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Page 2B, THE TIMES AND DEMOCRAT, Orangeburg, S.C.. Saturday. January 27. 1990 City to also seek drug ff ighHunds City of Orangeburg Mayor Martin Cheatham has informed The Times and Democrat that the city was represented this week at a workshop meeting in Columbia for county and municipal agencies intending to apply for shares of a $5.7 million grant to combat drug trafficking and drug-related crime. Representing the city was Sherrill Hampton, director of planning and development for the city.

The city is considering plans to write a proposal for a project eligible to be funded through the 75 percent matching grant to be administered through the governor's office. Neeses break-in nets thief haul worth $7,000 items was a jewelry box containing approximately $6,000 worth of jewelry. Also taken during the break-in was a television set and a' microwave, valued at approximately $900, and other items. There also was damage to the door. Lt.

Grady Fulmer and Deputy, Sheriff Rusty Williams were the responding officers. Smith said the investigation will be turned over to the OCSD Detective Division. The sheriff said anyone having information about this break-in and theft should call his office or the-Crimestoppers number. By JOYCE W.MILKIE Staff Writer NEESES, S.C. More than $7,000 worth of jewelry and other items were stolen Thursday afternoon from a residence in Neeses.

Orangeburg County Sheriff C.R. Smith Jr. said his office received a call about 2:45 p.m. that the home of William Herron, Route 2, Neeses, been broken into, the thief, or thieves, gaining entry by prying open a door at the side of the building near the garage. Smith said among the missing Five people injured in 301-1-26 accident Mrs.

Effie L. Stephens HOLLY HILL, S.C. The funeral for Mrs. Effie Lue Stephens, 70, of Route 2, Box 346, Holly Hill, will be held at 2 p.m. Saturday at New Jerusalem Baptist Church, with the Rev.

J. Broughton officiating. Burial will be in Greater Target AME Church cemetery. Active pallbearers will be grandsons and son-in-laws. Honorary pallbearers will be family members.

Mrs. Stephens died Monday. She was born Jan. 8, 1920, in North Station, a daughter of the late Asberry Johnson and Josephine Johnson. She was the widow of Johnny Allen Stephens.

Survivors include four sons, Rudolph Stephens Sr. of Holly Hill, Clif ton Stephens of Stamford, and Earl Stephens and Carlisle Stephens, both of Bridgeport, three daughters, Helen Glenn of Jamaica, N.Y., and Ruby Johnson and Joanna Evans, both of Stamford, a brother, Dorsey L. Johnson of Ridge ville; and two sister-in-laws, Martha Johnson of Holly Hill and Carrie Bell Johnson of Ridgeville. Friends may call at the residence. Jenkins Funeral Home of Holly Hill is in charge of arrangements.

Virgil Holman Westbury Virgil Holman Westbury, 77, of 925 Riverside Drive NW, Orangeburg, died Friday morning at Edisto Convalescent Center. Graveside funeral services will be held at 2 p.m. Saturday in Memorial Park Cemetery, with the Rev. William L. Coates officiating.

Honorary pallbearers will be members of the Berea Sunday School Class. Mr. Westbury was born in Orangeburg County, a son of the late Herman Hampton Westbury and Rosamond Grace Hook Westbury. He was a retired fireman and a member of First Baptist Church and its Berea Sunday School Class, Woodmen of the World and Walnut Camp No. 17.

Survivors include his widow, Mrs. Blanche Jameson Westbury of the home; a daughter, Jane Susan Westbury of Columbia; three sisters, Mrs. Mozelle Hutto, Mrs. Mildred Geiger and Mrs. Gwen Sheck, all of Orangeburg; and a brother, Warren L.

Westbury of Elloree. Friends may call at the residence. The family suggests memorials be made to First Baptist Church Family Life Center. Dukes-Harley Funeral Home is in charge of arrangements. Mrs.

Jessie Mae Williams The funeral for Mrs. Jessie Mae Williams, 69, of Route 2, Box 102, Cope, will be held at 1 p.m. Sunday at Emanuel AME Church in Cope, with the Rev. Moses Mc-Cants, pastor, officiating. Burial will be in the church cemetery.

Pallbearers will be trustees and stewards of Emanuel AME Church. Mrs. Williams died Thursday. She was born in Orangeburg, a daughter of the late Kirkland Obituaries Cecil W.Byrd BRANCHVILLE, S.C. Cecil W.

Byrd, 81, of Route 1, Box 19, Branchville, died Friday at Richland Memorial Hospital in Columbia following a brief illness. The funeral will be held at 3 p.m. Sunday at Ott Funeral Home Chapel, with the Rev. Wayne Manning and the Rev. Robert Taylor officiating.

Burial will be in Sardis Cemetery. Mr. Byrd was born in Orangeburg County, a son of the late Andrew N. Byrd and Anna Metts Byrd. He was a retired farmer, a member of Branchville Christian Church, Branchville Business League and Woodmen of the World.

He was a lifelong resident of the community. Survivors include his widow, Mrs. Lottie Ash Byrd of the home; a son, Rodger Byrd of Branchville; a sister, Rosanell Hungerpiller of Four Holes community; a granddaughter; three step-granddaughters and two step-grandsons. The family will receive friends from 7 to 9 p.m. Saturday at the funeral home.

