Daily Press, Tuesday, October 19, 1982 Area Deaths And Funerals. Mrs. Hattie E. Johnson HAMPTON A funeral for Mrs. Hattie E.
Johnson, who died Saturday, will be held at 2 p.m. today in Wallace Memorial United Methodist Church. Burial will be in Clark Cemetery, Fox Hill. Donald F. Rodgers NEWPORT NEWS A funeral 1 for Donald F.
Rodgers, who died Sunday, will be held at 11 a.m. Wednesday in Peninsula Funeral Home by the Rev. Robert E. Gray, pastor of Temple Baptist Church. Burial, with Masonic rites, will be in Peninsula Memorial Park.
Thomas B. Graham Jr. POQUOSON A funeral for Thomas Benjamin Graham who died Sunday, will be held at 2 p.m. today in Claytor Rollins Funeral Home. Burial will be in Parklawn Memorial Park, Hampton.
Mrs. Louise B. Spencer MATHEWS A funeral for Mrs. Louise Broaddus Spencer, who died Sunday, will be held at p.m. today in Olive Branch United Methodist Church.
Burial will be in the church cemetery. Lonnie Joe SUFFOLK A funeral for Lonnie Joe, who died Saturday, will be held at 3:30 p.m. today in Missouri Baptist Church. Burial will be in Carver Memorial Cemetery. Ernest A.
Ross NORFOLK A funeral for Ernest A. Ross, who died Saturday, will be held at 2 p.m. today in Foster-Faulkner Funeral Home, Mathews. Burial will be in 1 St. Paul Annex Cemetery at Susan in Mathews County.
Mrs. Janie Hanco*ck HAMPTON A funeral for Mrs. Janie C. Maples Hanco*ck, who died Saturday, will be. held at 7 p.m.
today in Peninsula Funeral Home. A graveside service will be held at 2 p.m. Wednesday in Union Grove Baptist Church cemetery, Seagrove, N.C. Charles E. Little HAMPTON A chapel service for Charles E.
"Chuck" Little, who died Friday, will be held at 11 a.m. today in Lawrence B. Wood Funeral Home. Burial will be in Veterans Memorial Cemetery with full military honors. Russell H.
Chatman JERSEY CITY A funeral for Russell H. Chatman, who died Friday, will be held at 2 p.m. today in Sweet Haven Holy Church. Burial, with military honors, will be in Hampton Memorial Gardens. Elliott D.
Coleman NEWPORT NEWS A funeral for Elliott D. Coleman, who died THursday, will be held at 1 p.m. today in Franklin Funeral Home. Burial will be in Pleasant Shade Cemetery. Brian Ennis Robin Ennis William Ennis Church, Pittsburgh.
Robert B. Stringfellow PITTSBURGH A funeral for Brian Ennis, Robin Ennis and William Ennis, all of whom died Friday, will be held at 11 a.m. today in St. Athenacius GLOUCESTER Retired Air Force Lt. Col.
Robert Bruce Stringfellow, 81, of Ware Neck, died Monday in the U.S. Naval Hospital, Portsmouth. A native of Culpeper, he was a graduate of the New London Academy and attended the University of Virginia. He served as a national bank examiner in New York and as a partner in the brokerage firm of Gordon, Graves Co. in New York.
He retired from the Air Force in 1966 after serving from 1941 to 1944 and again from 1951 to 1966. Survivors include his wife, Mrs. Margaret Smith Stringfellow of Ware Neck; and two sisters, Mrs. Richard A. Forbes of Hampton and Mrs.
M. Tompkins Craig of Fairfax. A funeral will be conducted at 10 a.m. Wednesday in the Andrews Funeral Home, Gloucester, by the Rev. William B.
L. Hutcheson. Burial will be in Fairview Cemetery in Culpeper. The family suggests, expressions of sympathy form of memorial contributions to the Gloucester Volunteer Rescue Squad. Mrs.
