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THE TIMES AND DEMOCRAT, Orangeburg, Wednesday, August 24, 1988, Page 7B Suspended officer saves man from drowning One-third of moderate Baptists in survey say stay aligned with SBC the door. Harris, with Roof under his arm, swam back to shore. Roof did not require medical treatment, though he was "coughing up some water," Trewhella said. The state Highway Patrol was notified of the incident and arranged for the car to be towed from the lake, costing Roof about $900. Harris, 29, had worked for the police department for five years, most recently in the narcotics unit.

He was accused of perjury after testifying during a preliminary hearing that he had used a reliable informant in the arrest of Bethea, a University of South Carolina football star. Harris, who has been indicted and is awaiting trial, has denied any wrongdoing in Bethea's arrest. who could not be reached for comment, was Joined in his efforts by two friends. Roof said he thanked Harris. "He Just said he was glad he could help," Roof said.

"The car was in the water floating," said Steve Trewhella one of the men who Joined Harris. "He (Roof) said he couldn't get out." Roof said after the car entered the water, his legs became lodged under the steering wheel. "Chuck was trying to pull him out," Trewhella said. "He was pinned under the steering wheel." Trewhella said the car window was open, but the door would not open because of the pressure of the water. "Water was gushing in real fast," Roof said.

They waited for water to enter the car, telling Roof to hold his breath, and then opened By The Associated Press COLUMBIA A man whose car plunged into Lake Murray said he would not have survived without help from a Columbia police officer charged with perjury in the Ryan Bethea drug case. VI was so darned scared. I'd have been a goner," said Larry Roof 28, adding that muscular dystrophy has weakened his legs, and that although he can walk, he cannot swim. Roof said he had spent the day on the lake and was preparing to leave about 7:30 p.m. Sunday.

He started the car, but the four-speed vehicle stalled. When he pressed the clutch, the car rolled into water 12 feet deep, he said. Chuck Harris, a Columbia police officer charged with perjury and suspended in June, jumped into the lake to rescue Roof. Harris, Origin of IM.Y.'s 'Big Apple' nickname spawns bet much smaller denomination centered in the Northeast. Responses added to more than 100 percent because some people checked more than one box.

The survey also indicated that a key concern of. moderates is finding like-minded people to staff their churches: 67 percent favored creation of a clearinghouse for churches and individuals who want non-fundamentalist personnel and positions. Other findings of the survey included: 40 percent favored continuing support of the Baptist Sunday School Board, the world's largest publisher of religious material, with 33 percent wantirig supplemental literature "presenting a progressive view of biblical interpretation." Sixteen percent called for publication of a complete series of Sunday school and other literature. 46 percent said moderates should be selective in support of the denomination's six seminaries, designating funds to those demonstrating "sound theological practices and an inclusive policy; 34 percent called for the establishment and support of non-fundamentalist controlled seminaries. "We're not disputing the story about the Big Apple dance.

Does it link up with the nickname? We're not sure," Simonberg said Monday. "If these people want to come up with their evidence, we'd be glad to have them. "Barbecue would be most welcome," Simonberg added. "But we'd rather have a couple of hitters for the Mets and just to be fair, some pitchers for the Yankees." The bet was sparked by a New York Times article on Monday about the Columbia claim. It was entitled: "Big Apple: New York Nickname but With A Southern Accent?" The wager was fanned by a press corps tired of reporting about oppressive heat, hospital waste on beaches and drug wars in the city.

The Columbia dance and Harlem jazz theories both have their origins in the Great Depression, when music and dance were ways to forget the economic trouble of the times. But Adams believes he has a leg up. Documentation. Lots of it. Koch has bet a pizza and Columbia Mayor T.

