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4A The Index-Journal, Greenwood, C. LakelaxdsINa tiosal Friday, September 8, 2000 Community ulletin Board Sallie Jean Butler Johnny UaUna Sr. 10C3 Cantral Ava Graarmood SaUa Jaan Butt, Mtr Laa Knot, Otanta Saluda Commission receives accreditation Nathan Bryan Chorfotta, N.C Lata Clark Stavana, Bronx, N.Y. BUTLER, Sallia, 7-9, Mackay Mortuary, Cantury HCHEY, Barbara, 7-4 Pmrkar-WhHa Funaral Homo, Warn thnala. M.vwr, i 9 Funaral Hbma.

Church Ottfwttfy, mORlfnumary, 4:30, Uanhat Road Church ot God. NAYNZS, Blilu, 3:30, Hartay Funaral Noma. SEARLES, Annla, Noon, Bathal AltE Church, SHARPE, Lok 3, Sacond Baptist Church, Baton. SPENCE, Bobby Sr 4, Wara Shoal Pafitacoatal Nottntft Chutch UNDERWOOD, Jim, tHarlay Funaral Homa. WILSON, Tom, 3, granIda, Oraanwood UamoriaJ Gardarm.

PF.LZKR Sallie Jean Butler. 6 1 of 3634 W. Georgia Road, wife of Daid William Butler, died Sept. 6, Born in Greenville, she was a daughter of the late illiam Clyde and Sallie Gertrude Smith Collins. She as a homemaker and was of the Baptist faith.

Survivors include her husband; two daughters. Amy Moirano of Belton and Denise Garrison of Gray Court; two sons. Mark Butler and Matthew Butler, both of Pelen three sisters, Ruth Ellen Gailey of Ware Shoals, Mattie Lester of Peler and Betty Bradshaw of Greer, five brothers, Clyde Collins Jr. of Pelzer, Jack Collins of Walhaila. Bobby Collins of Honea Path, Herschel.

Collins of Belton and George Collins of Greenville; and eight grandchildren. Sen ices ill be at 11 a.m. Saturday at the Mackey Mortuary. Century Drive, conducted by the Rev. Christopher Stansell.

Burial will be in Greenville Memorial Gardens. Visitation is from 7-9 tonight at the mortuary. The family is at the home. The Mackey Mortuary. Century Drive, Greenville, is in charge.

Lee Knotts OLAXTA Lee Knotts, 5 1 died Sept. 6, 2000. Bom in Timmonsville, he was a son of the late Ranee and Myrtle Howell Knotts. Survivors include a son, Tony Lee Knotts of Timmonsville; three daughters, Mrs. Keith (Brenda) Notter of Greenwood, Renee Knotts of Hartsville and Sheila Knotts of Timmonsville; two brothers, Tom Knotts and Sonny Knotts, both of Illinois; two sisters, Helen Gay-mon and Betty Knotts, both of Olanta; and two grandchildren.

Services will be at 1 1 a.m. Saturday at Layton-Ander-son Funeral Home, with burial in Zion Cemetery near Lamar. Layton-Anderson Funeral Home is in charge. Area leaders elected to serve on board of counties group COLUMBIA The South Carolina Association of Counties (SCAC) elected officers for 2000-01, re-elected five board members, and elected a new board member at its 33rd Annual Conference. James H.

Rozier Berkeley County Supervisor, was elected SCAC President. He succeeds Polly C. Jackson, Lancaster County Council Member, who served as president during 1999-2000. "We look forward to a great year for the Association under the most capable leadership of Jim Rozier," said Michael B. Cone, Executive Director of theSCAC.

The SCAC elected other officers, including Laurens County Council member James A. Coleman and Gonza L. Bryant, Greenwood County Council Vice Chairman as third vice president. The association also re-elected Robert M. Haynie, of the Greenwood County Board of Voter Registration as secretary.

measurable, and accountable." The Saluda County Commission on Alcohol and Drtg Abuse is located at 204 North Ramage St in Saluda. It has been providing outpatient treatment, intervention and prevention services throughout Saluda County since 1975. In addition, the agency oversees victims advocate services for the city and county law enforcement, and administers the county teen pregnancy prevention services. The commission also coordinates the Tri-County Drug Court for 11th Circuit Solicitors Office. CARF, a private, not-for-profit, Tucson-based accreditation body established in 1966, is committed to promoting the quality, value, and optimal outcomes of services through a consultative accreditation process that centers on enhancing the lives of the persons served.

For information, call G. Daniel Neel, executive director, Saluda County Alcohol and Drug Abuse Commission at (864)445-2968. Commission members are Tom Biga, Mary Ann Mobley, Ruth Chenualt, Dan Guy and Dr. Chris Collins. SALUDA The Saluda County Commission has been informed by CARF The Rehabilitation Accreditation Commission that it has been accredited for a period of three years for its alcohol and other drug programs, including children and adolescents outpatient treatment and prevention, outpatient treatment and prevention programs.

