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Wednesday, December 30, 1998 THE TIMES AND DEMOCRAT Orangeburg, S.C. All obituaries and changes for the Friday, Jan. 1, newspaper must be received by 3 p.m. Thursday, Dec. 31.

his residence. The funeral will be held at 11 a.m. Thursday at Pinecrest Baptist Church in Charleston, with the Rev. James W. Owens officiating.

Burial will be in Live Oak Memorial Gardens in Charleston. Mr. Bessinger was born in Orangeburg, a son of Ida Caroline Wetherington Bessinger and the late Burness Eugene Bessinger. He was a member of Pinecrest Baptist Church. He was employed boy the United States Postal Service in maintenance.

He served in the U.S. Army. Survivors include his mother of Charleston; a brother, James W. Bessinger Cottageville; and two sisters, Harriett B. Hall of Summerville and Carol B.

Rhodes of Charleston. J. Henry Stuhr, Downtown Chapel, Charleston, is in charge of arrangements. Burness Eugene Bessinger Jr. Burness Eugene Bessinger 55, of Charleston, died Tuesday, Dec.

29, 1998, at Clarence Black Clarence Black, 75, of Route 3, Box 562, St. Matthews, died Monday, Dec. 28, 1998, at The Regional Medical Center in Orangeburg. The funeral will be held at 1:30 Saturday at Thompson Funeral Home Chapel in Orangeburg, with the Rev. Bobby Williams and the Rev.

Frank Black officiating. Burial will be in Mount Carmel Baptist Church Cemetery, Jamison. Mr. Black was born June 24, 1923, in Hilda, a son of the late Ernest Elmore Black and Bernice Rowell Black. He was a member of the Church of God in St.

Matthews, a master jeweler and a watch maker. Survivors include two daughters, Linda Brownlee of Wadmalaw Island, and Shelby Jeffcoat of St. Matthews; three sons, Ernest Black of Moncks Corner, Wayne Black of Lexington and Larry Black of St. Matthews; three sisters, Clara Fanning and Mildred Smith both of Florida, and Betty Williams of Huntsville, a brother, the Rev. Frank Black of Statesville, N.C.; 12 grandchildren and 15 great-grandchildren.

The family will receive friends from 4 to 6 p.m. Friday at the funeral home. Friends may call at the residence. The family suggests memorials be made to the American Lung Association of South Carolina, P.O. Box 1609, Columbia, S.C.

29202. Howard Bell Bolen Howard Bell Bolen, 75, of Ridgeville, died Tuesday, Dec. 29, 1998, at a Charleston hospital. The funeral services will be held at 10 a.m. Thursday, Dec.

31, 1998, at Parks Funeral Home Chapel. Burial will be Bonnie Rest Cemetery, Ridgeville. Mr. Bolen was born Nov. 12, 1923, in Denmark, a son of the late Stanmore David Bolen and Juanita Bell Bolen.

He graduated from Denmark High School. He was a veteran of World War II and a retired sergeant with the U.S. Air Force. He was a member of Mount Tabor United Methodist Church, a Mason and a member of Veterans of Foreign Wars Post 3433. Survivors include his wife, Ruth Herndon Bolen of Ridgeville; three sons, H.

Bruce Bolen of Charleston, Larry D. Stokes of Summervilie and Raymond H. Stokes of Lynchburg, four sisters, Myrtle Garrick of Orangeburg, Iris King of Swansea, Patricia Johnson of Fayetteville, N.C., and Deanna Kitt of Bolentown community; seven grandchildren and eight great-grandchildren. Parks Funeral Home in Summerville is in charge of arrangements. Raymond Lee 'Buster' Carson Raymond Lee "Buster" Carson, 80, of 1997 Russell Orangeburg, died Tuesday, Dec.

29, 1998, at The Regional Medical Center. The graveside service will be held at 3 p.m. Thursday at Sunyside Cemetery, with the Rev. George LaFrance officiating. Pallbearers will be Richard Carson, Wayne Carson, Mack Driggers, Eddie Poland, John Brunson and Glenn Hunter.

Mr. Carson was born Feb. 12, 1918, in Calhoun County, the son of the late Clarence Carson and Freddie Rickenbaker Carson. He was retired from Bill Gray and Sons. He was a member of The Salvation Army.

