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2 The) Inrfax-Journal, Greenwood, S.C., March 30, 1994 Ryans Three men formally charged after spree Deaths and funerals Jones was released from jail on Monday, while Terriel remains in custody in lieu of a $7,500 surety bond, officials said. Pulley was arrested Friday morning, while Jones and Terriel were arrested late Thursday. According to Murray, the spree started around 10 p.m. Wednesday when Pulley robbed a Burton Road man at gunpoint while at his house. Shots were fired into the residence before Pulley left and car-jacked a man on Sanders Street incident reports said.

Pulley picked up the other two men, dumped the car and the three then went to Southside on U.S. 25 North, reports said. The three drove to Nation Road, where Terriel and Pulley apparently walked back to Southside around 1:40 a.m. Thursday. Once inside, authorities say Pulley pointed a pistol at the heads of four people, demanding their car keys.

One woman was robbed of $250 while another man was robbed of $15 and a set of truck keys, reports said. Pulley and Terriel left and dumped the truck on Shirley Road, the same place the first stolen car was dumped. By PATRICIA EDWARDS Staff writer Three men arrested last week in connection with a crime spree in Ware Shoals have been formally charged with 11 counts stemming from three separate incidents, officials said. Fletcher Gerva Pulley, 19, of 2817 Nation Road in Hodges, has been charged in connection with a robbery at a Burton Road residence, theft of a car from one man and robberies at Southside Restaurant, according to Det Lt. John Murray of the Greenwood County Sheriffs Department.

Pulley remains in the wood County Detention Center in lieu of a $105,000 surety bond, Murray said. Pulley has been charged with four counts of armed robbery, one count of assault with intent to kill, two counts of attempted armed robbery, one count of carrying a pistol unlawfully and one count of breach of peace of a high and aggravated nature, according to warrants. John Terriel, 29, of 17 Cobb St, Ware Shoals, and 31-year-old Eddie Pelton Jones of 6407 Highway 25 North, were each charged with one count of armed robbery, Murray said. (Continued from page 1) students knew his favorite team was the Detroit Lions and that it's important to stay in school and set goals for themselves. Ryans, a Greenwood native who signed a one-year contract with the Lions last was in his hometown Tuesday talking to Merrywood fourth-graders.

He pointed out that with no school, he wouldn't have had a chance to play wide receiver for the Detroit Lions this fall. And he couldn't have been a football player and All-American hurdler at Clemson. And he couldn't have been a state champion hurdler at Greenwood High School. "If there were no school, in a lot of instances there wouldn't be any sports," Ryans told approximately 22 students in the "Kids Club" after-school program for high-risk students. This is the 11th week of the program which has featured several community leaders in hopes of teaching children self esteem, and how to set goals and overcome obstacles.

The program is funded by the drug-free schools grant "A lot of sports that I got (into) came from JAyahs continued. "If there jvere no 'school, you wouldn't be able to learn a lot of things that's important in life." Like the Merrywood students, ftyans isn't through with school either. Although Ryans signed as a rookie free agent with the Lions last summer and spent the season on the practice squad, he has yet to finish school. The 22-year-old management major is hoping to get his degree from Clemson this spring. "I decided to go back to school and get my degree, which was important to me because I didn't want to leave it unfinished," Ryans said.

"I didn't want my college career to be unfinished. If you don't finish it, one day you'll look back and say, 'I wish I Ryans is also finishing his college outdoor track and field career. After talking to the students, the speedster headed to Clemson for track practice. Some of the students said they want to be athletes like Larry. Ryans had a message for them.

"Some of you say you want to play sports and be good at it. But to be good at it, you've got to work hard. You don't just wake up one day and be a good athlete. God gives you certain talents. You might have good ability, but if you don't work to refine those abilities, you won't be good." Ryans also stressed being able to work through adversity, like the mysterious back pain he suffered last year.

