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10A Thursday, August 31, 1995 Hatllesburg AMERICAN OBITUARIES REGIONSTATE Molpus refuses to resign post Virgie Mae Smith Virgie Mae Smith of Hat-tiesburg died Aug. 29, 1995, at Forrest General Hospital. Owens and Sons Funeral Home in Hattiesburg is in charge of arrangements. Kennith R. King COLLINS Kennith Ray King, 47, of Collins died Aug.

30, 1995, at the Forrest General Hospital in Hattiesburg. Johns Funeral Home in Collins is in charge of arrangements. "The governor has misled the people. He knows he's not telling the truth," he said. "He wants to mask the fact that he doesn't want to debate me." Fordice compared Molpus' position to "opposing coaches in a football game also serving as referee for that same game." "How can Dick Molpus fairly sit in judgment of his own candidacy, his own campaign, his own tactics," he said.

Past secretary of state office holders in Mississippi have run for other statewide offices. Ed Pittman, secretary of state from 1980-84, won the attorney general's job in 1983. Molpus was Pittman's successor. Mary Coleman, acting chairman of the Jackson State University political science department, said the secretary of state has little power to control elections. She called Fordice's demand "just a campaign ploy, it's not an CRIME Police seek man following robbery Police are looking for a man who robbed a Hattiesburg woman late Wednesday night after claiming to have been in a traffic accident.

The incident occurred about 11:40 p.m. Wednesday in the 500 block of Eighth Avenue. The woman, whom police would not identify by name, said the man told her there had been a wreck and he needed to use the telephone. "He grabs her around the neck, throws her down and says he needs money," Lt. Bob Hopkins said.

The woman gave him money from her purse and, following the robber's instructions, went to the rear of the house. "He instructed her not to call police so she called a friend," Hopkins said. The robber, who did not show a weapon, was described as black, 25 to 30 years old, 6 feet 1 inch tall, weighing 160 pounds with black hair and brown eyes. He was wearing a white t-shirt, khaki shorts and tennis shoes. Hopkins advised residents to make telephone calls for strangers who claim to need help rather than let them in the house.

Tommy R. Adams Services are scheduled for 2 p.m. Friday at Hulett-Winstead Funeral Home in Hattiesburg for Tommy Royce Adams, 57, of Petal, who died Aug. 30, 1995, at his residence. The Rev.

C.R. Williams will officiate. Interment will be in Bethel Cemetery in Covington County. A Covington County native, Mr. Adams was a resident of Hattiesburg for many years.

He was a graduate of Seminary High School and was employed by the City Cab Co. in Hattiesburg. He was a member of the Baptist faith. Survivors include his sisters, Thelma Stiglets of Hattiesburg and Mary Carol Aultman of Seminary. Visitation will be 5 p.m.

to 8 p.m. today at Hulett Winstead Funeral Home in Hattiesburg. Charles E. Legg Jr. LUMBERTON Services are scheduled for 10 a.m.

Friday at White Funeral Home Chapel in Lumberton for Charles Edward "Bud" Legg 64, of Lumber-ton, who died Aug. 30, 1995, at his residence. The Rev. Jessie Ladner will officiate. Interment will be in the Little Black Creek Church Cemetery in Lumberton.

Mr. Legg was a member of the Little Black Creek Baptist Church, a Korean War veteran and was retired from Movie Star. Survivors include his mother, Eva M. Burge Legg of Alexandria, one daughter, Cathy Stewart of Hattiesburg; one son, Charles Edward "Bo" Legg III of Hattiesburg; one sister, Catherine Legg of Alexandria; and three grandchildren. Visitation will be 5 p.m.

to 9 p.m. today at White Funeral Home in Lumberton. By BRAD FRANKLIN Associated Press Writer JACKSON Secretary of State Dick Molpus says he won't choose between serving as the state's overseer of election laws and running for governor. On Wednesday, Gov. Kirk Fordice called for his Democratic challenger to resign from the sec- retary of state's job and make way for an impartial replacement.

Molpus called the request "ridiculous." "With the primaries and runoffs now over. I believe Fordice it is time to look to Nov. 7 and to fair and honest elections," Fordice said. The demand comes 10 weeks before the two men face off in the general election and three weeks after both easily won their party primaries. The secretary of state's office keeps up with election records, oversees training of poll workers and takes voter complaints.

