The Index-Journal from Greenwood, South Carolina • Page 9

Approval Of WCRS Renewal Application Recommended FCC Examiner Recommends WGSW License Renewal Denial or oUtrurt grant of tho application for a new atatkM at Crwaoood. Tho Saluda firm filed tu appltcatioa la toot, ta tho heartnxs ea tho two ep plicatioas for slstieas. Issues were enlarged to iarrude a "strike" Weue again Saluda. A strike application la one filed to ob atruct or delay soother applicatloa. According to Information released by tho rCC WGSW and WCRS woro made portico to that proceeding bocauao of their alleged Involvement ta eupporl of tho Saluda application.

Before the hearing. Saluda requested diamlaaal of lu application for a bow tho statement. ta offset CUdstone's rerommendatione clear rtatherstono and WCRS of coo-ecuan wtth tho itriie laauo and clear tho vay for ronowal of tho WCRS Uconoo renewal application. GUdstone found that Saluda bad mado an "hooeat" if alveM and haaty effort to attain comparaUvo sutua for 1U ap plication. Ho found that ono of tho original principals of Saluda who bad dono tho bull of tho work initiating tho Saluda appiicaUoa was tho chief engineer at WCSW Jim CUdatono further found that ta April.

The Federal CemmKalcattea Coat SAkaelan'a hU4 bearing matiNr baa teem needed denial the llctete-rwvreal application) ef Greewod red tatfcM WliiW. HX Chief Urtn CumlMr Anhr A. CUdbtaM alao recommended the granting -of a aim liar renewal appUcetiae) of red eutiofl WCHS ef Greenwood. According to Information la aa rCC nevs raUese and to the March, Itn Uau of Boedcaating mag a line, CUdton made finding that Coorfo Cook Jr-menager of WUSW, baa "seriously and eubeuatlauy perjured hlmaeir la FCC proceedings tod recommended thai the otatioa bocauao of financial difficulties and tho hearing examiner dlamiaaed tho applkatioa with prejudice. Itoartnga on tho renewal applkationa of tho two Greenwood eUUona woro bold on various datoa ta tato 1171 and tho rocord waa cioaod la November, im.

Tho strike baue was raised againat WCRS bocauao of allegations by a principal la tho Saluda company that Douglas roathomono, owner of WdtS, Influenced htm fa choosing Saluda at a alto for a station. According to Information la a news alary la tho March, 171 laaut of Broadcasting magatine, Cladatono found do basis for tommiaeiae renaider other actio may be appropriate, Including the "ad-eY referral of this matter to the DprtJer4 of Juetlce." The rarommeodatloo by Cledetone will bo considered by the FCC before final deriaione art ma do. Tbo renewal applications of tho two Cr an wood auUone rt designated for baertag In aa order released Marti) mi. taeua Involved were whether WCRS or WCSW supported or participated la tho Cperluon and filing of tho spplicaiioa of udo Broadcast inf Inc. for a am radio sUUoa at Saluda to order to Impede Senate Gets Money Bill The Index-Journal Ooeweo4.

S. A- JJ. rt9 Committee May Seek Tree' Powers On Reapportionment rn OLU urraxDO provide mors nearly equal representation in tho Sonata for all residents of tho auto. At the IrglaUUvo aooaion entered lu 16th week, tho Sonata received today tho llouaepaaaod SOO 1 million stats budget bill for tho im-71 flacal year beginning July I. Tho Senate Finance Committee will begin work on tho bill and probably will strike a Houae-paaaed R.OoO pay ralao which would Increase the annual salary of leglalators from 14.000 lo M.000.

Tho salary hike would coat a total of fttO.000 and Sen. Rrmbert Dennis, vico chairman of the Finance Committee, aald tho state cannot afford it. The budget bill passed by tho llouao alao contains an average litt ralao for teachers and an acroas the board hike of tteo for ststo employes By AL LAMI AtecUled Ptees Writer COLUMBU (AP) Members of a conferrnco committee will try Bgsln today to corns up with a com prom las on Senate reapportionment, but Ihry may have to aerk "free" conferenco powers. "Ultimstely, 1 think thst's whero wo may bo headed." said Son. Marion Crraaetto.

Calhoun, chairman of tho llouao-Senato commlttoo. Tho als-member commlttoo met twico late last week in an effort to corns up with a recommendation that would conform I tot, Georgs Cook asaaager and IS par rent owner of WGSW. became aware of aJa engineer's Interest la Saluda and tha aw lareat of United Community atatarwteea la a new statioa la Crswoud. but waa not until October, ItSS thai Caok tasd Warren be would have la tee the atauea If be applied lor Saluda. According ta the FCC rwkeae, Is clear from the findings, Cladaiona said, that the engineer continued aa aa twlareated participant la the SaJuda AppuceOoa rwa after United filed lor Crssoeead and vAtfl ahortly before SaJuda filed Ua appucatlea.