Survivors include four brothers, Jack Carson of Cordova, E.W. Carson of Gaston, George Carson of Charleston and Calvin Carson of Missouri; two sisters, Mildred Dyches of Bamberg and Alma Cattles of Charleston; nieces and nephews. Friends may call at the residence of Mr. and Mrs. Jack Carson, 181 Highland Park Circle, Cordova.

Visitation will be from 1:30 to 2:30 p.m. Thursday at Thompson Funeral Home in Orangeburg. The family suggests memorials may be made to Thompson Funeral Home, 1012 Whitman Orangeburg, S.C. 29115. Simon Carter Jr.

The funeral for Simon Carter 64, of DEADLINES IN MEMORIAMS BIRTHDAY ADS Publication Day Deadline MONDAY 10AM TUESDAY NOON WEDNESDAY NOON THURSDAY NOON FRIDAY NOON SATURDAY NOON SUNDAY NOON The Times and emocrat OBITUARIES North East Dana Olar, will be held at 2 p.m. Thursday, Dec. 31, 1998, at Ebenezer United Methodist Church in Olar, with the Rev. B. Webb officiating.

Burial will be in the church cemetery. Mr. Carter died Sunday. He was born June 15, 1934, in Olar, a son of the late Simon and Elizabeth Carter Sr. He attended the public schools of Bamberg County.

He was a member of Ebenezer United Methodist Church. Survivors include a James Lee of Jacksonville, five brothers, John Henry Carter of Denmark, Carter, Willie Carter, Leroy Carter and James Carter, all of Olar; three sisters, Gladys Williams Sr. and Mamie Sue Joyner, both of Olar, and Lucretia Carter of New York City; and a grandson. Friends may call at the residence of Virginia A. Williams on North East Dana Olar.

Carroll Mortuary of Bamberg is in charge of arrangements. Milton Cobb Milton Cobb of 2857 Cook Road, Orangeburg, died Tuesday, Dec. 29, 1998, at Edisto Convalescent Center after an extended illness. Funeral plans will be announced by Glover's Funeral Home in Orangeburg. Friends may call at the residence and at the funeral home.

Clyde Dantzler The funeral for Clyde Dantzler, 83, of Edisto Convalescent Center, 575 Stonewall Jackson Orangeburg, will be held at 11 a.m. Thursday, Dec. 31, 1998, at Edisto Fork United Methodist Church in Orangeburg, with the Rev. Dr. Timothy Bowman officiating.

Burial will be in Dantzler Cemetery, Orangeburg. The casket will be placed in the church at 10 a.m. Pallbearers will be member of the United Methodist Men of Edisto Fork United Methodist Church. Mr. Dantzler died Monday.

He was born Jan. 4,1915, a son of the late Columbus Dantzler and Nancy Johnson Dantzler. He was educated in the Orangeburg County public schools. He joined Jerusalem Methodist Church at an early age. He made his living as a farmer in Orangeburg County.

Survivors include his widow, Mrs. Jessie Bonnett Dantzler of Orangeburg; a daughter, Rowena Dantzler of Monetta; a sister, Annie Ruth Spigner of St. Matthews; and a nephew and caregiver, Clifford Murph Jr. of Orangeburg. Friends may call at the residence of his nephew, Mr.

and Mrs. Clifford Murph 516 Rosemont Orangeburg, and at Glover's Funeral Home of Orangeburg. Mrs. Addie Belle Owens Duckson The funeral for Mrs. Addie Belle Owens Duckson, 54, of Route 1, Box 264, St.

Matthews, will be held at 3 p.m. Thursday, Dec. 31, 1998, at Mount Pisgah AME Church in St. Matthews, with the Rev. Sandra Smith officiating.

Burial will be in the church cemetery. The casket will be placed in the church at 2 p.m. Pallbearers will be members of the John Ford High School Class of 1962. Mrs. Duckson died Saturday.

She was born Feb. 15, 1944, in Calhoun County, a daughter of the late Willie Owens and Mrs. Annie Lee Johnson Owens. She was a member of Mount Pisgah AME Church and its Usher Board and Young Adult Choir. She was a 1962 graduate of John Ford High School.

She was a member of Eastern Star, Sarah Chapter No. 304, where she served as a treasurer, and was a member of the Heroines of Jericho. Survivors include her widower, Mack H. Duckson of the home; two daughters, Valeria Owens of Columbia and Sheralynn Duckson of the home; a son, Darryl Duckson of Columbia; five sisters, Essie M. Stinson and Fritzell Ellis, both of Brooklyn, N.Y, Willie M.

