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1 in 7 WEDNESDAY, DECEMBER 9, 1970 Florence Morning News Annual Christmas Parade To Feature 118 Units Florence's annual Christmas parade gets underway Wednesday at 3:30 p.m., starting in the 1500 block of West Evans St. and moving westerly on a route, circling Florence Mall and then dispersing at the K-Mart parking lot. Top honors in the 118 unit parade will go to Santa Claus, of course, and Cale Yarborough of Timmonsville, a national stock-car race champion who is official grand marshal for the colorful event. Thousands of persons are expected to view the parade and Florence School District No. 1 schools will officially close at 2 p.m.

Wednesday to enable interested students to see the parade festivities, according to an announcement by Henry Sneed, district superintendent. The parade, officially marking the Christmas shopping season in Florence, also will include special units carrying city and county governmental officials, other dignitaries, business leaders, and a wide variety of colorfully decorated floats, motifs, some of a light vain while others will carry cut the religious theme of the birth of Jesus Christ. Sponsored by the Florence Jaycees, the parade will be led by the Color Guard of Camden Military Academy, which also will furnish a snappy, precision drill marching unit as well as its military type band, furnishing both martial and seasonal musical renderings. Yarborough, of Timmonsville, upstages Santa Claus in the starting "line up" since, as grand marshal, Yarborough's position is second only to the Camden "Color Guard." Santa, however, in his annual visit to Florence, will be featured on Physician To Practice In Florence Drs. N.

B. Baroody Waddy G. Baroody and E. C. O'Bry: an Florence physicia: cated at 376 W.

Palmetto announced the association of Dr. Billy R. Blackwell for the practice of internal medicine hematology. Dr. Blackwell, a native of Hartsville, attended the University of South Carolina in Co lumbia and the Medical University of South Carolina in Charleston.

He served his intern ship at the University Hospital, and after two years in the United States Navy, returned to the University Hospital as resident physician in internal medicine. Subsequently he received a fellowship for the study of hematology at University Hospital in Charleston. Officers Probe FMC Breakin A breakin, coupled with thefts of nearly $500 worth of merchandise, at a campus shop is of Francis Marion College being investigated by the sheriff's department, it was reported Tuesday. Investigating officers said a wide variety of items, ranging from pencils, clipboards, paper and notebooks to novelty items and clothing apparrel were taken during the breakin. Deputy Sheriff Willie L.

Brown and C. B. (Bubba) Powell, city-county ID officer, said the items were taken from the former Wallace Gregg school building which is now being used by Francis Marion College. Entry into the building was gained by breaking a window glass, then reaching through to open the window, officers said. one of the major floats in the parade.

George Puryear, Jaycee chairman of the parade, and Davis Byrd, coordinator of parade publicity, said this year's parade is to include a dozen marching bands, including Florence area high school bands; about three dozen floats; municipal and organizations' beauty queens; the licking Omar Imps; and a relatively new novelty group from Darlington, known as the "Jolly Jeeps," consisting of Walt Disney type characters for amusement of the young at heart. Until last year, the parade route was through the heart of the downtown business district, but city officials have exclud- eled the promenade area from parade routes, due to congestion, landscaping and related matters. Since then, the new route starts with formation of participating units at a vantage point in the 1500 block of West Evans Street for a mile route circling the newer business enterprises in the Five Points area, such as Florence Mall and K- Mart, where spaces are open and parking is plentiful. Parade officials said entries, particularly the floats, will be judged by a specially selected committee and winners will be announced. Cash prizes will be awarded to the winners, the amounts of which have not been announced.

Rail Strike (Continued From Page 1) Before appearing at the congressional hearing, Dennis had addressed a meeting of union officials who cheered his pledge to strike regardless of federal action to force a delay. "These are promises, not threats. There is going to be a national rail strike," Dennis said. The dispute involves a total of nearly 500,000 rail workers. To cheers and applause at a union session Dennis added.

"If I'm thrown in jail I think you fellas will keep the ranks firm." In the Capitol both houses began rush consideration of President Nixon's request for a legislated 45-day strike embargo. On the Senate floor Majority Leader Mike Mansfield of Montana and Republican Jacob Javits of New York joined in urging Nixon to summon management and union negotiators for another, nonstop try at reaching a settlement without a strike. At the White House there seemed to be no immediate interest in the senators' suggestion. Press secretary Ronald L. Ziegler said that if Congress passed the 45-day extension and the unions defied it the matter would be in the hands of the courts.