"It was scary, because not only did I think I wasn't going to play football again, I didn't think I was going to be able to run again," Ryans revealed. "For me, that was terrible, not being able to run, jump and play around like you guys do. I honesdy could not run. It hurt me to walk. It hurt me to bend over.

I prayed a lot. "I honestly don't know how it got better, but they never found out exactly what was wrong with my back. When I got to Detroit, my back somehow got Working through adversity is a big part of growing up." There were other roadblocks while growing up. "When I was going through junior high, I was one of those guys that got picked on," Ryans admitted. "I was one of those kids they called a nerd.

It got to me. It hurt my feelings. I didn't want to go to "But with sports, I bad an outlet That's always important to have an outlet because, as a child, if you don't have an outlet, you tend to keep everything bottled up There was the time he almost quit football. But former Greenwood High assistant football coach Jerome Singleton and his father, Larry Ryans helped sway his decision, "After my ninth-grade year, I decided I didn't want to play football any If it hadn't been for that (talking with Singleton), I don't know where I would be, because I almost stopped playing." For the record, Ryans didn't get to meet Emm 'tt Smith when the Lions played the Super Bowl champion Dallas Cowboys in an exhibition game in London last August (Smith didn't join the Cowboys until September because of a contract holdout). But he did talk with Dallas receiver Michael Irvin.

The Lions did not play Joe Montana and the Kansas City Chiefs and certainly didn't meet Orlando Magic basketball star O'Neal. Ryans will have to wait for another day to meet them. One student told Ryans he felt bad for the Lions when they were beaten 55-17 by the San Francisco 49ers in a game televised locally last fall. "It was bad. I felt sorry for us to," Ryans said, with a laugh.

The Lions had some success, too, finishing 10-6, and winning the NFC Central. Detroit lost in the first round of the playoffs to Green Bay. Man arrested in death of Laurens woman FOLLOW House FRANCES NELSON NINETY SIX Frances Gal-phin Nelson, 78, formerly of 82 Saluda widow of Charles Edward Nelson, died March 29, 1994 at Self Memorial Hospital in Greenwood. Born in Greenwood County, she was a daughter of the late George Sr. and Emma Watkins Galphin.

She was a graduate of Ninety Six High School and the University of South Carolina. She taught in the public schools in Greenwood County and was a member of First Baptist Church. Surviving are a daughter, Mrs. Michael (Linda) Patterson of Greenwood; two sons, Edward E. Nelson of Simpsonville and Charles B.

"Brad" Nelson of Rochester, a brother, George Galphin of Ninety Six; and 12 grandchildren. Services will be Friday at 11 a.m. at First Baptist Church with the Rev. Calvin Holland and the Rev. Morgan Kizer officiating.

Burial will be in Greenwood Memorial Gardens. Pallbearers will be George Galphin III, T.R. Voiselle, Mack Galphin, Jake Montgomery, Mike Car-lay, Perry Ellison, Stanley Bowers, John Floyd, Chris Carlay, Shawn Carlay and Jimmy Watkins. Honorary escorts will be the men of Ninety Six First Baptist Church. The body is at Blyth Funeral Home and will be placed in the church at 10 a.m.

Friday. The family is at the home of Mr. and Mrs. Mike Patterson, 200 Blyth Greenwood, and will receive friends at the funeral home from 7 to 8:30 p.m. Thursday.

Memorials may be made to First Baptist Church, 205 N. Church, Ninety Six, S.C. 29666. HUBERT GOSNELL INMAN Hubert "Fat" Lee Gosnell, 74, husband of Fay Skinner Gosnell, of 7281 New Cut Road, died March 29, 1994 at his home. He was a retired state school maintenance employee and a member of Holston Creek Baptist Church.

He was a retired Inman volunteer firefighter. Surviving, in addition to his wife of the home, are two sons, Buddy Gosnell of Lake Greenwood and Joe Gosnell of Inman. Services will be Thursday at 2 p.m. at Holston Creek Baptist Church with burial in the church cemetery. The family will receive friends tonight at The Wood Mortuary, Greer.

