The Beaufort Gazette from Beaufort, South Carolina • 1

Thursday evening Beaufort (Bazette 'L" educational building Volume 84 Number 216 14 Pages Thursday ebruary 26 1981 Beaufort South Carolina 29902 15 Cents Per Copy School building advisory group claims frustration By DAVID BUSHMAN writer A advisory council is frustrated after attempts to find out what role it should play in the Beaufort County Board of Education's building program the chairman said Wednesday anxious to support the school board and the superintendent on the building program but when we have calls from citizens in the com munity who want to know our role we have an said Maury Pilver chief executive officer of a local credit union know what our role Pilver said ormation of the advisory council was a demand submitted last year by the Voters for Accountable School Management a group that filed suit against the board in 1979 to stop the building program The board though planned to appoint an ad visory council before the group said it drop the suit unless a committee was appointed The frustration already has con tributed to the resignation a valued Pilver told the school board Tuesday night members of the group may be losing interest getting harder for us to get Island resident Brent Kuhnle whose background is in building construction resigned from the nine member council last week Reached Wednesday afternoon Kuhnle said comments about his resignation would have to come from Pilver or school board Chairwoman Dorothy Gnann Mrs Gnann said Kuhnle felt advisory council perhaps has not been given enough direction from the The board not without for the advisory feeling that it has not received adequate direction Mrs Gnann said Pilver though said are not attacking or criticizing the school board Our intent is to ask again for more direction trying to get the school board to tell us exactly what to do fulfill the role they want us to An expanded role is not being sought Pilver said if our role is to be purely in a consulting on call basis not sure we can sustain the interest of the entire group" The board should address the question of defining the exact role of this Pilver said A response to memo to the board already has been written Mrs Gnann said advisory council is a vital link between the community and the board" she said can provide us with valuable expertise and ex perience and we certainly want to utilize The role is to review the building program plans and advise the board on what actions to take Mrs Gnann said The hiring two weeks ago of a project director to review construction of all projects should help eliminate problems with the council Mrs Gnann said Copies of all correspondence from the project director will be sent to the council she said Island condemnations prepared While the board wrestles with the problem of a (See GROUP page 14) Action tine Call 5244162 Stain remover recall friend of mine told me that Johnson Wax has announced a recall on their stain remover Dies ACTIONLINE know if this is true? ME Carol Hansen director of consumer education and services for Johnson Wax (SC Johnson and Son Inc) told AC TIONLINE a redall was issued for laundry soil and stain remover in August 1980 but it is no longer active Johnson Wax recalled the 19 oz aerosol product which began appearing in stores in June 1980 because of possible seepage through a faulty side seam The seepage could increase possible consumer exposure to ingestion eye contact and flammability as cautioned on the label The cans involved in the recall have a small drawing of a crown printed at the left end of the blue stripe that is part of the front label design They also have an inch wide notched vertical side seam Only 19 oz cans having both of these features are affected Ms Hansen said the company feels it regained most of the product from retail stores and discon tinued the recall after a report was submitted to the Consumer Product Safety Commission in October 1980 If you think you have a can that may be involved in the recall you can write Johnson Wax 1525 Racine Wisconsin 53403 Include in your letter the product code number located on the side of the can You will be compensated if the code number is one that was involved in the recall Energy funds depleted My grandmother submitted an application to the Beaufort Jasper EOC energy program on Jan 21 and was told she would be notified In a week if she were eligible for funds I called several times to inquire about her acceptance in the program and and each time I was told her application was still being processed Hie last time I called I was told they were out of funds We have waited all this time and now there any money left Meanwhile my bills are ac cumulating and she receive enough Social Security income to meet her debts I told the lady I knew of others who applied at the same time my grandmother did and they had already received their It seems to me that some people are getting processed quicker than others If they are out of funds why they have the courtesy to advertise they published an article in the paper announcing the availability of the funds Can ACTIONLINE find out when the funds ran out and why It takes them so long to process one ap plication? GB Etta Beasley program coordinator for the Beaufort Jasper Economic Opportunity Council told ACTIONLINE the last funds available for Beaufort County were exhasted Tuesday Beaufort County was allocated $173000 and Jasper County $63000 All applications submitted after Jan 16 will be denied Beasley said the processing of applications for the new Home Energy Assistance Program takes approximately 45 days All applications are picked up by a courier each Tuesday and Thursday and are sent to the EOC office in Columbia where it is reviewed They would have been working on your application this week had the funds lasted Anyone who is in an unan ticipated can request switching his or her application from the Energy Assistance Program to CIP (Crisis Intervention Program) There is only a small amount of money available in CIP and only situations will be applicable 0 Searching for a 2 I was an employee of Blake and Johnson In 1979 and they have since gone out of business I never received my 2 form that year and am