The Clarion-Ledger I Thursday, February 21, 1991 JACKSON-AREA EA DEATHS R.B. Dossett, businessman From Staff and Wire Reports NATCHEZ Dossett, 75, a businessman and community leader known to many as Mr. Natchez Trace, died of complications from cancer Tuesday at Humana Hospital. Services are 10 a.m. today at St.
Mary's Cathedral with burial at 3 p.m. in Roseland Park Cemetery in Hattiesburg. Laird Funeral Home is handling arrangements. Mr. Dossett was born in the small Jones County community of Mozelle.
He began his business career during World War II when he became the owner of a restaurant near Hattiesburg that catered to Camp Shelby soldiers. Mr. Dossett moved to Natchez 22 years ago to begin what was to become a family empire of car dealerships. He and his brother, C.E. Dossett, bought McPhail Oldsmobile in the late 1960s and co-founded Dossett Oldsmobile.
During the past 30 years, the Dossett family dealerships expanded into north Mississippi, the Gulf Coast and Louisiana. In 1955, Mr. Dossett built and operated one of the first movie theaters for blacks in Natchez, called the ACE Theater. "He was an absolute gentleman, fine businessman and a pleasure to work with," said John Seymour, former president of the Natchez-Adams County Chamber of Commerce and Industrial Foundation. It was during Seymour's five-year stint in Natchez that the Chamber named Mr.
Dossett Natchezian of the Year 1989. He was a member of the Chamber, Industrial Foundation and the Chamber's Go-Team, which traveled the country to attract industry to Natchez. Mr. Dossett was also known as Mr. Natchez Trace because he was instrumental in the 1970s and early 1980s in getting the continuation of the Natchez Trace Parkway funded.
"The time and effort out of his own pocket in working for the Natchez Trace Parkway is immeasurable," friend and local businessman Larry Brown said. "He was really responsible for a lot of the work that happened on this end of the Trace." Mr. Dossett's wife said her husband's tenacity motivated him. "He was a doer. He would see something that needed doing and cut through the junk," Betty Dossett said.
"He loved life. He was an eternal optimist," she said. "The glass was never half empty." Other survivors include: sons, R.B. Dossett of Tupelo, Danny Dossett of Hattiesburg and Kevin Jenkins and David Jenkins, both of Natchez; brother, C.E. Dossett and R.E.
Dossett, both of Natchez; sisters, Mary D'Ingianni of Houston, Texas, Sue Kazmierski of Los Angeles, and Vera Grisson of Naples, and four grandchildren. Merid Rea Broome railroad master mechanic FLORENCE Merid Rea Broome, 92, railroad master mechanic, died of pneumonia Monday at Methodist Medical Center. Services are 10 a.m. today at Baldwin-Lee Funeral Home in Pearl with burial in Florence Cemetery. A Marion County native, Mr.
Broome had lived in Florence for eight years. Mr. Broome was a veteran of World War I. After the war, he returned to Mississippi and served as night marshal of Water Valley until he was recruited by the Illinois CenBALDWIN-LEE JACKSON 5235 Robinson Rd. Ext.
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Baldwin-Lee Fridaspel Visit 6-9 p.m. EST. 1929 Flood threat remains for residents of Delta as river stages go higher MISSISSIPPI DEATHS Mike Adams, 45, factory worker, Vicksburg; 2 p.m. Saturday, Poulson Funeral Home in Benton, burial in Masonic and Odd Fellows Cemetery in Benton, visitation is from 5-8 p.m. today at Fisher-Riles Funeral Home Mathew M.
Beck 67, car dealer, Drew; 2 p.m. today, ThweattKing Funeral Home of Cleveland, burial in the Drew Cemetery Leon Ellis, 60, retired carpenter, Carthage; 2 p.m. today, Wilcox Funeral Home burial in the Shockalo Cemetery in Leake County Jack Andrew Wood, 53, retired plant worker, Philadelphia; 11 a.m. Friday, Westside Baptist Church in Macon, burial in Salem Cemetery in Macon, co*ckrell Funeral Home in Macon William Denton King, 69, farmer and carpenter, Monticello; 2 p.m. today, Wilson Funeral Home, burial in Allen Cemetery near Monticello June J.
Southall Mcteer, 59, retired bookkeeper, Greenville; 2 p.m. today, Greenlawn Cemetery, Mortimer Funeral Home Ruby L. Thompson, 88, retired practical nurse, Fayette; 2 p.m. Friday, Fayette Chapel Christian Church, burial in McCaa Cemetery, visitation is 10 a.m. to 07 p.m.
today at Rollins Funeral Home Ora Lee Shaw, 89, retired factory worker, Monticello; 3:30 p.m. today, Stringer Funeral Home of Crystal Springs, burial in Crystal Springs City Cemetery Muriel Elise Spell, 72, retired business owner, Colorado Springs, 2 p.m. today, at Stringer Funeral Home of Crystal Springs, burial in Georgetown Cemetery Walter Howard Turner, 58, businessman, West Point; 2 p.m. today, West End Baptist Church, burial in Greenwood Cemetery, visitation is 1:30 p.m. today at Calvert Funeral Home tral Railroad to help control strikers in St.