This accreditation outcome, which represents the highest level of accreditation, is awarded to organizations that show substantial fulfillment of the standards established by CARF and clearly indicate that present conditions represent an established pattern of total operations that is likely to be maintained in the foreseeable future. The latest action marks the second consecutive three-year accreditation awarded to Saluda County Commission by CARF, an international accreditation body. According to Donald E. Galvin, Ph.D.. president and CEO of CARF, "Saluda County Commission has put itself through a rigid peer review of process and has demonstrated that its programs and services are of the highest quality, Brain-dead gunshot victim delivers twins member of Mount Zion Baptist Church, where he was a member of the All Male Choir.

Survivors include his wife of the home; his mother of New York; maternal grandmother, Azzile Makins of Hodges; three sons, Johnny Makins Eric Rashad and Travis Eugene Makins, all of the home; four brothers. Tommy Lee Makins of Cokesbury, Franklin Jerry Makins of Atlanta, Emmanuel Gadison and Jamal Vel-lade, both of New York City; two sisters, Patricia Makins Burt of Cokesbury and Frances Jean Makins of Inman; and three grandchildren. The family is at the home. Services will be announced by Percival-Tompkins Funeral Home, which is in charge. Lois M.

Sharpe Sept. 8 TODAY IN HISTORY By The Associated Press Makins Sr. GREENWOOD Johnny Makins 48, of 1003 Central husband of Carolyn Andrews Makins, died Sept. 8, 2000, at Self Memorial Hospital. Borri in Greenwood County, he was a son of Mary Frances Makins and the late Odell Makins.

He was a LOS ANGELES (AP) A woman left brain dead after she was shot in the head during a weekend burglary underwent a Caesarean section and delivered twins, two months premature. The boys were born Saturday at Martin Luther King Medical Center. One was in critical condition Thursday and the other was in stable condition, hospital spokeswoman Inez Beckon said. Their mother, Carmen Valencia, 27, was shot early Saturday when two men broke into the motor home she shared with her husband, Flo-rencio Altamarena, and son, Jonathan. The pair demanded money but were turned away by Altamarena.

The burglars fled in a small car but returned minutes later and fired through a trailer wall, hitting Valen BELTON Lois McAllister Sharpe, 80, of 122 Griffin widow of Ralph Sharpe, died SepL 6, 2000. Born in Anderson County, she was a daughter of the late Monroe and Lula Timms McAllister. Survivors include a daughter, Lynn S. Cook of States-boro, a brother, Albert M. McAllister of Ware Shoals; three sisters, Laura Seawright, Jeanette McAllister and Ruby Sweat, all of Ware Shoals; four grandchildren and a great grandchild.

Services will be at 3 today at Second Baptist Church, with burial in the Garden of Memories. Memorials may be made to Second Baptist Church Building Fund, 5901 Belton Highway, Belton, S.C. 29627. Cox Funeral Home is in charge. Lela Clark Stevens BRONX, N.Y Lela Alice Clark Stevens, wife of Lewis Stevens, died Sept.

1, 2000, at a hospital in Bronx. Born in Saluda County, S.C, she was a daughter of Willie C. Clark and the late Cora Lee Claric. She was a former member of New Salem CME Church in Saluda. Survivors include her husband of Bronx; her father of SoiMer, S.C; three sons, Joseph Stevens, Leon Stevens and Jerry Stevens, all of Bronx; two sisters, Nora Lee Sfcvens of Saluda and Shirley Carson of Edgefield, S.C; four brothers, Willie Clark Wade Clark and Robert Clark, all of Saluda and Nathaniel Clark of Johnston, S.C; and a number of grandchildren.

Services will be at 2 Saturday at New Salem CME Church, conducted by the Rev. Doris Hicks. Burial will be in the church cemetery. Butler and Sons Funeral Home, Saluda, is in charge. Nathan Bryan Whitfield Lipscomb CHARLOTTE, NC Nathan Bryan Whitfield Lipscomb of Charlotte, NC died September 2, 2000 in Charlotte.

Born in Pensacola, Florida, he was the son of Kathleen Whitfield Lipscomb and the late George Robbins Lipscomb, Sr. He was a graduate of Greenwood High School and attended Lander College, Greenwood, SC. Surviving in addition to his mother of Pawleys Island, SC are his sister Kathleen Lipscomb Under and husband, John of Lexington, KY; brother and his wife, Mr. and Mrs. George Robbins Lipscomb, Jr.

of Atlanta, GA; uncle Gaston J. Lipscomb of Demopolis, AL and a nephew Asa Whitfield Stafford of Spartanburg, SC. Services were held September 5, 2000 at All Saints Episcopal Church, Pawleys Island, SC with burial in the church cemetery. Memorials may be made to All Saints Episcopal Church, 3560 Kings River Pawleys Island, SC 29585 or the charity of one's choice. The above paid obituary is published as requested to accommodate those desiring more information than is provided in traditional death and funeral I notices.

