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2B The Jackson Sun, Jackson, Thursday, August 29, 1991 Abortion clinic damaged clinic at about 7:45 a.m. EDT, police said. The clinic normally CHATTANOOGA (AP) A clinic which performs abortions was damaged this morning by vandals who tore two air conditioning units from its roof and spray-painted "killer" on the side of the building. Fran Mazzucco, manager of the Chattanooga Women's Clinic, said no one was injured but that the building was severely damaged. Roofing materials were scattered in front of the one-story building and windows were broken, she said.

Officers responding to a burglar alarm across the road discovered debris in front of the Meeting seeks JCM comments DEATHS Louise Morris Adcox BROWNSVILLE Services for Louise Morris Adcox, 77, were held today at Brownsville Funeral Home. Burial was in Brownsville Memorial Gardens. Mrs. Adcox, a homemaker, died Tuesday night at Jackson-Madison County General Hospital. She was married to James L.

Adcox. They had seven children, Frances Jewell Maddox, Pansy Irene Burse, Josephine Jones, Robert Lee Leek and Roy Leek, all of Brownsville, Dessie Mae Roberson of Milan, and Odie B. Leek of Somerville. Thelma Ward Services for Thelma Ward, 84, wall be at 2 p.m. Friday at Law-rence-Sorensen Funeral Home.

Burial will be in Mt Pleasant Cemetery in Chester County. 'Mrs. Ward died Wednesday night at Jackson-Madison County General Hospital. She was married to Burl Ward of Beech Bluff. They had a daughter, Sue Buckley of Jackson.

For more information call the funeral home at 424-2424. Alton Brown ENVILLE Services for Alton Brown, 84, will be at 2 p.m. Friday at Milledgeville Church of Christ Burial will be in Milledgeville Cemetery. Mr. Brown, a retired farmer and carpenter, died Wednesday morning at his home.

He was married to Hattie Ida Holley Brown. They had a son, Joe Neil Brown of Memphis. For more information, call Casey Funeral Home of Henderson at 989-2421. Mary Pledge HUMBOLDT Mary Pledge, 76, died Wednesday night at Jackson-Madison County General Hospital. Arrangements are Incomplete.

For more Information, call Gibson County Funeral Home at 784-1797 or Stephenson-Shaw Funeral Home of Jackson at Mary Ann Kirk BETHEL SPRINGS Services for Mary Ann Kirk, 89, will be at 1 p.m. Friday at Shackelford Funeral Home in Selmer. Burial will be in Wide Oak Cemetery nearRamer. Mrs. Kirk, a homemaker, died Monday at McNairy County General Hospital in Selmer.

She was married to the late Joseph Richard Kirk. They had three children, Reecy Lambert of Bethel Springs, Celeste Dancer of Ramer and Eva Reynolds of Hammond, Ind. For more information, call the funeral home at 645-3481. Lenora Childs Services for Lenora Childs, 95, will be at 11 a.m. Friday at St Luke's Episcopal Church.

Burial will be in Ridgecrest Cemetery. Mrs. Childs, a homemaker, died Tuesday at Baptist Memorial Hospital East in Memphis. She was married to the late Smith Coleman Childs. They had two children, Mary Grace Webb of Sarasota, Fla.

and and Josephine Dismuke of Memphis. For more information, call George Smith and Sons' Main Street Chapel at 427-5555. Lessle Key Services for Lessie Key, 88, will be at 10:30 a.m. Friday at George A Smith and Sons' South Chapel. Burial will be in Lester's Chapel Cemetery in Madison County.

Mrs. Key, a homemaker, died Tuesday at Jackson-Madison County General Hospital. She was married to the late Clarence Key. They had a daughter, Elizabeth Bouchard of Clearwater, Fla. For more information, call the funeral home at 423-2212.

Utile Gillespie FINGER Lillie Gillespie, 89, died Wednesday at Jackson-Madison County General Hospital's Specialty Unit Arrangements are Incomplete. For more information, call Stephenson-Shaw Funeral Home at its Henderson chapel at 989-2222 or its Jackson's office at 427-7411. DEATHS ELSEWHERE Mikhail Agursky, Soviet dissident JERUSALEM (AP) Dr. Mikhail Agursky, a pillar of the Soviet scientific establishment who became a dissident and campaigner for Soviet Jewry, was found dead Tuesday in his hotel room in Moscow. He was 58.