Hilda Goldstein BALTIMORE Mrs. Hilda Rescue Attempts For Crew End NEW YORK (AP) Any further, attempt to rescue four men from a Colombian military plane sinking in the Atlantic Ocean was ruled out by the Coast Guard on Monday as "just too hazardous." "We feel there are no live bodies" inside the mostly submerged transport, which was held afloat only by air in its empty fuel tanks, said Johnny Ludlow, a Coast Guard spokesman. Divers aboard the cutter Westwind got a close look at the wave-whipped craft Monday morning and told officers in charge "it would have been just too hazardous," Ludlow said. "There's a lot of jagged metal at the point they would have entered." "The plane has a lot of ragged metal edges, the wing flaps are flapping around. We feel there would be a lot of danger in trying to put anybody near the plane.
There's a lot of swirling water," Petty Officer 2nd Class Greg Creedon said. Adding to the danger, Ludlow said, was the fact "the plane could go down at any time." Eight of 13 men aboard were rescued when the plane ran out of fuel and went down near a freighter 180 miles southeast of Cape May, N.J., two days ago. It initially was believed that one crew member was swept into the sea and four others remained within the fuselage of the four-engine C-130, where they probably drowned, Creedon said. But after questioning two of the survivors who were flown to a Navy hospital in Portsmouth, authorities decided that all those not rescued probably were swept into the ocean. Still, a rescue mission would have been launched if conditions allowed, Ludlow said.
The plane was awash except for its tail and Creedon said that there did not appear to be any air pocket inside. Coast Guard officials were discussing whether to try to salvage or sink it, he said. Weather at the site, which had been too rough for divers Sunday, had eased and was not a primary factor in the decision not to try to board the plane, Creedon said. The Colombian plane was on a flight from the Azores to Bermuda Saturday when its navigation systems failed and it tried to make the U.S. mainland when its fuel ran out.
Baby Sitter's Trial Delayed BLOUNTSTOWN, Fla. (AP) Baby sitter Christine Falling's trial on charges of murdering two young children was postponed until early next year Monday by a judge who agreed her defense needed more time to prepare. Miss Falling's trial on two counts of first-degree murder had been set for Nov. 8, but Circuit Judge W. L.
Bailey delayed that until Jan. 24: The 19-year-old suspect faces trial in Calhoun County Circuit Court on charges she strangled or suffocated 2-year-old Cassidy "Muffin" Johnson in February 1980 and 2-month-old Travis Coleman on July 3. Miss Falling also faces trial in mid-December in Perry, 100 miles southeast of here, on a third murder charge in the July 1981 death of 8-month-old Jennifer Daniels. Bailey also agreed defense lawyers can take depositions from potential state witnesses by using a tape recorder instead of DEATHS BARRETT, David P. Jr.
CHATMAN, Russell H. COLEMAN, Elliott D. DEEL, Mrs. Gracie E. ENNIS, Brian ENNIS, Robin ENNIS, William GOLDSTEIN, Mrs.
Hilda GRAHAM, Thomas B. Jr. HANco*ck, Mrs. Janie JACKSON, William L. JOE, Lonnie JOHNSON, Mrs.
Hattie E. LINGER, Dale E. LITTLE, Charles E. OSBORNE, Mrs. Winnie M.
RODGERS, Donald F. ROSS, Ernest A. SPENCER, Mrs. Louise B. SPRATLEY, Littleton Sr.
STRINGFELLOW, Robert B. THREATT, Willie Goldstein, 80, of Baltimore, died Oct. 5 in a Baltimore nursing home. She was born in Albany, N.Y., but was a former Peninsula resident for many years. Survivors include a daughter, Mrs.
Roberta Kahn of Hampton; and two grandchildren. A graveside service was held Oct. 8 in Oheb Shalom Congregation Cemetery. Memorial services will be held at a later date. The family requests that expressions of sympathy take the form of contributions to your favorite charity.
Levinson Funeral Home, Baltimore, is in charge. Dale E. Linger CLARKSBURG, W.Va. Dale Everett Linger, 63, father of James Andrew Linger of Grafton and Ms. Kay Bennett of Newport News, died Sept.
