The Beaufort Gazette du lieu suivant : Beaufort, South Carolina • 5

TT THE BEAUORT GAZETTE Monday July 1 1985 5 1st year under education act given high marks There is hew hope for in the public schools said Don Thomas a deputy superintendent with the South Carolina Department of Education have demonstrated to this nation that there is an ability and a willingness to do whatever is necessary in order for us to have quality education for our he told about 300 board members and administrators legislature in 1984 and financed by a penny increase in the state sales tax On Sunday educators and board members were given credit for standing behind the act during some first year had lot of headaches and a lot of heartaches over thia thing But we can stand up and be very very gotten over the bad part now I think the fact we made it through the one year without everybody leav ing I think we did she said Betty Herlong the assistant executive director of the South Carolina Association of School Administrators said one of the top priorities in the legislature next year is new tort claims legislation to reduce the legal liability of school districts in civil suits Recently the state Supreme Court ruled the doctrine of sovreign immunity which prevents the government from bein sued will no longer exist in the state after July 1 of next year "There were people just sitting back in the legislature hoping this would fall flat on its said Elizabeth Gressette the executive director of the Palmetto State Association to your credit it did She said school officials came under fire when the state Supreme Court ruled that tougher eligibility stan dards for interscholastic athletics have been enforced last Semester know some of you were caught in a bind I know you By BRUCE SMITH frm wrllw CHARLESTON The new Education Im provement Act received high first year grades from board members and administrators attending a week end conference of the South Carolina School Boards As sociation Saturday Thomas noted that attendance is up test scores are up and communities are mobilizing to improve education But he said the gains in education must be demon strated over several years and quality of education growing pangs 12 111 2MAaA urkAn tif a knim nnr 1 in ouuui vaiuiuia wiu impure uiuj wuvu wv manence in Tn South Carolina there is a dream in the making Meanwhile Milton Kimpson a executive assistant to Gov Dick Riley said are going well in bourn Carolina period I think it is time for us to be Kimpson said during his visits to school districts around the state first thing impressive is the morale of teachers I have never seen teachers so raring to The Education Improvement Act was approved by the County briefs Atchley said he has oppor Brian LiPrinrltUiri PBcktl Travel Light OS 1 Louise Mandrell WATERESTIVAL JULY 13 21 HI HMtl I Clemson University trustees tapped longtime vice president Wai were some growing pains in it of us here did not always have The city provided the building which will be operated and Staffed by the MEGALS Rural Health Association MEGALS which stands for McCormick Edgefield Greenwood Abbeville Laurens and Saluda counties is a non profit provider of primary health care services in west central South Carolina troversies Of the past nor do I want to get into any problems I may have had with any individuals whatsoev During the final six months presidency an athletic di rector resigned and two former coaches pleaded guilty to illegally dispensing prescription drugs to ath letes following a state investigation think Clemson University the state are now looking toward a new president and I think that atmosphere should be mines said Johnson a Savannah native is survived by his paren ts Thelma and Oscar Johnson of Savannah two broth ers Marion Hutchison and Marvin Van Johnson both of Savannah two sisters Mrs Venesse Campbell and Miss Angela Johnson both of Savannah and a grandmother Mrs Mary Judge of Savannah uneral services had not been scheduled as of press time The Sidney A Jones uneral Home of Savannah was in charge is impossible to get appointments and then very often you have to wait two and three hours to get to see the the mayor said During a brief period last year four Ridge Spring residents suffered heart attacks tne way we snoura go unange ai ways comes about with some contro Atchley added he com pleted total job that needs to be at Clemson but going to be up to the board of trustees to de cide all of the organizational changes they should have" The outgoing president said that in some instances he did not get the loyalty he needed from university administrators know what the reason for that was I guess they had a differ ence of opinion or whatever" Atch ley said But Atchley is looking to the future and not going to speak to the con closest emergency room is in Aiken 22 miles The new center located downtown will feature trauma room a small emergency room that will be staffed" Sawyer added He said the center also will give the revitalization effort a shot in the arm hate to see anybody sick but hope if they come for this purpose they will trade with some of our other Early advertising