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2 RIDAY AUGUST 16 1974 LORENCE MORNING NEWS Three 30000 gallon "Deaths and HISTQ se Gets Even Troubles ca unerals Are Religious Rites National Selected Mortician 80 YEARS SERVICE IN LOVING MEMORY UNITED WAY DRIVE Allan Spearman has been named Construc tion Chairman for the 1974 75 United Way und Drive He is employed with Price Pool and Patio Shop The fund drive kicks off a new year on Sept 10 TRENTON SC El bert Brightharp 71 Rt 1 Tren ton was killed Thursday in a collision between his pickup truck and a truck trailer rig Officers said Brightharp at tempted to make a left tum onto a secondary road off US 25 South about 14 miles from Tren ton just as the big trailertruck had moved out to pass They said no charges were filed ormer newspaper editor Sylvan Meyer is the project di rector Carter Said in announcing the meeting several weeks ago that the South has peculiar oppor rh 71 Year Old Man Dies in Accident lessor of law at the university of Georgia and Charles razer president of the Sea Pines Co which developed Hilton Head Island centers operated by the depart ment in seven counties Williams said The expansion of these cen ters will permit the department to serve many of another 40 per cent whose needs have been identified already An additional 10 per cent are in nursing homes and covered workshops of vocational rehabilitation departments and are not expected to require dif ferent services in the future Picking on criticism directed at the department by the for mer superintendent for insuf ficient concern with the needs of the retarded in the Pee Dee Williams said more than 400 persons were being assisted in I some way by the department i Besides treatment at its cen ters the department also provides counseling to parents and 1 follows the progress of retarded children in special education classes the superin tendent said He pledged that within 90 days some service would be given to the more than 300 per sons referred to the diagnostic section of the center Leading UNERAL HOME and CHAPEL 400 Dargan St lorence MC Schedules Off Campus College Courses Tornado Season Seen as Likely Nation's Worst The final rite has always been a religious service Even if a family we serve does not have active church affiliations at this time there is usu ally a denomination preference It is important to everyone that is concerned to maintain the traditions and customs in accord with the particular faith We serve all the religious faiths A call to Waters is a call to a friend ISTANBUL (API Mothers in law can be hard to take and Istanbul restaurateur Ismail Arduc found his especially diffi cult When she finally per? suaded her daughter to leave him after only nine months of marriage Arduc thought up a revenge He had 1000 handbills printed advertising the opening of a new brothel at his mother in and distributed them on the streets of Istanbul The good lady appalled by her stream of unwelcome call ers informed the police and Arduc has been arrested on a charge of defamation of char acter Courses offered at McClenaghan High School include: Sociology 201 (Introduction) Mathematics 101 (Introduction to Algebra Trig) History 201 (US to 1865) and Psychology 201 (Introduc tion Personal Social) The sociology class will meet each Tuesday and Thursday nights from 6:45 8 Mathematics 201 Tuesday and Thursday nights from 8:15 9:30 History 201 on Monday and Wednesday nights from 8:15 9:30 and Psychology 201 Monday and Wednesday from 6 45 8 00 pm Adults desiring to take any of the above courses must be admitted to rancis Marion College prior to registration Applicants 25 years of age or older with a high school diploma or GED certificate may possibly be admitted to MC without taking the SAT exam These applicants as well as others interested in the program should contact Marvin Lynch Dir of Admissions at MC or Carl Medlin Adult Education Dir for lorence School District One There will be a fee of $65 for one course and $60 for any additional cour gas to handle the cooking needs of 3000 families for a year according to George Standish company manager The tanks will be connected to the pipe network early next week (Staff photo by Ron Ingram) HELEN Ga (AP) South ern leaders begin a three day meeting here riday to help set regional development goals for the next five years Governors from four states along with businessmen and scholars will participate in the meeting of the Commission on the uture of the South at near by Unicoi Station in the Chat tahoochee National orest The com mission is a spinoff of the Southern Growth Policies Board and was created to pre pare a statement of regional objectives to guide Southern growth over the next five years The statement will be presen ted to the board during a meeting in Atlanta on Nov 13 Georgia Gov Jimmy Carter is the current chairman of the policy board The weekend conference