The Index-Journal from Greenwood, South Carolina • Page 13

Last Official Action hi Council Votes For Employe Insurance Plan Ninety accepted unanimously council. the difference in premiums of the two plans was hardly worth consideration. He said council should consider the reputation of the companies, the rep ALDERMAN James Griffin. resentative for each and how who bad been appointed to study both the proposal submitted by Life of Virginia convenient it would be for the By ANN TUCK Index-Journal Reporter NINETY SIX The Ninety Six Town Council voted last night to participate in a group insurance plan for, the 12 employes of the town' and to pay 100 per cent of the employes" premiums. Any employe who wishes dependent coverage will pay those premiums himself, under the plan presented by Life of Virginia Insurance Co.

and through us representative, agent to service claims and meet' with employes as well aft other intangible consideration in reaching a decision. Charles Ross of Ninety Six, and a similar plan presented by Coastal States Life Insurance Sewer Plant Renovation Project Begins Co. by its agent, Bill Johnson of Alderman W. A. McDaniel Jr.

Columbia. water moved to accept the Life of Virginia plan. Alderman Carl Turner seconded the motion, Alderman Griffin tod council A $186,000 project to expand and repair the West Alexander Street Wast. rusted-out parts of a routing trickier arm that is inoperative and has not wi te underway. Ballenger Construction Co.

of Green- routed for months. (Index-Journal photos by Charles Moore) low bidder on the project, began work Monday. Workmen are removing vllle, The Index-Journal Greenwood, S. Page II Tuesday, PacZS' lKI Hearing Problems Cited Textile Industry Says Noise Will Take Work which was unanimously passed, IT WAS DECIDED that the Budget Committee and Roto would meet with the employes to explain the benefits of the new group insurance plan. The motion for the town to pay the entire cost of employe coverage was made by Alderman Turner, seconded by Alderman Charles McCall and passed unanimously by council.

In other business, Alderman O. M. Porter moved that a tt resenUtive of American Li France Co. be called to check the town's new firetruck at least once a year. The motion wis seconded by 'Alderman Mc Daniel and passed unanimously.

Also, Robert Chrisley of Clrcil Street was denied a request to keep a pony in the town limits. BEFORE COUNCIL adjourned, Mayor O. L. ThomM thanked the council for its work during the past two years, and expressed appreciation to retiring Aldermeri- Griffin ind Turner. He said he had enjoyed working with this council and was looking forward to the ne administration which will be sworn in Jan.

1. T. P. Lipscomb and Blake Stewart were elected last month to fill the seate now; held by Griffin and Present for the meeting.1 in addition to Mayor Thomas, Griffin. McDaniel.

Turner. Mc will not help thousands of tex plugs. The government, howev er, says earplugs are not a satisfactory answer to the problem tile workers in the United States until the older equipment wears out and is replaced. And indus in mills where noise exceeds 90 decibels. trialists, the union officials say, have never been anxious to dis card usable equipment for ex 'John Cauthen, executive vice president of the South Carolina Textile Manufacturers Associa pensive new machinery.

Meanwhile, Edmund Kirkland tion, says textile leaders are moving to meet the problem of Columbia, a national vice president of the TWU says, By WILLIAM CHAZE Associated Press Writer GREENVILLE. S. C. (AP) -The federal government regards the. roar and clatter oi textile machinery as a serious threat to textile workers' hearing but industry spokesmen insist there can be no quick solution.

Officials of-the Textile Workers Union'" oft America (AFL-CIO) and the industry, in rare agreement, say the answer is developmnt of quiet new machinery. But manufacturers have been trying to silence the equipment for 20 years. Industry leaders say the equipment manufacturers have experienced some success, but the unions suspect the advances ana are concerned over reports textile workers in South Caroli of noise damage to workers' hearing. Extensive Repairs To Be Made na and other states will remain exposed to the noise, daily though new laws require that steps be taken to protect them Kirkland says the only protec He says many companies are conducting exhaustive testing to determine intensity of mill noise and the harm it may be causing mission for some time. The Greenwood Metropolitan District is under orders from the State Water Pollution Control Board to stop polluting Hard Labor Creek, into which the outflow of the plant empties.

