The Item from Sumter, South Carolina • 8

Page 8A The ITEM Sumter SC Wednesday January 1 0 1 990 'rF Sales tax increase Derthick named top superintendent for car boats opposed ter Rotary Club Shaw-Sumter Community Council Sumter County Com- munity Development Committee the Crime Prevention Coalition and the Chamber of Commerce heads the Commission on Education at Trinity United Methodist Church Derthick will attend the annual AASA convention in San Francisco Calif at which the 1990 national Su- perintendent of the Year will be air- nounced Feb 22 criteria are leadership communications skills professional- ism and community involvement "The competition is open to all superintendents in the United States feel honored to have been recognized in this way" Derthick told The Item But he added that he has little hope the national winner wiH come from South Carolina two years' in a row As a state winner Derthick will receive a bronze medallion and a plaque The national winner receives a gold medallion and plaque a US savings bond a blazer and a $10000 scholarship is given in the name of the 1990 Superintendent of the Year to a student at the school from which the ent graduated The annual competition is cosponsored by AASA and The ServiceMaster Company a school contract services firm in Illinois that pays the bills and provides the schol- arship Ayers said the District 17 board is with recognition feel this high honor reflects the competence and experience that he brings not only to our district but to the South Carolina she said 17 has-long been regarded as one of our leading school districts and Dr administration has continued this high schools in upper Tennessee to provide guidance and college placement help to Derthick said have guidance counselors in those His father continued the education tradition serving as President US Commissioner of Education from 1956-61 He was also AASA -president in 1954 when his son started teaching Derthick attended the University of Tenhessee receiving his doctorr ate in education at the age of 29 He wanted to' become an administrator but his only experience was half a dozen years as a classroom teacher So he started as an assistant principal in a kindergarten through 12th grade school in Gary Ind Five years later he became a junior high principal in Gary in that job he had his first experience with court-ordered integration as black students were bused to the all-white school A move to Charleston WV in 1965 brought Derthick his first associate post He handled instruction for the Kanawha County Schools for two years Then it was on to his first superintendency a 12-year stint in the Monongalia County Schools of Morgantown WVa where he and his wife Susan raised their three children that district had 42 schools many of them were very small one- and two-room schools there were only about 11000 students in the Derthick said He moved to South Carolina in 1978 to take the Charleston County job Now he lives in Sumteris Deerfield area his wife is a third-grade teacher at Shaw Heights Elementary School The children are married and living all over the world: Larry in Georgia David in the Philippine Islands and Janet in Zurich Switzerland Derthick is a member of the Sum- public schools in Sumter is he said of it is for economic reasons but I believe the trend comes with improvement in the public schools and in the perception of His latest bid for community sup-por has been in rezomng the dis-mn attendance areas a process that began after the March 1989 referendum created funds for a new elementary school He feels the board is getting close to an acceptable set of lines a vote could come this month -r Derthick talked about the impact of the school system here many people realize is that the public school system is one of the biggest employers in a community How many businesses in Sumter employ more than 1000 he asked noting that District 17 touches most of the homes in the community in one way or another find that out when I make a bad decision to open or close the he quipped His job here is made easier by the compactness of District 17 at 50 square miles the smallest geographically in the state but with enough students to allow for a good-sized staff the most difficult part of a job? that you please all of the Derthick said to get the best advice you can make the decision and live with the results never been too proud to admit made a he added Bom in Greeneville Tenn Derthick comes from an education-oriented family His grandfather a minister was president of Milligan College near Johnson City Tenn where his father went to school he retired from that position at age 70 he worked another 25 years as a counselor traveling to 12 