deadlines are as follows: or Thursday July 4 Monday July 1 or riday July 5 Tuesday July 2 or Monday July 8 Wednesday July 3 Cox 66 was the unanimous choice for interim president The trustees also elected Louis Batson Jr as chairman of the board to succeed state Sen James Wad dell Beaufort who did not seek re election because of legislative pressures About 50 candidates from the ini tial field of 200 applicants are still being considered by a 12 member screening committee for the presi job according to the trustee board secretary Advance Tickets $700 available at the Beaufort Chamber of Commerce $800 at the gate or more information call 524 3 163 HOBBS PHOTO SERVICE 1 36 RiboutRd 524 7059 Uw KODAK Processing Mailers KODAK Processing Malto let you have your vocation slides processed quickly and con vententty even white you on the rood When you flntah a roll (uit drop It In KODAK Processing Mailer and place It In the moll You won't have to worry about carrying your exposed film with you and your slides will get prompt I quality processing by Kodak Pick up some KODAK Processing Malto today or further information contact Martha Griffin of Dr John Carpenter at the University of South geology department calling 777 6W or 777 2420 When deputies arrived Driessen was stand ing with his arms folded and his head resting on the tail gate of his truck in the parking lot just across from car the report stated Another employee Lee Mitchell persuaded Driessen to give up his shotgun said Carmines Carmines said that he knew of no other incident that may have transpired between the two men and that as far as he knew the two know each other well They had never worked together he said The restaurateur described Johnson as first class New radio station cranks up in Beaufort newest radio station cranked up its generators and turntables this past week offering Lowcountry residents a country music alternative eaturing Coast to WGCQ offers live programming as well as news from its 3000 watt statical at 2902 Ribaut Road Station General Manager Ken Burch said plans for the station have been in the works for more than a year will be a very local station informing people of local activities and local and national Burch said He said the station located at 921 on the dial will be using a satellite music network and will focus on country music and local country performers satellite music network will give us tremendous live programming he said Burch said the station will offer a national news show each hour while presenting local news during the morning and evening drive throughs He said the power capabilities will enable WGCQ to reach a majority of the Lowcountry area including Beaufort Hilton Head Island and Ridgeland Interviews with local country musicians will highlight the programming he said Leadership program deadline extended deadline new leadership program has been extended through July 8 according to Pete Pillow executive director of the Greater Beaufort Chamber of Commerce The program which operates under the auspices of the chamber is open to all Beaufort County citizens who want to advance their Suspect sought in island shooting HILTON HEAD ISLAND No arrest had been made as of Saturday evening in connection with a shooting Thursday on William Hilton Parkway (US 278) Ann Williams 31 of 7 Wiley Lane escaped injury when a black male drove up beside her compact car near the olly ield Road intersection and fired five rounds from a handgun into the car according to a report at the Southern Division office of the Beaufort County Sheriffs Department Ms Williams a daughter of Town Councilman Henry Driessen suffered only minor cuts on her right arm from shattered glass The report said detectives found five bullet holes in the car two in the door one in the passenger door one in the seat and one the passenger seat A warrant has been obtained for the suspect in the case Mariculture center to host courses BLUTON The SC Coastal Council is sponsoring four weekend daurses in coastal geology for secondary teachers through July 28 4 the Waddell Mariculture Center dear Bluffton Topics in the curriculum include the geological history of the coast barrier island formation and migration barrier island and marsh environments and altered versus natural islands THE BEAUORT WATER ESTIVAL PRESENTS IN CONCERT Saturday July 13 at the Henry Chambers Waterfront Park in Beaufort SC In honor of Independence Day the switchboard advertising and bookkeeping departments at the Beaufort Gazette will be closed all day on July 4 The Gazette will publish Thursday July 4 with an early press time so that the carriers may spend as much time as possible with their families Shooting site Detective David Randall photographs the Landing restaurant riday afternoon site of a shooting in the parking lot of Hud on Hilton Head Island Murder charge filed in shooting HILTON HEAD ISLAND A Hilton Head man was bumped into the woman charged with murder following the shotgun slaying of a 25 year old Garden City Ga man in the parking lot of Landing restaurant riday afternoon Richard Duane Driessen 19 Box 1012 Spanish Wells Road was arrested at