Florence Morning News from Florence, South Carolina • 2

2 A SATURDAY EBRUARY 8 1975 LORENCE MORNING NEWS Gad Robert Aiderman POLICE ROUNDUP and two grandchildren Mrs Thomas IN CONSPIRACY SUIT Jacob Gunter Richardson Private funeral services will Mr Richardson served as John Lacey David A Atkinson A Mrs Earline Wilds Art Works paternal grandmother Mrs Hattie Brunson of Bennett Robinson was arrested riday by Sgt Ray Cannady of the lorence Police Depart ment and Mrs Nancy Drake all of lorence and Mrs Theretha Spann of Conway a brother Isaiah Lacey of Pamplico 22 grandchildren and four great grandchildren And Nancv Cannon Cammie Betha Daley Dusenbury Glenn Bell Atwell Coleman and Gay DeWitt were listed as high honor students suit which claims that the com panies conspired to fix tobacco prices and rfionopolize tobacco markets in South Carolina for the last five years The growers currently are trying to prove that they have sufficient common interests to meet the legal requirements of a "class" If they fail they will be unable to continue the suit with entering a residence without permission The convenience of driving from lorence to Columbia on 1 20 is a temptation which reaps penalties and motorists on the closed portions of the interstate mav be out of pocket anywhere from $1 to $100 Cecil Dillworth captain of the fifth district of the SC High way Patrol said Thursday motorists on the closed sections are "wrong for being there" Mrs Synethia Miottof Mt Pisgah A ME Church Sumter will be guest speaker at the annual observance of the oun der's Day to be held at Bethel AME Church Darlington Sun day at 11am The second Sunday in A total of 40 students have been named to the James Byrnes Academy first semester honor roll lorence Nofal and Patricia Vernon were listed as making the Headmaster list The art works of a renowned' landscape artist who painted scenes of the lorence area will be exhibited at the lorence Museum Sunday through Mar ch 2 from 10 am to 5 pm Tuesday through Saturday and from 2 to 5 pm on Sunday More than 30 paintings by Edward Gay covering a 55 year period from the mid 19th cen tury to the early 20th century and donated from collections in New York lorida South Carolina New England states Maryland and Virginia will be in the exhibition A few of Gay's landscapes are in prominent museums in the' eastern United States accor ding to Gene Waddell director of the museum Other South Carolina showings will be at Coker College in Hartsville Greenville County Museum of Art and Gibbes Art Gallery in Charleston uneral Home Mr Carroll was bom in York a son of the late Raymond Alexander and Mayme Branch Carroll He was a service station attendant and member of Ocean Drive Presbyterian Church Surviving are his wife Mrs and are given traffic tickets for disreguarding the detour sign Driving on 1 20 is also hazzar dous Capt Dillworth said poin ting to the debris which could cause damage to an automobile and driver the heavy construc tion equipment and the drop of fs on each side of thez traffic lanes Work vehicle operators "have the right to believe that nothing but work vehicles are out there" he said SC Highway Patrolmen are patroling the road to keep illegal traffic detoured Capt Dillworth said Also Snow Mason Jimmy Geddings Marylou Jackson Nan Watson Julia Berly Sonya Hyer Karen Jackson Rachel Allen rank Ellerbe Cheryl Branham Steffi Duvall Billy Garey Betsy Yarborough Emily Galloway Mze Harper Diana Hopkins Renee Rodrigue and Marcy Wolpert Others named to the honors list included William Lawson Hunter Stokes Monica Bein Jackie Houck Lynn Leather man Pammy Piggott Cheryl Belk Beth Owen Mark Wood ward Kathy Owen Lila Sealy Mark Buyck Tudds Chase and Glenn Marsch View Cemetery Mr Lacey died riday in a local nursing home after a long illness He was bom in lorence County a son of the late James and Nancy Lacey Surviving are his wife Mrs Thelma Lacey a son John Lacey of lorence: four daughters Mrs Georgia Lee ART PROMOTION Steven Miller (right) shows