DAILY RECORD- April 16, 1994 Area Deaths, Funerals CONOVER George Washington Tucker, 72, of North Oxford Street, Claremont, died April 14, 1994, at his residence. Born Feb. 2, 1922, in Caldwell County, he was a son of the late Henry Polk Tucker and Mary Wakefield Tucker. A member of the Men in Mission of St. Mark's Lutheran Church, he was a former chief of police in GEORGE W.
TUCKER FANNIE DANNER JARRETT Fannie Bet Danner Jarrett, 89, of North Center Street, Hildebran, died April 15, 1994, at the Brian Center. Born Oct. 5, 1904, in Lincolnton, she was a daughter of the late William and Sally Kanarney Danner. A member of Hildebran United Methodist Church, she was preceded in death by four brothers, Dorsey Danner, Webb Danner, Harvey Danner and Richard Danner; and two sisters, Faye Danner and Pauline Bradford. Survivors include two daughters, Rebecca Harrison and Wilma Short of Hildebran; two granddaughters, Cindy Sanders and Lori Ann Harrison; and a greatgranddaughter, Rachel Sanders.
The funeral will be conducted by the Rev. Ben Gant and Johnny Sander at 2 p.m. Sunday in the Catawba Funeral Home Chapel. Burial will be in Catawba Memorial Park. The family will be at the funeral home from 7 to 8:30 tonight and at other times, at the home of Rebecca Harrison, Wilson Road, Hildebran.
Memorials may be made to Hildebran United Methodist Church, P.O. Box 617, Hildebran, N.C. 28637. Claremont in the 1960's. He also was a U.S.
Army veteran of World War II. He was a part-time site attendant for GDS and was formerly employed in machine maintenance for the furniture industry. In addition to his parents, he was preceded in death by two brothers. Survivors include his wife, Ethel C. Tucker of the home; four sons, C.E.
"Gene" Tucker and Scott Andrew Tucker of Hickory, Charles Allen Tucker of Claremont and Keith Anthony Tucker of Conover; four sisters, Mavis Tucker of Stowe, Ohio, Ellarea Sprouse of Crimora, and Rachel Tucker and Mary Sue Eckard of Hickory; two brothers, Lee Tucker of Newton and Lewis Tucker of Hickory; and nine grandchildren. The funeral will be conducted by the Rev. David Nelson at 4 p.m. Sunday at St. Mark's Lutheran Church in Claremont.
Burial will be in St. Mark's Lutheran Church Cemetery with military rites. Pallbearers will be Don Carpenter, Mark Carpenter, Mark Aiken, Jeremy Tucker, David Tucker, Wesley Tucker and Rup Little. Honorary pallbearers will be the Claremont Police Department and the St. Mark's Lutheran Church Men in Mission.
The family will be at Drum Funeral Home from 7 to 8:30 tonight. Memorials may be made to Hospice of Catawba Valley, 263 Third NW, Hickory, N. 28601; or to St. Mark's Lutheran Church, 3216 West Main Claremont, N.C. 28610.
Drum Funeral Home is serving the family. NORMAN EVERETTE PITTS CONOVER Norman Everette Pitts, 75, of South College Avenue, Newton, died April 14, 1994, at his residence. Born April 9, 1919, in Blowing Rock, he was a son of the late Everette Greely Pitts and Ila Mae Hartley Pitts. A member of Rumple Memorial Presbyterian Church in Blowing Rock, he was retired from the Boone Police Department. He also was a U.S.
Army veteran of World War II and was a member of Catawba Lodge No. 248 and the Oasis Shrine Temple in Charlotte. In addition to his parents, he was preceded in death by a brother, Ross Pitts; and a sister, Elice Koone. Survivors include his wife, Gail Brawley Pitts of the home; two daughters, Kay Hickman and Patricia Greene of Blowing Rock; a stepdaughter, Donna Rose of Seagrove; a stepson, Bob Allen of Canon City, Colorado; two sisters, Esta Bradshaw of Charlotte and Barbara Propst of Sarasota, a brother, Hayden Pitts of Blowing Rock; and seven grandchildren. A memorial service will be conducted by the Rev.
Richard Holshouser at 3 p.m. Sunday at Rumple Memorial Presbyterian Church in Blowing Rock. Masonic graveside rites will be conducted at Woodlawn Cemetery in Blowing Rock. The family will be at the cemetery following the service. Memorials may be made to Hospice of Catawba Valley, 263 Third NW, Hickory, N.C.