The family will be at the residence. ELLEE YOUNGBLOOD EDGEFIELD Ellie Holmes Youngblood, 89, of Route 2, died March 28, 1994 at Edgefield Health Care Center. She was a retired employee of Riegel and a member of Rocky Creek Baptist Church. Surviving are two sons, Charles L. Youngblood and T.

Lester Youngblood, both of Edgefield; and a brother, Ben Holmes of Johnston. Services will be Wednesday at Bland Funeral Home Chapel, Johnston, with burial in Mount of Olives Cemetery. CLEO McGILL LEVEL LAND Cleo Ivester McGill, 79, wife of Thomas Aubrey McGill, of Route 2, Box 458, died March 29, 1994 at her home. She was a retired textile employee and a member of Little River Baptist Church, where she was a part-time pianist Surviving, in addition to her husband of the home, are three sons, Thomas Lamar McGill of Seneca, Douglas Mack Arnold of Liberty and Phillips Arnold of Durant, a daughter, Mrs. Andrew (Ramona Arnold) McGill of Starr; and two sisters, Lila Moore of Donalds and Gertrude Sutherland of Anderson.

Services will be Thursday at Little River Baptist Church with burial in Due West Baptist Cemetery. The family will receive friends tonight from 7 to 9 at Pruitt Funeral Home, Honea Path. i The family is at the residence. CRAIG CHAMBERS Services for Craig Chambers will be Thursday at noon at Percival-Tompkins Funeral Chapel with Dr. Ed Johnson officiating, assisted by the Rev.

Jonathan Greene. Burial will be in Evening Star Memorial Gardens. Pallbearers will be James Edward Chambers, Luther Brown, Larry Holmes, Dexter Chambers, Larry Brown and Curtis Griffin. Flower bearers will be Kim Rapp, Rene Rapp, Janice Brown, Balshette Chambers, Jessie Chambers and Beatrice Callaham. The family will receive friends at the home, 16 Bay Court, tonight.

A grandmother, Mary Thomas of Greenwood, was omitted from the survivors in the previous obituary for Craig Chambers. KATHLEEN SHEALY SALUDA Kathleen "Katie" Louise Keating Shealy, 32, of Rt 4 Box 179C, Leesville, the wife of Joel Wayne Shealy, died March 30, 1994 at her home. Born in Charleston County, she was the daughter of John Joseph and Patricia Kearse Keating, she was a dental hygenist for Dr. E. Benton Dubose of Newberry, she was a member of St.

Mary's Catholic Church, Young's Island and attended St Mark's Lutheran Church, Prosperity. Surviving, in addition to her husband of the home, are a son, Eric Benjamin Shealy of the home; one daughter, Erin Marie Shealy of the home; her parents of Hollywood; one brother, Michael TV Keating of Atlanta, one sister, Karen Crooms of Johns Island. Services will be Thursday at 4 p.m. at St. Mark's Lutheran Church with the Rev.

Bill Stone officiating. Burial will be in the church cemetery. The family is at the home and will receive friends tonight from 7 to 8:30 pjn. at Rarney Funeral Home. Ramey Funeral Home of Saluda in charge.

Drugs (Continued from page 1) afternoon, letting the dogs sniff student lockers and cars parked in the campus parking lot. Dogs were also taken to the Greenwood Vocational Facility, Central School, Emerald Junior High School, Northside Junior High School and Southside Junior High School, but nothing was found, said McAllister. At Greenwood High School, drug- and explosive-sniffing dogs from Fort Gordon, found crack cocaine residue arid paraphernalia in one locker, while another locker yielded marijuana paraphernalia. In the parking lot search, officers recovered the following from different cars: Cocaine and cocaine paraphernalia, marijuana in the console of one car, knives and billy clubs, small-caliber bullets and shotgun shells, marijuana residue and a pipe, and a marijuana pipe. In one case, narcotics agents, found two marijuana plants growing in the back of a sport truck.