Patton Adams is offering mustard-based barbecue in a bet over the origin of the nickname "Big Apple" for New York City. Koch claims "Big Apple" was musicians' slang that came from jazz circles in Harlem. Adams claims the nickname came from the "Big Apple" dance performed by blacks 50 years ago at a nightclub of the same name on Park Street in Columbia. Koch spokesman Larry Simonberg portrayed the difference of opinion as something that shouldn't be taken seriously. By The Associated Press COLUMBIA Despite South Carolina claims, New York City Mayor Ed Koch isn't convinced Columbia is the origin of the "Big Apple" nickname.

"The origin of the dance the Big Apple in Columbia makes perfect sense and I'm willing to concede, although I have no documentation," Koch said through a spokesman. "But we're not going to be able to convince each other of our stories about how New York got the nickname the 'Big the mayor said. Atti lit I '4 IF It By JOHN A. BOLT Associated Press Writer DECATUR, Ga. About one-third of the respondents to a newspaper survey of moderate Southern Baptists say they want to continue their financial support of the denomination, hoping to reverse a decade of fundamentalist supremacy.

But two-thirds of the almost 800 respondents to the SBC Today survey favor some change in their financial or philosophical support of the 14.7 million-member Southern Baptist Convention, the nation's largest Protestant denomination. SBC Today surveyed about half of its circulation at the urging of the Southern Baptist Alliance, a moderate faction within the denomination. SBC Today Editor Jack Harwell said the survey was conductedto gather information in advance of a meeting in Nashville, next month to help the 2-year-old alliance determine what courses remain open to moderates. Although Harwell said he was suprised that as many as one-third of the respondents wanted to maintain the status quo, SBA President the Rev. John Thomason said he believes the results reflect the long-standing support of Baptists for their institutions.

The meeting in Nashville was called in June after fundamentalists elected their 10th straight president the Rev. Jerry Vines of Jacksonville, Fla. However, Vines won by just 692 votes out of 30,916 cast at the San Antonio annual meeting. Moderates were of two views after the election, according to Thomason, the pastor of a church in Jackson, Miss. Some moderates had pointed to the San Antonio meeting as a turning point for the denomination, and felt after losing the presidency that their cause was lost, Thomason said.

Others said, "the election was so very close that moderates should take heart and keep up the pressure in future presidential elections," he said. "My guess is this third are those who feel that this struggle is still winnable," he said Monday in a telephone interview from his home. Thomason said the September meeting likely would result in "some models that congregations could follow across the spectrum of this survey of doing absolutely nothing to some very drastic actions." The fundamentalist-moderate battle has split the denomination for 10 years. The key difference between the two factions rests on the way they view the Bible, with fundamentalists saying it is without any error whatsoever, including in history and science, and moderates allowing room for interpretation, even on some theological questions. Fundamentalists also oppose the ordination of women and divorced people.

Fundamendalists, who typically demand theological agreement, have used the significant appointive powers of the presidency to gain control of Southern Baptist institutions. In summarizing the results, Harwell said, "About one-third of our respondents said 'Don't do anything, just stay like we About two-thirds say 'Do The newspaper, published in Decatur, is not directly connected to the alliance, although it is mailed to all SBA members. On the key issue of money, 33 percent of the respondents favored maintaining contributions to the Cooperative Program the main funding vehicle at present levels, while 31 percent favored reductions in giving to SBC agencies and support other groups that have been denied funding. Another 32 percent favored the idea of a Cooperative Program Trust, in which contributions to state conventions would be maintained, but giving to national programs would be tunneled through the alliance, which would direct it to agencies supportive of moderate causes. Fundamentalists have claimed the SBA is an effort to form a new denomination, but 36 percent of the respondents to the SBC Today survey say they want to remain "as loyal opposition, making no changes in affiliation, working to elect officers who will represent all Southern Baptists." However, 54 percent say their churches should also join and strengthen groups such as the SBA "to preserve the traditions and heritage of Baptists." Only 14 percent said they should leave the SBC and form a new denomination or align with American Baptist Convention, a ti 1 4 'ft lite JXl 1 1 I wail 7 7 I If IS II 8 tDJ SURGEON GENERAL'S WARNING: Quitting Smoking Now Greatly Reduces Serious Risks to Your Health..