Dennis was leaving no doubt for the moment that the legislation, if passed, would be defied. "We wouldn't be any further along in 45 days in the issues that affect us. Railway people have not had a raise in 18 months and that was two or three per cent. The railways brought about this crisis. We did not.

They brought it about by their stalling," Dennis said. Nixon, in asking for the postponement, said he would ask for another if the first 45-day moratorium did not work. "This only encourages delay on management's terms," Dennis said. "It shows this administration is clearly on the side of profit taking railway management." Dennis is reinforced in his strike position by AFL-CIO called on legislators to reject President George Meany, who the President's request. "What is needed now is not time but action," Meany said, referring to 19 months of fruitless negotiations.

"It is clear and obvious that the railroads are not prepared--however long the present may continue-to make a reasonable offer as long as they expect the White House and the Congress to bail them out." Three times in the past seven years Congress has halted nationwide strikes or strike threats with such special legislation after exhausting remedies of the Railway Labor Act. This is the first time a union has said William Y. Preyer Dies, Headed Greensboro Firm GREENSBORO (AP) Wil- liam Yost Preyer, the father of U.S. Rep. L.

Richardson Preyer of Greensboro, died at his home Tuesday after several months of bad health. Funeral services will be 11 a.m. Thursday at Greensboro's First Presbyterian Church with the Rev. Dr. John A.

Redhead Jr. pastor, and the Rev. William Currie, associate pastor, officiating. Burial will be in Greenhill In addition to Rev. Preyer, the elder Preyer is survived by four sons: William Y.

Preyer Jr. of Greensboro; Dr. Robert O. Preyer of Cambridge, professor of English at Brandeis. University; Dr.

Norris W. Prever of Charlotte, professor of history at Queens College; Fred L. Preyer of Kirkland, Wash. president of the Advance Muffler headquarters in Los Angeles, Calif. Also surviving is a sister, Mrs.

N. L. Eure of the Presby- Lt. Calley (Continued from Page 1) Q. What did you do with the people you gathered? A.

I moved them along a trail to the village. It was a hard trail, dirt. It seemed like it had been used often. A main trail in the village. Dursi said he reached a point the trail where he saw a plaon toon mate, Paul Meadlo, with another group of about 20 to 30 villagers.

Meadlo had refused to appear as a prosecution witness at the Calley court-martial. "I saw Lt. Calley come from the left." Dursi continued, "and he asked Meadlo if he could take care of that group. Meadlo said yes, and continued to guard them. Calley came back and yelled to Meadlo, 'Why haven't wasted them, yet?" you stood there astonished.

As made a turn in the trial, I heard firing to my rear." Q. What kind? A. M16 automatic fire. Q. Where was Lt.

Calley when you last saw him? A. He was standing on the trail. Dursi said he herded his vilahead of him until he lagers reached the drainage ditch. He testified: "I stopped where it was, and then Lt. Calley came down.

He came across first and was followed by Meadlo. Meadlo was shook up. He was crying. Lt. Calley said to Meadlo, "We have another job to He told to start moving people into us the ditch.

Some of them started crying or yelling. I was ordered to shoot." "By whom?" Daniel asked. "By Lt. Calley," the witness answered. "What did he say?" "I can't remember the exact wording" Dursi said.

6 6 6 'Start firing' something like that. Then Lt. Calley and Meadlo started firing. Meadlo turned to me shortly after the shooting began, and said, 'Shoot! Why don't you I just sa'd, 'I can't. 1 won't.

and looked down at the ground." Q. What were the peop'e doing? A. Screaming and crying. Q. How was Calley holding his weapon? Clinton Nettles SCRANTON Clinton Nettles, 62, retired farmer of Rt 1, Scranton died Tuesday night at his home of an apparent heart attack.

Funeral arrangements will be announced by Brockington Funeral Home. Mr. Nettles was born in Florence County, a son of the late Charlie and Ollie Elmore Nettles. He was a member of the Lee's Tabernacle Pentecostal Holiness Church. His wife, Mrs.