is expected to draw about 200 per sons including Carter Gov James Holshouser of North Carolina Virginia Gov Mills Godwin and South Carolina Gov John West The commission is composed of 20 members appointed by governors of the 14 states which belong to the growth board James Cushman of Atlanta is the commission chairman VALPARAISO Ind (AP) A Valparaiso man who waited more than three months for de livery of his new car had driven only 69 miles when the car star ted to fall apart Architect Douglas Pierce took his 1974 car to a garage where mechanics told him a tie rod had fallen off bolts inside and outside the transmission in the bell housing and in the tie rod system were loose and the clutch linkage was dangling Pierce complained an observer quipped do you expect for sions on the amount of money to be authorized The bill calls for a $20 billion authority over a six year period but Democrats have agreed to reduce that amount to $158 bil lion in response to calls from President ord to cut the bill to help fight inflation Republicans say they will try to reduce the amount to no more than $11 billion During the debate on whether to authorize the first federal subsidies for mass transit oper ating costs House Majority Leader Thomas Jr Wright Gibbons NEW ZION Wright Gib bons 77 died Thursday after noon in a Columbia hospital after a long illness uneral services will be con ducted at 11 am Saturday in New Zion Methodist Church Burial will be in the church cemetery directed by loyd uneral Home Mr Gibbons was bom in Clarendon County a son of the late John and Martha Mcln toush Gibbons He was a retired farmer a veteran of WW I member of Black Creek Legion Post 149 a former director of the Citizens Bank of Olanta and member of New Zion Methodist Church 1 Surviving are his wife Mrs Sadie Lou Buddin Gibbons of New Zion two daughters Mrs Guy Childer of Greenville and Mrs LW Blackmon of Columbia two sons Raymond Gibbons of New Zion and Robert Neveland Gibbons of Asheville NC two Miss Clarice Gibbons and Miss Lynne Gibbons both of King stree a brother Earl Gib bons of Kingstree and ten grandchildren Three Juveniles ace Charges DARLINGTON Darlington Sheriff Jack said Wednesday that three juveniles were arrested and charged with 13 counts of housebreaking in the past six months The boys ages 14 and 15 were charged with housebreaking larceny and vandalism The sheriff said the boys had entered homes and schools in Department figures indicate that most of those referred to the center receive services and treatment near their homes he said The possibility of treatment in the community of the men tally retarded person was strengthened by a recent sur vey of those awaiting institutional beds in 1973 The survey labeled showed that about 27 persons could not be served in facilities located in the Pee Dee and would have to be referred to residential facilities operated by the State Department of Mental Retardation near Columbia Charleston and Clin ton The 27 have been visited three times since the survey was star ted in January and none of them are emergency cases Another 40 per cent are receiving some treatment at the adult workshop and child care In loving memory of Clarence McEl veen husband and fa ther who passed away one year ago today Greatly missed by wife children and grandchildren operating subsidies An attempt by Rep William Harsha Ohio to shift the emphasis from subway or fixed rail systems for eligibility of the largest bloc of funds was defeated 215 143 By a 174 155 vote the House voted down attempts by Rep Shuster Pa to restrict the use of operating subsidies as he said ord had wanted One amendment the House did accept by voice vote would earmark funds for cities of 9AA AAA nr mnro whirh C1WI oV 1111 I Iglil 1 CA said would affect 106 com munities in 42 states As the bill had been written Wright said funds were reser ved only for the 16 cities in the country with one million or more population The House also adopted anamendment by Rep Gene Sny der Ky prohibiting use of mass transit funds to transport students for racial balance The vote was 249 149 Spence Says South Supports Goldwater WASHINGTON (AP) Rep loyd Spence SC said Thursday an informal poll he conducted shows that congress men of 12 southern and border states overwhelmingly favor Sen Barry Goldwater Ariz as a nominee for the vice presidency Spence said he queried con gressmen from Alabama Ar kansas lorida Georgia Loui siana Mississippi North Caro lina Oklahoma South Carolina Tennessee Texas and Virginia All those responding to his survey Spence said found Goldwater to be acceptable Goldwater is the only name mentioned so far who is acceptable on virtually every reasonable criteria one could Spence said is respected by Republicans and Democrats alike and while he is conservative he is recog nized by liberals as a man of principle and fair have talked with the sena tor personally