Florence Morning News from Florence, South Carolina (2024)

February 20, 1975

Publication:

Florence Morning Newsi

Location:

Florence, South Carolina

Issue Date:

Thursday, February 20, 1975

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2

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2 At THURSDAY EBRUARY 20 1975 LORENCE MORNING NEWS TUESDAY'S THUNDERSTORM Lightning Hits HomesBarn 4 4 TRANSORMERS OUT I IM Kinder flit SEVERAL INCIDENTS ROADS BLOCKED Storm aftermath included flooding Priorities Are Listed or unds gigs Ingram) Greenville Sawyer Mrs Pearl Reynolds Mrs Carnes POLICE ROUNDUP ft lorence County Sheriff McPherson Sr MC Sets Business Seminar Surviving are two daughters Mrs PC (Mary Elizabeth) ant of Greenville and Mrs CW (Martha) Muldrow of Har tsville and four grandchidren and four great grandchildren The incident was one of several caused by the severe thunderstorm Tuesday night which dum Surviving are two sons General Houston Richardson and Andrew Wilson Richardson both of lorence and four gran dchildren and one great grand child there are no special admission requirements tf local hospital after a long illness Mrs Reynolds died Tuesday morning in a local hospital after a long illness She was born in Darlington County a daughter of the late Ike and Dodmattie Cross Jones and was the widow of the late Luther Reynolds She was a resident of Darlington County most of her life and was a member of the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter Day Sain ts Mr McPherson died Tuesday afternoon in a lorence hospital after a long illness a ft Northern sectors of lorence will reap most of the benefits from the $1028000 first year grant the city will receive under the Community Development Act of 1974 through Housing and Urban Development (HUD) The total $36 million available from the federal grant will be appropriated over several years and results from three public hearings conducted by city council were considered in making designations for the first year's funds An application approved by the council lists five areas of concentration for the first year in addition to a $63000 con tingency fund A $458000 chunk will go to improve storm drainage in the Wilson Estates Spaulding Heights area off Darlington Highway Another $302000 is estimated for drainage expenses in the Oakland Street and downtown area residential sections 3 Demolition of vacant condemned structures in the Wilson Estates and Woodmont sections off the Darlington Highway and TV Road is expected to get $45000 of the money including costs for relocation assistance J' '3 Matching funds with the Office of Economic for day care centers and senior citizens programs will take about $35 000 of the first year's appropriations Expansion of Vista Street including paving with curbs and gutters from Oakland Street to TV Road is part of the application falling in the streets improvement category Listed cost is $125000 areas were determined in the public hearings as the most pressing problems" Mayor Cooper Tedder said A 3 A 'A Ajri CITED OR OUTSTANDING SERVICE lorence County Health Director Dr Hazel Baker King was presented with a plaque Wednesday night recogniz ing her service to the residents of the county by Curtis Matthews chairman of the lorence County Board of Health Prior to assuming her present duties Dr King practiced medicine in Lake City for 30 years (Staff photo by Ron Ingram) Graveside services will be conducted riday at 11 am Magnolia Cemetery directed by Brown Pennington Atkins uneral Home Judge Sentences ormer Policeman ped more than two and a quarter inches of rain on the lorence area flooding roadways felling trees and burning buildings Lightning struck the home of James Smith in Spaulding Heights only moments after the fire department returned from the Dew James home Although there was no fire at the Smiths the ceiling "broke loose" Chief Reimel said and 15 firemen answered the call Reported blackouts lasted anywhere from one toj four hours mainly in the southwest section arouncjj Second Loop Road where a tree fell oh power Northeast lorence also experienced when lightning hit a transformer Blackouts were also reported in rural areas including Mars Bluff and the Sardis Community They were minor and involved only one or two customers in each area Turnage said Cost for the four sessions is $10 including free registration of spouse (4 OB meet in Room 210AB ounders interested in the subject and Hall for four consecutive Thur sday evenings through March 13 Taught by the Department of Business Administration and Economics and portions of orest Lake Drive accordingito the maintenance department of the SC Highway Patrol Ml Mrs Carnes 92 was born and spent her entire life in Darling ton County She was a daughter of the late George and Game McCown Howie She was a member of the irst Presbyterian Church and was the widow of Ernest Carnes uneral services for Thomas Clyde McPherson Sr 62 retired carpenter of Rt 3 will be conducted Thursday at 3 pm in the Stoudenmire Chapel Burial will be in McPherson Cemetery Sadly missed by Wife and