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Tuesday. May 15. 2001. Page 9A THE STAR DEMOCRAT Building resigns the way to complete construction of the resort's golf course. Photo by GAIL DEAN Demolition of the Agnew Building is well under way on the Hyatt property in Cambridge, clearing Attorneys general map plan to fight abuse of OxyContin BY ANJETTA McQUEEN Associated Press Writer WASHINGTON (AP) State law enforcement chiefs pledged Monday to fight the growing abuse of OxyContin, a painkiller primarily prescribed for cancer patients.

A national task force launched by the officials will study current programs, including a computer database that helps spot potential abusers. "This drug can be the angel of life when used appropriately," said Mark Earley, attorney general of Virginia, where OxyContin abuse has led to at least 32 overdose deaths. "When used illegally it can be an angel of death OxyContin, a synthetic morphine hailed as a miracle drug for patients suffering severe Gerald Walsh, leprosy res researcher, dead of cancer at 65 Spring Into Your New Home With A Construction Loan Construction Loan Rates With Permanent Financing 1 Year 3 Year 5 Year Adjustable Adjustable Adjustable APR APR APR 6.69%* 7.32%* 7.70%* Annual percentage rate is for the term stated. Rates effective as of May 8, 2001 LENDER and are subject to change. The above rates are based on a 6 month construction phase.

Builders Inquiries Welcomed The Centreville National Bank OF MARYLAND Wholly Owned Subsidiary of Shore Bancshares, Inc. pain, has become a popular illicit drug in some parts of the country. Users grind the pills. snort the powder or inject a mixture of powder and water, hoping for an effect similar to that of heroin, officials said. Many users seek extra portions from doctors and pharmacists, but others simply break into drugstores or steal doctors' prescription pads to forge prescriptions.

Maryland Attorney General Joseph Curran Jr. said the abuse of the prescription drug is becoming a national problem, spreading from western Virginia and other parts of the Appalachian Mountains. More than 120 overdose deaths nationwide have been linked OxyContin. Earley said officials will study several state efforts to fight preincluding cat scratch dis- and Buruli ulcers, which are skin tute mainly in Africa. 29, 1935, in Trenton, N.J..

a bachelor's degree from their Mary's College in Emmitsreceive his master's degree tery the Special Forces Club in London. Mr. Soper is survived by his wife, Jane Todd Soper of Easton; two stepsons, Todd K. Vaughan of Baltimore and Randy M. Vaughan of Red Bank, N.J.; one brother, Michael Soper of London, England; and a cousin, Gen.

Donald Fletcher of Carisbrooke, Isle of Wight, England; four grandchildren; and two great grandchildren. A graveside memorial committal service will be 1 p.m., Sunday, May 20, in the Old Wye Parish Cemetery in Wye Mills. In lieu of flowers, memorials may be made to the American Cancer Society, 1138 Parsons Road, Salisbury, Md. 21803-0163. Arrangements by Moore Funeral Home, P.A., in Denton.

Izola S. Webb HILLSVILLE, Va. Izola S. Webb of Hillsville, Va. died on Sunday, May 13, 2001 at the Eldercare of Hillsville.

She was 88. Born June 13, 1912, in Floyd, she was the daughter of the late James L. and Laurena Mitchell Smith. From 1931 until 1950, she resided in Easton and from 1950 until 1987 in Kissimmee, Fla. Since 1987, she has resided in Hillsville, Va.

Her husband, Dorsey G. Webb, whom she married Nov. 14, 1927, died Jan. 9, 1955. Mrs.

Webb is survived by a daughter, Irene W. Dugger of Hillsville, a son, William H. Webb of Newland, N.C.; a sister, Katharine S. Wingate of Wilmington, a son-in-law, Bunky Dulin and his wife, Joyce of Cordova: nine grandchildren; 13 great-grandchildren; and one scription drug abuse and make recommendations to their respective legislatures. A potential national model includes a Kentucky system in which doctors, pharmacists, police, prosecutors and others can use the database to figure out whether a person is filling multiple prescriptions for.

the same drug at different locations, which might indicate the person is overusing or illegally selling the drug. Industry and federal officials are taking action as well, the attorneys general said. Last week, Purdue Pharma, the drug's -based maker, suspended shipments of large- dose tablets. Also this month, the Drug Enforcement Administration said it would target aggressively doctors and pharmacists who over-prescribe the medication. FREDERICK (AP) Walsh, an authority on leprosy, Sunday after a three-year struggle brain cancer.