The Chief Laminar found that tha Saluda application waa conceived aeeaa Urns sround April isas. and that the acttaa of the principals la obtaining a frequency search at about that time corroborates this fact lie found that even though there waa some question about tha ability of Una prtnripaU ta finance their proposal, or la recoup their Investment la Saluda, their "haatlly thrown together" applicauea) submitted after United'a filings, reflects "an honest effort by the naive principals as sttsln a competitive comparative sutua." Chief Examiner Gladstone found that when Cook learned of the two projects be determined "ta capitalise aa tha situation" In order to discourage United and. "presumably." tha Saluda prior) pala "did not koow they were being uaed. He ssid that Is "self evident" that economic and competitive bene1 ta would have accrued to Cook and WCSW If tho Saluda application were granted, and Cook "clearly and avowedly" evidenced his Intent to use the Saluda applicant's activities ta block United. Cook sUted his Intention ta the manager of WCRS la August taot, and some of Uniled's prtncipaU In a meeting on September It, the Examiner found, commenting that Cook had uaed tha Saluda transaction as hU own strike vehicle "entirely Independent of the actions or motivations of the principals." When Cook told the engineer, In October, that ha could not remain employed at WGSW If be actively prosecuted tha Saluda application.

It was because 'be realized that his engineer's continued association with aa actually filed application "would overtly cement, for all tha world to see," Cook's interest ka obstructing United'a application, according to the FCC release. Fixing the responsibility for aa-coursglng and fostering a strike application on Cook, tha Chief Examiner concluded that a grant of tha license renewal application for WGSW would not serve tha public Intereat, convenience and necessity. Chief Examiner Gladstone found that Cook had "seriously and substantially perjured himself" la tha proceeding and recommended that tha Commission consider what other action may be appropriate, including tha "advisability of referral of this matter to tha Department of Justice." Chief Examiner CUdstone concluded that WCRS and IU principals had not Uken part la tha Saluda application and that a grant of tha license renewals for WCRS and WCRS-TM oaould aervt the public Intersil, convenience and necessity. Ha noted that all tha parties City Log reslignment of Sonata seaU by either tho House or tho with the approved Ethridge Describes Dorn As 'Mythical Patron Saint' FIRFtAMJ The Greenwood Fire Department at 10:10 a m. reports answering a call today to extinguish a sest fire In a police car parked behind the Municipal Building.

Senate, Free conference authority would allow the conferees to Insert new mstter which wss not Included In the reapportionment plana approved by either chamber. "We've made some progress, but very little," Gresaetle said ruefully of the two lengthy sessions last week. If the leglslsture does not present an acceptsble reshuffling pUn lo a three-judge federal panel by May 7. the court has said it will order a plan of IU own Into effect. The court rejected a reapportionment package approved proioualy by the kgtsUturt and gave the Uwmakers dsyi to corns up with another that would TRAFFIC ACCIDENTS The Greenwood Police Department reports InvesUgstion of the following acci-dcnU on Monday: S.

Main and Academy (II: IS p.m.) Auto-auto. No injuries, and no charges. Reynolds and Pearl Street (4:10 p.m.) Driver lost control of car In making turn, and hit house. No injuries. Driver charged with a moving violation.

Maiwell and S. Jamison a.m.) Auto-auto. No Injuries. One driver charged wtth failure to yield rlgh of way. saint Image In Congress to work In their behalf." The Oconee County meeting was the first of lOorgsnltslkmsl meetings planned by Ethridge In each of the counties In the Third Congressional District.

Ethridge will be running against Democratic Rrp. WJ. Bryan Dorn, if Dora receives the Democrstk nomination la tho primary. F.LTZROTH DF.MFJ RIFT COLUMBIA (AP) There is no truth to reports of a rlA between Chairman Clyde ElUroth of the South Carolina Wildlife Resources Commission and Gov. John C.

Wast, the chairman says. TTT SENECA, SC. (AP)-Roy Ethrtdga, Republican candidate for Congress from tho third district, says his campaign "geared to effectively deal with a mythical patron saint" Speaking to a group of supporters In Oconee County Monday, Ethrtdga said his csmpalgn would bo "people oriented." The Anderson journalist said. "Our elderly, most of whom can barely exist under today's high living cosU brought on by years of over spending by our federal government, need mora than a patron S. C.

Historical Society Post Goes To Miss Watson Miss Margaret Watson was elected secretary of the ConfedersUon of South Carolina Historical Societies at IU annual Landmark Conference In Charleston last week. Mrs. C. Ancrum Boy kin of Camden was named president, succeeding James B. Black of Georgetown.