Owens of Columbia, Quelene Harley of New York and Marthell Smith of North Carolina; a brother, Wendell Owens of Columbia; and six grandchildren. Visitation will be from 3 to 9 p.m. Wednesday at Jenkins Funeral Home of St. Matthews. The family will receive friends from 6:30 to 7:30 p.m.

Wednesday at the funeral home. Friends may call at the residence and the funeral home. Thomas Harley Thomas Harley, 71, of Windermere, died Saturday, Nov. 28, 1 1998, at his residence. The funeral was held Monday, Nov.

30, 1998, at Woodlawn Funeral Home Chapel in Windermere, with Pastor Buddy Stephens officiating. Burial, with full military honors, was in Woodlawn Memorial Park, Orlando, Fla. Mr. Harley was born March 10, 1927, in Neeses, a son of the late Robert Harley and Amma Williams Harley. He was a member of New Hope Love of God Church.

He was retired from the U.S. Air Force and retired from the U.S. Post Office. Survivors include his wife, Mrs. Wilheme- nia Harley of Windermere, a son, Travis Harley of Windermere; two brothers; John Harley of Atlanta and Robert Harley of Charleston.

Woodlawn Funeral Home in Orlando was in charge of arrangements. Ms. Deborah Ann Pough Ms. Deborah Ann Pough, 36, of 1337 St. Mark's Brooklyn, N.Y., died Tuesday, Dec.

29, 1998, at Brooklyn Jewish Hospital. Funeral plans will be announced by Willie B. Crumel Funeral Home of North, S.C. Friends may call at the residence of her grandmother, Mrs. Reather B.

Pough, 504 Boltin North, and the funeral home. Infant Sassphire Sease Infant Sassphire Sease of 1736 Cordova Road, Orangeburg, died Monday, Dec. 28, 1998, at The Regional Medical Center. The graveside service will be held at 11 a.m. Wednesday at Canaan United Methodist Church Cemetery, Cope, with the Rev.

Whittaker V. Middleton officiating. She was born Dec. 28, 1998, a daughter of Lindsey Sease and Bracie Moultrie Sease. Survivors include her parents of Orangeburg; two sisters, Promise Sease and Tabvish Sease, both of Orangeburg; her maternal grandparents, Jo Ann Thompson and Wallace Moultrie of Orangeburg, and her paternal grandparents, Ernest and Hattie Sease of Olar.

Glover's Funeral Home is in charge of arrangements. Lucius C. Spires Lucius C. Spires of St. Tuesday, Dec 29, 1998, at ing Home in Orangeburg.

Funeral plans will be Dukes-Harley Funeral Home in Iray Summers Matthews, died Orangeburg Nursannounced by Orangeburg. The funeral for Iray Summers, 58, of 138 Haskwar Road, Eutawville, will be held at 1 p.m. Thursday, Dec. 31, 1998, at Tabernacle Baptist Church in Eutawville, with the Rev. F.C.

Haskell officiating. Burial will be in Belvedere Cemetery, Eutawville. Mr. Summers died Wednesday. He was born June 30, 1941, in Eutawville, a son of the late Gracie Watson and Taft Summers.

He was educated in the Orangeburg County public schools and was a member of Tabernacle Baptist Church. Survivors include his widow, Mrs. Earline Summers of Morristown, three sons, Roylee Summers Morristown, Robert Summers of Greenwood and Elroy Summers of Tabor City, N.C.; two stepsons, Willie Roberson and William Roberson, both of Morristown; four daughters, Kay S. Daranijo and Fay Summers, both of Morristown, Barbara Summers Hilton of Miami and Patricia Summers of Tabor City, N.C.; and a brother, John Henry Elmore of Holly Hill. Eutawville Community Funeral Home is in charge of arrangements.

Linell Williams Linell Williams, 23, of Bamberg, Thursday, Dec. 24, 1998. The funeral will be held 1 p.m. Thursday, Dec. 31, at Capernaum Baptist Church in Denmark, with the Rev.

N.A. McNeal officiating. Burial will be in the church cemetery. The casket will be placed in the church at noon. Mr.

Williams was born Sept. 13, 1975, in Bamberg, a son 1 of the late Theodore and Genell Salley Williams. He was a member of Capernaum Baptist Church of Denmark. He attended the Denmark public schools and Denmark Technical College. Survivors include two sisters, Tomeka Saxton and Toneaka Williams, both of Denmark; two brothers, David Williams of Denmark and Troy Williams of Georgetown; his maternal grandparents, Clarence and Mattie Salley of Blackville; his paternal grandmother, Ruth Mae Williams of Denmark; and a special friend, Beth Randolph of Norway.