and can assure anyone who wants to know that he is not only willing to accept the vice presidency if it is offered but would be eager to serve his country in this Spence added Charlie Burch PAMPLICO Charlie (Allbenny) Burch 58 died Wed nesday night in a local hospital after a short illness uneral arrangements will be announced by uneral Home of Pamplico Surviving are his wife Mrs Mattie Burch of the home Timers Club Surviving are his wife Mrs Cecile Monoieau Brewingion oi Hartsville two sons Edward A Brewington and James Brewington both of Hartsville two daughters Mrs Ronald Smith of Pierce la Mrs Dennis Blend of Jacksonville NC two brothers William Brewington of Hanahan and Wood row Brewington ot lorence a half brother Marion Kelly of lorence two half sisters Mrs Bertha Mae Shumake of Jacksonville la and Mrs Martha Cross of San Diego Calif ByMAXRUDMANN Morning News Staff Writer Plans are being finalized to serve more than 200 children and adults in facilities for the mentally retarded in the Pee Dee An expanded state budget for the Pee Dee ranging from seven to eight times the 1973 74 allocation is expected to finan ce the expansion of child care and adult workshop centers that will serve an additional 216 persons by June 30 1975 accor ding to Roy Williams superin tendent of the Pee Dee Center for Mental Retardation Williams announced recently that about six new group homes in six counties are expected to open by the end of the June 1974 75 fiscal year Two such residential facilities are operating now in lorence The Center is also awaiting acquisition of a nursing home in Darlington County which was funded by the 1974 General Assembly The nursing home will house about 100 patients when it opens Williams said Counting the nursing beds and group homes Williams' predicted have 250 beds within the near The beds will not be in one central site he said but in several of the 13 counties within the cen ter's bailiwick The superintendent would not say however if the expanded number of beds would preclude a large residential center Referring to charges by for mer superintendent David Urich that the department was not moving rapidly with plans to build a central residential center Williams said based his argument (on the fact) that there were some 700 people in other centers That may or may not Elijah Cooper LAKE CITY uneral ser vices for Elijah Cooper will be conducted Saturday at 4 pm at Greater St James AME Chur ch Burial will be in Martha Crosby Cemetery directed by uneral Home of Lake City Mr Cooper 46 died Saturday in Lake Worth la He was born in lorence County a son of the late Mr and Mrs Henry Cooper Surviving are his wife Mrs Naomi Cooper of Lake Worth la a daughter Mrs Lucretia Gols of Lake Worth la: four sons Elijah Cooper Jr and Kenneth Cooper both of Hollan dale la Charles Cooper and red Cooper both of Lake City two sisters Mrs Evelyn Gam ble and Mrs Ethelean Hannah both of Lake City three brothers Winslow Cooper Claude Cooper and Jessie all of Lake City and three grand children Other Deaths Lonnie Mack Grice TIMMONSVILLE Lonnie Mack Grice 68 of Rt 2 died Thursday morning in a loren ce hospital after a long illness uneral services will be con ducted Saturday at 1 pm in Waters unral home Chapel Burial will be in Grice Cemetery at Parriway NC Mr Grice was bom in Parriway a son of the late Noah and Lena Larrimore Grice He had been a resident of Timmon sville for 13 years and was a retired farmer Surviving in addition to his wife Mrs Mazell Bozeman Grice of Timmonsville three daughters Mrs Agnes Davis of lorence Mrs Shirley Bass of Timmonsville and Mrs Lura Jane Buck of Tabor City NC three sons Maxie Grice of Tim monsville Davis Grice of Tabor City NC and Willard Grice of lorence a sister Mrs Glossie Rogers of Lumberton NC and 27 grandchildren afraid to face difficult choices this opportunity to shape our own destiny and to learn from the mistakes of others may slip away from Commission members also tunity to show the rest of the include Dr David Matthews nation what can be done to president of the University of encourage the economic better Alabama former US Secre ment of our people tary of State Dean Rusk a pro whilepreserving the finest as pects of our natural and histori cal He added time for de cisions is now If we are timid or Adults are reminded that 1 registration for the off campus I college courses scheduled at Palmetto Street ire Station and McClenaghan High School in lorence will be held Monday and Tuesday Registration at the ire Station will be held during the morning from 9 11 and those at McClenaghan High School during the evening hours from 7 9 Courses to be offered at the Palmetto Street ire Station include: Political Science 101 (U Government and History 201 (US to 1865) The Political Science class will meet Tuesday and Thursday morning from 9 10:15 and History 201 from 10:30 11:45 each Tuesday and Thursday