Michael Brooks Decker, 17, of 211 Lakeview Drive, Greenwood, was arrested and charged with manufacturing marijuana after the plants were found, said McAllister. Timothy Michael Mathis, 17, of 401 Lakeshore Drive, and 17-year-old Andrew Robert Nelson, of 207 Rock Knoll Drive, were arrested and charged with simple possession of marijuana, the major said. Both were arrested after the drug-sniffing dog alerted on a sport truck parked in the high school parking lot. Mathis gave officers permission to search the truck, which yielded a plastic bag of marijuana, according to reports. Decker had a pipe bowl containing marijuana residue in his pocket, the report said.

Another pipe was found in the rear of the truck following the search, McAllister said. Perkins said District 50 will recommend expulsion for the three teens. Greenwood School District 50 has a written policy that lets students know they could be subject to a search. The lockers and the parking spaces belong to the school, which makes them subject to a search if probable cause is given, Perkins said. Students caught on campus with drugs can face expulsion or suspension.

Students caught with weapons on school grounds face an automatic expulsion for the remainder of the school year, Per- kins said. The teams included the Greenwood Metro "Narcotics Unit, the State Law Enforcement Division, the South Carolina Department of Corrections, the Columbia Police Department and the Fort Gordon (Ga.) Provost Marshal's Office. Crops (Continued from page 1) light frost could bum them, he said. "Agriculture is a big gamble. Sometimes it might be better to go to Las Vegas and throw your money on a table," Hundl said.

Peach crops would be hurt most by frost because trees are blooming, he said. Even if they don't freeze, cold weather could stunt their growth, which may eliminate South Carolina's head start on the market. South Carolina peaches are harvested the first week in Mavy about a week earlier than in California, Chappell said. 'j By PATRICIA EDWARDS Staff writer LAURENS A 25-year-old Laurens man was arrested Sunday in Myrtle Beach in connection with the death of a woman found floating in Lake Greenwood March 17, officials said. Thomas Leander Latimer, also listed as Thomas Leander Latti-more, 25, of 100 Willis in Laurens City, was charged with murder and remains in jail, said Hugh Munn, spokesman for the State Law Enforcement Division.

Latimer was arrested in Myrtle Beach after a Laurens City police officer spotted the man walking down Ocean Boulevard. The police officer notified local authorities, who then arrested the man, Munn said. The body of 29-year-old Sharon Dcnise Foggie Boyd, of 100 Willis was found floating in Lake Greenwood near Waterloo March 17, officials said. An autopsy did not pinpoint the exact cause of death, but prelimin- Speeders (Continued from page 1) accidents and move troopers where needed, Public Safety Director Boykin Rose says. "We've talked to the highway safety people and the experts, and they tell us you need to have a very vigorous, very visible enforcement plan plus the education part, but you've got to go where the problems are and we don't now," he told The Greenville News Monday.

On Sunday, the newspaper said a computerized analysis of Highway Patrol tickets showed that troopers issued about 23 percent of their; tickets on back roads. FIRE DEPARTMENT The Greenwood City Fire Department responded Tuesday at 12:08 p.m. to an unintentional false alarm on New Market Street Units also responded at 1:06 p.m. to Brewer Boarding Home on North Hospital Street after the alarm system was activated. Nothing was found.

Units responded at 3:23 p.m. to the eighth floor of the Grier Building after a woman got stuck in the elevator. Firefighters freed the woman without incident. VOLUNTEER FIRE DEPARTMENTS Coronaca Station 50 responded -Tuesday at 10:36 p.m. to a dryer fire at an Ashcroft Drive residence.