the scene on a charge of assault and battery with intent to kill The charge later was changed to murder after Melvin Eric Johnson died at 7: 16 pm while being treated at Hil ton Head Hospital for massive shotgun wounds to his chest the Southern Division office of the Beaufort Coun ty sjerifr DepSittoent Johnson said he went over to the window and struck Driessen in the face with his fist the report oiaivu i iici waa a 11 aiioiiiuii uui mg my According to the report Johnson told the investigating adminstration from the college at officer that Driessen said he would home and get a mosphere to the university atmo gun to resolve the Atchley said I think Johnson who was shot three times with a 12 gauge as that transition took place there snotgun was touna siumpea over Denina me iront pas spat thp inpidpnt renort stated Pellet damage to the side seat and door the same philosophy and such about was evident in the dead vehicle Windows on both th wav ahmM chanoeai Johnson was shot three times at close range as he sal siaes ot tne car naa oeen snatterea I' tirt I in ms car aoout pm snoruy neiore reporting to work at the Seafood House on the Docks res taurant where he worked as dishroom supervisor The two men had been engaged in a dispute early I Thursday morning and Driessen is alleged to have I threatened the victim at that time according to a report Johnson made to a deputy the day before he died The dead man had been employed by for ap proximately one year said Brian Carmines owner Driessen had worked in the kitchen of Hudson's Land ing for about two weeks until he was terminated the day human a young man who had a bright future of the shooting Carmines said His firing was uncon ahead of him nected with the altercation with Johnson he said (Johnson) was the kind of a kid who would call up The two restaurants are commonly owned but are op the chef on his day off to see if he needed any Car erated with separate staffs On the day before he died Johnson filed a report with the department in which he stated that Dries sen had threatened him following an argument in which he (Johnson) struck the other man Johnson told a deputy that he and another employee Valire Martin of Beaufort were standing in the middle of Squire Pope Road following work about 1 am Thursday when Driessen drove toward them in his blue pickup truck stopping and starting until he Clemson president leaves office after six years COLUMBIA (AP) Bill Atchley says he finish all he set out to accomplish in six years as president of Clemson University partly be cause he have the flexibility he wanted in choosing personnel Atchley leaves office at 4:30 pm today He announced his resignation March 1 when the board of trustees refused to give him the vote of confi dence he demanded move was blAmed on a struggle for admin istrative control within the universi ty In an interview published in The Atchley said State newspaper Sunday Atchley said the new president to have ahead both in industry and his team education fields but made a new person should have the decision opportunity to select the team he wants to have and to establish the or ganizational structure that best fits ter Cox on Saturday to serve as a the kind of administration he wants 1 temporary replacement for Atchley to try to Atchley said When he arrived in July 1979 Atchley was the first new Clemson president in 23 years As a result Atchley said he did not have as much flexibility as he needed I think I had the com plete flexibility to just come in and put the total team together that I wanted Atchley said The 53 year Old Missouri native said he acted as a bridge between the old and new was a transition during mv A different course is offered each weekend Successful completion of one of the short courses will earn the participant one graduate hour from the University of South Carolina Each course will incorporate at least 15 hours of instruction divided between lectures practical exercises and guided field trips Tuition is $50 per one hour course for South Carolina certified teachers Complimentary lodging study jPmaterials and zubaidized anMia an SC town gets 1st doctor in generation RIDGE SPRING (AP) The Saluda County town of Ridge Spring today gets its first doctor in least a gen eration or Mayor David Sawyer says Dr Davia castenone win Deem treating oauents alter the community of 975 holds dedication ceremonies for and was no place to take Sawyer said the New Ridge Spring amily Practice Center one time we had four (doctors) but we lost them all through retirement or Sawyer said The 29 year old doctor has just completed the family practice residency program at the Medical University of South Carolina and is coming to Ridge Spring through a federal grant and loan program The grant provided $50000 to rent and equip the family practice center The loan program excuses the Vermont Sawyer said native from repaying federal loans that financed his ed ucation if he practices medicine in a rural area with a shortage of doctors There are doctors eight miles away in Johnston and Batesburg but Sawyer said residents have difficulty making appointments f' 1 Ku I HI HMfl I.