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Our second century Wednesday 0 aw September 12, 1984 25 cents daily, 50 cents Sunday Fiwn sections, 48 pages Orangeburg, C. 29115 Vol. 103, No. 256 Ml II yum Skeleton found in lake apparently not Clarendon man report will come in." None of the authorities will comment on what the possible cause of death might have been. When the skull was first pulled from the river by a woman on a fishing excursion, part of the jaw was missing and there was speculation that a hole in the Please see Coroner, 6A bones might be those of Danny Fools, a 20-year-old white male who has been missing since January of this year.

Simmons said the greater age of the body, which could be well over 35 years, almost rules out the possibility that it is Fools. "Dr. Sexton is working with what he has," Simmons said. "We have no idea when the final said a verbal report from forensic pathologist Dr. Joel Sexton has given them some indication of the approximate age and height of the person but added that there are still a lot of tests to be completed before they have a clearer picture of the person.

Orangeburg County Coroner Paul Simmons said he had 5-feet 11-inches in height. Smith said no weight was indicated. Clarendon County Deputy Sheriff Ron Stewart said they were coordinating with Orangeburg County Sheriff Vance Boone and members of the S.C. Wildlife and Marine Resources Department, in an effort to determine whether or not the heard nothing directly from Dr. Sexton and is still awaiting a report but said apparently the body had been in the river, under the U.S.

Highway 301-15 bridge over Lake Marion, for some months. According to the verbal report from Sexton, the man was a white male, at least 35 years and probably older, and about By JOYCE W.MILKIE Staff Writer Authorities are beginning to get some small bits of information about the skull and skeleton found in Lake Marion on Labor Day but indications are that the body is not that of a missing Clarendon County man. Chief Deputy C.R. Smith Jr. arolina coast North Do ts ana no Hurricane passes by S.C.

coast, leaves rain, wind By MARY ANNE RHYNE Associated Press Writer WILMINGTON, N.C. Hurricane Diana, whirling 135 mph winds around its eye, slammed into North Carolina's southeastern coast Tuesday night with torrential rain and tree-bending wind that threatened to push tides up to 12 feet above normal. Thousands of people fled to higher ground. Winds were clocked at 100 mph at Yaupon Beach on Oak Island near Cape Fear as the eye of the first Atlantic hurricane of the season was just off the coast, about 25 miles south-southeast of downtown Wilmington. The hurricane's surge of high water was expected to coincide with a full moon high tide.

Although no injuries were reported, some streets in Wilmington were flooded, 7,700 customers were without power, and winds were so strong that it was difficult to stand up. Weather officials described Diana as a "dangerous hurricane," and Hal Gerrish of the National Hurricane Center in Miami said at 9:45 p.m. that its strength has been "steadily increasing." The center of the storm was expected to pass east of Wilmington, the hurricane center said. Gov. Jim Hunt declared a state of emergency, called out 200 National Guard troops to help with "traffic control and security," and urged residents of low-lying areas of five coastal counties to evacuate.

In Brunswick County, commissioners issued a mandatory evacuation order shortly after 8 p.m. requiring people in emergency shelters to stay there until further notice. Almost all residents on the beaches and one mile back from the Inland Waterway had been evacuated to county shelters and churches by 6 p.m. Farther north along the coast, near Sneads Ferry, firefighters went door-to-door to warn the elderly to seek shelter. Flooding was possible along New River Inlet, near Camp Lejeune, if the surf pushed over the dunes, said Don Herman, civil defense coordinator for Onslow County.

Earlier, winds at Holden Beach and Sunset Beach hit 70 mph and heavy winds lashed the entire coast, tearing down power lines and bending trees almost to the ground in some places. Meteorologist Jackson Canady at Shallotte in Brunswick County reported that 2Mi inches of rain had fallen Tuesday before the storm made its final rush to the coast. Ten inches of rain were expected farther up the coast. There were 7,000 people in 23 shelters in the Wilmington area counties of New Hanover, is jr i Si. -f 1 A i I ftmir mil "i 'Sm ''m inn mm mi i hi iijm mm By BRUCE M.

