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

By TOM LOLLIS Index-Journal Reporter WARE SHOALS Six pro-posed water rate schedules were presented to Town Council for consideration last night. Alderman Fred Westbrook, chairman of water and sewer, reported that, he had made an extensive-6tudy of the present water ajid' sewer district using the distnotv meter books to develop his estimates of water usage to arrive at preliminary rate schedules. Westbrook said he favored a water rate schedule with a $2 minimum charge for the first gallons of water per month. The second 1,000 gallons would cost $1 and the next 1,000 would cost 75 cents. All over 5,000 gallons would cost 50 cents per 1,000 gallons.

He estimated such a schedule would bring Ware Shoals $44,600 a year in revenue. "This system is fair on the little man," said Westbrook. He said the schedule would approximately double present water Westbrook noted that the present water and sewer district, which the town hopes to1 take over, brought in only $21,000 in water revenue on an average for the past two years. It also collected $15,000 in sewer and garbage charges. He suggested council consider dropping the present garbage collection charge bt $1 inside the district and $1.50 outside when it assumes the duties of the water and sewer district.

He proposed including garbage collection costs in computing tax millage. Westbrook said the garbage collection service would be for all citizens of Ware Shoals and not just contracted customers, meaning more work and a larger work force. Other water rate schedules would bring the town yearly revenue of $44,500, $44,000, and $57,000, with each system having a different minimum charge, ranging between $3 and $2.50.. j( Westbrook recommended that water meters be installed for each individual customer where possible. He noted at least 52 instances where two houses are serviced by one meter.

"There are also many cases of several houses and businesses linked to one meter," said Westbrook. He explained that in cases such as apartments where plumbing is linked so closely between apartments that only one meter, seems practical. Westbrook also recommended updating present equipment, noting that he had discovered "too many meter failures in the books." He suggested that the breakdowns may be due to old age or to an existing policy of buying only rebuilt meters. He also suggested installing meters as early as possible for the approximately 44 "flat rate" customers. In other business, Mayor F.

C. McLane reported that $2,. 100 received from Duke Power Co. under its new contract to supply power to Ware Shoals brought the' town's bank balance to just over $3,000. Two, weeks ago the town received $3,009.70 from the S.C.

Tax Commission in kickback on beer, wine and liquor taxes for the first quarter of 1967. Mayor McLane also reported that $3,500 has been collected for the Fountain Fund and Alderman James A. Mo Claln, coordinator for Cleanup, Plck-Up, Paint-Up, Pret-ty-Up Month during May, asked representatives of several civic organizations in attendance at the council meeting to attend a meeting to be called during the week. to about $1,100 more is needed to order the fountain. He asked council to consider the possi bility or the town making a substantial contribution toward the fund.

The question will be discussed turtner next Monday night, f. 1 1 1 Alderman i A. C. Jones suggested' each alderman think abdut some way the town could show its support for American soldiers fighting in Vietnam. Mayor McLane said that the water contract with Riegel Textile Corp.

has not been signed. He said he is waiting for approval from legal counsel. map strategy for cleaning up Ware SI McClaii Shcals. i in said that Greenwood County trucks will be available one or two days during each week to pick up trash. "We want the trash put out on the streets where the trucks can get to it," said McClain.

rates, which have a $1 mini mum charge. THE INDEX-JOURNAL Reapportionment fAay Delay Passage Of Financial Bills PAGE 9 TUESDAY, APRIL 25, 1967 GREENWOOD, S. C. Compulsory School Attendance COLUMBIA (AP)-Major financial bills, always with No. 1 priority in all past sessions of the South Carolina General As Three School Districts In County Likely To Implement New S.C.

law sembly, apparently are going to have to wait their turn this year. Chances are that both the $341 million general appropriations bill and $19.6 supplemen The House has decided to wait for Senate action on reapportionment before tackling the bill, although it has an identical one. If Ways and Means comes out with the supplemental appropriations bill at the time House takes up reapportionment, then the deficiency measure, too, may be sidelined. However, both the supplemental bill, adding to current fiscal year allocations, and the general money bill, apparently are about in the shape they will be when they do pass. This will mean county delegations can go ahead now with their supply bills, rather than holding them to near the end of the session az usuallly in the case, and thus avoid the usual legislative-end log jam that sometimes requires a week or two extra length to a session.

fjrrrr- T-p- -I MVjr fc- T1 Jv will decide to notify the State Department of Education of compliance with the state requirements as well. Under the county act, school attendance is required with parents subject to action through the juvenile court for failure to keep children in school. The county attendance supervisor is employed by the County Board of Education and works with school authorities in all three districts. tal appropriations bill won be taken up until Senate reapportionment is handled. The Senate has the general appropriations bill up and ready for debate this week, but by earlier action the Senate made a reapportionment measure the No.

