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Page 2 The Clarksdale Press Register. WEDNESDAY. September 3. 2003 i High School to host meeting CLarksdale High School will host an informational meeting for parents on Sept. 13 from 9 a.m.

until 1 i a.m. Information will be available on state testing, graduation requirements, and a parent-teacher organizations. I qMBOOO-OMHia I Malcolm Donald Kornegay Sr. Malcolm Donald Kornegay 62, of 1303 Anderson Clarksdale, died of natural causes Monday, Sept. 1, 2003, at the Veterans Affairs Medical Center in Memphis.

Funeral services will be at 2 p.m. Thursday at St. Elizabeth Catholic Church with Father Kent Bowlds officiating. Burial will be in Oakridge Cemetery. Visitation will be from 6:30 p.m.

to 7:30 p.m. today at the church, followed immediately by a prayer service. The family will host friends and relatives at the family home after Thursday's services. Now-ell Funeral Home is in charge of arrangements. Mr.

Kornegay, a retired purchasing agent for 1 I I -Mr mi rxk ITT if 1 ,7 it. A UFA 1 Stephens-Adamson Corp. and a master carpenter, was bom June 23, 1 94 1 in Drew. Known to many as "Papa Don," he "prided himself most on the love of his wife of 39 years and his three children," said his daughter, Brandi Thompson, of Cordova, Tenn. "His contributions on the baseball and Softball fields of Clarksdale were many, and those who witnessed first-hand Don's talents and love for the game have numerous tales to tell," Thompson said.

"As a master carpenter, many of his talents are evident in the home he built for his family a home where Don and his wife welcomed many friends and The Mississippi River registered 4.3 feet on the Helena gauge this morning, up .1. The five-day forecast is 4.5 feet on Thursday, 5.4 feet on Friday, 7.8 feet on Saturday, 11.3 feet on Sunday and 14.8 feet on Monday. Kornegay Photo by Troy Catching Hospital visitors The Northwest Mississippi Regional Medical Center hosted a group of visitors from Israel recently. Dlanne Mitchell (left), NWMRMC director of marketing, led the group on a tour of the facilities. Also pictured are (from left) are Hani Erfar; Doug Arnold, NWMRMC CEO; Nurit Lev; Ze'ev Jasper, Co-director of The Center for Jewish Arab Economic Development; Doris Miller, CURET; Amit Leshem; and Butch Frazier, NWMRMC COO.

Postal Continued from Page 1 hosted many gatherings, as have their children. Many of his works can be seen throughout Clarksdale from park signs to beautiful homes." Survivors include his wife, Lucy Radicioni Kornegay of Clarksdale; a daughter, Brandi Thompson of Cordova, two sons, Donny Kornegay of Ridgeland and Brad Kornegay of Collierville, two brothers, Mike Kornegay of Clarksdale and Kenneth Kornegay of Bel-zoni; and five grandchildren. Memorials may be made to the St Elizabeth School Building Fund. Sandra Houston Selby RqEEPREGNANCYTEST OPEN TUES. 12T08P.M.

AO services confidential CALL 627-7442 For Details gOO OLD ROAD, LVONWALK-MS WELCOME Look Who's Celebrating Their has 452 post offices and postal branches, which employ 4,589 people. The President's Commission on the Postal Service in July issued a report that called for an overhaul of the Postal Service to make it more efficient including reducing the number of processing centers and closing low-volume, money-losing post offices when possible. But the commission stressed that even if a post office does little business and is a money loser, it won't be closed unless there is a way to continue to provide service to that area from another facility. Congress will hold hearings on the commission's report later this month. For now, however, "it's against the law for the postal service to close a post office for economic reasons," McKiernan said.

began in the Great Lakes region a few years ago and spread to the Northeast recently. Post offices used community surveys to find out when customers used their post offices the least. In Maine, more than half that state's post offices have cut their hours as a result of those surveys. But whether such a move spreads to other regions will be up to the eight national area vice presidents, rather than an agency mandate. "What we do have is a national mandate to effect efficiencies," McKiernan said.

"But what might be efficient in one region might not be efficient in another. There are almost 28,000 full-service post offices nationwide and approximately another 10,000 limited service and community post offices. Mississippi Birthday Anniversary Today! MARKS Sandra Houston Selby, 59, of Marks, died of natural causes Monday, Sept. 1, 2003, at Baptist East Hospital in Memphis. Funeral services were at 1 1 a.m.

today at West Marks Baptist Church with the Rev. Tim Mims and the Rev. Mike Smithey officiating. Burial was in Marks Cemetery. Kimbro Funeral Home of Marks was in charge of arrangements.

Mrs. Selby, a retired auto repair shop owner, was born Oct. 11,1 943, in Clarksdale. She was a member of West Marks Baptist Church. She was preceded in death by her husband, Sammy Selby; a son, Scotty Selby; and a brother, Kenneth Ray Houston.

Survivors include a daughter, Pam Selby Weaver of Marks; her mother, Alyne Lewis of Clarksdale; and two grandchildren, Colton Selby White and Claiborne Selby White, both of Vance. Memorials may be made to the West Marks Baptist Church Music Fund, Delta Academy or the American Cancer Society. Today's New Jersey to spend millions on child care Budget Continued from Page 1 keep a close eye on the agency's reform efforts. "I hope the political will exists to make this settlement a reality," Chesler said. "It is clear this settlement indeed is fair, appropriate, TRENTON, N.J.