Renovation of the West Alexander Street sewer plant is expected to take 210 days to complete. In the background, workmen remove old rocks from the filter bed. In the foreground is an empty clarifying vat that has been out of com- tive steps being taken in South Call, Porter, Stewart and Lips-, comb, were Town Attorney Thurmond Bishop and Town Clerk Helen Pruitt Carolina, where the industry employes. Cauthen says most industrial- employs more than lbuooo per. sons, involve textile mills which ists feel new equipment will en furnish some workers with ear- Found In Swamp able them to lower the volume "but even the most modern No Twachers Rats COLUMBIA (AP) The pre-, ident of the South Carolina Edu equipment remains noisy.

Leads To Lost iBoyl Kirkland says the unions rec cation association says the' Bark Of Dog FLORENCE, S. C. (AP) "I ognize the enormous expense of replacing equipment and view the noise as an occupational 10. nazara. state's teachers Are "eager ind for a pay raise but are' realistic enough to realize they, probably won't get one next J.

Crout, Batesburg. school superintendent, and association He said in an -interview the itsute and federal governments snouia regard the noise as a hazard and make provisions for head, expressed the Monday that the teachers "sub-' workers' to receive comnensa scribe to the idea of fiscal tion "just like if worker Auto Re-Inspection Begins This Month COLUMBIA Vehiicles'VItmurrJf inspedted last Decern' ber for the first time are due for re-inspection, this month un der South Carolina's motor vehicle inspection program; These are the last vehicles to have the blue inspection sticker issued during 1968 in more than 415,000 inspections. blue sticker expires Dec. orange stickers issued during 1969 will show owners when their vehicles are due for re-inspection in 1970, and green stickers will be issued starting Jan. 1 to show expiration months in 1971.

Inspections are due in the month punched on the margin of the inspection sticker. The expiration year is clearly indicated also, Through November, 1,120,424 vehicles had been inspected during including 86,552 during November. k. about 5 p.m. Sunday when they left their homes to gather some moss for Christmas decorations.

Officials said they apparently lost their direction and wan- dered into the swamp. The temperature dropped to below freezing during the night. Much of the time it was raining. The three youngest children wore coats or sweaters but Stephen Carter had only a shirt. All four wore long trousers, i About 300 persons participated in the soundness for state govern The youngsters were found huddled together along with a pet cocker, spaniel in a -swamp about two and one half miles from their homes.

"I was so happy I just cried," said Allen, one of 70 national guardsmen who joined the search. "I've got children of my own and I know what it was like. I started blowing my whistle and yelling for help." "They were muddy and shaking all over," Allen said. The foursome disappeared heard a dog bark and a twig snap." Those sounds, says Kenneth Allen of Florence, led to the discovery Monday of four boys who disappeared from their homes and were the object of a 16-hour search in a swampy, rainswept area south of Florence. Treated for exhaustion and exposure, but in generally good condition at a Florence hospital, were Eddie Zahler, 6, and three brothers, Benjie Carter, 5 Scott Carter, 7, and Stephen Carter, snouid lose a hand." ment" even at the expense of their own During the past year mill noise has received extensive study by various federal agencies the American Crout made the observation, after he and other educators met with Gov.

Robert McNair for a briefing on the sUte's fi- nancial Medical Association. The medical group urged fed eral action ana the result was a law mat went into effect last spring. But the law is regarded by the unions as unsnecific and. because of the vastness of the Carolt textile industry, may Drove dif Russell Says Army Right To Restrict Anti-War Activity ficult to eniorce over the years. Firm Plans New DATELINES Beaufort Facility Policemen Indicted Doctor Sentenced COLUMBIA (AP) A Florence physician has been sen COLUMBIA (AP) A feder range financing plans during the year.

The company issued 410,734 shares of common stock in the BEAUFORT. S. C. (AP) tenced to eight years in prison on charged he filed fraudulent claims under the Medicare and al grand jury in Columbia has indicted two Charleston County policemen on charges they beat a man who was In their custo plications for an oil import quoU and a foreign trade sub-zone for Port Victoria, located at the plant site. Dr.

Herbert Ende, works manager for BASF, told the county council that aoDlication spring. In June it issued $35 million in bonds and this month completed the sale of another Medicaid programs. dy. $15 million in bonds. Senators Oppose Plan In passing sentence Monday on Dr.