1 pending bill. The Senate sent the House the supplemental or deficiency, as it sometimes is called appropriations bill last week and it now is in the House Ways and Landmark Conference Means Committee. By MARGARET WATSON Index-Journal Reporter School attendance has been compulsory in Greenwood County under a special legislative act for the last two years, but district school boards are expected to implement the new state law for the 1967-68 session. None of the three district boards has formally acted on the new state law, but school officials point out that implementation "is practically automatic" because of the existing local measure. WARE SHOALS SCHOOL District would be the only one in this county affected by the state law as that district includes parts of Laurens and Abbeville counties where there has been no local compulsory attendance law.

T. W. McElwee, district superintendent, says the Ware Shoals board has not met since passage of the state law, but he expects consideration at the next meeting. McElwee says he endorses the compulsory attendance act. Greenwood and Ninety Six trustees have been supplied with information on the state law which provides for a system of required school attendance by children between the ages of 7 and 16.

THOMAS I. DOWLING, Greenwood superintendent, and J. C. Boozer, Ninety Six superintendent, say the county act is in force in their districts, and it is likely that trustees Miss Louise Watson, Dr. Lesesne Honored Greenwood In and Around copy or Audubon "Birds ot America appreciation for her work as secretary of the Car Hits Fence A 1965 Pontiac, driven bv Miss Louise Watson of Greenwood and Dr.

J. M. Lesesne, retired president of Erskine College, were honored at the third annual South Carolina Landmark Conference held over the weekend in Georgetown. Miss Watson was presented a State Confederation of Local Historical Societies and as editor of its news bulletin. Tour Of Homes Tickets for Wednesday's Spring House Tour, sponsored by the Greenwood Woman's Club, are on sale today and tomorrow at McCaslan's, R.

J. Lena B. Davenport, had estimated damage of $200 when it slid on wet pavement Sunday Sizing Up The Job King, a park ranger at Oconee State Park for 23 years, takes inventory of the job awaiting him and the equipment at his disposal at Greenwood State Park. (Index-Journal photos by Danny McNeill) A plaque was given Dr. Lesesne, who was speaker for afternoon and hit a fence on the 1966 conference, in recog Sprott's, Wingard's Pharmacy, Tumlin's Gift Shop, Maxwell Second Street.

Police set fence damage at $50. nition of his contributions to state history research. Brothers Furniture Co. and Mrs. Butler C.

Derrick Jr. Wharton's, for $2. Veferan In Working With State Parks of Edgefield was named to suc Maps and tickets will be ceed Miss Watson as confedera available tomorrow at the Alum tion council representative from ni House on West Durst Ave the Old Ninety Six District and nue. The tour hours are 10 a.m School Break-In Northside Junior High School was entered sometime over the weekend, but nothing was taken, Police Chief Truman Campbell says. Entry apparently was made by breaking a window which was discovered and reported yesterday afternoon.

Detectives as secretary. until 5 p.m. and women are Maj. Gen. John C.

Henagan reminded to wear low-heel of Dillon was elected president. New Superintendent Already Busy As Activity Picking Up At Park shoes. succeeding Horace Williams of Open will be Abney Hall on Anderson. the Callison Highway, and the homes of Dr. and Mrs.

William Brockington in Chinquapin; Mr. I and Mrs. E. Don Herd on West Durst Avenue, and Mr. and Mrs.

R. J. Sprott on Grace- School Trustee Races Assured At Abbeville ABBEVILLE Contests were III if mont. Tea will be served in the garden of Mr. and Mrs.

Joe Wingard on Sunset Drive. are investigating. 29 Traffic Cases City traffic court disposed of 29 cases today. Fourteen charged with speeding forfeited bonds or pleaded, one was found not guilty. Other charges were: following too close five, failing to yield right of way four, running red light two, too fast for conditions, two guilty, one not guilty.

Completes Course Jackson Flemson, Rt. 4 All proceeds go to the build ing fund for the Woman's Club I assured in two of three areas House. A drawing will be held Greenwood Park in camping. Greenwood offers a total of 59 campsites. Greenwood offers swimming, camping, fishing, and picnicking facilities.

There is a charge of $1.75 per night for use of campsites, $4 for picnic shelter reservations, 50 and 25 cents charges for swimming, and 25 cents for the use of a picnic table. All facilities at the are open and park officials say attendance has been larger than usual this year due to the amount of warm weather en in the May 9 election of school for a living room chair, donated by Maxwell Brothers. trustees in Abbeville School Dis trict 60 after the filing deadline passed today at noon. Civitan Meeting The Greenwood Civitan Club By DANNY McNEILL Index-Journal Reporter NINETY SIX The new superintendent of the Greenwood State Park predicts a booming year for the outdoor recreation facility. Lloyd A.