Cynthia Jones a sophomore at McClenaghan High School proper techniques for making an artistic print during her art" class Miller is part of the visiting artist program which is promoted by the Arts Commission He has been using his art talent this past week to aid students in developing their skills (Staff photo by Johnny Ellis) NAMED MAGIS TRATE (Skip) Swearingen lorence at torney for the past 10 years was sworn in Wed nesday as the dis trict magistrate Judge Robert Chapman pre sided over the ceremony Swearingen a 1964 grad uate of the University of South Carolina Law School is married to the former Harriet Morehead of Newberry They have three children MARION uneral services for Jacob (Roy) Gunter will be conducted at 1:30 pm Sunday Burial will be and Jackson Ce metery directed by Jackson 1 and McGill uneral Home directed by Jackson and McGill uneral Home Mr Gunter 51 died Wed nesday in a local hospital after a short illness He was a son of the late George and Pavry Elmer Gunter He was the husband of the late Mrs Janie CONTINUING EORT As a further means of prompting businesses to join the lorence Chamber of Commerce these signs have been placed in different localities in the city Shown are chamber members who aided in membership drive (l r) Pat Kelly chamber president Joe Liposhack vice president of Or ganization Relations and Glenn Spears public relations chairman (Staff photo by Johnny Ellis) In a warrant issued by Magistrate McLeod Robinson is specifically charged with entering the residence of Lt Jack Sidoran of 711 Man chester Dr in the daytime without permission 1 uneral services for Lacey of 1220 June Lane will be conducted at 2 pm Sunday in TIMMONSVILLE Lavern Keith formerly of Timmon sville died Thursday night in Philadelphia Pa uneraral arrangements will be announced by Bacote Eaddy uneral Home Mr Keith was a son of Walter and Darnella Gardner HARTSVILLE John Richardson 67 a retired educator from Indialantic la Agencies Urge Citizen to Use Toll ree Line Church to Hear Guest Speaker OATES Mrs Bessie Pitkens Lloyd 70 wife of Rufus Of lorence Exhibited NICHOLS Loyd Wade McDaniel 66 died riday in Loris Community Hospital aftera long illness uneral services will be con ducted at 4 pm Saturday at Meares Mortuary Burial will be in Riverside Cemetery Mr McDaniel was bom in Horry County a son of the late SW and Effie Etta McDaniel He was a retired farmer Surviving are two brothers Winston McDaniel of Conway and Ruffus McDaniel of Nichols: three sisters Mrs rostie Piner Mrs letie Hayes and Miss Pinkie John McDaniel all of Nichols DARLINGTON Mrs Earline Wilds 137 Kirven St died at her home riday mor ning after a short illness uneral arrangements will be announced by Mitchell Josey uneral Home surviving are two sons nen derson Gunter of Marion and Jacob Gunter of Englewood NJ: a brother Marshall Gun ter of Marion a sister Mrs Annie rierson of Marion and several nieces and nephews i Loyd McDaniel Charles Gandy SOCIETY HILL Charles Gandy died riday night in a Bennettsville nursing home ebruary of each year marks after a long illness the anniversary of the origin of uneral arrangementswill be the African' Methodist announced by Kistler uneral HomePC Mrs Nora Davis A Carolina Power and Light Company official put a dim view on high electric power bills reduction at a meeting of the lorence Lions Club riday Russell Lee district manager of the company stressed above all the source of energy must be conserved until another method of power can be utilized Nuclear power is one answer to provide lighting and heating and would be one fifth the cost of coal now used as the electric energy source Lee said It would take 10 years for its installation from the day it was decided to be used He urged consumers to look to the future and determine ways to conserve electric energy' and in turn maintain a good supply of coal Supplies could be depleted if conser vation is not practiced he said Promoting the company's cause' Lee said his firm was a regulated monopoly