28601; or to the Shriners Hospital for Crippled Children, Oasis Temple, P.O. Box 560666, Charlotte, N.C. 28256. Drum Funeral Home is serving the family. BOBBY WINSTON BAKER LINCOLNTON Bobby Winston Baker, 56, of King Wilkinson Road, Denver, N.C., died April 15, 1994, at Presbyterian Hospital, Charlotte.
Born July 11, 1937, in Iredell County, he was a son of the late James and Anna Whitlow Baker. A member of Pearl Baptist Church, he was employed with Duke Power Company. Survivors include his wife, Ocie Bridges Baker; two daughters, Bobbie Ann Wylie of Denver and Frances Ann Josey of Maiden; a brother, James Baker of Forest, and five grandchildren. The funeral will be conducted by the Rev. Robert Winsil at 11 a.m.
Sunday at his church. Burial will be in Forest Lawn Cemetery. The family will be at Warlick Funeral Home from 7 to 8:30 tonight. Memorials may be made to Pearl Baptist Church, Rt. 1, Box 12, Iron Station, N.C.
28080. George W. Tucker Investigation Begins In Even He it remains Helicopter and that "if Incident individuals are found From Page 1A permission to fire. so, additional culpable, we will discipline them." a mystery why the F-15 pilots took no Shalikashvili said procedures used steps to confirm the choppers' ident- Perry stressed that the F-15 and Shalikashvili said one of the aims in allied operations over northern ity, especially since the choppers' AWACS crews' rights would be proof the investigation was to deter- Iraq did not require the F-15 pilots flight plan had been briefed in detail tected during the investigation. mine why no proper reply was re- to ask the AWACS for permission to the day before to all concerned inceived by the F-15s.
fire, once they had established visual cluding the F-15 pilots, and the heli- "We will not rush judgment," to he identification and used the "friend or posed no apparent security said. pilots re- foe" electronic systems. threat to the fighters. Also, no Iraqi The on-sight investigation is Officials have said the copters i inspection of Gen. being ported that from had ever been seen flying headed by U.S.
Maj. James G. visual the choppers they they were Also, Perry establish that far north. Andrus, commander of the Third Air believed said the F-15 pilots did helicopters Iraqi Hind aircraft. It was not clear not try to radio contact based at RAF Mildenhall in Friday whether the F-15 pilots asked with their targets before firing, and Perry said many questions remain Force, officials said.
the AWACS for confirmation or for that this also was not required. to be answered about the incident, Britain, Unifour Residents Scramble To Beat Deadline waiting to file. said. "You work hard all year, sometimes From Page 1A and soon as you pay off the bills from "I like to hang on to my money Christmas, it's time to pay the rest in until the last ing by, as As the line to form, people chatted about possible minute," Robert Hinson said. began form numbers and deductions for child care ex- Mike Waters said he needed extra time to com- "It's just human nature to try to put off the inSome swapped IRS jokes and others hur- pile the necessary documents.
evitable," said Buz Atwood. "I guess taxes are the penses. riedly filled out their tax forms. Felicia Gibson and Anthony Poole said they inevitable." bother sending it in early," Debbie Bliss needed the extra time to file for extra time. Both "Why afternoon.
do think April is the season for rain said. "I have to pay." of them filed for extensions Friday "Why you That to be the reason in town for "It's not that important to me," Ms. Gibson and storms," Ms. Martin said. seems top Hickory School Offers Alternative Program Ms.
Dwiggins believes, will help "It helps kids see the inter- Hickory Day School and public Page 1A make that a reality. relatedness of the information. It's schools, Ms. Dwiggins said, is the not SO compartmental," Ms. learning pace.
The school, which is still enrolling Reading classes will incorporate students, will with an esti- science and social studies topics Dwiggins said. "The students will be placed wheropen ever their academic assessment mated 50 to 65 children and five or from the North Carolina Standard This type of learning, she said, en- says they should be placed. They won't be six certified teachers. Course of Study into the lessons. courages children to do more readtheir held back," The low student-to-teacher ratio, ing on own.
she said. "They'll be able "It provides them with the back- to progress more quickly and at a Ms. Dwiggins said, will allow ground information, SO they will "In terms of helping students be- more individualized pace." teachers to give students individual- fully appreciate the information come independent readers or people The Hickory Day School Board of ized attention. they are reading," she said. who read for pleasure, one of the Directors will hold an open house "Our goal as the school gets up For instance, the children will biggest problems is that they must Sunday from 3 to 5 p.m.
in the and running is that our students will learn about Eskimos and seasons in bring experiential knowledge with Crown Room at the Holiday Inn on be scoring two to three grade levels Alaska before reading story about them so that what they read is Lenoir-Rhyne Boulevard. Anyone above their peers," she said. Eskimo children who find a polar meaningful to them," she said. interested in the school is invited to The school's reading curriculum, bear cub. The main difference between attend.
