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4-D Th Greenville News Tuesday, July 3, 1979 Variety of activities await residents on Fourth of July BLASSINGAME, Claude 36, Liberty BROWN, Bertie 86, Carolina Greenville CANN, James 26, Abbeville COLLEN, John Princeton COMPTON, William 55, Taylors GRIFFITH, Emma 89, Buffalo HUDSON, Clanis, 77, Aiken HUMPHRIES, Molly 43, Spartanburg KIRKPATRICK, James 66, Donalds KNAPP, Robert Greenville LAWRENCE, Haywood, Detroit, Mich. LOMAX, Carlwell, 71, Wellford MILLS, Paul 55, Campobello MURPHY, James 83, Walhalla SCOTT, George, 10 Rutherford Court, Greenville SULLIVAN, Wade 92, Simpsonville Details later. and other good old-fashioned family outing activities. Families are invited to bring a picnic lunch and join in the fun and games until 3 p.m., celebrating both the glory of Independence Day and the rambling kudzu plant At 7 p.m. at the county stadium, 14 teams will compete in the Kudzu Olympics in "anything goes" games and competitions.

At 9:30 p.m., a fireworks display also will be held at the county stadium. The family activities at Foster Park are free. Admission to the Kudzu Olympics and the fireworks show will be $1 for adults and SO cents for children. The Duncan Ruritans, a local civic group, will hold a July 4 barbecue at Duncan's D.R. Hill Junior High School from 10 a.m.

to 2 p.m. The school islocated off State 290. For the third year, the Clinton YMCA, Lydia Presbyterian Church and Truman Leopard will sponsor the Fourth of July celebration at Lydia Mill in Clinton, with such events as an egg toss, greased pole climb and watermelon seed-spitting contest planned. The games will start at 10 a.m., lunch will be served at noon and an afternoon swim will begin at 1:30. There is no charge except for the barbecue.

An open house and crafts demonstration will begin at 10 a.m. The Fourth of July usually means food, fireworks and fun throughout the nation, and the Upstate is no exception. Communities have planned activities for all to enjoy. Here are some July 4 holiday hints: A flea market, games, an evening square dance and fireworks will be part of Landrum's July 4 celebration, according to the Landrum Chamber of Commerce: The fun begins Wednesday morning, and will center around the parking lot of the Community Cash store in Landrum. There will be swimming and acrobatics lessons, concession stands, a flea market, contests and games in the morning.

In the afternoon the town's recreation department will hold more games and contests. In the evening, the parking lot will be the scene of a square dance and cake walk. The Dixie Rebels will provide music and there will be fireworks at 9 p.m. If you can cut your way through the tangle of kudzu vines to Foster Park in Union, the Union County Recreation Department has a full day of family activities planned for the Fourth as the grand finale of its Kudzu Festival. Beginning at 10 a.m., the county recreation staff will be at the park overseeing family activities, such as sack races, egg toss, greased pole climbing, a bubble-gum blow, parachute games at the Octagon House in Laurens.

The demonstrations will include chair caning, ceramic sculpture, basket making and taxidermy. This Fourth of July will be the 20th celebration of Hillbilly Day in Mountain Rest, a small community about eight miles north of Walhalla on State 23. The festivities begin at 10 a.m. and include clogging, a greased pig chase, banjo and fiddle contests, pioneer displays and a country store. Barbecue plates and drinks will be available.

Downtown Easley is the place to be July 4 with activities including an arts and crafts display and music, clogging and a parachute jump during the day. A disco will be held at 8:30 p.m. and at 10 p.m. the fireworks will begin. Music, dancing, fun and games will be the order of the day Wednesday at an Old Fashion Fourth of July celebration at Roper Mountain.

The Environmental Science Center is the site for the 2-9 p.m. event with activities including a track meet, a karate exhibition, square dancing, craft exhibits and magic. Jazz, blue-grass, top 40, and classical music will be performed at the new Bob Wilson Amphitheatre until 9 p.m. The public is encouraged to bring their own picnic meals. Registration for the track meet is from p.m.

and is open to everyone. EDGEFIELD Services for Jasper Hammond, 50, of 221 Holmes 11 a.m. Tuesday at Edgefield Presbyterian Church; burial in Sunset Gardens Memorial Park, Johnston. Hollings-worth Funeral Home. PHILADELPHIA.