30 in Veterans Hospital in Clarksburg, W.Va. A Newport News Shipbuilding employee, he was also a Peninsula cab driver. He was a member of Holy Rosary Catholic Church, and the Veterans of Foreign Wars. He was a veteran of World War II. Additional survivors include his wife, Mrs.
Margaret Craft Linger; seven additional daughters; two brothers; and his stepmother. A funeral was held Oct. 4 in St. Rosary Catholic Church. Burial was in Mount Lebannon NEWPORT NEWS Willie "Willie Boy" Threatt, of 918 27th died Friday in Whittaker Memorial Hospital.
He was retired from Newport News Shipbuilding in 1966. He was a member of Zion Baptist Church. Survivors include his wife, Mrs. Virgie Threatt; two sons, Willie Threatt Jr. of Hampton and Clarence Threatt of Norristown, Pa; two sisters, Mrs.
Rosa Barrett of Chester, and Mrs. Sallie Whittington of Newport News; five grandchildren; and five great-grandchildren A funeral will be conducted at Cemetery, Clarksburg. Littleton Spratley Sr. SURRY Littleton Spratley of Route 1 Box 7, died Saturday in Louise Obici Memorial Hospital. Born in Surry County, he was a retired farmer and a deacon at Mount Nebo Baptist Church.
He was also a member of George H. Dabney Masonic Lodge No. 201 Free and Accepted Masons. Survivors include his wife, Mrs. Virginia Spratley; four daughters, Mrs.
Dorthelia S. Britt and Mrs. Ann S. Mavin, both of Surry, Mrs. Katherine S.
Blizzard of Summit, N.J., and Ms. Mable Spratley of Morristown, N.J.: six sons, Littleton Spratley Jr. of Dendron, Alvin Spratley of Surry, Earnest Spratley of Richmond, George Spratley of Newport News, Welton Spratley of New Mexico and Roy Spratley of Prince George County; a sister, Mrs. Mary S. Harrison of Spring Grove; four brothers, Daniel Spratley of Hopewell, Horace Spratley of Chicago, George Spratley of Newport News and James Spratley Sr.
of Surry; grandchildren; and a great grandchild. A funeral will be conducted at 1:30 p.m. Thursday in Mount Nebo Baptist Church by the Rev. J. W.
Johnson. Burial will be in Bailey's Division of Mount Ray Cemetery, Surry. The family will receive friends from 7:30 to 8:30 Wednesday in Poole's Funeral Home. The body will be placed in the church by noon. Willie Threatt 1 p.m.
Wednesday in Zion Baptist Church by the Rev. W. Henry Maxwell, pastor of Ivy Baptist Church. Burial will be in Pleasant Shade Cemetery, The body will be placed in the church by 11 a.m. Franklin Funeral Home in charge.
David P. Barrett Jr. WINDSOR David Palmer Barrett 74, of San Juan, Puerto Rico, died Thursday in Puerto Rico. A graduate of Elon College he was an -industrial representative for U.S. companies in Puerto Rico.
He was employed by the U.S. Navy during World War IL. Survivors include his wife, Mrs. Mildred Gulgren Barrett of San Juan; two sisters, Mrs. Alice B.
Rudd of Baltimore, and Mrs. Mable B. Jones of Chapel Hill, N.C.; two brothers, John Alfred Barrett of Port Charlotte, and Warren Barrett of Chapel Hill, N.C. A graveside service will be conducted at 2 p.m. today in Antioch Congregation Christian Church Cemetery, Windsor, by the Rev.
R. E. Brittle. Purviance Funeral Home, Wakefield is in charge. Mrs.
Winnie Osborne HAMPTON Mrs. Winnie Martin Osborne, 82, of 1060 Clipper Drive, died Monday in her home. Born in Greensboro, N.C., she had been a Peninsula resident for 13 years. She was a member of First Baptist Church, Greensboro, N.C., and had attended Greensboro College. Survivors include a daughter, Mrs.
Elizabeth O. Sandel of Hampton; and two grandchildren. A funeral will be conducted at 2 p.m. Wednesday in R. Hayden Smith Funeral Home by the Rev.