Search Continues For Missing Man From Page 1A Deputies have talked to several people who saw White fishing on the lake Tuesday evening. The last sighting of White was by a fisherman who saw him about 8:30 p.m. not too far from where the boat was found Wednesday morning. GEORGE CALVIN HICKMAN LENOIR George Calvin Hickman, 69, formerly of Lenoir, died April 13, 1994, at the Brian Center in Salisbury. Born Dec.
14, 1924, in Caldwell County, he was a son of the late Jacob Ivey Hickman and Ila Gertrude Downs Hickman. He was a U.S. Navy veteran of World War II. Survivors include three brothers, Jacob Hickman Jr. of Troy, Clarence Paul Hickman of Lakeland, and Denny Ray Hickman of Hudson; and two sisters, Mildred Johnson Ithaca, N.Y., and Ruth Clay of Charlotte.
The funeral will be conducted by the Rev. Gerald Collins at 1:30 p.m. Monday at Hudson United Methodist Church. The body will be placed in the church 30 minutes prior to the service. Burial will be in Sardis Hickman Cemetery.
The family will be at the residence of Mr. and Mrs. Denny Ray Hickman of 161 Mt. Herman Road, Hudson, N.C. on Sunday and Monday.
Pendry's Lenoir Funeral Home is serving the family. MARGARET RIDENOUR Margaret Ridenour, 49, of Wilson Road, Connelly Springs, died April 15, 1994, at Duke Hospital. Arrangements are incomplete at Bass Smith Funeral Home. AMHERST, Mass. (AP) Hugh G.J.
Aitken, an economics historian at Amherst College who had a passion for ham radio, died Thursday. He was 71. Aitken was author, co-author or editor of a dozen books, including "Canadian Economic History." He was also a devotee of amateur radio, reviving the radio club at Amherst College. He joined Amherst College's Department of Economics in 1965 and retired from teaching in 1993. HUGH AITKEN JOHN CURRY STRATFORD-UPON-AVON, England (AP) John Curry, former Olympic and world champion figure skater, died Friday from an AIDSrelated illness.
He was 44. The English skater, who won the World Championships and the gold medal at the 1976 Olympics in Innsbruck, Austria, was diagnosed as having the HIV virus in 1987. Curry was renowned for his artistry on ice, mixing classical ballet with acrobatics. His training was sponsored by millionaire American banker, Ed Moseler, and he was coached in Colorado by Italian Carlo Fassi. In 1975, Curry finished second in the European Championships and third in the Worlds.
The next year, he swept the European, Olympic and World titles. Afterwards, Curry turned professional and produced and starred in an ice show "the John Curry Theatre of Skating" in London's West End. Curry was awarded the Order of the British Empire in 1976. White's son found the boat floating empty and undamaged on the Catawba County side of the river across from the River Ridge Run section. The motor wasn't running, and the tank had gasoline in it.
There was a fish on the end of his line and fish in the boat. A glass of tea was also found in the boat. Since that discovery, searchers have combed the shoreline and the waters for any sign of White. More than 200 volunteers from as far away as Mecklenburg and Rowan counties have come to help. But the bulk of the volunteer workers have come from local rescue squads, which have sent volunteers and boats every day.
The situation has brought out the best in the Alexander County citizens. Help has poured in. "There is no way to name everybody who helped," Alexander Sheriff Detective Chris Bowman said. "But we want to thank everyone. It's just been amazing the amount of help we've had." Donations range from money to hot lunches and coffee.
And there has never been a shortage of volunteers. The sheriff's office will continue to accept those volunteers until White i is found. Warren has no intentions of calling off the search not even just for the weekend. "We're going to stay with it with whatever manpower we can maintain until we find him or it becomes hopeless," Warren said. "We are asking for crews for (today) and Sunday.
We're asking for air support (from the National Guard) for Monday. "We intend to maintain a physical presence on the lake every day as long as it is necessary." A N.C. National Guard helicopter had been patrolling the lake, but was not called in for Friday's search. The search was interrupted by rain Friday afternoon, but was resumed later when the weather cleared some. The operation has been well-organized all along.