"You've never had a secretary of state who is the arbitrar of all things having to do with an election, the guard and the enforcer and all the rest also running for the highest office in this land," Fordice said. "It's just an obvious and clear conflict of interest." But Molpus said that his office would handle any complaints about him the same way they handle others. He says Fordice is simply using typical election year politics as a smoke screen. Naomi K. Casey LAUREL Services are scheduled for 10 a.m.

Friday at Memory Chapel Funeral Home in Laurel for Naomi K. Casey, 65, of Laurel, who died Aug. 30, 1995, at South Central Regional Medical Center in Laurel. The Rev. Ken Regan will officiate.

Interment will be in the Providence Cemetery in Jasper County. Mrs. Casey, a homemaker, was a member of Second Avenue Baptist Church in Laurel. She worked for many years at the Jones County Courthouse in Laurel. She was preceded in death by her parents, Charles and Candus Knight; and her husband, Lunsford Casey.

Survivors include one son, Jeff Bailey of Laurel; two stepsons, Michael Casey and Thomas Casey, both of Laurel; one brother, Hassell Knight of Fort Lauderdale, and four grandchildren. Visitation will be 6 p.m. to 8 p.m. today at Memory Chapel Funeral Home in Laurel. Bessie M.

Chambliss Services are scheduled for 3:30 p.m. Friday at Hulett-Winstead Funeral Home in Hattiesburg for Bessie Mae Chambliss, 87, of Hattiesburg, who died Aug. 30, 1995, at Conva-Rest Warren Hall Nursing Home in Hattiesburg. The Revs. Larkin Collins and Carlis Braswell will officiate.

Interment will be in the Richburg Cemetery. Pallbearers will be Rey Hernandez, Thomas Lister, Emory Chambliss, Cory Chambliss, Michael Setliff and Wayne Byrd. A lifelong resident of Hattiesburg, Mrs. Chambliss was formerly employed by Hudson Salvage Store. Survivors include her husband, Dan W.

Chambliss of Hattiesburg; two daughters, Catherine Roberta Chambliss of Hattiesburg and Evelyn Joyce Chambliss of Niantic, three sons, Charles Edward Chambliss and David Franklin Chambliss, both of Purvis, and William Thomas Chambliss of McLaurin; three brothers, Hugh Trigg, Ira Trigg and Bruce Trigg, all of Canton; 24 grandchildren and 34 great-grandchildren. Visitation will be 5 p.m. to 9 p.m. today at Hulett-Winstead Funeral Home in Hattiesburg. COMMUNITY RELATIONS Port Authority, casino dispute hurricane plans GULFPORT (AP) Copa Casino could be kicked out of its home if hurricane evacuation plans don't meet state Port Authority approval by Friday.

On Wednesday, commissioners voted 3-2 to sue the Copa to terminate the casino's lease if the plans aren't in place next Tuesday. The hard stance of the port is drawing criticism from some city leaders. Mayor Ken Combs sent commissioners a letter threatening to sue them if the casino's lease is Teaching assistant may lose job after drug charge Edith Parker Graveside services are scheduled for 10 a.m. Friday at Highland Cemetery in Hattiesburg for Edith Parker, 76, of Hattiesburg, who died Aug. 30, 1995, at the Hattiesburg Convalescent Center.

The Revs. James Matheny and Wilber Donald Parker will officiate. Pallbearers will be Robert D. Parker, Chris Parker, Kenneth Parker, Robert P. Parker, Danny Harrison and Fred Broome.

Mrs. Parker, a native of Perry County, was a longtime resident of Hattiesburg. She retired in 1982 as office manager and bookkeeper after 36 years with the Hattiesburg Chamber of Commerce. She was a member of Heritage United Methodist Church in Hattiesburg. Survivors include her husband, Joe S.

Parker of Hattiesburg; and one brother, Paul Hinton of Shelton, Wash. Visitation will be 6 p.m. to 7:30 p.m. today at Moore Funeral Home in Hattiesburg. jWHITEH FUNERAL HOME INC 1 Mr.

