The Index-Journal from Greenwood, South Carolina • Page 11

$1 Million In Hill-Burton Funds Approved MJ4 -t fin nn i rn UVjrvJC (MS feys chairman of the Greenwood Home's building committee, was notified Saturday of the approval by the executive committee of the State Board of Health for the $1 million allocation of Hill-Burton funds for construction. The State Board's Hospital Advisory Council had recom-, first part of the home's construction and Its estimated cost is $1.5 million. Residential facilities are part of the overall home plan. Mr. Chandler expressed confidence that "the Greenwood community, Methodists and friends over the state will meet the of this By MARGARET WATSON Index-Journal Reporter An allpcation of $1 million.

In Hill-Burton funds has been approved Tor construction of the Greenwood Methodist Home, provided $500,000 is available in cash from other sources by May 28. Funds for the home now on hand total $274,980, Brooks is to'meet a critical area need and will serve persons regardless of denominational affiliation." Preliminary site layout and plans are in preparation by the architects, Asbury and Associates of Charlotte, N.C. The Greenwood Methodist Home is to be built on a 73-acre tract along Marshall Road within the city limits. Stuart, building committee treasurer, reports. This amount does not.

include pledges made for a three-year period. Pledges will be needed for future expansion of the home, but cannot be counted in the local matching funds required to obtain the Hill-Burton grant for initial construction. Still needed to qualify for the federal grant is $225,000 which must be raised in the next 60 days. A campaign for local contributors will be intensified by a committee of about 20 volunteers with Dr. Hunter May as chairman.

This group has already raised about $60,000. The Rev. Harry Chandler, Solid Candidate mended the A nursing care unit win be Hill-Burton grant. The home Buzhardt COLUMBIA (AP) President Johnson's announcement that he will neither seek nor accept renotnination stunned South Carolina Democrats and left them without a prospective presidential candidate. Vice President Hubert Humphrey appeared as a likely alternate choice, assuming he can Mays ert Kennedy in the race for the nomination.

"The Kennedy team is operating in high gear," Sloan said. He added: "It Is conceivable that the South Carolina delegation could support Humphrey. It will all depend on how quickly and effectively he can mount a move THE INDEX-JOURNAL PAGE 11 MONDAY APRIL 1968 GREENWOOD, S. C. Named Alternates mount a strong campaign and no new contender appears who ment to get the Johnson dele- Marshall Mays of Green-lEujjene Griffith of Newberrv.

would be more acceptable to' gates to switch to being Hum' wood and J. Fred Buzhardt Jr. John K. Grisso of Anderson, soutn tarouna uemocrais. nhrev delcoates.

Although officially uncommit ted, delegates elected at the of McCormick were named al- Mrs. W. E. Helms Jr. of Co-ternate delegates to the nation- lumbia, State Rep.

Jerry al Republican convention. Hughes of Orangeburg, Robert state convention last Thursday to cast South Carolina's 28 votes at the national convention had South Carolina Republicans M. Kennedy of Camden, Mar- Rep. Solomon Blatt of Barnwell, speaker of the state House of Representatives, thought oth- erwise about Humphrey. "I hope neither Kennedy nor McCarthy will be the man for the party, and I hope Humphrey doesn't get the nomination ei indicated they would go to the cnose zz delegates to the na- shall T.

Mays of Greenwood, tional convention at the state District delegates and alter-convention Saturday. nates: 1 They are, pledged initially to is vmmm Marinn Chicago meeting solidly back ing me renominanun mc Johnson-Humphrey presidential ticket. Sen. Strom Thurmond, ton of Hampton and Dr. James as favorite son candidate for Edwards of Charleston; alter-Presldent.

Eventually they can nates, Micah Jenkins of be expected to commit their Charleston and. Harold Trask of No sentiment was expressed ther," Blatt declared. "I don't know what South Carolina Democrats will do, but this is an opportunity for somo by either the delegates or top slate Democratic party officials for either Sen. Robert Kennedy or Sen. Eugene McCarthy.

outstanding American to bring votes to former vice rresiueni Beaufort. Richard Nixon. .1 2nd Defecates. Mrs W11. i ii i i a len delegates as weu- as i am Tindai n.

mwf South Carolina delegates will alternates were cnosen irom Thomas Strange of Orangeburg; the state at large. Each of alternateS( William Risher of vote under the unit rule, meaning that the candidate favored mo Biaies s. cungicaMuiiai Bamberg and Hamilton Lott of by a majority will get all 28 peace to the world. Democrats are going to have to go out and lay their hands on a great American to lead the party." Sen. Edgar A.