and it took the Public Utility Commission more than a year to act on the company's request for rate increases The power company has had three rate increases since Jan 1971 "Electricity was once cheap but it isn't anymore" he said is suffering exhorbitant production costs now" "It's up to the individual to decide how many hours elec tricity in his home is used" Lee said He warned if conser vation is not practiced rationing of power may have to be enforced The meeting ran overtime as club members joined in a question and answer session Lower Power Bill Rates Unlikely: Official Says rank Munn chairman of the arm Bureau's Tobacco Com mittee issued a statement riday urging the growers to drop their suit against the com panies to protect the area's big money crop Munn a Pamplico farmer said "if this lawsuit is pursued it may have an adverse effect on our tobacco marketing system" However Munn did not specifically deny Zeigler's charge that the arm Bureau was in cahoots with the tobacco companies US District Judge Robert Chapman will hear Zeigler charges at 9 cftm Tuesday in lorence COLUMBIA Wildlife violations or emergencies may now be called in to the South Carolina Wildlife and Marine Resources Department's toll free Such violations as shrimping in restricted areas night hun ting or any game violation should be reported to the law enforcement section at 800 922 8890 at any time day or night rom the central Colum bia office radio dispatcher wildlife conservation officers can be directed to the scene in a matter of minutes from any where throughout the state Any emergency situation such as boating accidents drownings or hunting accidents should be reported to the depar tment using this number But department law enfor cement officials stress that this isn't an information line and no information will be released through it Anyone requesting infor mation other than of an emergency nature should call 800 758 6314 or 758 6291 These numbers are not toll free Ray Carroll Jr of North Myrtle Beach a daughter Mrs Richard White of Myrtle Beach: a brother James Luther Carroll of York a sister grandparents Mr and Mrs Joe Mrs WC Rutledge of Rock Hill Isgett of Pamplico schools in Hardin County Ky and Brevard County la for 37 years He was a graduate of Western Kentucky University Surviving are his wife Mrs Ann Mary Richardson of Hart sville: a daughter Mrs Edwin Johnson of Indialantic la two sons John Richardson of ic mu uivuivio lhcuiuct a Rose and Wilbur Rose both of lorence and eight grand Miami la a children Lavern Keith Barney Schulman KINGSTREE Barney Schulman 82 died Thursday night in a Kingstree hospital uneral services will be con Raymond Carroll NORTH MYRTLE BEACH Raymond Howard Carroll 59 died riday in a Charleston hospital after a short illness uneral services will be con directed by Stoudenmire ducted at 2:30 pm Sunday in uneral Home will be in Mt Ocean Drive Presbyterian Hope Cemetery Church Burial will be in Mr Isgett was fatally injured Southeastern Memorial Gar Thursday afternoon while at dens directed by Bullard work at Superior Machine Co He was born at Pamplico a son of Joseph' LeGrand Isgett and Annie Lou Miller Isgett He was a graduate of Hannah Pamplico High School Class of 1973 He was employed by Superior Machine Co of lorence as a machinist helper Surviving are his mother Mrs Annie Lou Miller Isgett of of North Myrtle Beach a son rlorence: his father Joseph LeGrand Isgett of Tampa la a brother Billy Isgett of the home: a sister Miss Vickie Ann Isgett of the home the paternal the anniversary of the origin of Episcopal denomination and is observed by all AME churches in the country according to Rev Leonard pastor of the Darlington church The denomination was organized by slaves in their quest for freedom of worship They were led by Richard Allen who became the founder Rev Leonard said er ning in a Darlington hospital after a short illness uneral services will be con ducted at 3 pm Sunday in Elim Methodist Church Burial will be in the