Charles Edward (Bud) Legg, Jr. Lumberton, MS 10:00 am Friday White Funeral Home Chapel Lumberton, MS Interment Little Black Creek Church Cemetery Lumberton, MS Reverend J.C. Tynes Poplarville, MS Services to be announced Hulett Winstead One 582 1571 205 Bay Stmt Mrs. Lora K. Mollitt Hattiesburg Services 10:00 a.m.

Thursday Hulett-Winstead Funeral Home Interment: Clear Branch Cemetery-Purvis Mr. Guy L. Slade Hattiesburg Services 1:00 p.m. Thursday Pineview Baptist Church Interment: Pineview Baptist Church Cemetery Mr. Tommy Royce Adams Petal Services 2:00 p.m.

Friday Hulett-Winstead Funeral Home Interment: Bethel Cemetery in Covington County Mrs. Bessie M. Chambliss Hattiesburg Services 3:30 p.m. Friday Hulett-Winstead Funeral Home Interment Richburg Cemetery Mr. Eugene Edwards Hattiesburg Services to be announced Mrs.

Julia Fiveash Hattiesburg Services to be announced 7 MEMBER IT NAHONAl NVITATI0N Mfcno MOfrKIAM niiiiiilia tin i I ok Man imal Niji mam issue, and she said even if Molpus stepped down, another state official, not Fordice should name a replacement. "Unless he (Fordice) is Molpus willing to give someone else the appointment power, he's just whistling Dixie," she said. "Technically they would both have conflicts of interest." Fordice said at least one employee in the secretary of state's office has held a pro-Molpus seminar in the guise of an election forum. lion expansion plan that is also meeting resistance. Without ever mentioning the Copa specifically, the Gulf Coast Hotel-Motel Association sent a letter to the port Thursday opposing "any further development of a hotel at the state port." The port, the hoteliers say, needs, to keep its shipping business growing and a hotel could stymie that growth.

The Copa insists its lease allows it to build a hotel without which it says it cannot survive. K. Hatllesburg City Limit! Petal City Limits from 978 Mississippi 589; reported Wednesday night by Roblin Britt; entry made by kicking in rear door. 14-foot aluminum boat, Minkota trolling motor stolen from 17 Anchor Drive, Lake Serene; reported Wednesday by Larry Hathorne. By Janet Braswell Numbers to know Hattiesburg Police; 544-7900 Forrest Co.

Sheriff: 544-7800 Petal Police: 544-3331 Lamar Co. Sheriff: 544-2412 Purvis Police: 794-6512 Jones Co. Sheriff: 425-3147 Laurel Police: 425-4711 Highway Patrol: 264-3529 FBI: 582-8202 Always close and lock the garage door. A burglar can work on getting into a house through the door from the garage undetected. Find two ways out of every room in your home and practice crawling low under smoke.

I Vv Industrial 'h OBITUARY POLICY The American publishes obituaries free of charge. To have an obituary published, simply provide all pertinent information including a photograph, if desired to your funeral director, and ask your funeral director to contact the American at 582-4321. TT1 samooRE FUDERRL SERVICE 544-2141 PFC JAMES AUBREY "JAMEY" BOLEWARE, II (USMC) Beaufort, S.C. Services 10 a.m. Thursday Moore Hattiesburg Chapel Interment 1:00 p.m.

Thursday Prentiss Cemetery Mr. Frank Raynes Oakvale Services 2:00 p.m. Friday Saulters-Moore Chapel Interment Green's Creek Cemetery Mr. Carl Brewer Wiggins Services 10:00 a.m. Thursday Moore Wiggins Chapel Interment Paramount Cemetery Mrs.

Edith Parker Hattiesburg Graveside Services 10:00 a.m. Friday Highland Cemetery Mr. Flemmie M. Clinton Petal Services 10:00 a.m. Saturday Moore Hattiesburg Chapel Interment Providence Cemetery SERVICE jfc MEASURED 1t not iv tmmwhM GCX.0 tut oKomi Of COdK? GOLDEN reason to do so." The Copa has no engines and must be towed to sea if a storm threatens.

