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4A The Index-Journal, Greenwood, S.C. Friday. September 6. 1996 Lakelands! State Holderman heading deaths amp funerals to prison for fraud Elmo Sanders GREENWOOD Wade Elmo Sanders 83, of 503 Kirksey Dr. husband of Helen Rogers Sanders, died September 5, 1996, at Self Memorial Hospital.

Born in Oconee County, he was a son of me late Walter and Nora Bates Sanders. He was retired from Greenwood Mills where he was a member of the Quarter Century Club. He was a U.S. Army veteran of World War IL He was a member of Callie Self Memorial Baptist Church where he was a member of the Tom Bryan Sunday School Class. Surviving, in addition to his wife of the home, are a daughter, Mrs.

Jerry (Peggy) Underwood of Rock Hill; two sons. Wade Sanders Jr. and Thomas 'Tommy" Sanders, both of Greenwood; two sisters, Mrs. Roy (Sarah) Vaughn of ML Pleasant and Myrtle Jackson of SummervUle; 11 grandchildren; and 12 great-grandchildren. Services will be at 3 pjn.

Saturday at Blyth Funeral Home with the Rev. Reuel Westbrook and the Rev. Sandy Scott officiating. Burial will be in Greenwood Memorial Gardens. Pallbearers will be Doug Shannon, George Reynolds, J.W.

Walker, John Akins, Leroy Baines, James Carver and Harold Gable. Honorary escort will be the men of Callie Self Memorial Baptist Church along with Larry Hughes, Hol-loway Buzhardt, Charles "Cotton" Rambo, Tab Snipes, A. A. James, Cal Brook and Harold West The family will receive friends SAturday from 1:30 to 3 p.m. at the funeral home.

The family is at the home. Memorials may be made to Callie Self Memorial Baptist Church, 509 Kirksey Greenwood, S.C. 29646. Sallylee Stockman GREENWOOD Sallylee Burress Stockman, 88, of 3214 Highway 25 South, widow of Ivy B. Stockman, died September 5, 1996, at Self Memorial Hospital Born in Greenwood County, she was a daughter of the late John Mundy and Sallie West Burress.

She was a secretary in the Psychology Department of Duke University and retired as a medical secretary for Dr. PL. Bates, Urologist She was a member of Re-boboth United Methodist Church, where she was a member and substitute teacher of the Willing Workers Class and was a counselor of the MYF of the church. She also taught Sunday School in the youth department for several years. Surviving are a son, John Ivy Stockman of Greenwood; a grandchild; and a great-grandchild.

Graveside services will be at 2 pjn. Friday at Greenwood Memorial Gardens with the Rev. Griffis-Woodberry officiating. The family is at the home of her son, 219 Driftwood Dr. Memorials may be made to Rehoboth United.

Methodist Church, 1808 Callison Highway, Greenwood, S.C. 29646. Blyth Funeral Home is in charge. Ray Fortner GREENWOOD Lester Ray Former, 73. of 1622 Woodlawn Road, husband of Dorothy "Dot" Perkins Former, died September 5, 1996, -at the VA Medical Center in Augusta, Ga.

The family is at the home of Daisy Holsonback, 112 Old Mt. Moriah Road. The family will receive friends Saturday from 7 to 9 p.m. at Blyth Funeral Home. Services will be announced by the funeral home.

at the school, although he did not teach, but resigned that in 1991 after The Charlotte (N.C.) Observer reported he made sexual advances toward some male interns while he was president. Holderman denied the allegations and was never charged. The blows came quickly: He attempted suicide by overdosing on the anti-psychotic drug Lithium, his marriage failed, he embarked on a series of failed business projects, and he lost a contract to write a book about his battles with mental illness. That illness fueled Holderman's success and his precipitous fall, defense psychiatrists testified. The manic part of the disease gave him drive, ambition and confidence, said Dr.

Alexander Donald, a former USC psychiatry professor who also treated Holderman. The darker symptoms included crying jags, days of sleep and flulike complaints, and a phenomena when he would wake at night and be unable to move. The anxiety and rapid thoughts also made it more difficult for him to handle his financial affairs. Dr. Harold Morgan said.

"He's out of touch with reality when it comes to money," the Columbia psychiatrist said. COLUMBIA (AP) James Holderman will go to prison, the latest bump in a downfall that has seen the ex-university chief go from audiences with world leaders like the pope to scandals, a suicide attempt and bankruptcy. The former University of South Carolina president showed no reaction Thursday when U.S. District Judge Joseph Anderson sentenced him to one year and a day on eights counts of federal bankruptcy fraud. Holderman actually will spend no more than 1012 months behind bars because he was credited for time already spent in a federal prison for a mental evaluation.