Mrs. Philip Wlngard of Lexington was elected vice president and J. B. BUckmon of Darlington, reelected treasurer. The Confederation's annual award of ISO and Certificate of Merit went to the Georgetown County Historical Commission for IU development of the Rice Museum.

C. Burgen Berry of Crescent Beach was elected director from district eight. Fred Hambright of Chester was re-elected director from district three, and Louis Green of Charleston was re-elected director from district nine. L-VA' i.vsmn$.. 1 r-rt.

ZT jl- tV vi W.A -ill 1 I I I V- 4 -vjr. rh5 1 i- Durst Avenue Resident Protests Highway Right Of Way disagreement with the right of way decision, Monday afternoon built were la agreement as to uua concjusion. Tha Initial Decision becomes effective SO days from IU release If there are no appeals by tha parties Involved, or If tha Commission does not move to review the action on IU own motion. WGSW may appeal tha findings of Gladstone to tha commission. Ia tha event the commission backs Gladstone's recommendations, WGSW may take tha matter to federal court.

Tha S. C. Highway Department took too much right of way from his property, according to ono resident of E. Durst Avenue. Mrs.

R. M. Simpson of 1209 E. Durst, said today that when the department began plans for widening the rood, her husband questioned the authorities but received no response except on explanation that only enough right of way would bo token to allow for a sidewalk. Simpson to show his a fence out into the highway, where he claims hit property line ends.

Highway Department Engineer Ralph Jones had no comment on the action by Simpson, but said the department would investigate. (Index-Journal photo) 1-20 Will Open Soon lurtrc A i-o llmiAfn ATLANTA, Ga. (AP) Georgia High- JUIUlO IC IU Vv II Phone Company Completes Cable Installation In Troy Exchange For Greenwood Court way Director Bert Lance says that by this fall IntersUte 20 will be completed between Atlanta and Columbia, S.C. Most of the highway is completed now except for a stretch between Greensboro and Thomson, linking AtlanU with Augusta. The only IntersUte completed so far to the South Carolina line IntersUte 85.

Carolinas' operating area, is a continuing effort on the company's part to improve and expand telephone service to our "We are especially glad to be able to eliminate multi-party service in this area," Capici said, "This project, and those similar to it thoughout United of the Also, Tom mie H. James, Calvin Kinard Louise J. Latham, Darrel K. Long, John R. McCord, Robert C.

McDvain, Robbie M. Martin, Edward E. J. Nelson and Hazel B. Nelson.

Also, James R. Nelson, Essie O. Shields, Evelena B. Parham, Laveme P. Phelps, Ossie Pompey, Naomi M.

Porter, Henry I. Qusrles, Viola H. Quattlebaum and Shirley A. Raiford. Also, Joseph A.

Reynolds, Larry L. Rice, Christine H. Smith, Abner Pierce Stockman Ruby C. Timmerman, Ruenette G. Weeks, George K.

Williams, WiUiam Worthington, Edward M. Zier Jr. and Annie L. Watson. Jurors have been drawn for the May 8th term of Greenwood County Court of General Sessions.

Judge Francis B. Nicholson, resident judge of the Eighth Circuit will preside, and there are 48 cases on the court docket. Jurors are Ruby F. Adams, Charles R. Anderson, William D.

Bolt, Martha Pamela Bowie, Harold G. Boone, Stephen L. Byrd, Mary C. Chiles, Maxwell L. Collins'and Boice E.

Crocker. Also Mona L. Davis, Williams R. Davis, John W. Derrick, Shirley Hailey, Nell L.

Hammett, Grace L. Hanna, Margaret E. Harris and William J. Inglis. Educators Discuss Bills With County Delegation Wm.

Mi. L-YM '3Sn -V WW I mmgx ill' Other GCEA members attending included Mrs. Lillian Fuller, vice-president; Mrs. Letitia Frank, president-elect; Mrs. Broy S.

Campbell, executive committee member; Mrs. Naomi Jones, Mrs. Ruth A major telephone service improvement project which will eliminate approximately SI per cent of the multi-party lines in the Troy exchange area was recently completed by United Telephone of the Carolinas. Over 26 miles of cable was buried along S.C. Highway 10 from Troy to Bradley.

"The larger cable used in this project will serve as a feeder cable into this area, with the smaller sizes used as distribution cable along adjacent routes to serve tha rea around Bradley," A. J. Capici, Greenwood district manager for United of he Carolinas, said. These new facilities, which cost ap-roximately $100,000 to install will enable he telephone company to upgrade exist-ng service to customers in this area, as ell as offer service to new customers. Busbee Says Education Is Now More Free COLUMBIA (AP)-South Carolina's educator says education is becoming nore free.

