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Montgomery Advertiser 2B Wednesday, December 4, 1996 Montgomery Academy headmaster, student trade places i thnnoht hp would iust sit down, an size-15 sneakers leafed through Golson's pre-calculus text. "I came up here on my free period to do my homework," explained Montgomery Academy headmaster A. Emerson Johnson III, who was dressed uncharacteristically casually for the occasion. From English through advanced placement music theory, Dr. Johnson went through all seven periods of Golson's day.

The swap was Golson's prize for drawing the winning ticket in a raffle that raised $1,540 for United Way. For Dr. Johnson, it was a learning experience. On Monday night he prepared for his big day by spending 2V2 hours on Golson's homework. Golson was busy watching "Seinfeld" and CNN.

Dr. Johnson took a test. Golson was settling a scheduling conflict and touring the school with a prospective pupil. Dr. Johnson entered the sacred space of the senior lounge, usually off limits to adults.

"These kids have busy schedules," Dr. By Holly Kurtz ADVERTISER STAFF WRITER At 11 a.m. Tuesday, the student's body reclined in the headmaster's leather chair. "I've had numerous requests for pay raises," said senior Golson Folshee, 17, lounging behind The Montgomery Academy headmaster's elegant desk. Up in the senior lounge, a suspiciously stately student wearing a pair of borrowed Johnson said.

"They have big assignments." Bigger than his own? "I must say in many ways it is easier," Dr. Johnson said. "The phone doesn't ring. Nobody brings me problems to solve. It's nice to get back and find out what it's like to be a student." For Golson, too, the day was a lesson in life.

swer phone calls, go to meetings," Golson said of the headmaster. Instead, Golson found himself exercising his new-found powers, which excluded adjusting salaries and firing faculty. As a worker laid out crystal goblets for his luncheon of pasta marinara with breaded chicken, he considered giving a few detentions when he got a chance. "As soon as I can get out of the office," he said. Teens face capital murder charges ALABAMA ROUNDUP day where his body was found," said Capt.

Harrell. "But, in addition to the statements from the three and evidence we have been able to gather, we are confident of a conviction." Julius Reeves and Suttles were arrested only hours after another Selma teen-ager, Henry Lee Moor-er, was sentenced to life in prison Monday for the fatal shooting of another teen-ager earlier in the year. "What we're having more of these days is a combination of children and guns, and that doesn't mix," said Capt. Harrell. Capt.

Harrell praised Montgomery police for assisting his office in apprehending Julius Reeves and Suttles and said he had written to thank them. to inform them. Capt. Harrell said the man reported seeing the pair get into a cab instead of a bus. "Montgomery police were able to track down the cab and arrest the two about an hour after they were seen," said Capt.

Harrell. "We have reason to believe they had been in another state after the murder and were planning to come back to Selma when they were seen at the bus station." Capt. Harrell declined to release many details of the homicide, but did say the victim had been found "inside the cab" of his pickup. He said the shooting apparently occurred just after midnight on Thanksgiving morning. "We don't know why (Mr.

Johnson) was in the area at that time of 17, his brother, Matthew Reeves, 19, and Brenda "Bam Bam" Suttles, 19, have given statements to detectives John Martin and Pat Grindle, who brought them back from Montgomery early Tuesday. Matthew Reeves was arrested at a house a few hours after the slaying. Julius Reeves and Suttles were arrested early Tuesday by Montgomery police, said Capt. Harrell. He credited an alert Selma resident who was at the Montgomery bus station early Tuesday with helping to apprehend Julius Reeves and Suttles.

The officer said the Selma resident was aware of a search for the two. When he spotted them at the bus station, he called Selma police By Alvin Benn ADVERTISER STAFF WRITER SELMA Three Selma teen-agers have been charged with capital murder in the shooting death of a man whose body was found in his pickup during the early morning hours of Thanksgiving. The three are charged with shooting Willie Johnson 38, an -employee of the Selma Housing Authority, said Capt. Joe Harrell, chief of detectives in the Selma Police Department. The officer said Mr.