He will also will be on supervised re-lease for two years. Holderman apologized in court, saying he hoped to again contribute to society. "These have been very painful years, years when I could not have felt any more keenly a great sense of loss," the white-haired Holderman said in a clear, strong voice. Anderson rejected arguments that Holderman's battles with manic-depression and dementia meant he had diminished mental capacities when he lied in federal bankruptcy proceedings about his finances. Holderman, 60, could have avoided prison if Anderson agreed with the claims.

But he also could have served up to 14 months under federal sentencing guidelines. Anderson also rejected a defense proposal that Holderman spend part of his time in a halfway house or under house arrest. Officials have not determined when or where Holderman will be imprisoned. Two days of testimony revisited much of Holderman's life, from his glory days when he brought national recognition and sudden growth to the university, to questions of spending and alleged sexual improprieties that marked his downfall. "He has gone from the pinnacle of success (to) finally being crushed," said one of his attorneys, Jack Swerling.

As university president, Holderman brought Pope John Paul II to the school, organized a gathering of Caribbean leaders, and oversaw huge growth in the university's endowment and several ambitious building projects. But after questions were raised about extravagant spending, he resigned in 1989. A year later he pleaded guilty to receiving extra compensation and pleaded no contest to state income tax evasion. Holderman kept a professorship South Carolina executes killer Grimes Aerospace flying in campaign Greenwood company is one of 10 involved in United Way Pacesetter effort GREENWOOD United Way is "flying high" thanks to Grimes Aerospace. Grimes Aerospace is one of 10 local United Way Pacesetter companies.

Pacesetters are charged with getting the United Way annual campaign off to a successful start. As Pacesetters, Grimes Aerospace has pledged to raise $23,500 to start the United Way campaign. "We like being Pacesetters, being part of the group that sets the standards for the rest of the COLUMBIA (AP) Just before lethal drugs coursed through his system early today, Michael Torrence acknowledged his responsibility for killing three people but said an apology would not be enough. A few minutes later, his chest heaved several times and he died. Torrence, who had given up his appeals, was pronounced dead at 1:21 a.m.

at the Broad River Correctional Institution. Before the drugs were administered, Torrence, strapped to a stretcher, picked up his head, turned it sideways and looked directly at Shelby Lollis, the wife of stabbing victim Dennis Lollis. As the drugs began to be administered at 1:03 Torrence's large chest and stomach heaved several times and he breathed heavily as if he were lifting weights. At one time, his back arched slightly. By 1:13 a.m., Torrence's face was an ashen gray, life apparently gone.

Warden CJ. Cepak paced nervously until a doctor came into the room, checked Torrence and pronounced him dead. In a short statement read by his lawyer before the execution, Torrence said he understood his responsibility and "acknowledges and now understands the effects" of his crimes. He also said he understood an Some facts about hurricanes FTC cracks down on scholarship scams apology "was not sufficient but hopes bis understanding gives them some comfort Unfortunately at the time of the murders he neither thought nor cared about the effects of his deeds upon the victims or their families." "With no hope of reward on Earth, Michael Torrence has accepted God as his savior and asks for God's forgiveness, however undeserving Torrence is." Torrence, 35, killed Lollis and Charles Bush during a February 1987 Lexington County robbery. A month later, he shot Cynthia Williams, a Charleston prostitute.

Mrs. Lollis, along with Chief Lewis McCarty, a top aide to Lexington County Sheriff James Metis, were the only two non-media witnesses to the execution. "There was a facial expression that I am perceiving to be, 'I'm sorry," Mrs. Lollis said. "I'm glad that he didn't make a scene or cause me any more pain." Mrs.

Lollis' three daughters waited outside the prison and watched the hearse carrying the body of their father's killer. "We've been waiting for this for so long," Pam Lollis, 31, said an hour before the execution. "He ruined our lives," added Teresa Martin, 29. Torrence wanted a last meal of steak, shrimp and lobster prepared by a Japanese restaurant But Cor she was told the counselor no longer worked there. Mrs.