The Hebrew University said he apparently died of a heart attack. An Israeli citizen since 1975, he was in the Soviet Union for a brief visit Agursky was a member of the Soviet Academy of Sciences specializing in physics and cybernetics and an adviser to the Soviet military Industry before his faith in communism ebbed and he became an opponent of the Soviet system. At the Hebrew University in Jerusalem, Agursky turned his research efforts to Soviet affairs and became a popular commentator. Waldo Mcintosh, Scottish, Indian chief TULSA, Okla. (AP) Waldo Emerson Mcintosh, chief of the Creek Nation from 1961 to 1971, died Wednesday at age 98.

Mcintosh was both a descendant of the Highland Scottish Mcintosh clan and Creek tribal chiefs and was fiercely proud of both heritages. He enjoyed telling how he attended Mcintosh clan gathering In Scotland wearing full Creek regalia, Gary Ormsby, former hot rod champ LOS ANGELES (AP) Drag racer Gary Ormsby, a National Hot Rod Association champion who once raced his car against a Navy jet and lost, died Wednesday of cancer, He was 49. Ormsby, who was diagnosed with intestinal cancer last month, died In his hometown of Ros-eville, said Roseville Hospital nursing supervisor Amy Holness. Your comments about whether the school district should renovate Jackson Central-Merry High School or build a new central high school will be sought at a 6:30 p.m. meeting Sept 5.

The program will start promptly with a review of a consultant's report that outlines the facilities of the 63-year-old school, said Superintendent Lester Beason. Architects have estimated that renovating the school would cost about $5 million largely because of asbestos-handling costs and building a new school could cost $10 million to $12 million. Tanner to speak at U.S. Rep. John Tanner will make several stops throughout Carroll, Crockett and Benton counties as a part of a series of town meetings.

The meetings Include: TUESDAY Friendship City Hall, 9 a.m. Crockett Mills Post Office, 9:40 a.m. Maury City Hall, 10:20 a.m. Frog Jump-Frog Jump Grocery, 11:10 a.m. Johnson's Grove-Hilliard's Grocery, noon.

Alamo-Crockett County Courthouse, PAID ANNOUNCEMENT Ozone study to go to Great Smoky Mountains Edward Alexander SAVANNAH Services for Edward Alexander, 75, will be at 3 p.m. Friday at Second Baptist Church. Burial will be in Holland's Creek Cemetery. Mr. Alexander, a retired employee for Brach's Candy Co.

in Chicago, died Wednesday night at Jackson-Madison County General Hospital. He was married to Myrtle Seaton Alexander. They had seven children, Kenneth D. Alexander, James E. Alexander and Ed Alexander all of Adams-ville, Jackie D.

Alexander of Chuckey, Mary Joyce Stewart of Stantonville, Willie E. Carter of Gallatin and Laura Mae Smith of Sheffield, Ala. For more information, call Shackelford Funeral Home at 92M000. Ela Stayton Ela Stayton died today at Jackson-Madison County General Hospital's Specialty Unit Arrangements are incomplete. For more information, call Law-rence-Sorensen Funeral Home at 424-2424.

Zula Halstead Services for Zula Halstead, 89, will be at 1 p.m. Friday at George A. Smith and Son's South Chapel. Burial will be in Bemis Cemetery. Mrs.

Halstead, a retired employee for Bemis Mills, died Wednesday night at her home. She was married to the late Joseph Talyor Halstead. They had four children, Inetha Faye Perkins and Gloria Jean Tapley, both of Jackson, Wanda Mae Muse of Pinson and Marie Bennett of Clo-vis, NM. For more Information, call the funeral home at 423-2212, DeloresTodd HUNTINGDON Delores Todd died Sunday night in Dayton, Ohio. Arrangements are incomplete.

For more Information, call Dil-day Funeral Home at 986-8281. Researchers have identified symptoms of pollution under controlled conditions at the Smokies' Uplands Research Laboratory. Now they are moving into the field. "Are we having visible injury in the eastern forests? That's the 64 dollar question," said Art Chappelka, assistant professor of forest biology at Auburn University. A team of scientists from the National Park Service, Pennsylvania State University and Auburn hopes to find out through ties.