Johnson apparently was shot during a robbery, which led to capital murder charges. If convicted, the three could face the electric chair. Capt. Harrell said Julius Reeves, Handful protest against city's bus system "Alabama is the only state that does not pro AUBURN AU to honor Alabama Power chief Elmer B. Harris, president and chief executive officer of Alabama Power will receive an honorary doctor of science degree from Auburn University during fall commencement Dec.

13. Mr. Harris has frequently been recognized among the state's most active business leaders in economic development and business efforts to strengthen education in Alabama. Since becoming head of Alabama Power in 1989, Mr. Harris has placed an emphasis on customer service within the company while leading industrial recruitment efforts on behalf of the state of Alabama.

Alabama Power, under his direction, promoted and helped sponsor a series of partnerships between the state's universities, including Auburn, and local school systems to improve education at the community level. A Chilton County native, Mr. Harris earned three degrees from AU, including bachelor's and master's degrees in electrical engineering and a master's in business administration. He is a graduate of the Air Force Flight School, the Air Force Air Command and Staff College and the Air War College, and is a retired colonel in the Alabama Air National Guard. HUNTSVILLE Animal cruelty charges dismissed Animal cruelty charges against four people, including two former Madison County Sheriffs Posse members, have been dismissed for lack of evidence.

The charges stem from the death of a 5-year-old mare kept at the posse's stable. "Somebody may not have taken the care with the horse that they should have. But we can't prove it was neglect," said Assistant District Attorney Alan Mann in dismissing the charge Monday. Sheriff Joe Whisante said the posse has been disbanded. The case lingered in the courts for almost a year after the four were indicted by a grand jury last February on the misdemeanor charges.

Dr. Alan Jones, a veterinarian, examined the horse last December before it died and told authorities the mare was "skin and bones." He also said five other horses at the stable appeared to be malnourished. BIRMINGHAM Singer visits family, friends Country singer Tammy Wynette returned to Alabama after her first husband, Euple F. Byrd of Tuscaloosa, was killed in a traffic accident. Mr.

Byrd, 59, died with two others in an accident Saturday in Jefferson County. Evelyn Shriver, Miss Wynette's publicist, said Miss Wynette traveled to Alabama on Monday to visit with family and friends'. Mr. Byrd's funeral was scheduled Tuesday afternoon in Fulton, near where he and Miss Wynette were married when she was a 17-year-old high school student in 1959. They were divorced in 1965 after Miss Wynette became a beautician in Birmingham.

Miss Wynette wrote in her autobiography, "Stand By Your Man," that Mr. Byrd told her she was dreaming if she thought she could become a country singer in Nashville. After she left Birmingham for Nashville, she said she did not see Mr. Byrd until 10 years later, when she returned to Birmingham for a concert and he showed up, asking for an autograph. By Kim Chandler ADVERTISER STAFF WRITER Armed with picket signs and complaints about stranded riders, fewer than 10 demonstrators protested Tuesday outside Montgomery City Hall about problems with the city's cash-strapped bus system.

About five members of a group calling itself the Montgomery Transportation Coalition protested outside the City Council meeting. Members of the group said they represented more than 800 people, although only a handful were at Tuesday's gathering. The group claimed the city is not doing enough for public transportation. "Number one, the buses don't go where the people need to go," said Sister Leanne Sitter, director of the St. Jude Literacy Center and a Connecting buses sometimes leave the transfer station before buses arrive, she said, leaving riders stranded.

"Midday bus service was programmed to fail," she said. Tuesday's protest was designed to coincide with the December anniversary of the Montgomery Bus Boycott. Members of the coalition said private citizens are being left out of the discussion on solving city bus woes. Jon Broadway, who was speaking for the group Tuesday, said other cities, such as Birmingham, utilize citizen input groups on transportation issues. "We could be a valuable resource for you," Mr.

Broadway said. Members of the City Council's special bus committee said they have gotten few complaints about the buses and the city is doing all it can with available funds. vide money to public transportation," said District 8 Councilman Charles Jinright, who suggested state coffers as a solution to federal funding cuts. Mr. Jinright, chairman of the bus committee, said eliminating the bus system likely will be discussed at budget time, but he predicted council members will fund the buses to some extent.