Lula Mae McClam Nettles, died in 1967. Surviving are seven sons, Geter Nettles of the U. S. Army Vietnam, Charlie Nettles and McGhan Nettles both of New York City, Howard Nettles Pamplico, Bobby Nettles, Jimmy Nettles and Randolph Nettles all of Scranton; a daughter, Mrs. Johnny Curry of Coward: two brothers, J.

C. Nettles and David Nettles both of Turbeville; four sisters, Mrs. Ingram Tedder of Scranton, Mrs. Myer Tedder of Coward, Mrs. Gladys Lynch of Florence, and Mrs.

Bill Floyd of Turbeville; 16 grandchildren; and a greatgrandchild. Elvis Infant Mrs. Greta Daniels JOHNSONVILLE Graveside services for the infant son of James Alton and Frankie Jean Altman Elvis were held Monday in Eaddy-Ford cemetery at Vox. In addition to the parents of Johnsonville, the infant is survived by the maternal grandmother, Mrs. Franklin Altman of Johnsonville; the paternal grandparents, Mr.

and Mrs. Alton Elvis Sr. of Galivants Ferry; the paternal great-grand-T. mother, Mrs. Elizabeth Huggins of Aynor; the maternal greatgrandmother, Mrs.

Lillie Belle Altman of Johnsonville. BALTIMORE, 'Md. Mrs. Greta Daniels, 41, died Sunday in Baltimore, Md. Funeral services will be con ducted at 3 p.m.

Wednesday in Pyrean Church. Burial, directed by Layton Perry Funeral Home, will be in Greenlawn Cemetery. Surviving are a daughter, Mrs. Edward Ronald Phead of Robertdale, two sons, William Jesse Coward Jr. of Latta and Foster Dan Coward; her mother, Mrs.

Minnie Hodges Miller 'of Dillon, three sisters, Mrs. Josie Squires of Balitmore, Mrs. Doris Ratliff of Henderson, N. and Mrs. Barbara Foster of Dillon; four brothers, Eugene Miller, Ralph and Robert Miller, both of Dillon and Vernie Miller of Baltimore, Md.

Case A. Pointing down into the ditch. q. How was Meadlo holding HIS WEAPON? A. The same.

A prior witness, Thomas W. Turner, 24, testified that Meadlo disappeared shortly after firing down at the ditch, while Calley continued shooting for an hour and a half. Turner said teams of GIs brought five or 10 more groups to the ditch, rounding them up by means of forays into the village. Q. Did you ever see any of the bullets strike any of these people in the ditch? A.

Yes, as I was walking by. Q. And who was firing at the time? A. Lt. Calley.

Defense lawyers were caught by surprise by the nature of Turner's testimony. They claim Turner's testimony was not properly covered in the government's outline of charges against Calley. They asked that Turner's entire testimony be stricken or that a mistrial be ordered. Kennedy denied both motions. As Turner left the witness stand, he leaned over the defense table and said something Calley.

A nearby him like attorney an said it sounded to declined to tell newsmen what expression of good luck. Calley the witness told him. it would violate such a special law. Even so, in a parallel effort, Dennis and other union leaders, some 100 in all, trod Capitol corridors asking congressmen to reject Nixon's proposal. If they did a strike would be legal.

Terms such as emergency and catastrophe have been applied to the prospects of a strike. And the President referred to a national hardship and a crippling stoppage as he asked for congressional intervention. But the unions insist these estimates are overdrawn and there is no sound basis for alarm. Les Dennis, son of the clerks' president and himself an executive director of the union, said such a walkout would have been an emergency in 1940. But today, the younger Dennis said, mail it not carried by rails, most travelers don't ride trains, and the rails' slice of freight shipments has slipped to 40 per cent.

Mrs. Lissie Best BISHOPVILLE Mrs. Lissie Grantham Best, 65, of the Stokes Bridge Community of Lee County, died Tuesday afternoon in a Hartsville hospital. Funeral services will be conducted at 3:30 p.m. Thursday at Savannah Advent Church by the Rev.

M. M. McLamb, the Rev. M. L.

Atkinson and the Rev. S. L. Copeland. Burial, directed by Belk King Funeral Home, will be in the church cemetery.

Mrs. Best was born in Lee County, a daughter of the late William D. and Hettie Newman Grantham. She was a member of the Savannah Advent Christian Church. Surviving are three sons, William E.