Such obituaries are prepared and billed through our Adv ertising Department at 223-1411. Today is Friday, Sept. 8, the 252nd day of 2000. There are 114 days left in theyear. Today's HigbJlght in History: On Sept.

8, 1900, Galveston, Texas, was struck by a hurricane that killed about 6,000 people. On this date: In 1664, the Dutch surrendered New Amsterdam to the British, who renamed it New York. In 1930, the comic strip "Blondie" first appeared. In 1939, President Franklin D. Roosevelt declared a "limited national emergency" resrwnse to fte outbreak of war Europe.

In 1974, President Ford granted an unconditional pardon to former President Nixon. In 1994, a USAir Boeing 737 crashed into a ravine as it was approaching Pittsburgh International Airport killing all 1 32 people on board. In 1998, Mark McGwire of the St. Louis Cardinals broke major leagua baseball's record for home runs in a single season, hitting No. 62 off Chicago! Cubs pitcher Steve Trachsel and eclipsing the 37-year-old record held by Roger Maris.

Ten years ago: President Bush and Soviet President Mikhail S. Gorbachev arrived in Helsinki, Finland, for a one-day summit sparked by the Persian Gulf crisis. One year ago: Former New Jersey Sen. Bill Bradley officially kicked off' his campaign for the Democratic presidential nomination with a rally in his hometown of Crystal City, Mo. Today's Birthdays: Comedian Sid Caesar is 78.

Country singer-song-, writer Harlan Howard is 73. Ventriloquist Willie Tyler is 60. Actor Alan Feinstein is 59. Author Aaa BeatrJe is 53. Musician Will Lee with David is 48.

Actress Heather Thomas is 43. Pop musician David Steele (Fine Young Cannibals) is 40. Rhythm-and-blues singer Marc -Gordon (Levert) is 36. Actor Henry Thomas is 29. Actor David Arquette is 29.

Actor Larenz Tate is 25. Actor Jonathan Taylor Thomas is 19. Thought for Today: "That pestilent cosmetic, rhetoric." T.H. English biologist and author (1825-1895). cia, police said.

Authorities were seeking the sus-pects. Man who scored too high on test loses appeal NEW LONDON, Conn. (AP) A man whose bid to become a Air Force fighter has close call with commercial United airliner mmnm LOS ANGELES (AP) An F-117 stealth fighter on a training light came within 500 vertical eet of a United Airlines jet carry- How Will You Pay For Expenses That Medicare Doesn't Cover? Let Us Show You A Way To Have Peace Of Mind With Affordable MediGap Coverage ng 173 people. No one aboard the Air Force jet or the United plane was injured police officer was rejected after he scored too high on an intelligence test has lost an appeal in his federal lawsuit against the city. The 2nd U.S.

Circuit Court of Appeals in New York upheld a lower court's decision that the city did not discriminate against Robert Jordan because the same standards were applied to everyone who took the test. "This kind of puts an official face on discrimination in America against people of a certain class," Jordan said from his Waterford home Friday. "I maintain you have no more control over your basic intelligence than your eye color or your gender or anything else." He said he does not plan to take any further legal action. Jordan, a 49-year-old college graduatetook the exam in 1996 and scored 33 points, the equiva Thursday, and the airliner contin ued to Boston, where it landed jafely. has had such a problem at Newark, The Record of Hackensack, N.J., reported Friday.

On April 25, a plane returned to the airport 34 minutes after takeoff with two of its three engines failing, blown tires, and ruptured hydraulic lines. Both incidents happened on Flight 60 for Brussels, Belgium. The National Transportation Safety Board is investigating. "The anomalies you are talking about with the two engines on Flight 60 takeoff are atypical, but they are not unheard of," Continental spokesman Dave Messing said. The incidents are the latest DC-10 problems for Continental.

French investigators announced Mondav that a strav lenpth of Separately, a Continental Air- tines DC-10 dropped turbine parts es a.tz 67.es 70 79.58 75 S5.3V I 94.50 into a runway at Newark International Airport during an aborted Chris Nardella said. Preliminary reports showed the aircraft were within 500 feet vertically and six-tenths of a mile horizontally, FAA spokesman Jerry Snyder said. According to Visual Flight Rules, which the Nighthawk follows, "this 500 feet separation was within safe perimeters for all passing aircrafts," Snyder said. The F-117, which is able to evade radar, was broafcaUting its position publicly wlutn tht incident occurred, the Air force said. The stealth jet flies out of Palm-dale, about 60 miles from Los Angeles.

In New Jersey, severe engine trouble caused parts to shoot from the rear of an engine Tuesday. Turbine blades and metal debris were found on the runway, said Jim Peters, a Federal Aviation Administration spokesman. It was the second time in five takeoff. No injuries were reported, but 237 passengers had to get off I le plane on the tarmac. The fighter jet incident occurred hortly after United Flight 174 left Angeles International Airport.

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