(AP) A judge approved a settlement requiring New Jersey to spend an extra $24.5 million on its troubled Division of Youth and Family Services and appoint an indepen action lawsuit brought in 1999 by Children's Rights Inc. that claimed the department violated the civil rights of children in foster care by leaving them at risk for abuse and neglect U.S. District Judge Stanley He explained that about $4.4 million would be needed to main-' tain current staffing levels in both departments, not the $4 million requested by Sheriff Andrew because I've been here when we've done it before. We can't afford to raise taxes because people are already leaving." Stubbs suggested that some and if anything, long overdue; dent panel to oversee reforms in J.Thompson Jr. juggling could be done to make "If vrtu talk to the sheriff J'- "I x-- vp, -Th' norwnwnt ttWfcmpnf'Tiiiiav "hut wnH hirwrniM'lhart'ltt rtiiHinn in teonl Rirhrfawc WW to him, and he reworked it iruun win near man appecii Mew Fall Hughye W.

McDaniel Anniversaries John Jane Smith List a birthday or anniversary for only $3, call Loretta Phillips at 627-2201 or visit our office at 123 E. Second Street Arrivals to the max! Sportswear dresses GafFertys 238 Delta Downtown Cluriudule JACKSON (AP) Condemned inmate Leroy Lynch, sentenced to death for his role in the killing of an elderly Bolivar County man, will have his appeal heard Oct. 8 by the Mississippi Supreme Court. Lynch, of Clarksdale, was convicted in 1998 for his involvement in the shooting death of 74-year-old Richard Lee of Boyle. Authorities said Lee was shot once in the head and once in the back as he sat in his car in the carport of his home on Nov.

15, 1995. Prosecutors said Lynch and another man came to Bolivar County to steal a car to replace one that had been wrecked earlier. They said the two men scouted store parking lots around Cleveland before finally spotting Lee's vehicle parked outside a grocery store. 027314 gaming tees that could go towards the purchase of the vehicles for the Sheriff's Department. He added that the board could also use $225,000 in non-allocated funds from this year that would otherwise roll over into a reserve account.

Stubbs also suggested that one mill be taken from the bridge fund and added to the general' fund, producing an additional $136,000. In all, the moves would provide $461,000 for the general fund without having to raise taxes. Stubbs cautioned, though, that more money would be needed to address a recently discovered mold problem in the courthouse records vault. Chancery Clerk Ed Peacock III told the board that fixing the problem could cost as high as $50,000 to $100,000. The board agreed to go along with Stubbs suggestion, but continued to look for places to cut in mm msvsm Steel 190 GOD BLESS AMERICA Former minister to be executed STARKE, Fla.

(AP) Paul Hill, a former minister who gunned down an abortion doctor, will become the first person executed in the United States for anti-abortion violence. The 49-year-old former Presbyterian minister is scheduled be put to death this evening. And Siding These tags now available atyour county courthouse tag olllce And everything in between including zee purlins, cee channels, 84H I LOVE MISSISSIPPI mm, iasieners, windows, doors, and sky- lights. They're manufacturer direct, too. titlzaia 1-800-585-5301 some." I Included in that budget is the 'purchase of seven new vehicles for the Sheriff's Department.

"The fleet is in bad shape," Thompson said. Thompson estimated that each new car would cost about $20,000. Also included in that budget request was a $12,000 raise for Thompson. "I took that out of the revised request," Thompson said. Stubbs offered a number of recommended cuts in the requests that pared down the gap between revenue and requests from $924,000 to $429,000.

Funding for many departments were kept at the same level as the current year, with increases figured in for a 3 percent pay hike for all county employees and an additional $1,000 per county employee for increased insurance, premiums. "If we didn't give any raises, how much would that help?" asked District 5 Supervisor Katherine Y. Furr. Stubbs replied that the raise will cost about $60,000. "So, you're saying the raise is not the big kicker here," said District 3 Supervisor Timothy "We need to stop fooling around and cut the budget or increase taxes." Stubbs suggested that the board go.

over each department's request and determine what would be reasonable. "You've already told us that we can't cut anything else," Burrel said. "Why don't we just go ahead and raise taxes if you can't cut anything?" Responded Furr: "It can be cut P3 tut order to have enough cash to address the mold problem. Going line-by-line through each department, the board started with its own budget request of $781,000. "On the Board of Supervisors' budget, how much travel is included?" asked District 2 Supervisor Chris Overton.

Stubbs said that $12,000 is in the request, although the board spent nearly $20,000 during the current year. Furr suggested that all travel be cut from the supervisors' budget. 'if you want to go out of state, pay your own way, have a good time and I hope you learn a lot," she said. "Sacrifice needs to start with us." POLITICAL REGISTER The following candidates have announced their candidacy for the General Election on Tuesday, November 4, 2003. THE CLARKSDALE PRESS REGISTER (USPS 115-960), Published daily except Sunday at 123 East Second Street.

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