FROM PAGE 1 A tional spokesman in our Derthick came to District 17 in 1982 from the Charleston County consolidated school district where he supervised 47OO0 students in schools with the help of 10 dop and assistant superintendents He admits to not having been excited when he heard about the Sumter job in District 17 when I came up for an interview and met the board members I became 'Very he remembered with a smile Two members Of the current board Ayers and Trustee Kay Teer were already serving then and current Vice Chairman George Moseley Jr and Trustee Rev Herb Shackelford -were- elected just as Derthick began his new job That is the best position had he said because of the unanimity and the support given him Together they managed to get bond referendums approved twice in five years 1985 and 1989 for much-needed construction and renovation of schools He lists that as a major accom-pii1- -nt 0f his administration along with the progress under the South Carolina Education Improvement Act of 1984 and its follow-on legislation focus now matches that of the EIA Target 2000 plan need to concentrate on he said just locally but at the state and national level as well to help kids fulfill their His greatest challenge as a superintendent has been developing support among faculty staff and community Derthick said and meeting that challenge is reflected in the improved image movement from private to not in favor of any tax increase this year and so far I seen a need for it I think in the year of Hugo a great opportunity for us to exercise more discipline with our budget and try to minimize Sen Phil LeVentis a Democrat from Sumter says no way go back on the promise made to the automobile and boat industry justaew years ago was part of the compromise that increased the sales tax from 4 percent to 5 Leventis said promise become less of a commitment as time goes on know there are a lot of needs in this state but I think the cap should be lifted until there is a more identifiable need that has to be addressed Nobody has specifically said (by) how much they want to raise it or what the extra money will be used for really felt the pulse of the Senate on this issue but I think it has that much support and I think it will pass I hope Sen John Land a Democrat from Manning said an increase in the cap would forfeit this advantage in the car business over North Carolina And he says the best way to make the cap work for average automobile buyers is to make cars that sell for under $6000 totally exempt from sales tax North Carolina had a cap and we And we had people going over the border to North Carolina to buy cars But now our cap is less than theirs and people come from North Carolina into Rock Hill and other South Carolina towns close to the border to look for a FROM PAGE 1 A which to judge our entire state economy If you keep several people out of the market a jolt to the entire economy disturbing to me because the cap is often referred to as a rich break not an average break How many cars do we sell in Sumter that are worth more than $25000? Most of the new ones I sell are in the $1:5000 range I just think the public understands that the biggest misconception Now if you buy a $50000 Mercedes going to get the biggest break But average new car sells for $15000 If a lifting of the cap the banks going to finance it going to take a bigger down payment to buy a car and the monthly payments could go up about $20 a if the cap is raised to $1000 Woody Lathan a local automobile broker says even a slight increase in the cap would be detrimental to local automobile businesses a person has plenty of money it he said there is a percentage of people who would have to cancel a sale because of a difference of $200 seen situations where $50 could influence a Most of the Sumter County Legislative Delegation is in agreement with the local dealers but some admit that the measure has a chance of passing a said Rep Larry Blanding a Democrat from Sumter who is the chairman of the local delegation I know why looking at a tax increase as an option for creating new monies -iflWWWwr lil 1 I lil 1 I "4 V1 i livl al I TJ Case will return to be retried here der to avail yourself of the defense of accident one must be engaged in a lawful Swerling said took the position that her arming herself in self-defense was a lawful enterprise and the court in this case held for the first time in South Carolina that if someone arms himself in self-defense and the gun then goes off accidentally the jury should then be instructed on both principles of the law and how they relate to each oth- er The Supreme Court said Circuit Judge Anthony Harris told the jury what law applied when a person used a weapon