He was 65. Walsh was scientific director American Leprosy Foundation thor of more than 150 scientific Truman E. Ambrose CHESTER Truman E. "Butch" Ambrose, 60, of Chester, owner of Rent All Mart, died of cancer Saturday, May 12, 2001 at home. He was born March 14, 1941 in Baltimore to William Eugene and Louise Frazier Ambrose.

He was a member Aberdeen Fire. Department and Band. He was a 1959 graduate of Aberdeen High School and also graduated from Harford Community College. For many years he played drums in the Marylander's Dance Band. He was a helicopter mechanic in the Maryland National Guard.

He worked as a bank manager for Equitable Trust at various locations in Harford County and in 1982 moved to Kent Island and managed the Annapolis branches. In 1985 he retired from banking and purchased the Rent All Mart in Chestertown. In 1989 he opened a second location in Grasonville. Mr. Ambrose was a member of the Queen Anne's and Kent County Chambers of Commerce and the American Rental Association.

He was also a member of the Queenstown Harbor Men's Golf League and The Men's Hog Neck Golf Association. Butch's avocations were racing cars, go-carts, and inboard hydroplanes; also, flying, boating, fishing, and golf. Mr. Ambrose is survived by his wife of 37 years, Renna Rebecca Craig Ambrose of Chester; a son, Bruce Eugene Ambrose of Grasonville; a daughter, Lynn Ambrose Lamb of Cordova; a grandson, Adam Eugene Lamb of Cordova; and a sister, Virginia Ambrose Weaver of Grasonville: The family will celebrate his life by receiving friends on May 20 between 1 to 4 p.m. at the Holiday Inn Express, Kent Narrows Grasonville.

Burial is to be private at Louden Park Cemetery in Baltimore. Memorial donations may be made to Queen Anne's County Hospice, 300 Del Rhodes Queenstown, Md. 21658 or Queen Anne's County Youth Golf Association, Queenstown Harbor Golf Links, 310 Links Lane, Queenstown, Md. 21658. Arrangements by Fellows, Helfenbein Newnam Funeral Home, P.A., Chester.

www.fhnfuneralhome.com Leonard H. Cecil CHESTER Leonard H. Cecil of Chester died on Friday, May 11, 2001 at the Memorial Hospital, Easton. He was 86. Born July 18, 1914 in Oneida, he was the son of the late Harrison Leonard Cecil and Clara Phillips Cecil-Mounce.

He was raised in Somerset, Ky. and graduated from Somerset High School where he lettered in football and was selected to the "ALL CKC" team. He later earned a scholarship to the Indiana University. Mr. Cecil went to Washington, D.C.

and worked for the F.B.I. Wage Hour Division. He volunteered for the Coast Guard in WW II, was injured and discharged. He formed a number of construction-tool related companies and was owner and president of Moleco Drilling; Cecil Equipment and Ammo Tool Companies, all headquartered in Washington, D.C. After selling his interests in these companies, being an avid golfer, he formed the Pro Fit Golf Glove Company in 1967 and was active in this industry until his death.

P. died with of the and auarticles on leprosy and tuberculosis. His contributions included of leprosy bacteria in wild in the southeastern United discovery of the organisms rooting animals raised the although still unproven, He has lived on the Maryland Eastern Shore since 1988; as well as residing in Seattle and Tacoma, Wash. Mr. Cecil is survived by his wife, Kathleen C.

Cecil; a son, Leonard J. Cecil; a daughter, Ann K. Cecil; also grandchildren, Aron J. Schumacher of Ft. Hood, Nicholas L.