Speaking to a civic club Monday, Cyril -Jusbee, head of the state Department of education, said the educational system ia noving away from the "lock step pattern I grade structures." Busbee said, "Education today is more ree, with a team of teachers working to elp children learn independently." Busbee Bald there is a startling "difference in the educational levels between eneration8. i He said, typical teenager cores about one grade ahead of his arents on standardized intelligence He said the educational system in the late had expanded dramatically in recent ears. He mentioned a kindergarten rogram, broader school eurriculums, rograms for dropouts, vocational, teracy and technical education for adults -i proof of his claim. Sixteen members of the Greenwood County Education Association and members of the Greenwood County Legislative Delegation held a luncheon meeting yesterday at the Greenwood Area Vocational Center. Significant bills dealing with items of special interest to educators were discussed and GCEA members sUted their position on several bills which are now in committees of the General Assembly.

Among the bills discussed were those providing an annual appropriation for mblic school teachers based on the cost of iving index for teacher salaries; recodification of the Code of Schools Laws; tenure legislation; retirement credit for miliUry service by teachers and other employees and the creation of a Teaching Profession Commission. Sen. John Drummond and Reps. Marion P. Carnell and James E.

Moore thanked the group for the interest shown in legislation of special interest to teachers and explained some of the problems involved in getting such legislation passed by tbe General Assembly. Mrs. Catherine M. Johnson, GCEA president, presided during the session. McKellar Hears Swan Song Sanders, Mrs.

Julia Jackson and Conrad Shuler, members of the board of directors; Dr. B. J. Dover, Bruce Rhoden, Marrel Hardy, J. S.

Richie, Frank Russell and Mrs. Jeanette Elledge, members of the Delegate Assembly of the South Caro-. Una Education Association; Mrs. Mary H. Ruff, civic education committee member and Alvin Rucker, publicity, committee member.

House Committee Chairman Praises S.C. Rep. Dorn WASHINGTON Chairman John A. Blatnik of the House Public Works Committee has commended his South Carolina collegaue, Rep. W.

J. Bryan Dorn, for his "superb contributions" to the water pollution control bill passed by tbe House on March 29. In a letter to the Third District '-Congressman, Blatnik said he was "especially impressed" with the way the complex environmental legislation waa supported in debate on the House Floor by Rep. Dorn and his fellow Committee members. "I have never seen a better coordinated, better prepared, more non-partisan effort-in my entire 26 years in Congress," the Committee Chairman said.

The measure now goes to a Conference Committee for of differences between the House and Senate versions. Donald B. McKellar, who has served as director of the Greenwood Community Theatre for a number of years, listens as Bill Taylor performs a. "homemade" swansong on the mouth-harp and auto-harp. McKellar will be moving soon to Valparaiso, where he will 'teach drama and develop -a community theatre program.

He will be succeeded at GCT by Bill Suber. Some 200 friends staged the surprise going-away party last night at the Mgthews-Durst Community Center, and GCT President Bob Armistead presented McKellar with an engraved silver tray and a number of momentos. (Index-Journal photo by Ann Tuck) She heen Says Co rh i ty Co 1 1 eg es De I a By Fea COLULBIA (AP) A member of the Hith Carolina Higher Education Com-lission says "fear of political reaction" ia iwarting a start on a community college ogram for the sUte. -v; Fred Shebeen of Camden told a ilumbia civic club audience Monday that delay is creating an "evil" situation the "righteous" cause. He blamed Clemson University and the oiversity of South Carolina for declining Council reported Monday this was shown by a random survey itmade of 500 Columbia area registered voters.

The council reported those interviewed estimated welfare recipienU were getting more than the maximum welfare al-lotmenU. It said the survey was done in support of its drive for the 10 per cent increase in welfare benefiU recommended by Director Archie Ellis. Carolina Lutherans accepted their largest budget in the history of the sUte church in Charleston, Monday. More than 400 delegates from the 149 congregations of the South' Carolina Synod approved the $1,044,412 budget. Rev.

Herman W. Cauble of Columbia, president 'of the synod, called 1971 an "ulcer" year from the financial viewpoint But, he said the churches met tbe and "literally poured 150,000 last minute dollars into the treasurers hands." The three-day conference is being held at the Advent Lutheran Church in Charleston Heights, WELFARE PAYMENTS NOT HIGH COLUMBIA fc (AP) An interested agency says a poll reveals people think welfare recipienU get more money in South Carolina than they do. South Carolina Human Relations 5. C. News to relinquish control of their offcampus branches.

These J.0 branches, he said, could form the nucleus of an effective statewide community college system. LUTHERANS ACCEPT BUDGET CHARLESTON, S.C. (APj- South.