SMITH Associated Press Writer MYRTLE BEACH, S.C. Hurricane Diana, packing 135 mph winds, brushed the beach resorts of the upper South Carolina coast with heavy rains and brisk winds Tuesday as thousands evacuated inland or headed for the safety of storm shelters. But Diana, which had threatened to come ashore near here, shifted direction slightly from north to the northeast by mid-afternoon, and stayed at sea moving toward North Carolina. By early evening, the threat of the storm had passed for South Carolina, and the more than 9,000 people evacuated to shelters on the Grand Strand were permitted to return to their homes or hotels about 7 p.m. However, a hurricane warning remained in effect from Cape Romain north to Cape Lookout, N.C.

and a tornado watch was issued for Horry County. Diana, traveling at 5 to 10 mph, was located at latitude 33.8 north and longitude 77.8 west, or about 30 miles south of Wilmington, N.C, at 8 p.m. The National Weather Service had said earlier the eye of the storm was wobbling on an erratic course and any movement to the left was expected to bring it onshore between Myrtle Beach and Wilmington with tides 12 feet above normal. But the storm stayed to the northeast, and Dick Shenot, the meteorologist in charge of the National Weather Service in Charleston said "as soon as we get most of that (storm) circulation past Cape Fear, we should be in good shape." Some lingering showers and squalls moved along the South Carolina coast Tuesday evening. By late afternoon, the rain had stopped here, although it was breezy and overcast.

Local residents and visitors could be seen walking the beach. Mollie Harper of Myrtle Beach said she was relieved it was over as she carried a bundle of belongings out of the shelter at the Myrtle Beach Convention Center Tuesday evening. She said she had evacuated during Hurricane David in 1979 but said "I'm never used to picking up my stuff and going two miles in my car in the pouring rain." "That Red Cross did a tremendous job. It was teriffic," said William Newell of Hamilton, What hurricane? That would seem to be the sentiment of these two youngsters playing in the sand at Myrtle Beach. Candy Bryant (left), 3, and Benji Thompson, 8, both of Myrtle Beach, got in some extra play time as waves spawned by Hurricane Diana break in the background.

(AP Laserphoto) South Carolina earlier urged residents along the Grand Strand to move away from the coast. Horry County Sheriff M. L. Brown Jr. said his Ontario, who was vacationing here when the storm approached.

In North Carolina, Gov. Jim Hunt called out the National Guard and urged evacuation of counties in the storm's path. And emergency officials in Brunswick, Columbus, Pender and Onslow, said Red Cross spokeswoman Martha Sellers. Please see Evacuation, 6A Libertarians working toward the future Bush makes state stops to campaign Today if 1 t. 4 MS )r Five sections The Times and Democrat has five sections today: the and news and sports sections and a 12-page Lowes supplement.

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Libertarian Party, victory in November will not be measured by the number of offices won, said two of the party's candidates. "Winning to a Libertarian candidate means a whole lot more than winning an election," said Cynthia Sullivan, who is challenging incumbent Republican Floyd Spence and Democrat Ken Mosely in the Second Congressional District race. And Stephen Davis, Libertarian candidate for U.S. Senate challenging incumbent Strom Thurmond, Democrat Melvin Purvis and write-in candidate Cecil Williams, said one of the goals of his campaign is to help establish his party as a viable alternative to the Republicans and the Democrats in South Carolina. Davis' campaign marks the first statewide effort for a Libertarian candidate since the party became official in 1979, and he said while this year might not produce any Libertarian victories, 1984 will lay the groundwork for wins in 1986.

However, neither Davis nor Sullivan say they have given up hope of overcoming the odds and beating their better-financed and better-known op- By MOIRA BAILEY Associated Press Writer COLUMBIA Vice President George Bush made a "major campaign swing" through the state Tuesday, visiting hard hat and high tech workers in Charleston and Columbia, while reiterating the Reagan administration's commitment to the textile industry. Bush chatted with employees in the assembly division of NCR Corp. in West Columbia and examined computer components before delivering a brief speech to a large crowd gathered outside the plant. He cautioned the group against "excesses" in pro-, tective trade barriers and their effects on international exports and imports into this country. ''Today we hear a lot about how America can't compete in world trade, how we have to go for the excesses in protection.

And I wonder if the people who say that realize that four out of five jobs in our country in recent years have iome from international trade. "I wonder if those who advocate now and we're in a Please see Vice, 6A Campaign swing Cynthia Sullivan (left), the Libertarian candidate for the Second Congressional District, and Stephen Davis, the Libertarian candidate for the U.S. Senate, were in Orangeburg Tuesday during a campaign swing through the district. staff photo) stranger things have happened. I don't think we'd run if deep down in our hearts we didn't think we had a chance.

"We're not martyrs and we're not masochists," he said. Both candidates said most South Carolinians should be Libertarians because they want Please see 1984, 6A ponents. "IH be campaigning to win," said Sullivan. "I'll be doing some good old down home politicking." She said she will be "trying to make people aware of what is being done to them and what they can do about it" "Point blank, I don't expect to win the seat." Davis said. "But, visiting in town today The Rev.

Jesse Jackson will visit Orangeburg this afternoon as part of his election year voter registration drive. Jackson will be speaking at Claflin College's Middleton Fine Arts Center at 5:30 p.m. His visit is sponsored by the college branch of the National Association for the Advancement of Colored People..