Pa. Services for Lawrence Campbell. 11 a.m. Thursday at Mount Zion Baptist Church, Laurens County; burial in the church cemetery. Watkins, Garrett Woods Mortuary.

WESTMINSTER -Services for Cleo Cox, 53, of 423 Rutledge Greenville, 4 p.m. Tuesday at Long Creek Baptist Church; burial in the church cemetery. Sandifer Funeral Home, Westminster. WHITMIRE Services for John Finney, 56, of 101 Clark 3 p.m. Tuesday at Clinton Road Wesleyan Methodist Church; burial in Webber Cemetery, Jonesville.

S.R. Hol-combe Funeral Home. Greenville, and Mrs. James B. Miller of Ward; son, Rev.

Paul R. Hudson of Easley; sister, Addie Stroud of Tigerville; 12 grandchildren and nine greatgrandchildren. Graveside services will be at 11 a.m. Wednesday in the East North Street Baptist Church cemetery. The family is at the home of the daughter, Mrs.

Burdette, 1032 Hudson Road, but will receive friends p.m. Tuesday at Thomas McAfee Funeral Home. Molly Humphries SPARTANBURG -Molly Mason Humphries, 45, wife of Frank Humphries, died Sunday. Born in Spartanburg, she was a daughter of Christine Whittaker Mason of Welford and the late Troy Mason, a member of Glendale Baptist Church and an employee of City News Agency. Surviving also are a daughter, Susan Harvey of Spartanburg; a son, Frank Humphries Jr.

of the home; brothers Douglas F. Mason of Greer and Wayne S. Mason of LaHarbour, Calif; sisters, Peggy Jo Mason of Welford, Polly Ann Lun-ney of Greer and Nancy Lanford of Spartanburg; and two grandchildren. Services will be at 2 p.m. Wednesday at Jackson Mill Baptist Church; burial in Rosemont Cemetery in Union.

The family will receive friends at 7 p.m. Tuesday at Wood Mortuary. The body will be placed in the church at 1 p.m. Wednesday. James Kirkpatrick DONALDS James M.

Kirkpatrick, 66, husband of Frances Poore Kirkpatrick, of Route 2, died Monday. Born in Abbeville County, he was a son of the late John W. and Carrie Richey Kirkpatrick, a retired farmer, and a member of Turkey Creek Baptist Church. Surviving also are sons, John T. and Clyde Kirkpatrick of Donalds; daughters, Margaret Kirkpatrick of Anderson, and Marian Eleadaer of Columbia; and four grandchildren.

Services will be announced by Parker- ANDERSON Services for Alvin Haynie, 83, of 3102 Burson Road, 3 p.m. Tuesday at Flat Rock Baptist Church; burial in New Silver Brook Cemetery. Mc-Dougald Funeral Home. SALEM Services for Ada Poore, 65, of Route 2, Old Highway 11, 2 p.m. Tuesday at Wolfe Stake Baptist Church; burial in the church cemetery.

Davenport Funeral Home, ber of Cedar Grove Baptist Church. Surviving also are Willie Mae Brockman of Los Angeles, Annie Bell Powell of Hillside, N.J., Margaret Snell and Alberta Lomax of Newark, N.J., and Flora Foster of Greer; sons, Bennie Lomax of Newark, Ray-ford Kennedy of Detroit and Freddie Davis of Duncan; sisters, Verda Jones of Asheville, N.C., and Willie Duncan of Boyston, stepsisters, Perry Wilson and Ruth Maxton of Detroit, and Sirrila Dunbar and Dolly Holland of Greer; Raymond Lomax of Detroit; 24 grandchildren and a number of great-grandchildren. Services will be announced by Sullivan Brothers Mortuary, Greer. Paul Mills CAMPOBELLO -Paul Irvin Mills, 55, died Monday. Born In Polk County, he was a son of the late James Otis and Ola Wilson Mills, retired em-ployee of Lyman Printing and Finishing and member of Bear Wallow Methodist Church at Dana, N.C.

Surviving are daughters, Shirley Ford and Frances Jackson of Campobello and Patsy Melton of Inman; son, Jimmy Dean Mills of Campobello; sisters, Pearl Campbell of Lan-'drum and Clemmie Hood of Campobello; brothers, Otis Mills of Startex, John Mills of Landrum, J.D. and Leonard Mills of Campobello, and nine grandchildren. Services will be at 3 p.m. Tuesday at Petty Funeral Home, Landrum; burial in Ingle-side Baptist Church cemetery. James Murphy WALHALLA James Clarence Murphy, 83, of Pickens, formerly of Salem, widower of Ila Crooks Murphy, died Monday.