EMERGENCY MEDICAL SERVICES Greenwood. County EMS responded Tuesday to three transport requests and to emergencies at the Greenwood Methodist Home, Cedar Street in Ware Shoals, Porter Drive in Ninety Six, New Market Street, Montague Avenue, Brewer Intermediate School, S.C. 72 Bypass at Piedmont Plaza, Cambridge Avenue at Kateway, Piedmont Family Medicine in Ninety Six, S.C. 72 Bypass at Kmart, Pincha-ven Drive in Ninety Six and Gage Street POLICE DEPARTMENT Greenwood police responded Tuesday to one vehicle taken without the owner's consent one disorderly conduct and destruction of real property incident, one criminal domestic violence, one malicious injury to personal property, one theft of mail, one domestic prob Police, Sheriff, Fire, EMS ary tests show that the woman may have been traumatized prior to being thrown in the lake, Munn said. The autopsy did not show any evidence of gunshot wounds or slab wounds.

Boyd was reported missing March 12 by her family, but officials suspect she had been missing since March 7, the last date she was seen alive. Serbs (Continued from page 1) 5. Mortars and anti-aircraft guns must be pulled back six miles and artillery and tanks must be pulled back 1212 miles. Troops must withdraw at least two-thirds of a mile from the confrontation line within four days of April 4, when the cease-fire takes effect at 9 a.m. The agreement formalizes a U.N.-mediated truce that began in' January 1992.

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The plan will go before the Senate on Tuesday where it faces probable, opposition from Sen. John Drammond of Ninety Six. The Senate was in session and Sen. Drummond could not be reached for comment this morning. The district lines will remain the same as those submitted by District 50, Klauber said this morning after passage of the bill in the House.

"We, the House members, felt after our conversations with the Speaker of the House that this would be the best way," said Klauber. The drawing of lots was. Car-nell's suggestion, Klauber said. "It was his idea to make it as fair as we can make it. "It'll be fair for voters, too.

We felt the District 50 step (staggered) implementation would be confusing with only three scats open each year," he continued. "This would include an off-year election and that would be asking the legislature to approve an unfunded mandate," Klauber said. "And I'm not going to support any unfunded mandate." Klauber cited the unconstitutionality of the current system. "By implementing the step sion, we would still have an un- constitutional situation. Someone could still bring suit under one man, one vote.

"There was a similar case in Kershaw County where they began a staggered system and a judged ruled it unconstitutional," he said. "It doesn't matter Flag (Continued from page 1) this problem." The battle flag should be moved to a Confederate soldier's monument in front of the Statchouse and be replaced by the Stars and Bars, the initial national flag of the Confederacy, Campbell said. The governor had previously expressed support for legislation that would replace the battle flag. whether they (District 50 and NAACP, for example) agree or the Justice Department approves, you still have unconstitutional conduct with the step plan and we feel the potential is there for someone, anyone to bring suit "We want to avoid all of that and do it right the first time. "If we wipe the slate clean, it will be the fair way.

Everybody will get to vote for their candidates. We will immediately meet the requirements of the Voters Rights Act now, not three years from now. "We know that Sen. Drummond has signed off with what the school board wanted to do, but we feel this is the fairest non-political way to implement this." Carnell talked about fairness, as well. "I think we are all in agreement that we should right a wrong if it's not do it halfway? Let's treat everyone equal and go ahead in November and have an election for all board members," Carnell said.

"Why have it partially correct when we can do it at one time? Every trustee would be on an equal basis," Carnell said. "This is the right way to go. We are not playing politics with it We are just trying to do what's right" McAbee echoed the sentiments of his House colleagues. "I think this is in the best interest of voters and taxpayers to let the pco- pie make the he said" "It will cut down on confusion and save money by avoiding the off-year elections. "This will also let the district make the choices, instead of us, on the length of terms.

According to the Legislative Council and attorneys, this is the cleanest and most cost effective way to get it done. It is our legislative responsibility to do what is best for all concerned," McAbee concluded. 7 p.m. Trustees for Ninety Six School District 52 will meet in the district office to discuss single-member districts. 9 a.m.

The financepersonnel committee of Greenwood School District 50 will meet in the conference room of the vocational school. On the agenda: the 1994-95 budget 1 1.