Viewing will begin at 6 p.m. Wednesday at Wright's Funeral Home in Denmark. Ms. Louise Hattie 'P' Yon The funeral for Ms. Louise Hattie Yon, 55, of 110 Main North, will be held at 2 p.m.

Thursday, Dec. 31, 1998, at Hickory Hill Baptist Church in Neeses, with the Rev. Eddie Jones officiating. Burial will be in the church cemetery. The casket will be placed in the church a at 1 p.m.

Ms. Yon died Sunday. She was born Sept. 18, 1943, in Neeses, a daughter of the late Joseph Yon Sr. and Mrs.

Essie Lue Hartwell Yon. She was educated i in the North and Norway public schools. She was a member of Hickory Hill Baptist Church and served as a volunteer usher. Survivors include two sisters, Ms. Betty Yon and Ms.

Ada Yon, both of the home; and two brothers, Joseph Yon of the home and David Yon of North. Visitation will be from 6 to 9 p.m. Wednesday at Willie B. Crumel Funeral Home in North. Friends may call at the residence and the funeral home.

Spokesman says Hodges inaugural ball all sold out By The Associated Press COLUMBIA South Carolina Gov. -elect Jim Hodges' inaugural ball has sold out, so his inauguration committee is considering whether to add more space for the party. Low Cost Burial Life Insurance Age 0 90 yrs. $1,000 $50,000 No Medical Examination Life Elderly Health Family Stop, Look and Call! T.L. Irick Ins.

Agency 390 St. Paul Street Orangeburg, SC 29115 (803) 531-6151 Theater discovers all-G fare doesn't bring in the patrons By The Associated Press SPARTANBURG A theater owner who garnered national attention when he stopped showing R-rated movies has backed off his moral stand against violence because it is costing him too much money. "We had vocal support, but people were just not showing up to see the movies. If the public doesn't want it, who am I doing it for?" said David Crenshaw, who estimated he lost $20,000 at his seven-screen second-run theater. "I thought people cared more.

Apparently they don't much care," he said Monday. "The letdown I experienced after that national exposure alone was not worth it. I don't want to sit here and go broke." Crenshaw Cinema's ban on R- rated films began Aug. 12 and stirred a media firestorm across the country. It was featured in USA Today, mentioned on Paul Harvey's syndicated radio show and featured in The National Enquirer.

After the first month, attendance dropped from 2,000 to 1,200 customers a week. Profits were off 50 percent in November and 32 percent in December from a year ago, Crenshaw said. "This whole thing has left me really rather cynical," he said. Crenshaw said he decided about a week ago to drop the ban, figuring people didn't appreciate his efforts. The number of R-rated films will vary from week to week, starting Friday with "Why Do Fools Fall In Love?" Crenshaw said he got only four phone calls in response to his November mailing of 370 letters to area churches.

"According to his letter, he said he was not going to go back," said Pastor Troy Gregg of Chesnee First Baptist, who said he was disappointed Crenshaw would bring back R-rated movies. "He said he would close down first. That was my understanding. That was what impressed me so much." When Crenshaw first made his stand, he did vow to reject R-rated movies even if he went bankrupt. "I did say that," he said day.

"But I changed my mind. I' enjoy the business too much. I probably would have to go: bankrupt if I continued the ban; You can't make people want something they don't want." Motion Picture Association of America President Jack said he had never heard of a theater not showing -rated films. At the time, the group had rated 262 movies, giving 162 an R-rating. According to Exhibitor Relations Co.

of this year's 20 topgrossing movies, four were rated. 11 were rated PG-13, two were rated PG, and three were rated G. "It does not surprise me that (Crenshaw) did not get support," Gregg said. "As a minister for 35 years, I have had to deal with this kind of disappointment all the time. Basically, people say they want morals, but they want it for everybody but themselves." Report praises South Carolina's longterm commitment to By The Associated Press ATLANTA Most Southern states let educators with minimal preparation in English, math and science teach those subjects in middle school, the Southern Regional Education Board says.