Best of Hartsville, Marshall N. Best of Bishopville and Leroy B. Best of Greenville; three daughters, Mrs. Edna Porter of Sumter. Mrs.

Lillian Beasley of Bishopville. Mrs. Elizabeth Gaskins of Columbiana, a brother, Leo Grantham of Wagram, N. a sister. Mrs.

H. 0. Pack of Greeleyville: 12 grandchildren and six great grandchildren. Child Dies Of Injuries DARLINGTON A small child died in a local clinic here Tuesday of injuries sustained when struck by an auto near her home Monday morning, while apparently running from a dog, according to Coroner Dr. Ned P.

Hobbs. The coroner, assisted in the investigation by Sgt. Milton Byrd of the Darlington city police department, identified the young girl as Barbara Elaine Samuel, three-year-old daughter Mr. and Mrs. David Sam uel of 243 Jessamine Darlington.

According to Dr. Hobbs, the young girl and some friends, were standing on the side of Jessamine Street, near the Samuel residence, when the little girl apparently was frightened by a dog. Witnesses reportedly told Dr. and Sgt. Byrd that startled girl dashed into the into the path of an oncoming auto which was driven by Bobby P.

Leonard of 201 Limit Darlington. Coroner Hobbs said the mishap occurred about 8:30 a.m. Monday and the child died a bout 3:30 p.m. Tuesday. He said the investigation has not been completed.

Funeral arrangements for the young girl will be announced by Mitchell-Josey Funeral Home of Darlington. Police Sponsor Turkey Shoot Florence police will sponsor, by reasons of popular requests, an additional "turkey shoot" Thursday, starting at 10 a.m. at the police firing range on its clubhouse property on Black Creek, Ass't. Police Chief C. M.

Garrison announced. He said many persons have asked for the target shoot for turkeys, at a prior to Christmas, similar to the preThanksgiving, from event. the turkey-" shoot will be added to the Florence Police Club Fund which annually sponsors or contributes to numerous civic and projects, according to the assistant police chief. (AP), PRACTICE FOR MOON WALK Apollo 14 astronauts Edgar D. Mitchell, foreground, and Alan B.

Shepard practice deploying and experiment package they will place on the lunar surface after their flight early in 1971. The two went through a long practice Tuesday at Cape Kennedy Deaths Miss Juanitta Planter Funeral services for Miss Juanitta R. Planter, 20, of Charlotte, N. C. will be conducted at 3:30 p.m.

Wednesday in the chapel of the Smith Funeral Home by the Rev. E. Kindell and the Rev. D. Barr.

Burial, directed by the Smith Funeral Home, will be in the Wright Cemetery. Miss Planter was born in Florence County, the daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Elmore Planter. Survivors include the parents; five sisters, Miss Dian Planter, Miss Robin Planter, Miss Susan Planter, Mrs.

Helen L. Fulwiley, all of Charlotte, N. Miss Shirley Planter of New York; six brothers, Randy Planter, Sandy Jackie Planter, Rickie Planter, Jimmie Planter, Elmore Planter all of Charlotte, N. the paternal grandmother, Mrs. Lucile Planter of Florence, the maternal grandmother, Mrs.

Marie Bosticks. Mrs. Nora Smith BONNEAU Mrs. Nora Hall Smith, 66. widow of Troy I.

Smith, died Monday night in a Moncks Corner hospital. Funeral services will be conducted at 3 p.m. Thursday in Mossy Grove True Light Church of Coward. Burial will be in the church cemetery, directed by Russell Funeral Home, of Moncks Corner. Mrs.

9mith was born in Ocilla, a daughter of the late Curtis Hall and Mrs. Ella McKenzie Hall. She was a member of Mossy Grove True Light Church. Surviving are a daughter, Mrs. Alfred Miller of Bonneau; two brothers, five sisters, one granddaughter and two great: grandsons.

Benjie Stephens BETHUNE Benjie Reane Stephens, infant daughter of William D. and Mary Gardner Stevens, died early Tuesday in Kershaw County Memorial Hospital. Funeral services will be conducted at 11 a.m. Wednesday in the First Baptist Church of Bethune by the Rev. Wilbur John son.