church cemetery directed by Belk King uneral Home Mrs Lloyd was born in Darlington County a daughter of the late John and Kelley children and two great grand sister Mrs Maude Cooper of children Columbia her maternal grand mother Mrs Maude Cooper Troy Rose of Columbia her maternal grandmother Mrs Seafus Ver HARTSVILLE David Atkinson 68 died riday at his the chapel of Smith uneral home after an apparent heart Home Burial will be in North attack uneral services will be con ducted Sunday at 2 pm in the chapel of Norton uneral Home Burial will be in Wesley Chapel Methodist Church Cemetery Mr Atkinson was bom in Darlington County a son of the late John A and Matilda reeman Atkinson He was a McCalvin Mrs Leola Harris member ot the unurcn oi jesus Christ of Latter Day Saints Surviving are his wife Mrs Thelma Lloyd Atkinson of Hart sville a son Glen Atkinson of lorida five daughters Mrs Edna Rattee of Rock Hill Mrs Catherine Loadholt of airfax Miss Linda Atkinson Charleston Miss Kathy Atkin and Odell ields all of both of Hartsville six step sons Howard ields James ields and Odell ields all of Charleston McKiver ields of Colorado Richard ields of Summerville and Earl ields of Greenville: a step daughter Mrs Mary Gaskins of Goose Creek two brothers rank Atkinson of Hartsville and Walker Atkinson of lorence a conducted Sunday at 2 pm in sister Mrs Elizabeth McArthy Magnolia Cemetery directed of Columbia: six grandchildren by the Brown Penning and five great grandchildren ton Atkins uneral Home James Isgett uneral services for James Samuel Isgett 19 of 3009 Dog wood Lane will be conducted Saturday at 3:30 pm in Chapel Burial HARTSVILLE uneral services for Mrs Nora Warren Davis of Roanoke Va will be Byrnes Names Honor Roll Highway Official Issues Warning to 1 20 Drivers HEMINGWAY uneral services for Mrs Elizabeth Brunson Thomas will be con ducted Sunday at 3 pm in A UliCiaX 3C1V1VCO Will VVI1 tirn ducted at 1 pm Sunday in Tern Walkers Chapel ree Wil I Bap nJ aa tist Church Burial will be in the by Williamsburg uneral church cemetery directed by jovd (jie(i early riday mor Home Mr Schulman was bom in Russia a son of the late Sam and Anna Goodkin Schulman He received his education in New York City schools was a Bv STEVE SKARDON JR The affidavit charges that a Morning News Staff Writer series of meetings in Lake City Conway and Mullins were organized by lawyers for Brown Attorneys for approximately Williamson Export Leaf and 11000 SC tobacco growers will go to court Tuesday to stop what they consider coercion of testimony from potential wit nesses in a $335 million suit filed by the growers against 15 major tobacco companies and US Agricultural Secretary Earl Butz In an affidavit filed on behalf of the growers riday lorence Phillip Morris three major tobacco companies to apply economic pressure to key tobac co farmers and warehousemen for support for the companies Zeigler also is alleging that rank Bryant chairman of the lue Cured Tobacco Advisory Committee of the US Depart ment of Agrictulture was present at the sessions attorney EN Zeigler charged Zeigler's surprising charges that lawyers for three of the came just two weeks before tobacco companies met with pretrial hearings are to resume warehousemen and growers in on the growers "class action three Pee Dee towns and threatened to "destroy the present marketing system" if they did not give testimony favorable to the companies Zeigler's affidavit also claims that a representative of the SC arm Bureau attended one of the sessions and pledged his organization's support to the cause of the tobacco companies Robert (Bob) Harrison Aider man 63 of 510 Pine St died riday afternoon in a local hospital after a short illness uneral services will be con ducted Sunday at 2 pm in Waters uneral Home Chapel Burial will be in Mt Hope Cemetery Mr Aiderman was bom in Alcolu a son of the late David Wells and Kora Harrison Aider man He was a graduate of McClenaghan High School and Davidson College He was a veteran of World War 