in selfdefense but go far enough The doctrine of self-defense allows a person to use a weapon to protect himself against a clear and present danger when he believes his life is threatened trial judge erred in failing to charge that (McCaskill) had a right to possess a weapon in her Associate Justice David Harwell wrote in the opinion trial judge also erred in failing to charge that if (McCaskill) lawfully armed herself in self-defense because of a threat to her safety created by (Mrs Scott) and the gun accidentally the jury would have found her not Kolb disagreed arguing that the judge used all of the legal resources available to him to make his decision Harris properly charged the jury according to the law in existence at the Kolb said Judge Anthony Harris bent over backwards to give the defendant a fair FROM PAGE 1 A ally happened just before the shooting like those jurors I am concerned and saddened by the Kolb continued in his statement case will return to our active docket for trial and I will re-prosecute the case as soon as He said the case will probably be tried in April or July The McCaskill case stemmed from a domestic squabble in October 1987 over lover Glenn Scott with whom she had been living Court records show that the argument started after Donna Scott came to the Briar Bend Road home and disclosed that she planned to reconcile with her husband Scott admitted he also wanted a reconciliation During the emotional scene that followed Scott shoved McCaskill and Mrs Scott slapped her McCaskill admitted to the jury that when she ran into a bedroom and got the gun to protect herself and her unborn child if she had to Glenn testified that the gun went off when he tackled Ms McCaskill The bullet struck Mrs Scott who later died in the emergency room of Tuomey Regional Medical Center McCaskill was convicted of voluntary manslaughter and possession of a weapon during a violent crime She was sentenced to 20 years in prison including a concurrent five-year term on the weapons charge case presented a novel issue to the court because in or 1 daughter of the late Peter Winfield and Ophelia Hall Tuner She was a member of the Church of Jesus-Christ of Latter Day Saints Survivors include her husband Thomas Turner Sr of the home two sons Thomas Turner Jr and James Turner both of Sumter five daughters Addie Turner Margaret Turner Mary Turner and Susan Smith all of Sumter and Norma Jean Osteen of San Francisco Calif three brothers Wallace Turner and William Turner both of Sumter and Curtis Turner of West Palm Beach Fla 24 grandchildren and 21 great-grandchildren Services will be held at 11 am Friday in the chapel of Elmore-Hill Funeral Home with Bishop Lath Harris officiating Burial will follow in Evergreen Memorial Park Ceme: tery Grandsons will serve as pallbearers The family will be at the ftinera! home from 6 to 8 pm Thursday and at other times at the home SO Winston Road Memorials may be made to the American Heart Association Elmore-Hill Funeral Home is in charge of the arrangements Kenneth Paul Simmons Jr Kenneth Paul Simmons Jr 18 died Friday Jan 5 1990 from injuries received in an automobile accident Born in Sumter he was a son of Carla Morgan of Hdncock NY and Kenneth (Ken) Paul and Linda (Kay) Tillery Simmons He was a senior at Hillcrest High School and was a member of Crosswell Baptist Church 1 Survivors besides his mother of New York and parents include two brothers Craig and Michael Simmons of Sumter one sister Deanna Jackson of Texas three stepbrothers Patrick Billy and Morgan Shaffer all of Hancock and grandparents Graveside services were held at 4 pm Sunday Jan 7 in the Evergreen Memorial Park Cemetery with the Rev Bill Bochman officiating Pallbearers were Joey Charles and Skip Riley Howard Austin Gregg Lewis and Don Strickland The family will receive friends at the home 1815 Queen Chapel Road Elmore-Hill Funeral Home was in charge of the arrange-ments Infant David Kent Player David Kent Player infant son of Kent and Teresa Tenorio Player died Monday Jan 8 1990 in Wilmington Delaware He was born in Aiken South Carolina Survivors besides his parents of Wilmington Del include two sisters Stefanie Player and Tanya Player both of the home his paternal grandmother Mrs Mary Player of Lynchburg and his maternal grandparents Maria Teresa Tenorio and Horacio A Tenorio of Mexico City Mexico Graveside services will be held at 2 pm Thursday in Evergreen Memorial Park Cemetery Elmore-Hill Funeral Home is in charge of the arrangements Lydia Floyd Welch She was a member Of Lynchburg First Baptist Church Survivors include five sons DW Welch of Florence Ernest McEIveen of Bowman Gene McEIveen of Hartsville Durant McEIveen of Sumter and Tommy