Children8 Mother ather Sisters Brothers DARLINGTON uneral services for Mrs Pearl Reynolds 64 will be conducted at 4 pm Thursday in the Chur ch of Jesus Christ of Latter Day Saints Burial will be in the church cemetery directed by Kistler uneral Home Surviving are a daughter Mrs Charles (Helen) Rose of Darlington a son Edward Reynolds Sr of Darlington: a sister Mrs Hyrum Crowley Srf Kearns Utah seven brothers Ray Jones and Ike Jones Jr both of Hartsville Casey Jones and Guy Jones both of Darlington Paul Jones of Orangeburg Sam Jones of Lancaster and Dickie Jones of Lake City la and seven gran dchildren and four step grand children and a great grand child HARTSVILLE Mrs Elizabeth Howie Games died lorence County Judge Dan McEachin Wednesday senten 1 ced a former Timmonsville assistant police chief to 18 months in prison for possession of a stolen gun Gene 32 who allegedly held possession of the gun for approximately eight months in 1973 and 1974 entered a guilty plea Wednesday morning just before his case went to the jury for deliberation The change of plea came after Assistant Solicitor inley Clarke confronted Montegue with a bank record which indicated Montegue had lied and presented false evidence during the trial 1 Montegue claimed Tuesday in his own defense that he pur chased the gun not knowing it was stolen from a police officer who left town His testimony was collaborated by Tim monsville Police Chief Ken Parnell and a Timmonsville city patrolman But the former officer accused of selling the gun denied statement Montegue presented in evidence what he claimed was a bank photo copy of the payment check and the original check But Pee Dee State Bank microfilm records indicated that the canceled check had been altered The bank had not issued a copy it was brought out in the trial that Montegue made notations on the canceled check to indicate payment for the' gun photo copied the check himself and gave both documents to his attorneys as defense evidence Originally defense was based heavily on canceled check and testimony that he had been seen paying an officer for the gun ROW ROW YOUR BOAT Parking cars is one thing but your boat is another These youngsters tired of paddling around the in front of Mini Mall on Highway '51 prepare to dock with the parked cars Tuesday night's deluge left many areas of lorence flooded (Staff photo by Roningram) Mrs Richardson uneral services for Mrs Sophie Richardson 1312E Pine St will be conducted 4 pm riday in Uumberland United Methodist Church Burial directed by Smith's uneral Service will be in the Union Cemetery Mrs Richardson died Tuesday in a local hospital after a long illness She was born in lorence County a daughter of the late John and Mariah Harrison Howe and was a life long member of the Cum berland United Methodist Chur ch A rancis Marion College Problems the seminar will the seminar is open to anyone business seminar focusing on selling advertising market research and cost reductions will begin at 7:30 pm Thur sday: Entitled "Small Business Marketing and inancial Ambulance Commission Slated To Meet Monday 4 4 Lightning also caused the loss of 12 transfer mers and scattered blackouts in the area accor ding to William Turnage district line and manager for Carolina Power and Light Co EINGHAM Greenville Gandy Sawver 62 of Rt I died Wednesday morning of an early Wednesday morning in a apparent heart attack uneral arrangements will be announced by Waters uneral Home Mr Sawyer was bom in Elizabeth City NC a son of the late GG and Mrs Bessie Sylvester Sawyer He spent most of his life in lorence and was general superintendent of the Lyn Brabham Construc tion Co He was an Episcopalian a Mason and member of Amity Lodge No 340 AM He was also past president of the Blue Ridge Numismatic Association the American Numismatic Association and the Pee Dee Coin Club Surviving are his wife Mrs Marguriett Price Sawyer of Effingham a Mrs Blanche Gregory of Ltimnam a son Richard Sawyer of Dillon a brother Earle Sawyer of Atlanta Ga and a granddaughter of Dillon Mrs Lelar Thomas LAMAR uneral sendees for Mrs Lelar Williams Thomas will be conducted riday at 4 pm in the Church of Christ Burial will be in the church cemetery directed by Peoples uneral Home of lorence Mrs Thomas 91 died Sunday at her residence after a long illness She was born in Darlington County and was a member of the Church of Christ Surviving are two daughters Ms Dollie Mae Thomas of the home and Mrs Roberta Hough of Lamar a son JC Owens of the Bronx NY: a brother Sylvester Williams of Dillon and 23 grandchildren and six great grandchildren Storm aftermath included flooding which necessitated blocking off of Road 57 near Claussen ARM DAMAGE Wilbur Hicks a Sardis farmer reported a loss of more than $11000 worth of equipment and a barn A lightning fire razed his barn and adjacent cot ton picker and destroyed 60 bushels of soybeans stored antique furniture a transplanter and the cotton picker alone worth about $3000 Hicks said Wednesday Members of the Timmonsville ire Department and neighbors helped the Hicks remove as many items from