The operations center has kept track of more than 200 volunteers during the search. "It's one of the smoothest operations I've seen," Bowman said. "Everything has run like it Record Staff Photo Police, Volunteers Search For White Specialist Discusses Crime Pre Prevention Martin said youths should remember three things: From Page 1A Think before you act; Prevent crime; Have respect for authority, teachers, parents and other adults. Adults told Martin that youths are having problems with violence for numerous reasons, including peer pressure, violent images seen on television and a lack of proper attention at school and at home. Barbara Covington said part of the problem is with the professionals in the school system.
Not enough attention is being given to African- American children at school or at home, she said. Communities must not lose sight of hope if the situation is to ever get better, Ms. Covington added. "When there's no hope, a lot of things start to take place," she said. Mildred Largent, housing manager with the public housing authority in Morganton, said television images are detrimental to young people's minds.
"When I turn on my TV shoot, shoot, kill, kill is all I see," she said, "and our kids are watching Directors talked about how they were working to take back their neighborhoods. Rain, Thunderstorms Head To The Unifour Widespread showers and thunderstorms are cloudy with a chance of mainly morning Wednesday will bring variable cloudiness Wind damaged mobile homes and injured likely in the Unifour early today ahead of a showers and possibly a thunderstorm in the with a chance of rain in the northern sections. two people in an overturned camper in Illinois, cold front, according to the National Weather west. Showers and thunderstorms are likely in Lows will be 50 to 55 and Highs will be in the and scattered tornadoes in Indiana damaged Service said. the central and east areas, tapering off during 70s to lower 80s.
trees and buildings and injured three people, the late afternoon. It will be windy with the Elsewhere in the nation, cold air sweeping state officials said. The cold front will pass through the state today, exiting off the coast by tonight. highs 70 to near 80, 60s in the mountains. across the Midwest and South fed thunder- Thunderstorms that tracked across much of The front will leave behind cooler air as Tonight, there is a chance of evening storms and tornadoes Friday.
Two deaths Missouri brought high wind, tornadoes and winds shift to the northwest. Lows tonight are showers and thunderstorms near. the coast, were blamed on the storms, one in Kentucky golfball-sized hail, but failed to reverse the expected to dip into the 40s in most places, otherwise partly cloudy and breezy. It will be and one in Tennessee. downward trend of rivers and streams in the with 30s over the mountains.
cooler with the lows in the 40s to low 50s, 30s Rain fell from northern Mississippi through eastern part of the state. will in the mountains. Florida to the Atlantic. In Florida, golfballHighs on today range from 70s east of will be and sized hail was reported in Jacksonville. Most other streams that have flooded this the mountains and 60s over the mountains.
Sunday partly cloudy breezy week from Oklahoma up the Ohio Valley also with highs in the 60s to lower 70s, 50s in the Showers were scattered from Colorado The average high temperature for this date northern mountains. Nebraska and into Minnesota were receding. through as high is 68, the average low is 45. In the extended forecast: Monday will be wind pushing the cold front along gusted above Temperatures warmed into the low 80s The record high, 90, was set in 1972, the re- fair, with lows in the 40s, around 50 at the 55 mph in Wyoming. across the southeast quarter of the nation, cord low, 30 was set in 1950.
outer banks. Highs willbe 70 to 75, 60s at the The rough weather was forecast to reach with highs into the lower 90s in west Texas, will be variably cloudy and breezy outer banks and northern mountains. New England the weekend. western Oklahoma and parts of Florida. Sunday by with temperatures rising to the 60s and lower Tuesday will be fair and a bit warmer with The most severe damage in Kentucky was Afternoon highs hit 80 degrees at Cape 70s.
lows in the upper 40s to lower 50s and highs in at Bowling Green, where a thunderstorm Hatteras, 84 at Jackson, and 91 at Throughout the state: Today will be variably the 70s to around 80. spawned a series of small tornadoes. Lakeland, all records for the date. Winston-Salem is attempting to launch several programs targeting the age groups that have been found to commit the most crimes. The obstacle for getting the programs off the ground is funding.
Martin encouraged directors to get residents, young and old, involved with various programs geared to raise self-esteem. He also advised to give youngsters something to do besides hanging out on the streets. "Residents must be involved and doing for themselves as a basis," he said. "Until they do that, nothing will work." Partnerships with law enforcement also should be formed, he added. In some communities, law enforcement has set up anonymous lines, put up surveillance cameras and other deterrents to help residents in their battle against neighborhood violence.
All community organizations, especially churches, have a role to play in the prevention violence in the neighborhoods, Martin said. But, most of all, it should be a united front and not be considered a problem for one race. "Everyone needs to work together," he said. "It's not a black, white or hispanic problem, but a city, countywide and statewide problem.".