Louis. He later became a mechanic. After 65 years of work with the railroad, he retired and moved to Terry. He was a member of First Baptist Church of Terry. He was a lifetime member of No.
504 Masonic Lodge and the Queen City Order of Eastern Star, both in Fairview Heights, Ill. He was also a member of the Wahabi Shrine of Jackson. Survivors include: daughters, Netajean Broome Kappessar of Ladue, Alice Myers of Raytown, and Helen Broome Jeude of Ballwin, brothers, I.J. Broome and R.E. Broome, both of Florence, and W.T.
Broome of Wharton, Texas; sister, Nettie Merle Speake of Terry; and eight grandchildren and 11 great -grandchildren. Wilma Pauline Harrison retired clerk Wilma Pauline Harrison, 83, of 162 Ford a retired travel clerk for the Armed Forces Examining Station, died of cancer Tuesday at her home. Services are 11 a.m. Saturday at Lakewood Memorial Funeral Home with burial in Lakewood Memorial Park. Miss Harrison was a native of Suqualena.
She was a member of Highland Baptist Church and the National Association of Retired Federal Employees. Survivors include a number of nieces and nephews. Nora Virginia McLain retired teacher BRANDON Nora Virginia McLain, 98, a retired Rankin County teacher, died Tuesday at Rankin Medical Center of congestive heart failure. Services are 2 p.m. today at Puckett Baptist Church with burial in Puckett Cemetery.
Visitation is from 10 a.m. until noon today. Baldwin-Lee Funeral Home of Pearl is handling arrangements. Miss McLain, a native of Puckett, was a member of First Baptist Church of Puckett. Survivors include: a sister-inlaw, Mattie McLain of Puckett.
Irene Bridges Raynham homemaker PASS CHRISTIAN Irene Bridges Raynham, 91, a homemaker, died of a heart attack Wednesday at Memorial Hospital in Gulfport. Graveside services are 10 a.m. Saturday in Lakewood Memorial Park. Visitation is at Wright Fer- Hutto's 354-0116 Horist 800-962-2418 Open 7 Days Greenbrook Flowers 948-2351 "Flowers For All Occasions" WRIGHT FERGUSON TELEPHONE 352-3632 MRS. EMMA P.
SCHMID 5025 Wayneland Dr. 3 p.m. Thursday St. Andrews Cathedral Visit: 10 a.m. to 12 noon Thursday MRS.
IRENE B. RAYNHAM Pass Christian, Formerly of Jackson 10 a.m. Lakewood Cemetery Visit: 7 p.m. to Friday CENTRALLY LOCATED HIGH AT NORTH WEST STREET NATIONAL MEMBER BY INVITATION MORTICIANS SELECTED From Staff and Wire Reports Flooding will increase in some parts of the state as water from torrential rains flows into already-swollen rivers and streams. Up to 9 inches of rain fell Monday and Tuesday in parts of the Delta while rainfall reached close to 6 inches in Tupelo.
Some families in waterlogged Delta cities began moving back into their homes Wednesday morning, while many along the Sunflower, Tallahatchie and Yazoo rivers continued to watch waters rise. "The Corps of Engineers expects an all time high on the Big Sunflower River sometime this weekend," said Joe Mooney, chief engineer for the Yazoo Mississippi Delta Levee Board in Clarksdale. The Sunflower jumped 17.1 feet Monday to 19.3 feet. "It's heartbreaking really," Mooney said. He said one family whose house flooded three times in 1989, was threatened in 1990 and is expected to flood this time.
Evacuations began in other areas Wednesday, including Lowndes County where waters crept over the banks of the Tombigbee River and Luxapalila Creek. Calls for help were flowing into the Lowndes County emergency operations center Wednesday as local rivers approached the levels that caused December flooding. Wednesday morning, the Tenn-Tom in Lowndes County was at 163.28 feet with flood stage 161 feet. The Tenn-Tom, which crested at 169 feet in December, is expected to crest at 171 feet Thursday. Luxapalila Creek was at 26.67 feet with flood stage 22 feet.
It should crest at 27 feet Friday and crested at 31.16 feet in December. "If the water got you in December, you'd better start making your plans now," volunteer dispatcher Richard Holloway told one caller. Picayune denies The Associated Press Councilman PICAYUNE The Picayune motion to deny PICAYUNE The Picayune City Council has refused to grant the Ku Klux Klan a parade permit. However, the council, meeting Tuesday, unanimously approved a parade permit for the Pearl River County Desert Storm support group. Picayune Mayor Woody Spiers said Jordan Gollub, a KKK grand dragon, met with the chief of police and the city manager before the meeting to work out a parade route from 3:15 to 5 p.m.