the bam as possible Mrs Hicks said didn't have any insurance That was the sad part about it" she The fire department saved a near by storage house and equipment shed Mrs Hicks said Associate lorence County Agent A Kinder1 said flooding may have damaged tobacco beds in the Olive Grove Community near Coward County lagents will survey the damage Thursday said IN LOVING MEMORY Otis Anderton Who departed this life eb 20 1974 one year ago Each day we miss your humble voice and smiling face But your loving spirit lives in our hearts and in every place God knew best and called you home with him And one day we will all be together again (Sta Photo by Ro LIGHTNING RIPPED THROUGH ROO DEW JAMES HOME Scene is Aftermath of Tuesday Night Thunderstorm By HOLLY GATLING Morning News Staff Writer David James was "half asleep" in his bed Tuesday night The loud thunderstorm outside prevented him from falling fully asleep Suddenly a deafening crash split the air The ceiling crumbled over David's head and he found himself peering into the attic of his home on Ben nett Drive A flame leaped up "the heating thing" and the roof was ablaze David son of Mr and Mrs Dew James and a ninth grader at West lorence High School scrambled from his room The "heating thing' which was insulation showered down on his bed Some of it was burning A piece of ceiling bounced off the cymbal of his drum set "I pretty much knew what happened" David said Wednesday He said he woke his parents in their room across the hall roused his sister Dawn and the family ran to a house Windy Hill Volunteer ire Department sent 16 men to the James' house to fight the midnight fire ire Chief John Reimel said lightning struck the east side of the house "went through the bricks and set the attic on fire" Lightning struck a pine tree in the yard skinning much of the bark off and one of the firemen "got a real jolt" when lightning apparently struck a water hose Gardner service supervisor for Southern Bell Telephone Co said minor damages to fuses was reported in the area "It was really not what I had expected because I had expected worse damages were going to occur'' he said 2 A 29 year old Lake City man remains jailed in lieu of $10000 bond on charges of intent to distribute controlled substan ces 77 Wayne Porter and a resident Raymond Keith 26 were arrested Mon confiscated from an automobile assault and batterv with intent i ay oy county xarcoucs Agent wmen ootn men were riding Charles Dozier Keith has been me warrant stated released from custody According to warrants issued William Barnes said he did2 by Magistrate William not have a report on the ar restj McLeod the men were charged and did not know how many or with intent to distribute "a what kind of pills were con large quantity of controlled sub fiscated Dozier could not be stances reached for comment The pills and tablets were jArrested on charges of I to kill was Colen James Lee He has been released1 on $1601? bond ity police officers jailed Lee Monday after his wife sworeout a warrant charging him witUj shooting at her while she wJ driving her car Police reports indicate tlw car was hit three times witfi 2 bullets Drug Violations Charged A tree fell across Highway 403 between Inter state 95 and Timmonsville and standing water caused three of six wrecks in lorence County Wednesday according to a highway patrolman No serious injuries were reported as a result of the accidents IN OTHER COURT action Wednesday Judge McEachin directed a verdict of not guilty for Leonard Delay 23 who was charged with stealing a pairof shoes from Penney's After attorneys selected a jury Assistant Solicitor Clarke said he would have to nolle prosque (dismiss) the charges because of lack of evidence The store security guard swore out a warrant based only on identification made by an alleged eye witness However Assistant Public Defender Johnny DeBerry said the wit nesses failed to identify Delay in a police line up They failed to appear in court Wednesday also PLEADING GUILTY to driving under the influence fourth offense and driving under suspension third offense was Jimmy Ellison 38 Judge McEachin sentenced him to four years in jail suspended to one year and three years probation Included inthe sentence was 45 days concurrent for the DUS and revocation of one year's probation for DUI third offense AH sentences are concurrent The lorence County City County Complex Ambulance Commission Paul Hayes executive direc Dnnx Chfirrioc scheduled to meet Thursday tor of the agency said the has postponed the meeting until meeting was changed at the Are Dismissed Monday at 7:30 pm in the request of interested citizens 1 Disaster Preparedness Agency who could not attend Thursday Rape charges against twJ office in the basem*nt of the night lorence men were dismissed4 Wednesday in a magistrate preliminary hearing when the prosecuting witness declined to presscharges Kenneth Hines arid Johnny Powell had 6eeri charged rape Dec 28 1974 14 The motherof the alleged vict tim signed a statement saying she did not wish her 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