"It will be discussed," he said. The three-person committee has convened only once, last March. Mr. Jinright said the group has discussed matters informally and has a planning department employee researching issues for them. Decisions will depend on the level of federal transportation dollars the city receives and if the city can coax in money out of the state, Mr.

Jinright said. "I'm afraid we will lose what we got." member of the coalition. 1 WHAT'S ONE INCH TALL 4 nabbed in Greenville pipe bomb prank AND CAN MOVE A CAR? To Find Out Call 264-4561! MONTGOMERY ADVERTISER CHECK CHAMBERS FOR THE LOWEST PRICES criminal tampering, a class felony, and menacing, a class misdemeanor, said Greenville Police Chief Lonzo Ingram. All four were released on a $3,000 bond each a few hours after their arrests. The four men all are employed by Hainje's Furniture Warehouse, which is next door to the chamber office, Chief Ingram said.

"It was a prank that went too far," Chief Ingram said. "They truly are remorseful for what they did. When they saw all the commo tion they created when the fake bomb was discovered, they got scared." A bomb squad from Fort Ben-ning Army Base in Georgia was called in to detonate the fake bomb. No one was injured. The device consisted of three plastic pipes filled with nails and screws bound with black electrical tape and a watch.

The only ingredient it lacked was an explosive. Chief Ingram said. "We were able to match the components found in the prank bomb with materials used in the furniture warehouse," he said. By Debra Davis ADVERTISER STAFF WRITER GREENVILLE Four Greenville residents were arrested late Tuesday in connection with a prank pipe bomb that was placed outside the Greenville Area Chamber of Commerce building Nov. 18.

Phillip Jeffery Boggan, 29, Charles Edward Thomas 20, Keith Powell, 30, and Russell Blackburn, 27, all of Greenville, were arrested about 6 p.m. Tuesday and charged with first-degree IS. From staff and wire reports FOR A FULL LINE OF CURIO CABINETS AT SUPER SALE PRICES Cherry finish curio in traditional styling feature a mirror back and light. SALE $149 Annexed land added to council districts I 24 HOUR HEATING SERVICE I LJ AIR SYSTEMS 277-9841 Earlier in the year, Mr. Reed and District 6 Councilman Leu Hammonds pointed out that the predominantly black neighborhoods of Macedonia and Madison Park don't receive all city services and were never added to the tax rolls.

Those neighborhoods were annexed in the 1980s. Annexed areas are not added to the tax rolls until they receive all city services. No one lives on the newly annexed parcels that total 7.46 square miles on the eastern edge of the city. Maps show only one unoccupied house on the land. The City Council annexed 1,723 acres in February and 2,918 acres in June.

The annexations were approved last month by the U.S. Justice Department. STAFF REPORT More than 3,500 acres that prompted Montgomery City Council battles earlier in the year about annexation were quietly added Tuesday to council Districts 1 and 8. The" Montgomery City Council approved adding the undeveloped acreage to the two council districts on an 8-1 vote. The only opposition came from District 3 Councilman Joe Reed, who strongly opposed the annexations of the land in June and February.

"All you're doing is chasing people," Mr. Reed said. The councilman said the city is adding to its problems by adding to its population. 613-0750 6021 Troy VS 231 South Just south of Taylor Road Subscribe to the Montgomery Advertiser and we will donate 10 dollars in your name to the United Way! MONTGOMERY ADVERTISER lease issued by the 42nd Air Base Wing public affairs office. The doctors will perform autopsies on the two officers to determine the exapt cause of their deaths and the nature of their injuries caused by the fatal crash.

The Navy expects to report the findings of the accident investigation board in about 30 days. The last fatal accident involving a Pensacola-based plane was Dec. 5, 1994, when a Navy pilot lost control of his T-34C near Robertsdale, Ala. In addition to his parents, Capt. Grace is survived by two younger brothers: David, 24, of Chicago, and Steven, 21, of Los Angeles, Calif.

suburb of Rochester. The captain was a 1987 graduate of Fairhope High School and one of five area students to attend the Air Force Academy that year. At Maxwell Air Force Base, a brief memorial service for both officers will be held on Friday at Chapel Number Two, beginning at 4 p.m. Today in Pensacola, another memorial service to the officers will be held at 10 a.m. at the unit where the officers were assigned.

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