It had an evacuation plan when it opened two years ago, but the tug agreements expired. Dalton McGuire, one of the dissenting port commissioners, said the vote to sue the Copa next Tuesday was too strong-arm. "My objective is to do what's right," he said, "and I feel like these people are working hard to solve their problems." Copa has a proposed $60 mil EMERGENCY: 911 CRIMESTOPPERS: 544-5927 The following is a roundup of crimes reported to area agencies within the previous 24 hours. Hattiesburg Area 101 Purse and contents stolen from 1993 Buick Skylark, 800 block Wesbter Street; reported Wednesday by Doris Bass Tote bag and television stolen from 900 block Arledge Street; reported by Sheree Williams; entry made through window; value, $280 Area 204 Bed and end table stolen from storage unit, 900 block Richburg Road; reported Wednesday by Randa Touchstone; entry made by cutting lock off door; value, $1,300 Forrest County Latoya Ann Amos, 24, 200 block Kelly Rose Lane, Petal; jailed on Department of Corrections probation violation warrant. Lamar County Diamond ring, earrings and necklace, pearl earrings and necklace, assorted gold jewlery, Pioneer compact disc player, Emerson 19-inch television, microwave, Sony answering machine, Sony video recorder, sterling silver flatware, video and audio tapes, assorted tools, silver spoon collection, assorted shoes and clothes and lawn mower stolen terminated.

The city stands to lose hundreds of dollars in revenue if the casino is evicted. The port insists that safety is the paramount issue in its war with the Copa over the evacuation plans. Pete Cladianos, chairman of Copa's parent, Sands Regent, said the casino has offered good plans only to have them shot down by commissioners. "They've been just as nit-picky as they possibly could," Cladianos said. "They view us with great distrust and they have no lieve her of duty," Wallace said.

Prospective school employees must sign a statement agreeing to a criminal and child abuse background check, as well as checks with previous employers and other references. The district's request for background information on Moore was given to police July 17. The district has not yet received a reply. During her arraignment on Tuesday, Moore said she lives on $750 a month salary from Jackson Public Schools. The indictment says Moore was arrested in possession of $219,065 cash on Feb.

4 in Morehouse Parish, La. Authorities seized the money as suspected drug cash and charged her with misdemeanor possession of marijuana. delivery man State student Rubye Neely, director of public information at JSU, said campus police reported seeing the delivery man enter to make a delivery, then return to his car and retrieve a gun. "After he got robbed, he went back to his car, got his gun. started shooting at said Bobby Turner, a former JSU student.

Jackson State student Detrick Miller, 21, was struck in the buttocks. Miller was taken to the University of Mississippi Medical Center, where he was listed in stable condition. economy. Promoting the GOP's plan to balance the budget in seven years, Cochran said it will "take some hard choices and belt-tightening federal programs to achieve our However, Cochran believed most Americans will support the effort "if they realize the facts and the consequences of not taking positive steps to balance the budget." JACKSON (AP) A Jackson Public Schools teaching assistant will probably lose her job after being indicted on drug charges, officials say. Cambria Deonna Moore, 24, of Brandon was one of 19 indicted in what authorities are calling a major Jackson crack cocaine distribution ring.

Moore has pleaded innocent to a charge of conspiracy to distribute drugs. She was released Wednesday on $5,000 bond. Jackson schools superintendent T.C. Wallace Jr. said Moore was hired Aug.

7 as a computer lab assistant at Galloway Elementary. Wallace said he intends to dismiss her. "If we find she falsified her application and there are offenses that she did not identify for us, that reinforces our ability to re CRIME Domino's pizza shoots Jackson JACKSON (AP) Authorities say a Domino's Pizza delivery man faces assault charges after opening fire on Jackson University's campus, injuring one student. Bruce Harris, 29, was charged with aggravated assault and shooting into an occupied dwelling, police said. He was being held on $100,000 bond late Wednesday at the City Jail.

Witnesses said Harris was delivering pizza on the campus when he was robbed about 8:30 p.m. Cochran: party's effort helps country 4 MCCOMB Republican ef forts to balance the national budget will help "get our country on the right track for economic growth," Sen. Thad Cochran said Wednesday. "Our annual interest payment on the national debt is almost equal to what we spend on national defense," Cochran, told a McComb civic group. "We cannot continue to pile up huge deficits and maintain a healthy Starts Friday.