Roy P. Cunningham, The indictment was returned has been made to the U. S. De U. S.

Distnct Judge Charles Monday against Richard Mel Clements and Richard George Roush. Simons stipulated that the sen Greenwood Man Drowns While Fishing SPARTANBURG, S.C (AP) Efforts resumed today to recover the body of a Greenwood man who apparently drowned in Lake Tom Moore Craig at Camp Croft State Park Monday. The victim was identified as James Neighbors, about 28. Neighbors was fishing in a boat with Richard Towell of Spartanburg, a ranger at the park. Towell said Neighbors hooked a fish and stood up in the boat, but stumbled oa foam ice chest and fell overboard.

Towell said he dived Into the water but was unable to locate A rescue squad dragged the lake unto 11 p.m. and resumed operations this morning. WASHINGTON (AP) Both South Carolina senators were opposed to the Philadelphia plan tence be subject to review aft The indictment charees that er the physician has completed a three-month1 observation pe The plaintiffs, Judge Russell went on, "sought to generate, through their meeting, such discontent with the Vietnam war among servicemen that the political decision to Involve this nation in such war might be Influenced, if not reversed. "This they may have a constitutional nght to do off base and as individual citzens, despite the fact that they wire members of the armed services. But it is quite different from their right to organize on base among military men meetings to promote discontent with their militery responsibilities an Hie Spartanburg Jurist noted that it is the position of the defendants, Maj.

Gen. James Hoi-lingsworth. Jackson commander, and Army Secretary Stanley Resor, that anti war meetings, "would have created unrest, -provoked disorder ind weakened discipline and morale among the military personnel el the base." COLUMBIA (AP) U.S. District Judge Donald Russell says authorities at Ft. Jackson were acting within their rights when they restricted anti-Vietnam war activities at the base.

In a ruling handed down Monday, Judge Russell said the military establishment can limit distribution of materials and public meetings on a base, provided such restrictions are within the realm of reason. The ruling was on a suit by several soldiers who had challenged the authority of the Ft. Jackson commander in restricting anti-war activities. The plaintiffs claimed the restrictions were an abridgement of their constitutional' rights of speech and assembly. "At the outset," said Judge Russell, "it should be noted that a serviceman's right of free speech is not absolute.

With his induction into military service, he necessarily accepts some abridgement of his right of free speech." for promoting minority employ Plans are already on the drawing boards, for BASF Corporation of West Germany to follow up ite 00 million chemical plant hett Beaufort with an $98 million addition. Details of the addition were revealed Monday to the Beaufort County Council. Plana for the initial phase of the huge chemical complex were announced by plant officials in West Germany several weeks ago. Since that announcement there have been misgivings expressed by area land developers about a possible air pollution threat posed by the plant Steve Yesenowsky, a public relations spokesman for BASF, said Monday the second stage of the complex "definitely hinges" on the approval of ap on May 2 they "did wilfully and without cause strike, beat and riod tor psychiatric tests. The ment in federal construction sentence takes effect Jan.

5, projects, but only Republican Strom Thurmond actually voted kick Robert Lee Anderson, thereby injuring and intimidating him Dr. Cunningham was original against lt. partment of the Interior for a 10-year-oil import quoU and processing license for naptha. Meanwhile it is understood the State Ports Authority is in the process of making application to the U. S.

Department of Commerce for establishment of a free foreign trade zone in Charleston with a sub-zone at Port Victoria. The trade zone would permit BASF to bring foreign goods into Port Victoria without import duties so long as the goods or products developed are shipped to countries other than the U. S. ly cnargea witn 33 counts or ruing fraudulent claims between Democrat Ernest F. Hollings Lt.

E. Grooms of the June, 1967, and August, 1968. was paired against the plan. Pairs are used to denote the po He entered a nlea of nolo con sition of senators who are ab tendere (no contest) to eight Charleston County police force said Clements and Roush were patrolmen on May 2. Grooms said since then, Roush has been promoted to detective.

Clements is still a patrolman, said Grooms. sent. counts in lederal court in Florence on Dec. 8. Twenty-five other charges were dropped by The Senate Monday voted 39- 29 to drop an appropriation bill amendment which would have barred the plan.

me u. a. attorney. The government chareed that Dr. Cunningham's requests for payments under the Social Security Act contained false state Abbeville News Euowser Is Acquitted Murder ments and false representations of material facte.