Seydel said another employee dismissed her complaints as a "misunderstanding." An estimated 300,000 students and parents looking for relief from rising tuition fall victim every year to between 100 and 200 fraudulent scholarship search services, according to Mark Kantrowitz, who has written a guide to scholarships. Kantrowitz, of Pittsburgh, has developed an Internet page on financial aid sponsored by the National Association of Student Financial Aid Administrators and maintains a database of complaints about scholarship scam artists that be shares with the FTC and National Fraud Information Center. "A good rule of thumb is if you have to pay money to get money, it might be a scam," Kantrowitz said. "Ninety-nine percent of all legitimate scholarship foundations do not charge application fees." The FTC cautions students to be wary of companies that claim: "The scholarship is guaranteed, or your money back." "I just need your credit card or bank account mwer to hold this scholarship." "We'll do all the work. Information on available scholarships and grants can be readily obtained from high school counse- The One Stop Palace, another casino near the Mirage, has not ever been robbed.

Manager Marvin Ward said that the environment is relaxed, with soft drinks, snacks and beer available, but that a night security guard helps keep things calm. "We had some problems where we had patrons get too loud, but never any physical incidents," he said. The security guard works from 7 pm to 7 according to Ward. rections Department Director Michael Moore nixed that instead having a prison cafeteria make Torrence shrimp with cocktail sauce and strawberry shortcake. Torrence, the third South Carolina inmate to be executed this year, chose to make his body available for medical research.

Jay Elliott a court-appointed lawyer, lost attempts in a federal court and a federal appeals court to stop the execution. About 20 death-penalty opponents held a service at the gates of the Governor's Mansion on Thursday night a crowd organizers said probably was smaller because of worries about Hurricane Fran and the Torrence's desire to be executed. "I just think it's wrong no matter how heinous the said Janette Smith of Pelion. Torrence was sentenced to death in 1988, but the state Supreme Court overturned the sentence. Another jury again gave him the death penalty, and Torrence petitioned the court in 1994 to allow him to drop his appeals.

A circuit judge in February decided Torrence was competent to make that decision. Two other inmates have been executed in South Carolina this year. The most recent was Fred Komahrens on July 19, also by lethal injection. Efforts to reach the other three companies were unsuccessful, lore, college financial aid officers, the Internet and public libraries, said Dallas Martin, president of the financial aid administrators group. In each of its five cases, the FTC has obtained a temporary restraining order prohibiting the company from engaging in activities it has challenged, and the companies' assets have been frozen, said Jodie Bernstein, director of FTC's bureau of consumer protection.

The FTC plans to seek permanent injunctions against the companies and restitution for consumers. Suits were filed against Career Assistance Planning Inc. of Atlanta; Christopher Ebere Nwaigwe of Washington, D.C., and Maryland; Student Aid Inc. of New York; College Assistance Services Inc. of Sunrise, and Student Assistance Services Inc.

of Fort Lauderdale, Fla. "The allegations that the FTC is making are not true," said James Lewis, ah attorney for two defendants in the case involving Student Assistance Services. Alan Jay Braverman, an attorney or defendants in the suit against College Assistance Services, also denied the allegations. "There are some unscrupulous companies out there. My client is not one of them," he said.

robbery Lauren Pnuntv Sheriff lim Moore said armed robberies are not a serious problem with video poker operations in Laurens County, but that the cash on hand is too tempting for some. "They open 24 hours a day which makes a big difference," Moore said. "Anytime you have an business that is open all hours with that much cash, you're likely to have some incidents." Hello again! I'm back after taking the summer off, so you can send in your science questions you've save up. Since I'm sitting here watching the progress" of Hurricane Fran, which is bearing down on the Carolina coast, I thought I'd start off by reviewing a few hurricane facts and data. We all know that these huge, rotating storms breed in the Atlantic Ocean off the coast of Africa.

Such tropical storms get their energy from the condensation of water. Ocean water evaporates, and when it condenses as precipitation, it gives up energy (called latent heat). Just as you must put in energy to evaporate or convert water to steam, when it condenses it gives it back (conservation of energy). So, over the tropical oceans in the summer, a tropical storm can grow, and when its wind speed increases to 74 mph, it becomes a hurricane. Hurricanes have different names in different parts of the world.

In southeastern Asia, they are called typhoons, and in the Indian Ocean, cyclones. Hurricane winds do much damage, but oddly enough, drowning is the greatest cause of hurricane campaign," said Diane Hagan, campaign chair. As part of the United Way awareness-raising activities, employees watched the local campaign video. The video offers viewers an up-close-and-personal look at the Rape Crisis Center and GRAD. The Grimes Aerospace Pacesetter campaign concluded with a "make your own sundae" celebration for employees Thursday.

"Grime Aerospace is a world leader in the aerospace industry," Hagan said. "We also consider ourselves to be leaders in the Greenwood community. We feel United Way is a way to give something back to the community that has been good to us." SCIENCE CORNER By Jerry D. Wilson Emeritus Professor of Physics Lander University deaths. As the low-pressure eye of the hurricane comes ashore, or "makes landfall," a great dome of water called a storm surge comes sweeping across the coastline.