Coroner Sets Monday Inquest An inquest into the death of Thomas Nelson Lynch will be conducted at 7:30 pm Monday in the recorders court of Lake City Lynch 23 at the time of his death died July 21 on Highway our His body was apparently run over by a car as he lay in the road Whether or not to press charges against the driver of the automobile will be deter mined at the inquest according to lorence County Coroner William Eaddy House avors Transit Bill Subsidies Plans Progress on Programs To Serve Mentally Retarded OOOOO RUSH TO KLONDIKE GOLD RUSH ALASK4 AUGUST 16 SU fil Xi Ml 1 CONTINENTAL EATURES ILJ WASHINGTON DC The 1974 tornado season is expected to be one of the most devastating in our history the Commerce Depart National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration announced Thursday Allen Pearson director of National Severe Stor ms orecast Center said will probably have fewer tor nadoes this year than in 1973 but through July we have had more maxi tornadoes the ones that kill than in any previous the maxi tornadoes such as these that really worrry he said an average year two out of ten of all tornadoes for the country are maxis Pearson describes the maxi or super tornados as one that may be as much as a mile and a half wide and up to 200 miles long More typically they are about a quarter of a mile wide and stay on the ground for nhnnt 95 milps Thev have ro tational winds as high as 300 miles an hour Joe Nesmith Brewington Joe Nesmith 63 HARTSVILLE Monroe died Tuesday in Mullins hospital after a short illness uneral services will be con ducted at 4 pm Sunday at St Baptist Church Burial will be in Smith Cemetery directed by Larry Smith uneral Home Mr Nesmith was bom in Kingstree a son of the late Sharper and Retha Whitman Nesmith Surviving are his wife Mrs Bertha Brailford Nesmith of the home: two daughters Miss Retha Nesmith of Glendora NJ and Mrs Barbara A Davis of Greensboro NC two sonsMorris Nesmith of Green WASHINGTON (AP) The House refused by a five vote margin Thursday to knock out operating subsidies from a mass transit bill but voted to require cities to put up more money to get the federal mat ching share After more than five debate on amendments the House adjourned and put over until Monday a final vote on the mass transit bill Still pending are key deci a INSTALLS GAS TANKS gas storage tanks were installed Thursday by Peoples Natural Gas Co of South Carolina at their property on North Irby Street The tanks Mass said cutting out the op weighing 80000 pounds each will store enough erating subsidies wouia kih me bill The House rejected a motion by Rep Dale Milford Tex to delete operating subsidies from the bill by a 202 197 vote Thp House suhseouentlv bv a Brewington 49 died Wed v0ce vote accepted a motion nesday in Pierce Memorial by Rep Don Clausen Ca Hospital in Pierce la jf to reduce from 50 to 33 per after an apparent heart attack cent the federal contribution to uneral services win oe con ducted in the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter Day Saints on Saturday at 11 am Burial will be in Darlington Memory Gar dens directed by Brown Pen nington Atkins uneral Home Mr Brewington was bom in Darlington County a son of the late Edward A and Callie Dixon Brewington He served overseas in the US Army during World War II and was associated with Sonoco Produc ts Co "at the time of his death sboro NC and General Lee He was a member of the Ole Nesmith of Kingstree three sisters Mrs Esterlene McGee of Denia la and Mrs Catherine Chandler and Mrs Lily Mae Mcadden both of Kingstree a brother reddie Nesmith of Kingstree and six grandchildren Mrs Ethel Cole Lan caster Henry Lee Watts Murrells Inlet rancis Stokes Bishop ville David Roach Newberry Jimmy A Carr North Charles Hartley Neeses James Young Orangeburg Mrs Susie Gardner Cayce Highway Deaths Show Decline COLUMBIA South highway death toll so far this year is far below that of either 1973 or 1972 the state Highway Department reported Thursday The department said 498 per sons had been killed in traffic accidents by Aug 10 At the same time last year 576 persons had died and in 1972 the count was 644 A total of 967 persons were killed in all of 1973 compared to 1099 the year before The department said 94 of this victims were pedes trians the same as in the same period of 1973 42 were mo torcyclists compared to 31 and 19 were on bicycles compared to 16 Jay Wayne of the department staff said while no figures are available to back it up he feels the 55 mile an hour speed limit contributed to the lower toll "People may be driving safer too we hope he said add ing at 55 is safer any than at 70 Wayne said there has been a negligible reduction in the esti Darlington County and made off mated number of miles driven with several hundred dollars in now that fuel is readily avail loot able I Southern Leaders Study Regional Growth Goals i jr i 1 i' i at.