McEIveen of Tim-monsville four daughters Odessa Driggers of Thomson Ga Mrs Esther Euten of Hartsville Mrs Ethel Kinlaw of Columbia and Mrs Ann Davis of Darlington one brother Carlton Welch of Lake City 37 grandchildren and 29 great-grandchildren Services will be held at 2 pm Thursday in the chapel of Layton-Perry Funeral Home Burial will follow in Florence Memorial Gardens The family will be at the funeral home from 7 to 9 pm tonight Memorials may be made to Tim-monsville Rescue Squad Layton-Perry Funeral Home of Timmonsville is in charge of the arrangements William Joe Cain DAVIS STATION William Joe Cain died this morning Jan 10 1990 at Clarendon Memorial Hospital after a brief illness Born in Clarendon County he was a son of the late Lucious and Leila Nelson Cain The family will receive friends at the home of his brother and sister-n-law Mr and Mrs Eddie Cain Route 5 Manning Davis Station community Camp Bob Cooper Road near Laurel Hill AME Church Services will be announced by Summerton Funeral Services of Summerton Mrs Elease Smith BISHOPVILLE Mrs Elease Baker Smith 83 died this morning Jan 10 1990 at Tuomey Regional Medical Center Born in Lee County she was a daughter of the late Ed and Lula Colvin Baker She was married to the late Barney Smith She was a member of Community Bible Church Survivors include one son Ferrell Smith of West Columbia one daughter Mrs Hazel (Faye) Baker of Bishopville two sisters Mollie Huckabee and Kate Davis both of Sumter two brothers Ted Baker of Bishopville and Ernest Baker of Myrtle Beach four grandchildren and 6 great-grandchildren Services will be held at Community Bible Church with the Rev Vermillion officiating Burial will follow in the St Andrew Church Cemetery Red Hill Community' The time of services will be announced by Hancock-Elmore-Hill Funeral Home of Bishopville Charles Gamble NEW ZION Charles Gamble 45 husband of Dasie Mae Ham Gamble died Friday Jan 5 1990 at Bridgeport Hospital after an illness Born in Clarendon County he was a son of Mrs Earline Burgess Gamble and the late James Gamble Sr The family will receive friends at the home of his mother Route 1 Box 136 Black River Road Highway 527 New Zion Services will be announced by Samuels Funeral Home of Manning Mrs Bessie Louise Turner Mrs Bessie Louise Turner 75 died Tuesday Jan 9 1990 at Tuomey Regional Medical Center Born in Richmond Va she was a was a daughter of the late William and Lue Ann Felder Dallas Services will be announced by King Funeral Home of Summerton Mrs Beulah Zeto Mrs Beulah Elizabeth Zeto 83 died Tuesday Jan 9 1990 at Tuomey Regional Medical Center Born in Beaufort County NC she was a daughter of the late Oliver Jarvis and Susan Blanche Mayo Harrell She was a member of Covenant Bible Church She was first married to the late Roy A Purser and then to the late Alexander Zeto Survivors include one daughter Mrs Virginia Ann Charles of Brook-field Conn two brothers Roy Harrell of Virginia and Walter Harrell of North Carolina one sister Mrs May-belle Peeples of Virginia 8 grandchildren several great-grandchildren and 5 great-great grandchildren Services will be held at 10 am Thursday in the chapel of Elmore-Hill Funeral Home with the Rev Emil Wittig officiating Burial will follow in Evergreen Memorial Park Cemetery The family will be at the funeral home from 6 to 7 pm tonight Elmore-Hill Funeral Home is in charge of the arrangements Mrs Vermeil Davis Mrs Vermeil Davis 86 widow of Frank Davis died Tuesday Jan 9 1990 at a local nursing center Born in Pamplico she was a daughter of the late Tom and Tisha Prosser She was a member of Bible Way Holiness Church Survivors include one daughter Mrs Mary Frances Coulter of Sumter 6 grandchildren 10 step-grandchildren 11 great-grandchildren and 13 step-great-grandchildren Services will be held at 3 pm Friday in the chapel of Elmore-Hill Funeral Home with the Rev Marion Hudson and the Rev Timothy Hudson officiating Burial will follow in Evergreen Memorial Park Cemetery The family will be at the fimeral home from 6 to 8 pm Thursday and at other times at the home of her daughter Mrs Mary Frances Coulter 2405 Pipkin Road Memorials may be made to Bible Way Holiness Church Elmore-Hill Funeral Home is in charge of the arrangements Mrs Fannie Hartin Mrs Fannie Modena Hartin 97 died Tuesday Jan 9 1990 at a local nursing center Born in Webster County Ga she was a daughter of the late Benjamin and Ulaela Goss She was a member of Park Street Baptist Church of Columbia She was first married to the late Lester Christian and later to the late Tom Hartin Survivors include four grandchildren Mary Jo Spoerer Richard Christian and David Christian all of California and Frank Christian of Washington DC 10 