Born in Oconee County, he was a member of Stamp Creek Baptist Church, and a retired textile employee. Surviving are a daughter, Lois M. Hawkins of Walhalla; brothers, Ernest Murphy of Walhalla, and Eugene and Jack Murphy of Rosman, N.C; a sister, Annie Master of Rosman, N.C; eight grandchildren and nine great-grandchildren. Services will be at 2 p.m. Wednesday at Davenport Funeral Home; burial in Evergreen Memorial Gardens.

The family is at the home of the daughter, 29 Wagner Circle, Walhalla, andwill receive friends 7-9 p.m. Tuesday at the funeral home. Atchley begins Clemson job By ANN GREEN News staff writer CLEMSON The new president of Clemson University said Monday he isn't sure any institution of higher education in the country has moved far enough toward desegregation. Bill Atchley, spending his first day on the job after becoming the ninth president of the school, commented on a federal investigation currently under way into progress toward desegregation by South Carolina's colleges and universities. A team of investigators from the Office for Civil Rights, Department of Health, Education and Welfare, visited Clemson last spring as part of the statewide probe to see if any vestiges of racial discrimination remain in state schools.

Results of the investigation are expected to be released later this summer. Asked if Clemson has done enough to eliminate such vestiges, Atchley replied, "I'm really don't think any place has. "The fact that HEW is looking at us that in itself tells us we need to be looking at it." Atchley said he has had no contact with HEW officials involved in the probe, but he said he is confident that, whatever the outcome, Clemson will be able to work with federal officials when they present their findings. "We will continue to improve on what we've done in the past." Asked if one way to promote further desegregation might be the abolition of Clemson's current self-imposed limitation on the size of its student body, Atchley replied: "I'm not going to say just lift the ceiling and open the doors. It would be unfair to say, yes, open the doors, and then give someone a less adequate education." He said he will have to study the enrollment ceiling at Clemson, adding that a big part of any such study would include consideration of facilities already available at the school.

Atchley, former dean of the college of engineering at West Virginia University in Morgantown, said his administration will put emphasis on making Clemson "a people's university serving throughout the state." He said he plans to conduct meetings in each county of the state to determine the needs. While backing away from a suggestion that Clemson anticipates establishing "branch" campuses around the state in the near future, Atchley said he would like to see Clemson begin "satellite programs." In the area of agriculture, he mentioned the possibility of establishing two-year management programs for the state's young farmers who need to understand the "economics" of farming. He emphasized making education "flexible enough to meet job demands" and noted that recent graduates increasingly are finding that their college degrees are not necessarily a ticket to the good life. Taiwan to buy state soybeans state mission in which more than $800 million is expected to be spent on U.S. industrial and agricultural goods.

In the agricultural area alone, the Chinese expect to spend more than $200 million on soybeans, corn, wheat and barley, according to the Coordination Council for North American Affairs of Nationalist China. In a trade mission with both political and economic overtones, the Nationalist Chinese government will send a group of government and business officials to South Carolina this month to purchase 54,000 metric tons of state-grown soybeans. The purchase, which is about the equivalent of 2 million bushels, will put some $15 million in the pockets of the company the Taiwanese choose to supply the soybeans. What's more, the purchase will also mean that the state's soybean farmers will have the certainty of selling up to 12 percent of their 1979 crop. The South Carolina stop for the Taiwanese will be one leg of a 20- (Continued from p.

1-D) Thrrr I ah mum 7.Vn 1 011" White Funeral Home, Ware Shoals. Haywood Lawrence DETROIT. Mich. -Haywood Lawrence, husband of Georgia Lawrence, of 3681 Preston died Sunday. Born in Pickens County, he was a son of Marie Lawrence and the late Walter Lawrence, and a member of St.

John Baptist Church. Surviving are daughters, Catherine and Pathernia Lawrence of the home; a sister, Car-melita Burdine of Greenville; brothers, Luther Lawrence of Detroit, and Wilbert Lawrence of Greenville; and three grandchildren. Services will be at II a.m. Thursday in Detroit, conducted by Childs Funeral Home. Watkins, Garrett Woods Mortuary.