A storm surge can be more than SO miles wide, and it brings huge waves that may reach 17 feet above normal. If the storm makes landfall at high tide, things are worse. The storm surge comes suddenly, often flooding coastal lowlands. Nine out of 10 casualties are caused by the storm surge. As we know, tropical storms and hurricanes are given feminine and masculjne names.

This practice began in World War II when military personnel named typhoons in the western Pacific after their wives and girl friends. The practice of Elizabeth Edwards, who attends council meetings regularly, is requesting the council consider installing a public address system. She explained that residents who attend the meetings often have a hard time hearing the mayor and council members. Mayor Davenport thanked her for the suggestion and indicated that he will research it. In other business, council: approved the purchase of a combination televisionVCR to be used in presenting evidence in court.

It will also be used for police and other town employee training. approved the purchase of a new grass trimmer for the streets and sanitation department. approved the placement of a new street light on Bowie Avenue. passed the first reading of ordinance 96-04. The ordinance is a request from Mt.

Pleasant Evangelical Lutheran Church to close the alley off of Highland and West Church DIANE HAGAN i Aerospace naming hurricanes solely after women was changed in 1979 when men's names were included in the lists. There are six lists that are recycled. The names are alphabetical, with names beginning with and being excluded because of their scarcity. So we know that Hurricane Fran is the sixth tropical storm of the season. You may wonder if they ever get completely through a list.

Well, not exactly. The busiest year for hurricanes was 1933, which holds the record with 21 tropical storms, 10 of which became hurricanes. Names for these storms would have consumed a year's list, but tropical storms were not named at the time, only numbered. The year for the largest number of hurricanes to date was 1969, with 12 hurricanes resulting from 18 tropical storms (third busiest year). More recently, the second busiest year, with 19 tropical storms, was 1995 of which 11 became hurricanes.

Have a question about science? Send you questions to Dr. Jerry D. Wilson, Science Division, Lander University, Greenwood, SC 29649. Selected questions will appear in the Science Corner. 105 incidents streets.

passed the first reading of ordinance 96-03, the fiscal year 9697 budget. It had previously been reported that the budget included raising the salaries of the Mayor and council members by $4000 and $2600 respectively. Those amounts are in fact the new salaries rather than increases. will research replacement or repair of the Saluda welcome signs on all major roads and highways entering the town. Call News Talk 24 229-6397 Greenwood Area News! Complete directory publiihed daily in The Index-Journal WASHINGTON (AP) Janet Seydel of Grants Pass, says she was swindled out of $179 by a company promising to find at least $1,000 in scholarships for her college-bound son, Jason.

It started with a postcard she received in March. It was from a scholarship search service, one of a rising number of businesses the Federal Trade Commission says bilk millions of dollars from unsuspecting students and families every year. The postcard said Mrs. Seydel's son was eligible for the company's college scholarship and grants program. She called the toll-free number on the card.

A counselor said her son could apply, for $179. "I was promised that Jason would be guaranteed at least $1,000 in scholarship money. If not I would be entitled to a full refund," Mrs. Seydel said. She spoke Thursday at the FTC as it launched its consumer education campaign against scholarship scams and detailed lawsuits the agency filed late last month against five scholarship search services.

In June, her son received a list of scholarship providers not the money Mrs. Seydel says was promised. Out of the 33 scholarships listed, 28 had already expired for the fall term, she said. When she called the company, Saluda police respond to il 4i lb il us IB a dt A A ni POKER: Hot target for By DAVID ANTLEY Index Journal correspondent SALUDA It was a busy month for the members of Saluda's police force. In the police report to Saluda Town Council this week, it was disclosed that town police reacted to 105 incidents during August, including eight public drunk and disorderly conduct arrests, six assault and battery arrests and five arrests for assault.

Approval of the August council meeting minutes and August billing preceded the police, fire and financial reports. The fire department responded to three calls in August, bringing the total calls this year to 65. Saluda Town Administrator Glenn Breed is also reporting that the town has used 79 percent of its fiscal year 9596 budget with total expenditures to date of $533,285. Continued from page 1A and the thieves made off "with a large sum of money," Chase said. Chase said hers was the first gambling casino to be robbed after Greenwood County voted down the video poker referendum, and several operators relocated to the Laurens side of Lake Greenwood on S.C.

72. The area has since come to be known as "Little Vegas" by many locals..