Sponsor, area Rotary Clubs. Activities include: Lecture, 10 a.m., Union's G.M. Savage Memorial Chapel. Speaker Dr. Robert B.

Sims, senior vice president of the National Geographic Society, the world's largest non-profit scientific and educational institution. Rotary luncheon, noon, Lambuth's Wilder College Union Colonial Room. Seminars, 2 p.m., Lambuth and Union. Informal discussions on Baha'l Faith, 6:30 p.m., 1270 Montezuma Road in Henderson. Golden Circle Optimist Club annual banquet, 7 p.m., Jackson Civic Center.

Speaker. Ralph Boston, general partner and sports director for WKXT-TV in Knoxville. (668-8654; 424-6744; 668-8173) Montezuma Homecoming, 7 p.m., northwest Chester County community. Activities Include: Parade, 7 p.m. Dance, 8 p.m.

Features Jimmy Melton Band. West Tennessee Cotton Festival, 8 p.m. Friday, Crockett County Community Center. Features country-and-western dance with Pure Country Band. $3.

HOSPITAL REPORT BROWNSVILLE Methodist Haywood Park General Hospital Admitted Wednesday: Mildred Reid, Brownsville. HUMBOLDT Humboldt General Hospital Admitted Wednesday: Sara Ann Parrish, baby boy Parrish, Humboldt; Annette Carol Barnett, Mary Sue Buchanan, Trenton; Deborah Dyer, baby boy Dyer, Medina. HUNTINGDON Baptist Memorial Hospital-Huntingdon Admitted Wednesday: Betty Jamison, Harry Bonkowski, Bradley Wadkins, Huntingdon; James Jarrett, Cedar Grove; Dennis Hodge, Yuma; Orbin Jones, Wildersville; Mamie Tate, McK-enzle. LEXINGTON Methodist Hospital of Lexington Discharged Wednesday: Kelly Foster, Yuma MARTIN HCA Volunteer General Hospital Admitted Wednesday: Emma Smith, Union City; Heather Mulllns, Martin; Paul Needham, Dresden; Mary Beth El-kins, Gadsden. MILAN City of Milan Hospital Discharged Wednesday: Franklin Es-sary, Milan; Martha Oliver, Trezevant PARSONS Decatur County General Hospital Admitted Wednesday: Ida Houston, Willie Pearcy, Parsons.

SAVANNAH Hardin County General Hospital Admitted Wednesday: Tammy Garlln, opens about a.m. Mazzucco said no one was at the clinic when the attack, oc-! curred. She suggested it was connected to anti-abortion sen- -timent in Wichita, where more than 1,500 people have been arrested for blocking. clinic. What would you think?" she answered when a reporter' asked if the attack was motivated by the Wichita protests The Chattanooga clinic has been the site of anti-abortion protests in recent years.

The official, court-ordered! report by consultants Bill Wise; and Larry Winecoff is "the only-report we have and at the present time we're not putting; anything else together," said Beason. "I am not advocating any-; thing and I don't want to advocate anything," Beason said; just want to give the bare facts'; and discuss the costs. I don't want to prejudice anyone front I want to look at all the: possibilities." Beason said in addition to! speaking at the meeting, residents can write their comments -down on cards that will be vided. town meetings 1:15 p.m. Gadsden City Hall, 2:40 p.m.

Bells City Hall, 3:30 p.m. THURSDAY Big Sandy City Hall, 8:50 am. Eva-Post Office, 9:50 a.m. Camden-Benton County 10:30 a.m. Holladay-Post Office, 12:45 p.m.

Bruceton City Hall, 1:45 p.m. Hollow Rock City Hall, 2:20 p.m. Buena Vista-Noles' Grocery, 3:10. p.m. Westport-Post Office, 3:45 p.

ra. Yuma-Rainey's Grocery, 4:25 p.m. Clarksburg-Post Office, 5 p.m. supplied by West Funeral Directors Mrs. Smith Coleman Childs Services for Mrs.

Smith: Coleman Childs, 95, will be at 11 a.m. Friday from St. Luke's Episcopal Church with Father-Charles Flliatreau Burial will be In Ridgecrest Cemetery with George A. Smith and Sons Main Street Chapel in charge of arrangements. Mrs.