King, 42, a native of Oconee County, says crowds have been large and that the park was, crowded over the past weekend. King was promoted and transferred from Oconee State Park last week when Superintendent Lee Jordan was transferred to Santee State Park in Orangeburg County. "I know very little about Greenwood although I hai been through the area 'several times," he says. "However, we like it here so far and I think things will work out well for us here." the only area without a con Brookside, has recently com test will be the Sharon section where Charlie E. Williams has will meet tonight at 7:30 at the Holiday Inn.

pleted the International Corre spondence School course no opposition. Incumbent trus Carding. He is employed in the tee Vance Ashley Jr. did not Bridge Winners Mr. and Mrs.

George Dorn Carding department of Mathews offer for re-election. joyed in the area. were tirst place winners in Candidates filing for the Ab duplicate bridge games played beville area are W. R. Glace, Target Mrs.

Clarence R. Hanks and last night at the bproles Ave' nue Recreation Center. (Continued From Page 1) Duncan B. Carmichael. The incumbent, J.

A. Hodge did not offer for re-election. Second place went to Mr. and Mrs. Russell Ellerbe; third, Johnson apparently had hoped that Ho would at least try to bargain and an exchange might LLOYD KING Lee Jordan was transferred to Mrs.

W. P. Hall and Mrs. J. T.

Alexander; fourth, Harry Cochran and Mrs. C. B. Pinson; fifth, C. B.

Pinson and Mrs. Harry Cochran. Special Service In the Due West area, incumbent Charles Hawthorne will be opposed for re-election by Lucian E. Leslie Jr. Terms of office for the trustees will be two years.

Santee to fill the vacancy cre ated by the death of Superin Plant no. second shift, of Greenwood Mills. Employed by Greenwood Mills since 1966, he is married and the father of one child. For Area Clergy "Blocks to Communication," the fourth in a series of half-hour programs for the professional education of area clergy, continues Tuesday at 7:30 p.m. It is sponsored by the Greenwood County Mental Health Association in association with the state's Educational Television network.

Clergymen will meet in the Doctor's Lounge, Self Memorial Hospital, and interested laymen will meet in the Audio Visual Aids room, Lander Colleee. King is married to the former Aileen McCall of Oconee County. They have a daughter, Cynthia, age five months. tendent G. B.

(Red) LaBoon. Jordan had been at the The Eppley sisters of Millers- town, will be at the Green Greenwood facility about a year. wood Revival Center tonight, in King says the chief difter- be opened up. The real shocker to Johnson and Secretary of State Dean Rusk came in March when Ho made his exchange with Johnson public, an act that was read here as evidence of a triumph for the "hawk" viewpoint in Ho's inner circle. Johnson apparently wanted to refrain from attacks in or near Hanoi while peace probes were building up during the first two months of this year in the hope that the very lack of attacks would be accepted by the North a special service featuring sing Judge Slain BENNETTSVILLE, S.C.

(AP) A Hartsville textile worker was held today pending an in ences in the Oconee County Although he says a park superintendent's job often conflicts with church hours, the Kings are members of the Bethlehem Baptist Church near ing, instrumental music and preaching. The service begins park and Greenwood State Park vestigation of a shooting that Mountain Rest. They plan to Fellowship Breakfast ended in the death of his wife transfer their membership here ine Kev. jerry look, as and a judge. is the emphasis on boating, fishing, and picnicking here.

He describes Oconee State Park as a "family-type" park with extensive use of mountain cabins in the park. With only 15 campsites, Oconee State Park lags behind the Reaches Safety Mark The Sheet Metal Shop em Sheriff Jack Weatherly said The Work Is Often Wet King descends ladder under the watchful eyes of Greenwood Park Rangers Lee Chappells and Bob Turner (behind ladder) after completing the job of draining, cleaning, and repairing the park's water storage tank. King says he expects an unusually busy year at the park. sistant pastor of the Main Street Methodist Church will speak at the Interdenomination he jailed Morris Hood, in his King has served as park ranger at Oconee State Park above Walhalla for the past 23 years. He came to Greenwood Vietnamese as an evidence of 40s, without charge pending fur al Fellowship Group Breakfast how the conflict could be scaled down.

ployees of Greenwood Mills Service Department has completed a year of work without a disabling injury. Stats Park last Thursday when at the hmerald City Cafe Wednesday at 7 a.m. Fire Damages Duplex Fire, which apparently start Three Missing Citadel Youths ther investigation. Marlboro County Domestic Relations Court Judge Francis Stevenson, 54, was shot down at his desk Monday at a final divorce decree hearing in the judge's chambers. Mrs.