Carlwell Lomax WELLFORD Carlwell Lomax, 71, of 112 North husband of Neverbell Freeman Lomax, died Sunday. Born in Spartanburg County, he was a mem- NORTH MAIN noiM CO. WO N. Molt. it.

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1031 177.13? Magistrates constable now are serving legal papers for the county's three magistrates. Council Chairman J.R. Scurry suggested it might be better to have "one constable and pay him enough to make it (the job) worthwhile." Boatwright cited Lexington County's magistrate system as an example. There the chief magistrate receives $15,000 to $18,000 annually and the constable gets about $10,000, he said. Noting that any change would have to be authorized by the legislature, Setzler said he has tried unsuccessfully to meet with Rep.

Larry Gentry, D-Saluda, to discuss ways of improving the current system. Gentry could not be reached for comment Monday. At the conclusion of the meeting, the council voted to send Gentry a letter stating its desire to reduce the county's magistrate court staff to a chief magistrate, an assistant magistrate and one constable. The council speculated that Gentry might be able to get the proper legislation cleared in time to revamp the system by next year. Earlier during the council's regular monthly meeting, chief librarian Slater of the Newberry-Saluda Regional Library asked the council to give the library a 9 percent funding increase for 1979-80.

The council explained to Mrs. Slater that because it had not received a budgetary request from the library before giving final approval to the county's 1979-80 budget two weeks ago, the new budget contained the same library appropriation as last year. Mrs. Slater said she had not been told her budget should have been submitted by April. As a result of the library's tardiness, the council voted to give the library a $1,000 increase this year, or about 5 ville Memorial Gardens.

The family is at the home of Annie Pearle Calvert, 6 Mississippi Honea Path. Pruitt Funeral Home. William Compton TAYLORS William Burnett "Bill" Compton, 55, of 204 Piedmont Piedmont Park, husband of Louise Vaughn Compton, died Monday. Born in Greenville County, he was a son of the late Robert Elmore and Hattie Caldwell Compton, a retired employee of Cato Trailer Service, a World War II Navy veteran, and a member of Mountain Creek Baptist Church where he was a deacon and had been a Sunday School teacher in the junior department for the past 30 years. Surviving also are a daughter, Judy Compton McJunkin of Greenville; a son, Robert B.

Compton of Greenville; sisters, Mrs. Calvin Kellett of Simpsonville, Mrs. Ralph Head of Greenville and Mrs. Thomas Bryant of Sarasota, brothers, Jack and Harold Compton of Braden-ton, Fla. and Joe Compton of Simpsonville and three grandchildren.

Services will be at 3 p.m. Tuesday at Mountain Creek Baptist Church; burial in the church cemetery. The body will be placed in the church at 2:30 p.m. Tuesday. The Mackey Mortuary.

Emma Griffith BUFFALO Emma Ponder Griffith, 89, widow of J.R. Griffith, died Monday. Born in Union County, she was a member of Buffalo Baptist Church and the Electra Chapter of Eastern Star. Surviving are daughters, Mildred Davis of Buffalo, Bernice Pruitt of Falls Church, Agnes Wade of Charleston, and Mary Jarrett of Chicago, sons, William Marion Griffith of the home, J.R. Griffith of Ameri-cus.

a brother, Samuel Ashby Ponder of Buffalo. Services will be at 5 p.m. Wednesday at Brown-Bolton-Jolly Mortuary; burial in Putman Baptist Church cemetery. The family will receive friends 7-9 p.m. Tuesday at the mortuary.

Clanis Hudson Clanis Freeman Hudson, 77, widow of Paul Runion Hudson, died Monday at 123 DuPont Drive, Aiken. Born in Pickens County, she spent most of her life in Greenville and was a member of Pendleton Street Baptist Church. Surviving are daughters, Mrs. George Lamar of North Augusta, Mrs. Rowan Burdette and Catherine Hudson of C.

Blassingame LIBERTY Claude Bailey Eugene Blassingame, 36, of 12 Rosewood died Sunday. Born in Liberty, he was a son of Harold Blassingame of Hartford, and the late Essie Olivia Hallums Blassingame Jenkins. Surviving also are stepfather, Junious W. Jenkins; a daughter, Jennifer Ann Simpson of Easley; maternal grandmother, Ola Hallums of Liberty; and paternal grandmother, Pattie Blassingame of Detroit, Mich. Services will be an' nounced by Watkins, Garrett Woods Mortuary.