Burial will be in Radcliffe Cemetery directed by BrownPennington Atkins Funeral Home. Surviving are her parents of Bethune; a brother, Benjamin Ray Stevens of the home; her paternal grandmother, Margue rite McCaskill Stevens of Bethune; her maternal grandmother, Mrs. Effie Mae Gardner of Hartsville; and her paternal grandmother, Mrs. Irene Stevens of Cassett. in preparation for their and William Jaillette Graveside funeral services for William Milton Jaillette, yearold son of William Joseph and Frances Carolyn Keller Jaillette of Taylors, who was fatally injured Monday morning, will be conducted at 3 p.m.

Wednesday in Mt. Hope Cemetery in Florence by Rev. Eugene Mullikin and the Rev. Steve Skarden, directed by Stoudenmire Funeral Home. Pallbearers will be Bruce Richbourg, Johnnv Holliday, Bob Webb and Edward W.

Johnson Jr. Young William was fatally injured in Greenville County Monday morning in an autotruck collision in which his mother was seriously injured. In addition to the parent-. of Taylors and formerly of Flor. ence, survivors are: the maternal grandnarents.

Mr. and Mrs. D. W. Keller Sr.

of Florence: and. the paternal grandmother, Mrs. Etta A. Jaillette of Florence. Mrs.

Hattie Green TIMMONSVILLE Funeral services for Mrs. Hattie McElveen Green will be conducted at 3:30 p.m. Thursdav in Now Zion Baptist Church by, the Rev. Spann. Burial, directed by Bowman and Howard Funeral Home, will be in St.

Mark Cemetery. Mrs. Green, 65, died Sundav in a Florence hospital after a brief illness. Surviving are three daughters. Mrs.

Lillie Mae Muldrow, of Olanta, Mrs. Ozella of Timmonsville and Mrs. Evangeline White of Lynchburg: three sons. William Green of Baltimore. and Jethro and Foster Green, both of Timmonsville: two sisters, Mrs.

Lucille Preslev of Sanford, and Mrs. Alice Sagalaro of Rochester. N. 19 dron five great-grandchildren. Ronan C.

Flowers DARLINGTON Bogan C. Flowers, 88, of the Mechanicsville Community. died Tuesday in a Darlington hospital after a period of declining health. Funeral services will be con ducted at 11 a.m. Wednesday in Kistler Funeral Home by the Rev.

Roy Player. Burial will be in Mechanicsville Baptist Church Cemetery. Pallbearers will be Everette Weatherford, Woody Blackman, Marion Blackman, Howard Godbold, Rivers Warr, and Johnny McInville. Mr. Flowers was a native of Darlington County, and a member of Mechanicsville Baptist Church.

Surviving are a brother, Chester Abbott of Darlington, and a sister, Mrs. Roxie A. Barnes of Darlington. planned walk on the moon. Funerals O.W.

Hanna Sr. JOHNSONVILLE -0. Wetious Hanna 81, retired farmer of Rt. 2 in the Vox Community, died in a Lake City hospital early Tuesday. Funeral services will be conducted at 3 p.m.

Wednesday at Morris Funeral Home by the Rev. Marvin Cannon, the Rev. M. W. Flegel, the Rev.

Sheehan and the Rev. Paul Reid. Burial will be in the Hanna Cemetery in Vox. Pallbearers will be Stanley Hanna, Jimmy Hanna, Wyman Eaddy, Laverne Coward. Randolph Willis and Don Thompson.

Mr. Hanna was born in Vox, a son of the late Johnny Morgan and Maybelle Carter Hanna. He was a veteran of World War a member of Hanna's Chapel Pentecostal Holiness Church, and a member of the Veterans Foreign Mr. Hanna was married to the late Mrs. Iva Brown Hanna and is survived by two sons, W.

Hanna Jr. of Hemingway: Zuel Hanna of Johnsonville: two daughters, Mrs. James Altman and Mrs. R. M.

Cook both of Johnsonville: two brothers, Josand J. U. Hanna of Johnsoneph M. Hanna of Hemingway ville; two sisters, Mrs. Mable H.

Eaddy of Johnsonville and Mrs. Lena Flowers of Hemingway; 18 grandchildren; 12 greatgrandchildren; five stepgrandchildren and 12 step grandchildren. Cord Dixon HARTSVILLE Cord Dixon, 69, died Tuesday in a Hartsville hospital after a long illness. Funeral services will be con ducted at 2 p. m.