Schumacher of Baltimore, Matthew G. Schumacher of Seattle, Wash. and James E. Cecil of College Park; a brother, Andrew Mounce; and sisters, Lillian Mounce Burgin and Lois Mounce Tucker, all of Somerset, Ky. Memorial services will be held on Saturday, May 1 19, at the Fellows, Helfenbein and Newnam Funeral Home, Chester, at 5 p.m.

Interment will be at Arlington National Cemetery, Arlington, Va. at a later date. Memorial donations may be made to the. National Marfan Foundation, 382 Main Street, Port Washington, N.Y. 11050 www.marfan.org www.fhnfuneralhome.com Melville F.

Hubbard Jr. EASTON Melville Francis Hubbard A known as of Easton died Monday, May 14, 2001, at Easton Memorial Hospital. He was 68. He was born on Aug. 15, 1932 in Federalsburg, the son of the late Melville F.

Hubbard Sr. and Marie A. Gallagher Hubbard. He graduated from Federalsburg High School. He served in the United States Army.

He was a trucking company dispatcher and was also a pressman. He was a member of Union United Methodist Church in Federalsburg, and the VEW Post in Federalsburg. He is survived by son, Gregory Hubbard of Ridgely; two daughters, Joni Blizzard of Federalsburg, and Jennifer Coleman of Easton; three grandchildren; and a sister, Etta Mae Andrew of Federalsburg. Graveside services for him will be held on Wednesday, May 16, at 11 a.m. at Hill Crest Cemetery in Federalsburg.

Memorial donations can be made in his memory to Easton Memorial Hospital, Intensive Care Unit, 219 South Washington Street, Easton, Md. 21601. Arrangements by FramptomHawkins-Eskow Funeral Home, P.A., Federalsburg. For more information or letters of condolences please visit www.delmarvaobits.com. Esther M.

Jones CLAIBORNE Esther M. Jones of Claiborne died Sunday, May 13, 2001 at Memorial Hospital, Easton. She was 82. Born in Talbot County, Jan. 30, 1919, she was the daughter of the late William Raymond Sr.

and Florence Tarbutton Marshall of St. Michaels. After graduating from St. Michaels High School, she married T. Otis Jones.

They resided in Claiborne, where they owned and operated the Claiborne Supply Company and Post Office until his death in October 1979 and her retirement in 1981. Mrs. Jones is survived by two sons, Theodore T. Jones and Lawrence P. Jones Sr.

and his wife, Linda, of Claiborne; two grandchildren, Hambleton of Bozman and L. Phillip Jones Jr. of St. Michaels; three great-grandchildren, P.T. Hambleton IV, D.

Brooks Hambleton and Alexis J. Jones; two broth- ease can be spread detection well as through armadillos tact, said Walsh's States. The Walsh adso helped in the soil- tionally recognized possibility, TB vaccines and that the dis- He worked with ers, W. Raymond Marshall Jr. and Charles P.

Marshall; and two sisters, Florence M. George and Betty Seymour. Two sisters. Frances M. Covey and Elsie M.

Jones, are deceased. Funeral services will be held Wednesday, May 16, at 11 a.m. at I Fellows, Helfenbein Newnam Funeral Home, Easton. Friends may call on Tuesday from 7 to 9 p.m. and one hour prior to the service on Wednesday.

Burial will be at Woodlawn Memorial Park, Easton. Memorial donations may be made to Johns Hopkins Children's Center, Development, 11 Market Place Ste. 901, Baltimore, Md. 21202 or St. Michaels Fire 1001 South Talbot St.

Michaels, Md. 21663. see www.fhnfuneralhome.com Joan E. Jernigan MILLINGTON Joan Elizabeth Jernigan of Millington died May 13, 2001. She was 22.

Funeral services will be 2 p.m., May 17, at Zeller Funeral Home, East New Market, where friends may call May 16 from 7 to 9 p.m. Interment will follow in Unity Washington Cemetery. Stanley H. Myers CHESTER Stanley H. Myers, 84, of Chester died Monday, May 14, 2001 at Memorial Hospital, Easton.