11 amember of the irst Presbyterian Church and the Lawson Rains Sunday School Mary Elizabeth Hickey Carroll Class He was also affiliated witn tne engineering uepau ment of Carolina Power and Light Co Surviving are his wife Mrs Mary Wells Aiderman of lorence a daughter Mrs Margaret Elder of lorence a sister Mrs Arthur Jackson of Birmingham Ala two brothers James A Aiderman and David Wells Aiderman Jr both of lorence and two gran dchildren Mrs Bessie Lloyd hi cM5te Dimery and nogers runerai Home Mrs Thomas 24 died Tuesday in Columbia from injuries received in an automobile accident She was retired merchant and realtor in bom in Williamsburg County a Canton NC and was a mem daughter of Solomon Brunson ber of Temple Beth Or and Eyelena Verner Brunson" Tobacco Growers Charge Companies with Coercion Area Man aces Charge A lorence area man has with grand Larceny He hasbeen arrested on charges of been released under $200 bond violating the state check law JACK Vernon Robinson Jr moving distressed fixtures 21 of amily Inn on 1 95 grand larceny and breach of lorence has been charged trust Belskey 39 of RedMiller Trailer Court lorence was arrested riday on a warrant issued by Magistrate William McLeod Belskey has been released on $2500 bond ALSO two Lake City men Joe Wilson 18 of 246 Scott St and Solomon Singletary 18 of 319 Scott St were arrested riday by Deputy Sheriff Jimmy Carr of the lorence County Sheriff's Dempartment In a warrant issued by Magistrate loyd the two men were charged with forgery breaking and entering in the nighttime and grand lar ceny They are being held without bond in the lorence Dentent ion Center A 49 year old man John Brunson of 653 Coit St lorence was charged with simple possession of marijuana He was arrested I riday by Det Waymon Mum ford of the lorence Police Department Brunson was charged in a warrant issued by Magistrate McLeod with the offense He has been released under $200 bond IN a warrant issued by Magistrate Poston of Pamplico Charles Blalock 42 of Rt 2 i Pamplico has been charged ber of Temple Beth Or and Evelena Verner Brunson Surviving are his wife Mrs Surviving besides her parents Pauline Karn Schulman of of Hemingway are her husband Kingstree two daughters Mrs Ronnie Thomas of Columbia Smith Pitkens She was a mem Harold Lesselbaum and Mrs three daughters Miss La Rona ber of Elim Methodist Church Herman Mischner both of King Thomas Miss Roynetta Surving besides her husband stree a son Richard Schulman Thomas and Miss Denise are fW0 sons Jennings Lloyd of Ashville NC seven grand Thomas all of Columbia a and Derick Lloyd both of Oates and several nieces and nephews Sj(M4B 3 4S7RVM417S U4 ORBITS 8 1 flA mc date Vi I Zf IntentahaweJ Troy Cleveland Rose 64 of ner of Hemingway and the 3401 East Wmlark Dr died riday afternoon in a lorence hospital after a long illness sville uneral services will be con ducted Sunday at 4 pm in Soudenmire Chapel Burial directed by Stoudenmire uneral Home will be in lorence Memorial Gardens Mr Rose was bom in loren ce County a son of the late djed riday at the home of his rank and Mary Byrd cnn in ITortcviHo oftor a Inner Copeland Rose He had lived in Hi! met? fii ui him i uni firm tTivaie lunerai services win been employed by American be conducted directed by Gunter auu at uic 0 nn mgtOn A IOS tmeof his death was nigh runeraHome Qiinitnr HP wa a mnmhpr nf the Baptist Church and Amity Surviving are his wife Mrs Nora Lee Hatchell Rose of' lorence three daughters Mrs Pete (Gwen) Kafer Mrs Iris Gibson and Mrs Tommy (June) Phillips all of lorence: a sister Mrs (Elizabeth) lowers of loren ce: two nrotners Hrantiev i Pinharlcnn Miami la a brother Terry Richardson of Sonora Ky three sisters Mrs Mary Houck Mrs Gladys Gar dner and Mrs Roily Wilkerson all of Sonora Ky and eight grandchildren Memorials may be made to College Heights oundation Western Kentucky University Bowling Green Ky 9hesthSr TA A A tW Ik IT I I' di 'S'M ''f I I WSMHHWI i 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