Saturday in Picayune. Mooney praised the Corps of Engineers for reducing the water levels in the four reservoirs in North Mississippi, which heavy rains filled in January. "We're in much better condition today because they managed those so well," Mooney said. Flood levels in Greenwood and to the north will approach 1973 flood levels, Mooney said, while areas south of Belzoni will be 3 to 4 feet lower because of flood control work done there. In 1973, the Tallahatchie River at Greenwood crested at 38 feet.
Roads in Itawamba and Clay counties damaged during December flooding have been further disabled by heavy rains this week. Itawamba County Supervisor Danny Holley, board president, said FEMA representatives in the county this week to complete assessments on December's flood damage had to quit work because of this week's flooding. Tuesday's rains also caused Monroe County to close 14 roads, said road manager James Whitlock. Lowndes County Road Manager Mickey Gentry said 24 roads are closed because of water or threats to bridges. More closings are expected.
In Calhoun County, Bruce Police Chief W.R. Hensley said students in a stranded school bus had to be rescued Tuesday and three homes evacuated near the Skuna River. All county schools were closed at noon Tuesday, and nine roads in Bruce. Calhoun County schools closed Wednesday. The American Red Cross set up a headquarters in Greenville.
Meals and clean-up kits were provided. High water affected about 200 homes in Bolivar County. "We've still got some streets blocked off, but our main roads and main highways have been cleared," said a Cleveland police spokesman. Klan parade permit Leavern Guy made a said of the parade. the permit, but it Watkins said he made a motion guson Funeral Home from 7-9 p.m.
Friday. Mrs. Raynham, a Crystal Springs native, was a resident of Jackson for 50 years. She had lived in Pass Christian for four months. She was a member of Riverside Independent Christian Church and was a Belhaven College graduate.
Survivors include: grandsons, W. Michael Fullilove of Long Beach, James D. Fullilove of Gulfport and Robert Fullilove of Austin, Texas; and grandaughter, Susan K. Whitehead of Roslindale, Mass. Milton Rudolph Steverson retired businessman PRENTISS Milton Rudolph Steverson, 84, of 1214 Winfield died of pneumonia Tuesday at Methodist Hospital in Wiggins.
Services are 2 p.m. Friday at Baldwin-Lee Chapel in Pearl with burial in Fannin Cemetery at Fannin. Visitation is 6-9 p.m. at BaldwinLee Funeral Home in Pearl. 0'Bryant-O'Keefe Funeral Home in Pascagoula is handling arrangements.
Mr. Steverson, a Fannin native, was a U.S. Navy veteran. He worked at Ingalls Shipyard in Pascagoula for several years. He was in the -demolition business in Jackson for a number of years.
He was active in the Nazarene church and helped build several Nazarene churches in Mississippi. Survivors include: daughters, Mary Lou Abot and Jo Ann Caton, both of Houston, Texas, Winnie Mae Tilley of Long Beach, and Edna Ruth Foytick of Damon, Texas; Steverson of Panama City, Rudolph Steverson of the Virgin Islands and Tommy Steverson of Gretna, sisters, Thelma Crockett of Jackson and Ida Mae Walt and Mary Grace Jones, both of West Palm Beach, brothers, Lloyd S. Steverson of Prentiss and J.H. Steverson Jr. of Seattle; and 11 grandchildren.
motion to deny the permit, but it died for a lack of a second. Guy said he offered the motion because of the Klan's history of violence and because the nation is now at war. He said he believes any Klan march could be viewed as a threat to a peaceful neighborhood. Councilman Larry Watkins made a motion to allow the parade permit, but it also died for a lack of a second. Spiers said the motion did not carry.
"I know of no other way to allow it without a council permit," Spiers Watkins said he made a motion to allow the march because he believes the Constitution should be upheld. He said his endorsem*nt is not of the organization but of its First Amendment rights. Gollub said the Klan should not be denied a permit because of the personal opinions of the councilmen. "I don't see why we should be denied our freedom of speech," Gollub said. "We will be here on Saturday, the 23rd, and we will exercise our First Amendment rights." Ban on new vo-tech programs urged By Cathy Hayden Clarion-Ledger Staff Writer The state's financial crisis is forcing junior college leaders to consider a ban on new vocational -technical programs.