Childs died Tuesday: ct Baptist Hospital East in Mem-: phis after a short illness. She was born in Huntingdon Tennessee, daughter of the late Alvin and Josephine McCall Hawklns and had made! her: home in Jackson for more than sixty years. Her husbdnfl, Smith Coleman Childs, -preceded her in death in 1969. She was the granddaughter of the first Republican Governor of Tennessee, a member of LeP-' orte Bonheur, Bal Masque, the McDowell Music Club, the: Jackson Golf and Country Club and Mary Anna Ashby Milk Fund. She was a member of St.

Luke's Episcopal Church. Surviving are two Mary Grace Webb of and Josephine Dismuke of: Memphis, five grandchildren, William Jeffrey Jones of San Clemente, Mary Grace-Blackmon of Ft. Myers, Howard Dismuke of: Richmond, Lenora Childs Dismuke of Atlanta, Ga. and: Melinda McCall Dismuke of Columbia, S.C. and eight' great-grandchildren.

The family will receive friends at the Main Street Chapel of: George A. Smith and Sons this evening from 7 to 9 p.m. George A. Smith Sons 427-5555 Mrs. Lessle Key Services for Mrs.

Lessle Key, 88, widow of Clarence Key will be at 10:30 a.m. Friday from the South Chapel of George A. Smith and Sons with Rev. Joe Thornton of- flclating. Burial will be in Lest-' er's Chapel Cemetery.

Mrs. Key died Tuesday at Jack- -son Madison County General Hos- pltal after an Illness of three; years. She was born In McNairy County, daughter of the late Cleveland and Melissa Hurst Fortune and had lived in Jackson most of her life. She was a member of Lest- i er's Chapel United Methodist Church. She is survived by a Elizabeth Bouchard of Clearwa--ter, two sisters, Ruth Johnson and Eva King, a brother, Paul Fortune all of Jackson and a grandson, Stephen Darby of Chi- cago, II.

The family will receive friends at the South Chapel of George A. Smith and Sons this evening from 6 to 9 p.m. George A. Smith and Sons South Chapel 423-2212 IN LOVING MEMORY Virginia Lee Cashon Young 29 Aug 20 03 July W- Information Tennessee Mrs. Thelma Ward Services for Mrs.

Thelma Ward, 84, will be Friday at 2 p.m. from the Chapel of Law-rence-Sorensen Funeral Home with Rev. Harold Montgomery officiating. Burial will follow in Mt. Pleasant Cemetery in Chester County.

Mrs. Ward died Wednesday night at Jackson Madison County General Hospital. She was born in Chester County, educated In the Chester County schools and was a member of the Big Springs Methodist Church. She was the daughter of the late Will Clifford and Angie Butler Clifford. Survivors Include her husband, Burl Ward of Beech Bluff, her daughter and son-in-law, Sue Buckley and Neal Buckley of Jackson, three grandchildren, Reggie and wife Becky Buckley of Anderson, S.C., Barry Buckley of Beech Bluff and Angie Buckley of Jackson and two great-grandchilden, Laren Buckley and Andrew Buckley.

Active pallbearers requested to meet at the funeral home at 1:30 p.m. will be Jimmy Clifford, Wallace Gilliam, Norman Ward, Dennis Clifford, Bryan Clifford and Thomas Connor. Honorary pallbearers will be Joe Garner, Wayne Ross and Harold Johnson. The family will receive friends after 6 p.m. today at the funeral home.

Lawrence-Sorensen Funeral Home 424-2424 Helen Lucille Montgomery Thompson Services for Helen Thompson will be Saturday, August 31, 1991 at 11 a.m. at St. Matthew's United Methodist Church In Chicago, Illinois. Mrs. Thompson passed away Monday evening, August 26.

She was the daughter of the late Lucille and Roy Montgomery. She was married to the late Floyd Thompson. They had two daughters, Shirley Turner and Floy-dene Hall. Burial will be In Illinois. For more Information write or call 401 E.

32nd Street, Apt. 1115, Chicago, Illinois 60616, 312-225-2332 or A. A. Rayner Funeral Home, 318 E. 71st Street, Chicago, Illinois, 312-846-6133.