Robert C. Hastings, pastor of First United Methodist Church, Fox Hill Burial will be in Bethesda Cemetery, Aberdeen, N.C., on Friday. The family will receive friends from 7 to 8:30 tonight in the funeral home. William L. Jackson HAMPTON William Lloyd Jackson, 57, of 51 Londonshire Terrace, died Monday in Hampton General HOspital.
Born in Victoria, he was a Peninsula resident for most of his life. He was retired from Fort Monroe this year after ten years of service. He was a member of Tabernacle Baptist Church and the Hampton Chapter of Loyal Order of Moose. He was a past district governor of the Loyal Order of Moose. Survivors include his wife, Mrs.
Janet M. Jackson; a daughter, Mrs. Margaret E. Dye of Virginia Beach; a son, William Michael Jackson of Richmond; two sisters, Mrs. Arliene J.
Alexander of Hampton and Mrs. Doris J. Forrest of Newport News; four grandchildren; and a great-grandchild. Funeral arrangements are incomplete. R.
Hayden Smith Funeral Home in charge. Mrs. Gracie E. Deel HAMPTON Mrs. Gracie Edwards Deel, 78, of 221 Harris Creek Road, died Monday in Hampton General Hospital.
Born in Dickenson County, she was a Peninsula resident for 24 years. She was a member of Lick Creek Primative Baptist Church, Dickenson County. Survivors include eight daughters, Mrs. Ruth Lilley of Abington, Mrs. Carrie Hulcher and Mrs.
Rita Deel, both of Hampton, Mrs. Lavonna Moore of Roxboro, N.C., Mrs. Sally Lane of Newport News, Mrs. Rachel Holt of Roanoke Rapids, N.C., Mrs. Patsy Batten of Knoxville, Tenn.
and Mrs. Polly Ross of Gloucester; four sons, Bruce Deel and Charlie H. Deel, both of Hampton, Barry Deel of Cochrenville, and Rolfe Deel of Camp Lejeune, N.C.; N.C.; a brother, Stacey Edwards of Benice, and 36 great-grandchildren. A funeral will be conducted at 2 p.m. Wednesday in Lawrence B.
Wood Funeral Home by the Rev. James Haskiell, pastor of Poquoson Assembly of God. Burial will be in Parklawn Memorial Park. The family will receive friends from 7 to 8:30 tonight in the funeral home. Pesticide's Use Limited AP Photo Mendes-France Former French Premier Dies PARIS, France (AP) Pierre MendesFrance, the leftist premier who took France out of the war in Indochina but couldn't replace wine with milk on the French menu, died Monday at the age of 75.
The cause of death was not announced. But a family spokesman said he appeared to be in good health recently, and his death was a surprise. Mendes-France, who briefly revitalized the dying Fourth Republic in 1954 had not held a seat in the National Assembly since 1968. But in the next 13 years before the election of socialist President Francois Mitterrand, he continued to speak out in opposition to the conservative regimes of Charles de Gaulle, Georges Pompidou and Valery Giscard d'Estaing. His last public appearance was on May 21, 1981, when Mitterrand was sworn in.
"It is thanks to you that this is possible," the new president told him. Mitterrand went to Mendes-France's Paris home Monday after learning of his death and told reporters: "France has just lost one of its greatest sons. For me, he was a companion, a friend, an example." A youthful prodigy, Mendes-France was the youngest lawyer in France at 21, the youngest member of the National Assembly at 25 and the youngest Cabinet member in the Third Republic at 31. Volunteering for the air force at the start of World War II, he escaped to Morocco when France fell, was imprisoned by the Vichy government for desertion, escaped from a Lyon prison and made his way to London. He flew for the Free French until de Gaulle called him to Algiers to be finance commissioner in his provisional government.
After the liberation, de Gaulle made him minister of national economy, but the Cabinet found his plan for rebuilding the devastated country too severe, and he resigned seven months later, in 1945. WASHINGTON (AP) Citing harmful environmental effects, the government on Monday banned most uses of toxaphene, once the most widely used pesticide in the country. The Environmental Protection Agency has been studying for five years whether to restrict use of toxaphene, which at one time accounted for one-fifth of all pesticides sold in the United States. Congress approved in September money requiring that the EPA start procedures to ban toxaphene unless the agency reached a. decision on, its own within 60 days.