Funeral service Thursday, May 17, at 11 a a.m. at Fellows, Helfenbein and Newnam Funeral Home, Chester; friends may call from 3-5 and 7- 9 on Wednesday. www.fhnfuner alhome.com Roy B. Nordike HURLOCK Roy B. Nordike of Hurlock died Saturday, May 12, 2001 at Dorchester General Hospital, Cambridge.

He was 46. Born Sept. 30, 1954 in Easton, he was the son of Roy Dean Nordike of Easton and the late Helen R. i Nordike. Mr.

Nordike served 22 years in the U.S. Air Force, retiring as a a R. B. NORDIKE. Sergeant.

After his discharge, he worked for a short time for the U.S. Postal Service. At the time of his death, he was working with Lawn Care, as a truck driver for Dennis Reid Jr. and as an auto mechanic for Richard Thurman. In addition to his father, he is survived by his wife, Theresa Ann Nordike of Hurlock; two sons, Richard Kenneth Nordike and David Joseph Nordike; two daughters, Sara Jamie-Lynn Nordike and Jessica Lea-Ann Pedal On Over To Repeat Boutique's 0 Retirement Sale OFF Resale Prices $5 $10 Racks Starts May 15th Talbot Town Shopping Center Easton 410-822-8763 environmentally a's eases as well, human-to-human con- ease and son, Douglas.

lesions found develop an interna- Born July model for testing he earned therapies. Mount St. other infectious dis- burg and OBITUARIES Nordike, all of Hurlock: one brother. Joseph D. Nordike of Easton: seven sisters, Theresa N.

Reid of Rhodesdale, Mary Helen Lowery of Tilghman, Jane V. Pajula of Easton, Kay F. Wilson of Easton, Carol R. Chrysovergis of Baltimore, Rita M. Harner of Boonsboro Joan N.

Dyott of Easton; and many nieces and nephews. Viewing will be Thursday, May 17 from 7 to 9 p.m. at Grace Baptist Church on Academy St. in Hurlock. Funeral services will be Friday, May 18 at 1 p.m.

at the church with Pastor Dave Stewart officiating. Burial will follow at the Maryland Veterans Cemetery of the Eastern Shore. Beulah. Memorial contributions may be made to Roy B. Nordike Family Fund, National Bank of Cambridge, P.O.

Box Hurlock, Md. 21643 or at any bank branch. Arrangements are by Zeller Funeral Home, East New Market. Brian M. Soper NEW CHURCH, ISLE OF WIGHT, ENGLAND Brian M.

Soper of New Church, Isle of Wight, England, died Friday, April 20, 2001 at St. Mary's Hospital in Newport, Isle of Wight. He was 80 years old. Born in New Church, Mr. Soper was the son of the late William and Helen Soper.

Mr. Soper attended Cambridge University. He retired in the late 1970s from the British Air Force. In World War II he was a member of the British Intelligence Service. Mr.

Soper was a member of doctorate from St. Thomas InstiAdvanced Studies in Cinemnati. Survivors include Walsh's wife, Lee VanDeRyt Walsh, and four children. He will be buried at Mount St. Mary's CemeEmmitsburg.

great In addition to her husband, a daughter, Betty Jean Dulin: a son. James Webb: and a brother. Harold B. Smith, is deceased. Graveside services will be held on Wednesday, May 16, at 2 p.m.

at Woodlawn Memorial Park. Easton. Friends may call at the Fellows. Helfenbein Newnam Funeral Home. Easton, on Wednesday from 12:30 until 1:30 p.m.

Memorial donations may be made to Talbot Hospice Foundation, 586 Cynwood Dr. Easton. Md. 21601. see www.Ihnfuneral home.com R.

Sherwood Wright CAMBRIDGE R. Sherwood Wright 75, of Cambridge, died May 13. 2001 at Dorchester General Hospital. Friends call Wednesday, 7 to 9 at CurranBromwell Funeral Home, P.A. Funeral services 1 p.m., Thursday, at the funeral home.

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