webster College. She is now eligible to participate in the state Teacher of the Year contest sponsored by the Missouri Department of Elementary and Secondary Education.

Dr. David R. Challoner (right), dean of the St. Louis University School of Medicine, has been awarded the 1982 American Medical Association William Beaumont Award in recognition of his distinguished career in Medicine. Dr.

Challoner, a graduate of Harvard Medical School, is widely known for his research in endocrinology and metabolism. He will be leaving the St. Louis University in July to become vice president for health affairs at the University of Florida. Heads Heart Association Dr. Jerome D.

Cohen, an associate professor at the St. Louis University School of Medicine, has been elected president of the St. Louis Heart Association. He succeeds Dr. David A.

Gardner. Dr. Cohen has done research in the prevention of coronary heart disease and has authored nearly two dozen publications dealing with heart disease. He lives with his wife and children in Chiefs four candidates, in order of ratings, to the council for the appointment. Lakeshire Gertrude Anderson, a sergeant of 10 years and three times acting chief, was named chief in September 1981.

The city had advertised for candidates and interviewed four finalists, said then-mayor Larry Oberndorfer. Chief Anderson was also strongly supported by a petiton drive in the small city. Maplewood Robert Biggerstaff, former chief of Pine Lawn, was named chief in August 1981. City Manager Alice Taylor said she used a panel of three police chiefs to rate the four finalists from 20 applicants. The appointment was made, she said, without the involvement of the City Council.

Normandy Jerry Burke, a former sergeant with the department whose background included investigations for the St. Louis circuit attorney's office, was chosen from 40 applicants in 1981. City Manager Thorn Digman said the city used no outside evaluators for the chief's job, though it has for promotions within the department. The appointment was made by the mayor with the approval of the council. Pine Lawn John Pickens, a sergeant with the department, was named chief.

The City Council did the interviews without outside evaluators, said City Clerk Louise Brown. St. George Daniel A. Wuertz, a former St. Louis officer and a captain in the St.

George department when the chief's job opened, became chief in April. He was first named acting chief, and then after interviews with the mayor and alderman was made chief as the "logical choice for the job," sak Mayor Robert Phelps. St. John Pete Barteau, who began his police career in St. John and then worked for several other muncipalities before becoming chief at Edmundson, was appointed chief in January 1982.

City Manager Ellie Hines said she and the City interviewed the candidates. She said she suggested using a panel of other chiefs to rate them, but the council opted not to. Webster Groves Gene Young, former chief of Frontenac, became chief in May 1981, after probably the second-most-complicated selection process among the municipalities. City Manager Morris said that the city hired a consultant to rate the 75 resumes it received. The resumes were screened twice by him and the consultant to choose six finalists.

They were brought in for interviews with a panel of police chiefs and another city manager and a battery of psychological tests. FROM PAGE ONE process is definitely more open today than in years past. When they are looking for a police chief, most cities advertise the position in the International Association of Chiefs of Police magazine, the Missouri Municipal Review and newspapers across the state. That is partly the result of requirements of the federal government for cities that accept federal funds, one city manager said. But a police chief had another explanation.

"Cities are desperate to get the best person for the job," said Don Daniel, chief of Creve Coeur and president of the St. Louis County Law Enforcement Officials Association. "They're all advertising from Birmingham, to Branson, Mo." tr it -ir By far the most complicated and sophisticated procedure for selecting a new chief was the one that is bringing Richard T. Morris from Albuquerque, N.M, where he was commander of the Special Services Bureau, to Clayton as its new chief. The appointment was announced two weeks ago.

The city manager of Clayton, Lee R. Evett, devised the process and was only too proud to explain it. "We're very happy with it," said Evett. "We think it got us an outstanding chief." The process worked like this: First the city hired a management consultant firm to study Clayton's expected law enforcement needs, the mounted patrol. The Clayton department has 59 officers.

Morris has 26 years police experience, a bachelor's degree in criminal justice, a master's in public administration and is a graduate of the FBI Academy. 6 it Among the other municipalities that chose new chiefs, their methods and results, were: Breckenridge Hills Donald Black, an officer with the St. Louis Police Department, was named chief after interviews with the village's board of trustees. The chairman of the board, Paul L. Berry, said the village got its candidates from referrences of board members and other law enforcement agencies.

Brentwood Darold Sullins, an assistant chief who'd worked his way up through the ranks of the department, was named chief in 1980. Former Mayor Oppenheim said the selection process used an evaluation panel of three police chiefs to rate the finalists, written and psychological tests. Along with the outside police chiefs, the city's public safety commission rated the finalists and discussed the candidates with the outside evaluators. Bridgeton Eugene Broaders, a lieutenant of the St. Louis Police Department with a master's degree from Webster College, was chosen from 67 applicants.

City Manager Martin J. Corcoran said that the city used a search committee of police commissioners and City Council members to screen applications. A second committee interviewed the finalists, one from as far away as New Mexico, and ranked them. They were also given psychological tests. Des Peres Ron Martin, formerly a captain in the Public Safety Department, was appointed in April as public safety director, a combination position of police and fire chief.

The city's Public Safety Commission, said city manager Stephen Wicker, developed a set of required qualifications. Then the city used a search committee of city officials to cull the 65 applications brought in by advertisements. Then an evaluation panel of a police chief and a top official in the Missouri Public Safety Department rated the top three candidates. This was the second time the city had used such a panel, Wicker said, and both times the city chose the panel's top-rated applicant. Frontenac David M.

Blazer, assistant chief with close to 20 years experience, was named chief after interviews with the local police and fire commissioners. Mayor Morgan B. Lawton said the City Council decided against a complicated screening process because it felt that there was an obvious choice inside its own department. Jennings Harry Slaten was promoted from within the department in a process that included tests developed by the city's Police Personnel Board and interviews with a committee that included three other police chiefs. The outside chiefs, said Arthur F.

Settlage of the Police Board, were not asked to rank the candidates, but simply to question them for the board. The board then submitted its top problems a new chief might face and the skills he'd need to to resolve them. Then the city advertised nationally, which brought in 59 applications. Copies were sent to a review panel made up of seven members, each of whom examined them independently. Each member of the panel four city officials and three law enforcement officials, including a former top executive of the Federal Bureau of Investigation ranked all 59.

The top 15 applications went to Evett, who narrowed the field to six. Those six, three of whom were Clayton officers, were invited for a series of interviews, tours of the city and tests. To treat all the candidates equally, Evett said, even the Clayton officers were invited to stay in hotels for the several days of examination and go on the tours. The six were interviewed by what Evett called his "blue ribbon" panel, which included a former mayor of Clayton, a city manager from another city, a psychiatrist who specializes in the job-stress of police officers and firefighters, and several prominent business people all residents of Clayton. Each also went through a psychological test and interviews with various other Clayton department heads, and of course with Evett.

Out of that came Morris, 47, to succeed retiring Chief Michael Broser who had spent 42 years on the Clayton force, 17 of them as its chief. Morris commanded 125 officers in Albuqurque's Special Services Bureau, which included a canine corps and Eawai Grand North Area Organization Honoring Five Persons I ENDS JUNE 29TH Sale! UoTb $60 In Extras JromToro At No Extra Charge. Buy any new Toro" mower now and we'll give you a package of lawnmower accessories worth as much as $60. At no additional cost. The North Area Community Forum, a non-profit group interested in improving North County, will honor five political and community leaders for their efforts in helping to make North County a better place to live.

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