having a hard time locating someone associated with the company Does ACTIONLINE know how I can obtain A spokesman at the Internal Revenue Service in Columbia told ACTIONLINE consumers can call the toll free number 1 800 241 3868 for assistance in receiving wages and compensation statements The IRS will fill out a form indicating the name address and ZIP code (which is very important)of your former employer and your Social Security number The IRS asks consumers to allow at least three weeks for a response from the company If you do not receive your 2 form at this fima you can use a substitute 2 form which the IRS will send you when it notifies your former employer On the substitute form you should estimate the amount pf money you made that year calculate the amount that should have been withheld and send' it in with your return If your 2 form arrives later compare your estimate and if it differs you will have to file an nmonAwi return The spokesman said the IRS will take action against employers who consistently fail to deliver wages and compensation statements aSB 4i A are fcXMMk i'W1 i 4 xz TV station license requested Commercial outlet may transmit here By JIM POLSON Owtttttatf writer A Charleston venture is proposing a television station 35 miles away from its transmitter in an attempt to capitalize on the growing Lowcountry market The independent station would be based in Hardeeville with its transmitter near the northern end of St Helena Island said Robert Pearlman president of Business and Coalition Broad casterslnc The unusual arrangement is intended to satisfy a mix of federal regulations and technical restrictions said Pearlman a Charleston attorney Independent UH station sought Thecorporation has applied for an CC license to broadcast on UH channel 28 and the station can be in operation no sooner than late this year Pearlman said Wednesday Programming would be similar to independent WTBS in Atlanta but with more emphasis on area news sports and in formation programs Pearlman said The station would fill a programming gap as well as offer sponsors full market coverage of the Lowcountry he said Station must locate near Savannah Existing CC regulations permit only one more UH station in the Lowcountry area and the station must be within 15 miles of Savannah Pearlman said Hardeeville is exactly 15 miles away Pearlman said CC rules would permit the 5 million watt station to locate a 1313 foot tower on St Helena Island the center of a coastal area from Savannah to Kiawah Island he said Antenna location is more critical to UH broadcast than to VHhesaid Ironically the proposed tower would be located within a few miles of Hope Plantation the private Colleton County resort of WTBS owner Ted Turner Hilton Head Island was the preferred site for the station but the island is too far from Savannah Pearlman said According to the license application Pearlman owns 24 per cent of the stock which is split among six individuals The corporation promises 27 per cent minority ownership Among proposed community programs are: the (SeeTVpagel4) Deputies recover Accident injures nine Nine persons were injured in a three car accident at approximately 9:45 am today on US 21 in BurtonBeaufort County Deputy Jessie Gurganious Jr was driving south on US 21 when he stuck the rear of a 1973 ord driven by Eugene Mitchell of 4 Sutcliffs Trailer Park Port Royal according to Patrolman GT Maule of the SC Highway car was pushed into the south bound lane and collided with a 1977 Plymouth driven by Estella Brown of PO Box 721 Big Estate Lobeco Maule had a rear end collision plus a partial head on he saldNine persons were transported to the Beaufort Memorial Hospital by Emergency Medical Ser vices The names and conditions were not known Estimated damage to all three vehicles is 5000 The Highway Patrol is still Investigating No charges have been filed Above EMS Director Ed Allen aids a victim (center left) and Maule sweeps away debris (center right) STRATTON DEMOSTHENES 19 yeitr veteran Ji Councilman run again Stratton Demosthenes a 10 year veteran of Beaufort City Council said Wednesday he seek reflection got a business and three bouses to run said the operator of the Parris Island tailor shop seat and one held by Beaufort County Department of Social Services Director red Washington will be filled in an election May5 Washington and Ron Voegeli a Beaufort businessman have obtained nominating petitions at city hall but neither has formally filed said city officials To get on the ballot a candidate must submit petitions signed by 222 registered city voters and pay a $100 filing fee by March 20 said Russ Blackburn community development director An individual voter may sign petitions for any number of candidates he said Washington said this morning he decided whether to run truly interested in council and I want to serve got five or six (petitions) out and waiting to see how they Voegeli could not be reached for comment most items taken during break in Beaufort County Deputies have recovered most of the items stolen in a Island break in Wednesday The residence of Arthur Peterson of Lot 3 Academy Estates had been forcibly entered according to reports Deputies found a 19 inch color television a turntable an AM receiver amplifier with radio two speakers a 12 gauge automatic shotgun and ammunition in a wooded area near the house A wooden box with an unknown amount of silverware and a revolver valued at $175 have not been recovered In other cases investigated by the department John Capers 17 of PO Box 557 Buck Island Road Bluffton was arrested and charged with forgery and conspiracy to commit a felony Capers is accused of forging the name of an employee of The Decorators Hilton Head on a gasoline tick jet at Hilton Head station according to reports A vandalism of a mailbox was reported to the by Elizabeth Hail of 6002 Hickory St Burton Someone pushed over a brick pillar which held the mailbox Damage was estimated at $50 The mail Crestwood Trailer Park residents has been tampered with since November or December according to sheriffs reports Zuina Sullivan ot the trailer park office told deputies someone has been taking contents out of the envelopes and throwing the envelopes on the ground.