DEAR FRIENDS, Thank you for the beautiful flowers the delicious food and your prayers. It means so much to our family to know people are praying for us. May God bless each and everyone. The Raymond Brltt Family (AP) Scien tists are moving their studies on the harmful effects of ozone pollution from the laboratory to the wilds of the Great Smoky Mountains National Park. "Now that we've verified injury In the (laboratory), and we know it is ozone, we need to take it to the park level," park service spokesman Jim Renfro said.

"How do we relate it to the mature forest? That's really the goal," he said of a study begun this week on selected trees in the Smokies. RECORD WHArSOOINOON TODAY Carroll County Fair, all day, fairgrounds in Huntingdon. Adults, children, 6-12, children younger than Activities include: "Senior Adult Day," until 5 p.m. Junior Miss Fairest of the Fair for ages 13-15, 7 p.m. Fairest of the Fair for ages 16-20, 8 p.m.

Special Arts" exhibit, unUl 9 p.m., Jackson-Madison County Library. Art exhibit represents the work of artists from different District Sites of Very Special Arts Tennessee who happen to be mentally, physically or emotionally challenged. (423-0225) ''Rally In the Alley," 5-8 p.m., alley between Old Country Store on the Square and Sand's Florist Cosponsors: Jackson Downtown Development CorpJackson Main Street; Old Country Store on the Square; Power 92-FM; Horton and Associates Insurance Adjusters and Real Estate Appraisers. In case of rain, rally will be inside restaurant Features Cajun Country Cookers, Fabulous Delac-ardos and Phillip Reynolds The Faithfuls. Music only: $3.

Plates: barbecued chicken (12 chicken), $7, barbecued ribs (12 slab), $9. (427-7573) "Preserve Planet Earth" symposium, 7 p.m., Boling University Center at University of Tennessee at Martin. Sponsor area Rotary Clubs. Speaker Dr. John W.

Firor, director of the advanced study program at the National Center for Atmospheric Research in Boulder, Cola A panel discussion will follow. FRIDAY Carroll County Fair, all day, Huntingdon. Admission details under Today. Activities include: Dairy judging, 10 a.m. Baby show for children up to 3, 7 p.m.

Western horse show, 7:30 p.m. Paintings by the Jackson Art Association, 8 a.m.-5 p.m., The Jackson Clinic Thirty pieces in various mediums will be on display. Exhibit continues through Oct 9. "Bemis Village Milling Around Ro-salee's 9 a.nt-4 p.m., Carnegie Center for Arts and History. Also on display will be items from "The Feeding and Clothing of America" collection of textile bags and items made from them exhibited by Anna Lue Cook.

Visual art exhibit by Mary Spellings, 9 a.m.-S p.m., City Hall. The rotating visual art exhibit will feature watercolor, acrylic and pastel paintings. Spellings, a graduate of Union University, will feature paintings of mountain landscapes, outdoor scenes, and portraits of children and senior citizens. "Very Special Arts" exhibit, 9:30 a.m.- 9 p.m., Jackson-Madison County Library, See Today for details. "Preserve Planet Earth" symposium, 10 a.m., Lambuth and Union Diversi liar pollution patterns from wind currents.

All three species of trees are quick to show symptoms of ozone injury, Chappelka said. Climbers from Barton Tree Service of Dandridge began collecting samples from the trees Tuesday. The scientists will be evaluating them back in the laboratory. Ozone is formed when emissions from solvents, paints or fossil fuels react with nitrous oxide and sunlight The result is an extremely toxic pollution. new home, $45,000.

Archie Pack, 519 Stone Road, new home, $24,000. and Construction, 240 Hughes Road, new home, $70,000. Bill Ward, 76 Caldwell Road, new home, $80,000. Darryl Cox, 23 Pleasant Oak Cove, new home, $127,000. POLICE BLOTTER These reports were on file this morning with the Jackson police and the Madison County Sheriffs Department-Burglaries and thefts over $500 Ronny J.

Dingledine of the 2000 block of Highway 70E reported a person given permission to drive his 1987 Nissan Sentra, valued at $3,500, failed to return it Wednesday afternoon. Melvin Epperson of the 200 block of Bascom Road; reported a burglary of his home. Taken was were two VCRs, video tapes and case, jewelry, a shotgun, cash, and a television remote control device total value $928. Max Price of 100 block of Molze Cutoff Road reported a burglary at his home. Property valued at a total of $14,804 was taken, including a computer and computer programs and equipment, jewelry, a cross bow, and camcorder.