Thursday in Wilkes Chapel Methodist Church by the Rev. James Palmer and the Rev. Carlisle Drew. Burial will be in Bethlehem Free Will Baptist Church Cemetery, directed by BrownPennington Atkins Funeral Home. Mr.

Dixon was born in Chesterfield County, a son of the late John C. and Mary McCaskill Dixon. Until his retirement he was a carpenter. Survivino are his wife; six daughters, Mrs. Aza Lee Anderson of Semmes.

Mrs. Marv Dixon, Mrs. Ruth Wilkes and Mrs. Shirley Wavne, all of Hartsville, Mrs. Doris Dixon and Mrs.

Carolyn Snow, both of Kannapolis. N. six sons, William Melvin Dixon of Kershaw, J. Pete, Laverne, Havward, and Everette Dixon, all of Kannapolis, N. a brother.

Angish Dixon of Hartsville; 49 grandchildren and five great grandchildren. Mrs. Ila Alexander- LAKE CITY Mrs. Ila' Osbain Alexander, 69, died Tuesday morning in a Florence hospital after a long illness. Funeral services will be conducted at 4 p.m.

Thursday at Friendfield Pentecostal ness Church by the Rev. J. L. Wall, the Rev. Mack Alexander, and the Rev.

Willie Hartfield. Burial will be in the church? cemetery, directed by the? Floyd McCutcheon Funeral; Home. Mrs. Alexander was born in Orlando, a daughter of the late Benny Osbain of Orlando. Fla.

and Mrs. Byrine Hicks of Florence County. She was a housewife and a member of Ladies Auxiliary of the Friendfield Pentecostal Holiness Church. Surviving are a brother, Foster Osbain of St. Paul, N.

two sons, Wylie Alexander of Florence and Frank Alexander of Rock Hill; six daughters, Mrs. Neil Leach of Mrs. Paul McLaughlin of Florence, Mrs. Norman Rourk of Tampa, Mrs. John Best of Alexander, Mrs.

Don Balzano of Charleston, and Mrs. Keith McKenzie of Lake Citv. Pallbearers will be Dick Leach. Johnny Alexander, Nelson Alexander, Joe Alexander, Lin Alexander, and Frank Bailey. Eli Bullard terian Home in High Point and 17 grandchildren.

Preyer, known as "Mr. Will" joined Richardson-Merrill, in 1919 at the bottom of the ladder. He retired as president in 1948 after serving in that capacity for 10 years. In his long active career he was a director of the National Amusement Co. of Greensboro, a director of Richardson Realty chairman of the board, vice president and a director of the Re-Insurance Corp.

of New York, an honorary alumnus Davidson College, president of the North Carolina Society of New York, president af the Greensboro Chamber of Commerce, on the executive committee of the local boy Scout Council, president of the Greensboro Kiwanis Club and president of the Greensboro Country Club. He had recently been made an honorary trustee of Greensboro College. KANNAPOLIS, N. C. Eli Alford Bullard, 70, died Tuesday at Cabarrus Memorial Hospital after a long illness.

Funeral services will be conducted at 2 p.m. Thursday at Oakland Baptist Church near Chesterfield, S. by the Rev. E. Graham.

Burial will be in the church cemetery, directed by Lady's Funeral Home. Surviving are six daughters, Mrs. Dorothy Echerd of Granite Quarry, Mrs. Sarah Combs of Kannapolis, Mrs. Marjorie Bowman and Mrs.

Shirley Miller both of Landis, Mrs. Brenda Beaver of China Grove, and Mrs. Linda Stewart of Darlington; two sons, Charles Bullard of Landis and James Bullard of Mooresville; two brothers, Arthur Bullard of Cheraw and Gaddi Bullard of Chesterfield; two sisters, Mrs. Bessie Rogers of Lumberton and Mrs. Pearl Tolar of Concord; 15 grandchildren and two great-grandchildren.

Other S. C. Deaths J. S. Purvis, Columbia G.

W. Kinard, Greer Mrs. Ella Mosby, Columbia Jesse Carter, Hopkins C. E. Seymour, Greenwood Mrs.

C. N. Gilliam, Lexing-.