Bertie Brown Bertie Sisk Brown, 86, of 121 Carolina widow of John Thomas Brown, died Monday. Born in Franklin County, she was a Jehovah's Witness. Surviving are daughters, Mildred Harper and Mozelle Brown of Greenville; sons, Hugh and Horace Brown of Greenville; sisters, Bessie Smith and Olivia Grogan of Westminster and Lura Dickson of Anderson; brother, Glenn Bloodworth of York; 16 grandchildren, 21 greatgrandchildren and one great-great-grandchild. Services will be at 11 a.m. Thursday at Thomas McAfee Funeral Home; burial in Grace-.

land Cemetery. The family will receive friends p.m. Wednesday at the funeral home. James Cann ABBEVILLE James Winton Cann, 26, of 102 Teakwood Drive, died Sunday. Born in Abbeville County, he was a son of Bernice Ware Coursey of Abbeville and the late Carlton Thomas Cann, and an employee of Seaboard Coastline Railway.

Surviving also are a brother, Charles T. Cann of Greenwood; sister, Mrs. Leon Kennedy of Sumter; stepfather, Howard P. Coursey of Abbeville; and stepbrother, H.P.Coursey Jr. of Abbeville.

Services will be at 3 p.m. Tuesday at Harris Funeral Home; burial in Little Mountain Presbyterian Church cemetery. The family is at the home of Mr. and Mrs. H.P.Coursey, Hodges Highway.

John Collen PRINCETON John Frank Collen, husband of Lou B. Collen, died Sunday. Born in Chicago, he was a son of the late Mr. and Mrs. Joseph Collen, a watchmaker, and a Catholic.

Surviving also are a son, Paul Anthony Collen of Atlanta, and three grandchildren. Services will be at 10 a.m. Tuesday at Green (Continued from p. 1-D) Center. GREENVILLE ci noil FLORAL Chesnee approves project CHESNEE The Chesnee Town Council voted unanimously at its regular monthly meeting Monday night to accept $995,000 in federal funds to build a 28-unit, low-income housing project.

The money will come from the Department of Housing and Urban Development's Regional Housing Development program, said Chesnee Mayor Bur-well Fagan. The project must be built within the town limits. Fagan said construction would begin after the town acquired a parcel of land that met HUD approval. He predicted construction would start in three months. 3 sought in robbery of store LAURENS The Laurens County Sheriff's Department was seeking three men Monday evening in connection with the armed robbery of a small grocery store north of Laurens Monday afternoon.

The holdup occurred at W.T. Blakely's Grocery on U.S. 221 about six miles north of Laurens, said Chief CD. Benjamin of the sheriff's department Benjamin said three men entered Blakely's store at about 1:10 p.m. and held him up at gunpoint "They lied me down on the floor and tied me up and told me to be quiet," the owner, W.T.

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rorlf Ra. Phono 371-7673 zss-. my of its litigation pending against the hospital will be decided in the next few months. Of much less controversy and discussion was the application by Medenco to lease Doctor's Memorial Hospital in Spartanburg. Medenco has been managing the private hospital for several months and have stated it plans no major changes in the operation of the hospital.

During a public hearing last month, no opposition was expressed on the application to lease. Medenco officials have pledged to earn national certification for the hospital during their first year of operation. (Continued from p. 1-D) said he will be trying to" do as much reading as possible to acclimate him to his new job. Communications, he said, is a top priority with him, and the new administrator proved it Monday by keeping his office door wide open all day long.

Sharbaugh said most of Monday was spent in media Interviews and meeting staff members, department heads and key government officials, like City Manager Bill Carstarphen. Sharbaugh's wife and two children are still living in Danville, he said, but will be moving to Spartanburg in mid-July. once the controversy was taken to court, "it was out of our hands." But board member Joe Davenport urged the council to "take the only action open to it." Davenport asked the council to "act on the need for the facility and not judge the legal aspects of the application." Although St. Francis officials attended the Monday evening meeting held at the Charles Lea Center in Spartanburg, they did not offer comment to the council before or after the vote. The hospital's application now goes to DHEC for final action.

How the state department acts on the application in light Administrator- plans to "houseclean" the county staff. "I wasn't hired by the council to be a hatchet man. That's not my role," he said. The new administrator says he is planning to have "frequent" staff meetings, usually before the semimonthly council meetings. Meeting with department heads and key administrative staff has been a long-standing recommendation of the county council.

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