Larry Enzor of Nowell Street reported someone broke into his home, taking $200 in cash, an estimated $1,300 in stereo equipment, Jewelry, prescription drugs, a VCR and video tapes. Jesse March of the 500 block of Preston St; reported his $2,500 Pontiac was stolen while parked on the 700 block of Whitehall. Delaine Clenny of 1160 Hollywood reported the theft of a $1,200 Thumax vacuum cleaner. Natalie Douglas and William Brewer, both of apartments on the 1000 block of N. Highland reported the tires and wheels were stolen from their vehicles.

Douglas estimated her loss at $500 and Brewer estimated his at $750. Arrests Kevin Cunningham, 30, of 576 Airways and Edgar E. Beard, 31, of Rt 3, Henderson, were charged with two counts theft of property valued at $1,000 to $10,000. Police alleged that while working as a security guard at NOMA, Cunningham allowed Beard to enter the building and take two mowers on two occasions. The mowers turned up in Chester County were they were sold, police reported.

FIRE CALLS These reports were on file with the Madison County Fire Department: COUNTY Wednesday 8:02 a.m. U.S. 70 east of Jackson, investigation, 8:09 p.m. A Neely Road, defective alarm. the Park Service-supported study.

The results will be compared to companion studies under way in the Shenandoah National Park in Virginia and Acadia National Park in Maine, Chappelka told The Knoxville News-Sentinel. A total of 270 black cherry, yellow poplar and sassafras trees have been singled out for analysis in three different plots in the Smokies. One plot is at the Uplands Center and the other two are along ridge tops where trees have shown pecu Savannah. SELMER McNairy County General Hospital Admitted Wednesday: Gyndee Hall, Adamsville. BIRTHS HUMBOLDT Humboldt General Hospital Wednesday: Sara Ann Parrish, boy, Humboldt; Deborah Dyer, boy, Medina.

BUILDINO PERMITS Building permits in excess of $10,000 issued by Madison County Building Commissioner Jack Hall: Eddie Greenway, 142 Candlewlck Drive, new home, $50,000. James And Davis Keen, 117 Key Sent-er Road, new home, $24,000. Miller and Sanders, 40 and 41 Clement Drive, new homes, $55,000 each. Mike Drake Construction, 50 Clear-view Drive, new home, $70,000. David Freeman, 56 Foxworth Drive, new home, $50,000.

John Allen Construction, west of Moore Road, repairs, $50,000. Maxie Davis, 67 Southshore Drive, new home, $60,000. L.L. Scott Construction, 345 Turners Loop, addition, $16,000. Thomason and Thomason, new homes, 401 Crawford Springs Road, $25,000, and 190 Liberty Claybrook Road, $45,000.

Blue Hawaiian Pools, additions, 211 McClellan, $13,700, and 66 Elmhurst, $13,500. Charles Latham, 43 Luces Cove, new home, $40,000. Cupples Construction, 43 Clearfield Drive, new home, $80,000. Carol Bates, 125 Fitzgerald Road, new home, $45,000. Leonard Dlflee Construction, 70 and 150 Candlewlck Drive, new homes, $50,000 each.

Jesse Spain, 44 Bloomfleld Cove, new home, $68,400. David A and Deborah Canada, 4355 U.S. 412 west of Jackson, addition, $40,000. David Hoover, 36 Country Chase Drive, new home, $80,000. Bobby Coady Construction, 33 Clement Drive, new home, $47,000.

Felix King Construction, 63 Clearfield Drive, new home, $65,000. Wallace Browning, 4338 Old Medina Road, new home, $50,000. Cindy Overton Construction, new homes, 26 Buck Ridge Cove, $85,000, and 11 Lake of the Woods. $104,000. Wlllard Collins, Greenview Drive, new home, $43,000.

Poly M. Contractors, O'Kena Drive, new home, $315,000. Best Homes, 278 Cedarfield, addition, $22,900. Randy Urig, 90 Northfolk Cove, new home, $55,000. Dudley Sanders, 618 Rochelle Roat, Death Notice Policy.

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