Brown of Barn-well, who retired last week aft-er20 years as national committeeman, said: "I'm shocked. South Carolina votes. HII.IS nao itiv uuvgaivi niiu Columbia. two alternates. 3rd Deleeates.

Dr Lt. Gov. West, a dele 1t 1. i v-nosenai-inrge were; Hunter of Oconee and H. A.

Mrs. Constance M.ri0an nf gate, said will have his vote. I have felt for some time Armitage oi spananDurg nai cordeg Seabrook of Anderson C. Byrf of Spartanburg, Harry and state Sen. Marion Smoak 'y i that he is the most capable man Democrats are completely un ueni, state uur umuniau, 0j Aiken J.

Drake Edens, state national in the party, West said. Gov. Robert McNair. newlv committeeman. Mrs.

Ann moMkw- ca predictable now. I wouldn haz- ard a guess as to what the party will do now but it's going to elected national committeeman fv-t and chairman of the South Car ris. outgoing national commit- Sen Wofford 0f Green- teewoman. Marshall Parker of ville. alternates, Robert Clay of cause confusion and embarrass olina delegation at Chicago, had wimec, -u 6- Greenville and Niles Hanna of no immediate comment on president Johnson's announcement.

Manning, bww oe i. Spartanburg, Matthew J. Perry, a Colum oi wxingion, u. a. aen.

5tn Delegates. George Strom Thurmond, U. S. Rep. Ai; Carlton of Kershaw and Robert Mrt WatSOII.

'h MpileMi nf fhPsterfielH- nltpr. bia attorney and Negro leader, also praised Humphrey as a tommmmmmmmmmmmd 'i 'i Hi 7 ifc ti in if'i'A mifc sj iHMH Alternates, J. Fred Buzhardt n-ta. Vn qualified contender. He said Humphrey is "dedicated, artic H' 01 anl w- W.

Wannamaker Chapman of Spartanburg, Mrs. Umden. ulate and has done a grand Listen To District Nominee JUlia IWUgncrw TVIecratPH VAwarA job. state vice chairman, Dr. Inez Columbia lawyer Frank Sloan, ment among South Carolina Democrats." Maurice Bessinger of Colum-.

bla, chairman of the South Carolina independents, said President Johnson's withdrawal will help George Wallace of Alabama capture South Carolina's eight presidential electoral votes. But Republicans viewed It as a boost for former Vice President Richard Nixon if he is the GOP's presidential nominee. Harry S. Dent of Columbia, chairman of the state Republican party, said: "Without question, this insures a Republican president in 1968. Eddlng, Columbia, State Sen.

who managed the South Caroli na campaign of the late Presi alternates, MarK buvck Jr. ot speeeches were made by Gilbert E. McMillan of Aiken and by state Sen. Eugene Grffith, R-Newberry. Griffith is a cousin of Dora.

The candidacy of Joe McClellan of Greenwood for state senator from Greenwood and McCormick Counties was also approved by the convention. (Index-Journal photos by Charles Moore) Delegates from Third District counties hear an acceptance speech by John K. Grisso of Anderson, who was approved by the state convention as a candidate to oppose U.S. Rep. J.

Bryan Dora, The Rev. Roger Newell of Calhoun Falls, who had previously also sought the candidacy, made the nominating speech for Grisso at the convention. Seconding dent John Kennedy in I960, said Florence1 Robert Chest Humphrey will have a difficult nut of Harry. time catching up with Sen. Kob- King May Cancel Trip To N.Carolina mrr 7 A ATLANTA.

Ga. (AP) Dr. It is going to help considerably Two Woods Fires Set By Youngsters to give us more Republican victories in South Carolina. Martin. Luther King will probably cancel his scheduled Thursday visit to North Carolina, says a spokesman for the Ne- Dr.

Kine has announced plans On the Milford place about Three woods fires, two of them started by youngsters, oc VA acres were burned over and less than an acre In the other for returning Tuesday to Memphis, where he probably will stay for the rest of the week for "demonstrations and some two. Smith says men and equip "Bobby Kennedy is now going to take over the Democratic party and the nomination, and this means we are going to blitz Fritz," Dent declared. He was referring to Sen. Ernest F. (Fritz) Holllngs, who is opposed by Republican senatorial nominee Marshall Parker.