The pesticide is used primarily to control weevils and weeds in cotton, soybean and peanut crops and as a spray or dip to fight scabies on beef cattle and sheep. In announcing the ban, Reagan administration officials took a jab at the Carter administration for delaying action. "In contrast to our predecessors, we don't sit around and talk about our commitment to the health and welfare of the country, we are busy doing something about it," said Dr. John Todhunter, assistant EPA administrator for pesticides. Ten environmental groups, in releasing a report last week attacking the Reagan administration's environmental record, cited the EPA's refusal to ban toxaphene even though it had evidence that levels of the pesticide in Great Lakes fish were double the government's standard for food.
Scientists have speculated that toxaphene, which is widely used in the South, is carried hundreds of miles by the wind and deposited by rainfall in the Great Lakes. Todhunter said this was only a theory and that the threat to human health was not the principal reason the pesticide was being restricted. Laboratory tests have shown the chemical causes liver cancer in mice. Tod- Plant Shut Down SHIPPINGPORT, Pa. (AP) The Beaver Valley No.
1 nuclear power plant was shut down Monday after equipment malfunctioned, utility officials said. "The plant is down. There never was a threat to the health or safety of the public," said Joseph Frank, a spokesman for Duquesne Light operator of the Beaver County plant. He said a feedwater control valve broke down about 8:30 a.m., automatically shutting down the reactor. While workers were trying to restart the plant, a power transformer that feeds electricity into the facility went off line.
But electricity continued to flow uninterrupted from a second transformer and an emergency generator. An "unusual event" was declared the procedure followed when an abnormal occurrence is detected which does not cause an immediate threat to the public health and safety. Frank said the plant was in a "stable and shutdown" condition Monday afternoon. The "unusual event" classification was terminated at 11:05 a.m. The power station is jointly owned by Duquesne Light, Ohio Edison and the Pennsylvania Power Co.
hunter said the EPA's primary concern was toxaphene's persistence in the environment and its lethal effect on fish. "We are banning it because it is piling up in the nation's waterways at levels which can be seriously injurious to fish," he said. Toxaphene use increased sharply after the banning of DDT in 1972, reaching a high of 100 million pounds a year. But its use fell recently to 16 million pounds as insects became immune to it. The EPA said its ban will stop all but about 5 percent of current uses.
Ranchers still will be able to dip or spray cattle and sheep with toxaphene. The EPA said it was allowing this use to continue because there is no pesticide which works as well. In addition, pineapple and banana growers in the Virgin Islands and Puerto Rico will be allowed to continue using toxaphene. Some uses also will be allowed by the EPA upon a showing by farmers that an emergency exists, such as a heavy infestation of army worms, cutworms or grasshoppers. Soybean and peanut farmers also will be allowed to continue using toxaphene to control sicklepod, a weed, but only with toxaphene manufactured before the ban goes into effect which the agency said would be in about 40 days.
Rep. Sidney Yates, who had sponsored much tougher legislation than the measure that passed Congress, said he would have to examine the loopholes in EPA's proposal before deciding whether to push for more stringent controls. The American Farm Bureau Federation said EPA's action would mean that farmers would be forced to use more expensive products in place of toxaphene. "Because of drought, cotton farmers in the Southeast have been suffering. We hate to see this product pulled away from us at this time," Bruce Hawley of the federation said.
hiring a costly court reporter. In addition to the three deaths for which she is charged, two boys died in Miss Falling's care in Lakeland in February 1981. Those deaths were attributed to natural causes and renewed investigations this summer failed to result in charges. But court documents show prosecutors will try to bolster their Blountstown case by introducing evidence that Miss Falling killed the Lakeland boys. The sitter was not charged in any of the deaths until July 22, when she was arrested after being released from a weeklong stay at a Tallahassee psychiatric unit.
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