Hood, in her 30s, mother of several children, was hit in the chest by two bullets. She ed around a heater, heavily USC NURSES' DINNER COLUMBIA The University of South Carolina School of Nursing will hold its annual all-school dinner Friday at 7:30 p.m. in the Confederate Room damaged the interior of both apartments in a duplex on Spring Valley Road this morning. Firemen answered the Search Aircraft Broaden Sea Ships, alarm at 9 a.m. died later at a Bennettsville A flooded heater in a Second Hospital.

Adenauer (Continued From Page 1) errs arrived. Johnson, in a slow-moving limousine, was among the first chiefs of state to reach the cathedral. His face wa set in almost stern lines as he alked slowly up the steps and through the great cathedral doors. Before the altar rail, flanked by a military honor guard of eight generals and admirals, rested the coffin of Adenauer. The she-riff said the judge has Street house brought an alarm at 9:15 a.m., but no damage of Russell House.

During the dinner the USC Nursing Alumnae Award will be given to the senior nursing just told Hood he had 30 days North Carolina's Cape Fear to the Gulf Stream 70 miles off of Charleston, Roger Meyer of Pine Bluff, and Richard was reported. to start paying $30 a month ah if the cadets stayed with the boat, a 16-foot Boston Whaler termed unsinkable because of its flotation gear, they could the coast. mony when the man observed, The Coast Guard said "today "I guess this means jail" and E. Belles, whose parents, Co. and Mrs.

H. A. Belles, formerly of Chicopee, are now student who best demonstrates excellence in nursing practice. CHARLESTON, S.C. (AP) -Surface ships and aircraft fanned out over the Atlantic today as the Coast Guard broadened its search for three Citadel cadets missing since Sunday in an outboard motorboat I be found alive.

is critical." A spokesman said there was flurry of gunfire. Europe. Capt. Jack Murray, shipper of the fishing vessel Mustang, Predicts Anti-War Demonstrations said the youths followed his boat out to sea Sunday morn A spokesman said hope was not abandoned that the three, all 18 and students at South Carolina's military college here, ing and he last saw them about 10 miles off Folly Beach below Charleston, i King Rules Himself Out Of Presidential Race Still Raided Alochol and Tobacco Tax Agents seized an unregistered distillery in the Plum Branch section of McCormick County yesterday. It consisted of a 55 gallon still pot, with 500 gallons of mash.

Arrested in connection with the violation was George William Tutt. Tutt was taken before Magistrate T. L. Ferguson in McCormick, where bond was set at 1600. Officers participating in the raid were McCormick County deputies J.

Gable and Lester Spires, and two special investigators of the Alochol Control of the widespread would be found alive. In Bonn, police took three students into custody at Bonn University. The three carried placards, including one saying: "A people mourns for a single man. Who mourns for a whole people? 400,000 murdered people in Vietnam are waiting for their funeral Mass." Johnson and De Gaulle talked together for 10 minutes at a luncheon given by President Heinrich Luebke but the meeting apparently was confined to civilities. Aides said the conver than he had foreseen.

ATLANTA, Ga. (AP) Dr. The three are J. W. Breazeale search shifted today from the Charleston Coast Guard base to 7th District Headquarters in I am very much encour Martin Luther King ruling himself out as a presidential Cassius Clay should be jailed for refusing to serve in the military, the action would stimulate more refusals.

In an interview after the news thousands and thousands of Negro and white students are going to be cast in the role of going to jail rather than fighting," King said at a news aged," he said. Miami, Fla. At the news conference, osten BUNKER ARRIVES sibly called to rule out any King A spokesman said the search candidate next year, predicted today that domestic, opp'oition conference conference, King said he had has been expanded trom Mon SAIGON (AP) Ellsworth T. Bunker, the new U.S. aft- King said his prediction was expected strong reaction to his day's range Cape Roman candidacy in 1968, King said the bombing of MIG fighter bases in North Vietnam was "a tragip to the Vietnam war will contin tassador to South Vietnam, ar based on talks with numerous Aoril 4 speech in New York and a knowledge of whpn ho voirod all-nut nnnnsi- ue to mount and thousands of north of Charleston to Uie bd-isto River to the south and 25 sation, carried on through inter- escalation of the war rived today to take up his post miles to sea to an area ex- wilt 'millions )-and -Tobacco -Tax- DrvisionrtpretersrwaS "amiable and the ahmit four nours alter nis prea- two men expressed the hope of the war, he C.

E. Vaughn and D. Had- mductees will take jail rather camgus 1.1 S. involvement than military service. i United States.

He said that ifiViemam. But he said there has "If this war isn't ended, then I heavyweight boxing championlbecn more favorable response CCesSOrTneniy vaoot Loagc, lenamg irum oi. auieuues is- more to oppose predicted. I don of Greenwood. land off the Georgia coast to left for the United States.

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