$83 Million Spent death or imprisonment for life" and asked for a verdict that COLUMBIA (AP) The would assure that Howser "can $6,000 Stock Certificate Goes Toward Physical Therapy CeriteE South Carolina Electric ft Gas Haver no never again do this." Co. says it spent a record S83 million in 1969 to expand its fa foreman, Joseph H. Pitts, later declined under that order to disclose any deUils of the jury deliberation. He said only: "We had our duty to do and we done it" The jury received the cast at 5:10 p.m. after Ballenger charged them to bring back one of three verditcs guilty with no During the trial, which began Dec.

15, the prosecution present great help to me. She stuck by my side." As for Mrs. Hogan, with whom Howser was staying in the motel room, "I wish I could bring her back. The tragic thing was Mrs. Hogan's death," he said, i As the verdict was returned, Howser, sitting between his wife and 30-year-old son, bowed his ed, some 19 wtinesses.

The defense callel six including in unsworn statement by Howser culties. A A Arthur M. Williams president of the utility, reported Tuesday that nine electric generating units were completed or ment which will be located in temporary quarters at the hos ABBEVILLE The chairman of 1 the board of Bloomsbura Mills has presented a stock pital until a permanent building along with 13 character witnesses. recommendation of mercy, guil- certificate for $6,000 to the under construction during the head and put his face in his fcr with recommendation for mer- In his statement, which under BRUNSWICK, Ga. (AP) A Superior Court Jury has acquitted baseball executive Charles P.

Howser of murder in the death of a 46-year-old divorcee. The Jury took less than 50 minutes Monday to reach the verdict. Howser, 57, was charged with causing the death of Mrs. Carolyn Hogan of Charlotte, N.C. Witnesses testified they saw her body fall Aug.

17 from the third floor balcony of a Jekyll Island motel Howser occupied. The stete tried to prove Howser beat Mrs. Hogan to death but the defense maintained that she was Intoxicated and fell from the balcony. In in interview today Howser said ho and his wife planned a reconciliation. "My wife is a wonderful woman and she was year.

cy. or not guilty, Abbeville County Memorial Hospital for the establishment of a physical Therapy Department. hands. His wife, Florence Howser, and son both placed their The donation a gift from Jaques Weber. C.

Herbert This is a policy followed by the office to accommodate county residents wishing to pay their taxes prior to the Deo. 31 deadline. '11 "BABY FUND" UNDERWAY- ABBEVILLE Contributions are now being received for the annual Abbeville County Memorial Hospital Baby fund. The funds are used for the purchase of supplies and medfe cines in the care of babies from underprivileged families. Persons wishing to contribute may do so in person at the hospital or by mailing to the hospital, 1 1 A.

law was not subject to direct or cross-examination, Howser denied that he harmed Mrs. Hogan and declared: "God gave Us 10 commandments broke one of these the seventh. I committed adultry, but that's all I'm guilty of." He also said his wife, from whom he has been separated addition can be constructed. The department may begin operations in lata January or February- TREASURER'S OFFICE HOURS ABBEVILLE The office of Abbeville County Treasurer Ira Williams will be open on regular schedule during the remainder of the year with the exception of Christmas day and New Year's day. Under Georgia law, a verdict of guilty without recommendation for mercy would have carried an automatic death penalty.

In a two-hour closing argument, Dlst Atty. Glenn W. Thomas Jr, did not specifically ask for the death penalty; However, he said, "The law of this state says that anyone convicted of murder shall bs punished by Wllllfvajs said he doubted any utility of comparable size ever matched that total. Another major undertaking was a $4.5 million natural gas line to serve Georgetown County, scheduled for completion In about a Williams noted the company undertook three long- Crews presented the certificate to J. Gibson Edwards, chairman of the hospital board of trustees and Jerry Roberts, hospital administrator.

arms around his shoulders. Howser and his wife later left the courtroom on the verge of tears. The Judge, in addition to his order to Howser, also directed members of the 11-man, one-woman jury not to discuss the case with newsmen while on the courthouse grounds. The Jury The money will 20 toward seven snd a half years, "was the equipment for the new depart-1 first person to come to my aid.".