A new report from the board also says most Southern states set the passing scores on teachertrainee assessments too low. Of the 11 SREB states that use the Praxis I national assessment test to screen teacher trainees, eight set the passing score at or below the 25th percentile meaning 75 percent of test takers score higher, the Atlanta -based board said. Only Virginia, North Carolina and Delaware set minimum scores on the test above the 25th percentile, it said. "Some SREB states with accountability systems identify schools for intervention based on the number of students who score in the bottom 25 percent on standardized test," said Sondra Cooney, director of the board's middle grades initiative. "Yet these same states accept the bottom 25 percent as good enough for Georgia plans to raise its passing scores on the test in two years to levels at least as high as those in North Carolina and Delaware.

The passing scores often have been set low because of fears that raising them could produce teacher shortages, the report said. Such concerns have been raised in South Carolina as that state looks to raise its standards. South Carolina has required prospective teachers seeking a license to score better than 5 percent of their peers nationwide on the National Teachers Exam. That will be phased out in July to be replaced by the Praxis II test. South Carolina while toughening its standards, still will certify teachers who score as low as the 25th percentile on the new test.

That is equivalent to correct answers on 65 percent of the ques- tions. The report did praise South Carolina's programs to recruit the best and brightest students to teaching careers in middle schools and high schools, including special loans to get minority students access to teacher education programs. "South Carolina's long-term' commitment is a model for reaching potential teachers at an early age," the report said. The SREB covers 16 states from Delaware to Texas. The' teacher report is the board's third in a series on middle grades, which board officials have called.

the "weak link" of the nation's education system. Almost two-thirds of sixth-: grade math classes in Southern states are taught by teachers who. majored in elementary education and may have had six or fewer. hours of college math training, the, report said. In eighth-grade science, two of five classes are taught by teachers.

without a science-education major and only 11 percent of science classes are taught by teachers who majored in a science, such as biology. Also in eighth grade, 70 percent of English classes are taught by' teachers who majored in elementary education or home economics, it said. "There are far too many ers being required to teach sub-' jects they are not prepared to teach," said Georgia state Rep. Charlie Smith, a Democrat who advocates education reforms. The SREB said middle-school: students whose teachers were given the chance for further training in the subjects they teach seem to perform as well as students nationwide.

"We have too many teachers who feel isolated in their classrooms, who do not know what their colleagues and others like them are doing, and who do not feel that what they are doing makes a difference in what students learn," Ms. Cooney said. Accused trespassers arrested; teen-agers say they were shot All 5,500 tickets, at $75 each, to the party at the South Carolina Fairgrounds have been sold, said Sig Huitt, spokesman for Hodges' inaugural committee. But on Tuesday, the inauguration for committee discussed letting at least 500 more people attend by expanding the size of the ballroom under a planned tent, Huitt said. The ball is on the night of Jan.

13, after Hodges' inauguration that day as the state's 90th governor. It was originally scheduled for the University of South Carolina Field House because the Carolina Coliseum is being used for a basketball game. But the inaugural committee moved the event to a 60,000 square-foot, 41-foot-high tent at the fairgrounds because of the size of the event. Only 3,000 people could have fit inside Field House. About 5,500 people can fit into the tent as originally designed but it can be enlarged, Huitt said.

The committee has not yet decided whether to do that, he said. Tickets will be mailed out on a first-come, first-served basis. Those who do not get a ticket will get a refund, he said. Construction on the tent will start and tickets will be sent next week, Huitt said. CRIME Continued from Page 1B reported.

The suspects were advised to stay away from the mobile home, however they said since it was a vacant home, they were going to continue using it. Two suspects, ages 15 and 14, were charged with trespassing and released to their parents. A pair of 17-year-olds and an 18- year-old were all arrested charged with trespassing. The report indicated the suspects didn't damage the home in any way. Two tee contacted police claiming to have been shot Monday afternoon while walking on the Neeses Highway.

Investigations revealed a B-B gun may have been used in the incident. The victims said they were walking when one felt a pain her upper left arm. The victims continued to the store and on the return trip, the other victim felt a pain in the lower right leg. The reporting officer observed a very small puncture wound on the first victim's arm that appeared to have been caused by a B-B. The other victim had no visible injury.

The suspect was not located. A 44-year-old Majority Road man told police that unknown suspects gained access to his checkbook and tapped his bank account dry. The victim said he became aware of the problem when he bounced a check at a local supermarket. Using his automated teller machine card, the victim discovered more than $800 had been drawn from his account, leaving him with nothing. He was advised to seek help from a magistrate if he can determine who fraudulently used his checks.

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