J. Drake Edens of Columbia, national Republican committeeman, said Kennedy and McCarthy "represent a sort of Neville ment were close by when the curred over the weekend, Greenwood County Forest Ranger James C. Smith reports. economic action." fires started and were able to The sookesman said the North contain them quickly. Carolina visit may be postponed Four teen-agers admit setting The ban on outdoor burning a fire in woods on lands ot t.

until another day or another week. King's visit was planned remains in force, the ranger points out, as woods and fields W. Milford near Hodges about Chamberlain approach of peace to boost the campaign ot ur. Reeinald Hawkins of Charlotte, noon Sunday, and they will be prosecuted, Smith says- are again very dry. Caution is urged with ciga at any price in Vietnam.

A 4 Another blaze at Biakedale rettes. matches 1 and any fire was started Sunday afternoon outside until rains come. North Carolina's first Negro candidate for governor. Dr. King's one-day campaign was to have included stops in Charlotte.

Greensboro. Durham, by children, six and seven years old, playing with matches and firecrackers, he reports. hi Two Members OfMcQuown Wilson, New Bern, and Wilming -1 i. The third fire was Saturday afternoon in th Cambridge'-sec tion and was started by back- Boy Injured In Accident On Tractor Hear GOP State Platform ton. Rioting punctured his march In Memphis last week in support of striking garbagemen and police killed one Negro lire from a tractor, setting dry Family Hurt Two members of the Dr.

grass ana leaves aure. Fourteen delegates from Greenwood County along with a number of alternates and guests participated in Saturday's Republican Convention in Columbia. The Platform Committee assistant to U.S. Sen. J.

Strom Thurmond, and is now the state campagin manager of Marshall Parker, candidate for the U.S. Senate. Chairman of the Resolutions Committee was Marshall Mays of Greenwood, who was named an alternate delegate to the Republican National Convention. report was presented by Fred Buzhardt Jr. of McCormick, James A.

McQuown family of Greenwood were injured in an automobile accident about 4:30 p.m. yesterday at the intersec -committee chairman, who was formerly the administrative youth. 2 American Women Freed By Viet Cong Man Charged In Shooting At Ninety Six NINETY SIX A Ninety Six mn.n lii i An 11-year-old Greenwood County boy WM reported In good condition today aX Self Memorial Hospital with injuries he received 'Saturday when the tractor he was operating went out of control and rammed a tree. Ronald Southerland was reported in good condition with thigh injuries. A member of the Greenwood County Rescue Squad said Southerland apparently lost control of the farm tractor he was SAIGON (AP) Two women captured by the Viet man has been charged in connection with the shooting of another Ninety Six man Sunday, '''if T1 "''4 Jimmy- Nance has been Cong during the lunar new year offensive in Hue have been freed and now are in U.S.

hands, an American spokesman said today. charged in connection with the tion of woodiawn and Logan Roads. Mrs. McQuown and a son, John Mark McQuown, were admitted to Self Memorial Hospital for treatment of injuries. The driver of a second vehicle.

Miss Lois Dianne Hanberry of Rt. 5, Greenwood, was treated at the hospital and released. S.C. Highway Patrolman W. L.

Swinford said the wreck occurred when Dr. McQuown apparently attempted a left turn on Logan Road. The McQuowns were riding in a 1961 International pickup. Swinford said the pickup shooting of Paul Butler. Butler I was reported in satisfactory condition at Brewer Hospital The spokesman said the two are Sandra Johnson and Dr.

MarioYle Nelson. He said they this morning. 0 The shooting occurred about were released in the Hue area ana now are unuer meun.ai ex noon off West Main Street. Officer S. C.

Partridge investigated and arrested amination there. Radio Hanoi said Sunday the Viet Cong had decided to re turned in front or a 1967 Olds-mobile driven by Miss Han NEW PRESIDENT berry. Mrs. McQuown received CHARLESTON, S.C. (AP) lease the two women.

Man Drowns He said the tractor rammed a tree and pinned the youth. A hydraulic lift pierced the boy's thigh. Employee from a nearby junk yard responded to calls for help and freed the youngster. He was taken to the hospital by persons at the scene of the accident, The mishap occurred about pjn. Saturday on the ML Morlah Road south of Greenwood.

Dick Dorwald of Greenville is the new president of the South 4 facial cuts and head injuries. She was reported in good condition today at the hospital. John Marie McQuown was kept at the hospital overnight for observation and Investigation into the accident is Carolina Gideons Society, which distributes Bibles in public CLARKSVILLE, Va. (AP)-A ai-vear-old North Carolina man Confer: With 'Favorite Son' places. He was chosen during a week drowned Sunday when a boat carrying four persons capsized in Buggs Island Lake during a end convention at Charleston.