great-grandchildren and three great-greatgrandchildren A memorial service will be held at 3 pm Sunday at Park Street Baptist Church Elmore-Hill Funeral Home is in charge of the arrangements Mrs Mollie McEIveen TIMMONSVILLE Mrs Mollie Welch McEIveen 81 widow of Blease Ira McEIveen died Monday Jan 8 1990 in a Florence hospital Born in Clarendon County she was a daughter of the late Tom and Rev Freddie Brunson Sr WASHINGTON DC Rev Freddie Brunson Sr died Friday Dec 22 1989 at his residence Born in Clarendon County he was a son of the late Ellison and Azalee Briggs Brunson He attended the public school system of Clarendon County before moving to Washington DC where he was a member of Little Mt Zion Fire Baptized Holiness Church of God of the Inc He established his own business as a general contractor Survivors include his widow Rev Alice Brunson three sons Freddie Jr Andrew and David two daughters Alberta and Rachel Brunson one daughter-in-law Anne Brunson two brothers Willie (Reginald) Brunson of Sumter and Jacob Brunson of Washington DC four sisters Nora Washington Bessie of Columbia Maggie Hicks of Richmond Va and Dora Willis of Sumter three grandchildren: and a host of nieces nephews cousins other relatives and friends Services were held Wednesday Dec 27 1989 at Little Mt Zion Fire Baptized Holiness Church of God of the Inc in Washington DC with the Rev Dr OB Warren officiating Burial followed at Harmony National Memorial Park Pallbearers were Wesley Warren Raefield Rayford Frank Bibbs James Blackmon Willie Thomas and John Sellers Modern Funeral Home of Washington DC was in charge of the arrangements Felix Damon Jr Felix Damon Jr 58 died Saturday Jan 6 1990 at Tuomey Regional Medical Center Born in Lee County he was a son of the late Felix Sr and Winnie Commander Damon He worked with Coca Cola Bottling Co for 11 years and was a member of Unionville AME Church Survivors include his widow Mrs Lucille Damon five daughters Mrs Mary Washington of Elliott Lillie Damon of Sumter and Mrs Minnie Scarborough and Georgia Mae and Gloria Damon all of the home six sons Jackson Damon of Lynchburg Felix and George Damon both of Sumter and Harry Sammy Lee and Freddie Damon all of the home three sisters Mrs Janie Wilson of Lamar Mrs Josephine Hudson of St Charles and Mrs Mary Mathis of Sumter three brothers Robert Commander of Bishopville Herbert Damon of Elliott and Leroy Damon of Washington DC and 19 grandchildren Services will be held at 3:30 pm Thursday at Unionville AME Church with the Rev Hezekiah Ellis the Rev HL Temoney and the Rev Laddie Howard officiating The body will be placed in the church at 2:30 pm for viewing until the hour of service Burial will follow in the churchyard cemetery Mortuary is in charge of the arrangements Daniel Singleton Daniel Singleton of 807 Peace Avenue died Tuesday night Jan 9 1990 at Tuomey Regional Medical Center Services will be announced by Mortuary Rachel Ragin SUMMERTON Rachel Ragin wife of Harry Ragin died Tuesday Jan 9 1990 at her residence Born in Clarendon County she Bingo arrests made FROM PAGE 1 A After his arrest Tuesday Cato was released on $100000 proper- ty bond Goldstein was freed on $50000 property bond and Goode who also was charged by local police with possession of cocaine was released from custody on a $6048 property bond and a $952 cash bond officials said According to a Sumter County Correction Center official all three were booked into the coun- ty jail at about 1 pm Tuesday By about 5:30 pm all had been released after posting bonds set by magistrate William Sanders A jail official said Goode was charged with possession of co-I caine after what Is believed to be cocaine was found In her purse during an inventory search as she was booked into the jail City po-lice made the charge bingo-related charges were not the first for the 57-year-old Cato who was indicted in June 1989 by a Memphis Tenn grand jury with conspiring to skim money from two church bingo games there Cato and eight other men are charged with mail fraud conspiracy operating an interstate gambling business and obstruction of justice Assistant US Attorney Steve Parker said from his Tennessee office this morning Cato was scheduled to go on trial on those charges Tuesday Parker said but the case has been continued to a future date Parker said he will contact authorities in South Carolina see if we can be of any He said arrest in Sumter should have little affect on his Tennessee trial "I see how it would impact on my trial or he said If convicted in Tennessee Cato could serve up to up to 55 years in prison Cato is charged with conspiring to skim money from bingo games at the Holy Family Miracle Temple and the Memphis Fairway Baptist Church I i.