The 10-member state Board for Community and Junior Colleges today will hear a recommendation from executive director Olon Ray to stop accepting proposals for vo-tech programs. "Under no circ*mstances should we initiate new programs in the future," Ray said. The junior college board has authority to approve or disapprove additions to the vocational-technical curriculum that now teaches auto mechanics, welding, business technology and other job skills to 15,443 students statewide. The board will discuss Ray's proposal at 1:30 p.m. in the Education and Research Center off Ridgewood Road in Jackson.
"It's unfortunate that we even have to think about such a thing. A moratorium sounds like a last resort and so final to me," said board member Paul Breazeale of Jackson. Proposals for new vo-tech programs are reviewed by the Office for Vocational-Technical Education at the state Department of Education before going to the ju- Breazeale said he would prefer more careful consideration of new programs rather than a ban. "We would just go the extra mile in making sure the need is really present, and that the need outweighed the use of the money in some other area," he said. Gov.
Ray Mabus in November cut money for state vocational-technical programs by $2.38 million. The state's 15 two-year colleges and secondary vo-tech programs jointly absorbed those cuts. Early this year, Mabus also cut $3.5 million in the colleges' $74 million state budget. Part of that money was also targeted for vo-tech students. Overall, Mabus has cut $60.2 million since August in anticipation of a shortfall in the state's $2 billion budget that could reach $105 million by the June 30 end of the fiscal year.
"I hope they would not approve a moratorium on new programs. Nobody is going to try to implement a program they can't pay for," said Eddie Smith, president of East Central Community College in Decatur. Ted Alexander, president of Pearl River Community College in Poplarville, said his college is not even considering new programs now. "We will need, of course, some new programs to meet the needs of our district, but right now we're stalemat- nior college board. ed," he said.
Heater cited in fire The that Associated Press 8-year-old State auditor considers governor's SHELBY A mobile home fire in Shelby has resulted in the death of an 8-year-old girl, Police Chief W.L. Crocker said Wednesday. Crocker said the blaze late Tuesday apparently started when a space heater turned over in the room where the child was sleeping. He said the girl, Tanisha Dawielle Craig, was dead when she was taken from the trailer. He said he did not know the cause of death.
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Friday 6000 Clinton Boulevard Jackson, Mississippi 39209 922-2123 pected to seek campaign donations. Following his remarks, Johnson met privately with Clarksdale supporters. In his remarks, Johnson strongly criticized the administration of Gov. Ray Mabus and the Legislature. He said the state's current fiscal problems result from three years of trying to finance ongoing programs "with one-time money." "Now they are all saying that we Revenue From 1B "The bill is fair.
It is across-theboard," said Sen. Ronnie Musgrove of Batesville. "It's one the people will accept, given our An amendment offered by Sens. Doug Anderson and Alice Harden, both of Jackson, to add the 6-percent income tax bracket was voted down 33-18. "Let those who have the ability to pay help support state government instead of balancing the budget on the backs of the poor," said Anderson, referring to the sales-tax increase.
Other key components of the bill: Upping by a quarter percent the sales tax on items taxed at less than 6 percent; reducing the state's workforce by 10 percent by 1995; removing some sales tax exemptions; and hiking a variety of fees for government services. For example, the bill increases the tax on automobile sales from 3 percent to percent while newspaper sales would no longer be exempt from sales tax. Among fees that would go up: Traffic-ticket fines and charges on some services offered by the Department of Agriculture and Commerce. must do something as if it happened overnight," he said. Johnson, who switched to the Republican Party, said that the government of Mississippi has been conducted "like a drunkard driving down the road, swerving toward this ditch, and then the other." "Politicians in Jackson are putting their own political interests ahead of the interests of the people," he said.
Briggs, Canon, Gollott, Graham, Hale, Harper, Jordan, Monty, Morgan, Renick, Smith, Usey, Richard White, Woodfield. Senators spent much time haggling over how to increase the amount of sales tax diverted to local governments and schools. The final Senate bill would divert $15 million to schools and an equal amount to counties in fiscal 1992. About $24 million would flow into parched state coffers before June 30 if the Senate bill becomes law. That would make it unnecessary for Mabus to order any more budget cuts this year to bring spending in lines with revenues, Montgomery said.
Mabus has ordered spending cuts of $60.2 million since August. The Senate bill would generate $90 million in fiscal 1992. "The $90 million won't get us out of the woods you will go into '92 with some substantial budget cuts (in some agencies)," Montgomery said. The roll-call vote: FOR (34) Anderson, Benjamin, Bryan, Crook, Dearing, Deweese, Franckiewicz, Gordon, Guerieri, Hall, Harden, Harvey, Heflin, Huggins, Keeton, Lambert, Miller, Mills, Mohamed, Montgomery, Musgrove, Posey, Powell, Rayborn, Rosenblatt, Scoper, Sledge, Stogner, Tate, Thames, Welch, John White, Wicker, Williams. AGAINST (18) Bean, Bilbo, Blanton, Bond,.