Richard Nixon after being released from their first-ballot pledge to Thurmond. "County chairmen to the right of Thurmond are W. A. (Bil) Gardner Greenwood, William E. Barmore of Abbeville and Moody Stoudemay're of Saluda.

Joe Watson of Ridge Spring and another delegate, unidentified, are in the background. squall. Sheriff Bill Newman of Meck- J. Drake Edens of Columbia, left, who was re-elected national and local GOP county chairmen confer with U.S. Sen.

J. Strom Thurmond, second from left, who was solidly endorsed as a "favorite son" candidate for President by the Republican State Convention. Delegates to the national convention were reportedly prepared to vote for Goal OI $15,000 lenburg County identified the victim as Frank Winston Dar nell or PittsDoro, w.u 1 Mowmnn said Darnell was I Rescue Starts Drive Squad Rivers Only Democrat Unopposed with his wife and another couple in the 14-foot outboard motor boat when the squall came up about 3:45 p.m. He said Darnell was not wearing a life" jack For i GOP Has Five House Candidates For New Building et, but the other three were and made their way saieiy to snore. vorite son vice presidential con nia become; an active contend COLUMBIA (AP)-South Car tender.

Harris of Darlington in the 6th, and Hugh. Boyd of Rock Hill in the 5th. Only Rep. Mendel Riv er. 1 The convention platform and olina's Republican party, is running candidates for five of the Parker lost a close race two resolutions, adopted after a IUJJJIUI I ers, 1st District Democrat, is unopposed.

years ago to his' same opponent speech by Rep. James Gardner, state's six U.S. House seats. It also has decided to support Marshall Parker for the U.S. of this year.

Democrat Sen. Mrs. Alice Wilder of Aiken de commended state, county and city law officers for their Ernest f. feated Mrs. Ann Morris, the incumbent, for national commit- TUT? ASSOCIATED PRESS and Sen.

Strom Thuf- enforcement work, but made no "I 7'-, vi The delegates renominated 2nd District Rep. Albert Watson of Columbia, who first went to mention of the Orangeburg ra teewoman. National commit By DANNY McNEILL Index-Journal Reporter The Greenwood County Rescue Squad today launched a fund-raising campaign for funds to erect a building to house the unit The squad has set a goal of to construct a building on a piece of prop-' erty given to the squad recently. The lot js located on the East Cambridge extension near the National Guard Armory. Squad Chief; Roy Still said plans call for the construction of a pre-fabricated type building to house the squad and its equipment.

He said the building would be placed on land given to the unit by Greenwood County. Squad members mailed several hundred letters today soliciting funds for the building project. The letters were mailed to clubs and, civic organizations in the Greenwood area. The six-week fund campaign is scheduled to conclude May 15. The 38-man organization plans several fund-raising proj-ects during the period.

Contributions may be made through any member of the squad or may be mailed to the Greenwood County Rescue 126 New Market Greenwood. Persons their contributions picked up may call the squad at BA 1-3804. A contact will be made by a squad member following such calls. i "wnai we won wnen mu i mona ior presiutnu uu ura um Micneoole united lust mast not I ballot as a favorite son. teeman J.

Drake Edens and cial clashes of rebruary mat I 1 Congress in 1962 as a Democrat, vice chairman Mrs. Julia left three students dead. then switched in support of Bar Other resolutions called for Dougherty, were reelected. Mrs now De ion in suspicion, ov Nominations came ai aaiur-trust, selfishness and politics day's biennial convention. The among any of our people.

22 national convention delegates ry Goldwater's Republican pres military superiority, control to Dougherty defeated Mrs. Leslie idential bid in 1964. stop urban riots, a can ior ail- Jamison of Easiey. The others out victory in Vietnam, and con were unopposed. .1 Accordingly, snau were instructed to suppon.

inur-not seek, and I will not ac- mond on the opening ballot. A Mitf tha nomination of my noil indicated the erouD'even- Nominated for House places held by Democrats' were John K. Grisso of Anderson in the 3rd demnation of the antipoverty Cord Seabrook of Anderson was unopposed for reelection as program as "a political cam for another term as your tually will vote to give the nomt- District, Charles' Bradshaw of paign tool rather than a human Joo nation to Richard Nixon uniess second vice chairman. Watson was approved as a fa Gov. Ronald Reagan oi Califotvl Spartanburg in the 4th, Ray itarian program.".