Friends may call at the residence and at the funeral home. The family suggests memorials be made to Branchville Christian Church Building Fund. Mrs. Beaulah Caldwell NEW YORK The funeral for Mrs. Beaulah Mae Gilyard Caldwell, 48, of New York, will be held at 3 p.m.

Saturday at Emancipation Baptist Church, U.S. Highway 601, St. Matthews, S.C, with the Rev. Uzell Hoeser officiating. Burial will be in the church cemetery.

Pallbearers will be brothers-in-law. Mrs. Caldwell died Sunday. She was born in Orangeburg County, a daughter of Mrs. Catherine Baker Gilyard and the late William Gilyard.

She was a graduate of Wilkinson High School in Orangeburg and received her bachelor's degree in elementary education from Long Island University in Brooklyn, N.Y. She was an early childhood instructor with the New York City school system. She was a member of First Baptist Church in Brooklyn, N.Y. Survivors include her husband, John Caldwell of the home; her mother of Orangeburg; two daughters, Mrs. Mildred Thomas of Orangeburg and Miss Roslyn Caldwell of Brooklyn, N.Y.; a son, Frederick Caldwell of Brooklyn, N.Y.; nine sisters, Mrs.

Thelma Haggerty of Amityville, N.Y., Mrs. Corine Aigoro and Mrs. Willie L. Gabriel, both of Bronx, N.Y., Mrs. Deloris Simmons, Miss Bertha Gilyard, Mrs.

Ruby Harmon and Miss Jacqueline Gilyard, all of New York City, Mrs. Vivian Brannon of Columbia and Miss Burnette Gilyard of Orangeburg; two brothers, William Gilyard HI and Gregory Gilyard, both of Augusta, and five grandchildren. Friends may call at the residence of her mother, 561 Chestnut St. NE, Orangeburg, and at Bethea's Funeral Home. Mrs.

Daisy 0. Crapps EUTAWVILLE, S.C. The funeral for Mrs. Daisy Ott Crapps, 78, of P.O. Box 37, Eutawville, will be held at 2 p.m.

Saturday at Eutawville United Methodist Church, with the Rev. Beth Burgess, the Rev. Eric Stroman and the Rev. J.R. Jones officiating.

Burial will be in Target United Methodist Church cemetery. The casket will be placed in the church at 1 p.m. Pallbearers will be Billy Way, Tommy Ackermann, Ken Hin-nant, Johnny Hinnant, Bennie Godfrey and Charles Ott. Mrs. Crapps died Thursday.

Friends may call at the residence and at Avinger Funeral Home of Holly Hill. The family suggests memorials be made to the charity of one's choice. Mrs. Laura N. Fralick Mrs.

Laura Nell Fralick, 43, of Route 3, Box 1425, Orangeburg, died Thursday afternoon at Aiken Regional Medical Center. Nealie Utsey Ingram and the late William Murray. She was a member of Reevesville Baptist Church and the Ruth Sunday School Class. Survivors include her widower, J. Carlisle McAlhany of Reevesville; two sons, Dr.

Joseph C. McAlhany of Greenville and Dr. John W. McAlhany of Greenwood; two brothers, Charlie C. Murray of Moncks Corner and Dalcho J.

Murray of Holly Hill; and six grandchildren. The family suggests memorials be made to the Reevesville Baptist Church Building Fund. Bryant Funeral Home of St. George is in charge of arrangements. Mrs.

Norma E. Mims HARLEYVILLE, S.C Mrs. Norma Elizabeth Hay Mims, 78, of Route 1, Box 210, Harleyville, died Thursday at her son's residence in Harleyville. The funeral will be held at 3 p.m. Sunday at Southern Methodist Church of Harleyville, with the Rev.

John Hucks and the Rev. Frank Copeland officiating. Burial will be in Harleyville Cemetery. The casket will be placed in the church at 2 p.m. Pallbearers will be Don Hay, Allen Hay Richard Griffith, Hubert Shieder, Bob Bell and Harold Mizzell.

Mrs. Mims was born in Lancaster County, a daughter of the late Franklin Hay and Bertha Flynn Hay. She was a member of Southern Methodist Church of Harleyville and the Ruby Hussey Women's Society. She was the widow of J.B. Mims Jr.

Survivors include two sons, Frank Mims of Doraville, and Tom E. Mims of Harleyville; a sister, Mrs. Sara Walker of Charleston; and two grandchildren, Mrs. Ruth Minus of St. George and Shawn Mims of Harleyville.

The family will receive friends from 7 to 9 p.m. Saturday at Avinger Funeral Home in Holly Hill. Friends may call at the residence of Tom Mims, U.S. Highway 176, Harleyville, and at the funeral home. The family suggests memorials be made to the charity of one's choice.

George Richard O'Cain Jr. DES MOINES, Iowa -Graveside funeral services for George Richard O'Cain 50, of 1515 Germania Drive, Des Moines, will be held at 2 p.m. Sunday, Jan. 28, in Memorial Park Cemetery in Orangeburg, with the Rev. Carl N.

Harris officiating. Mr. O'Cain died Thursday, Jan. 11. He was born in Orangeburg, a son of George Richard O'Cain Sr.

and Elizabeth Fersner O'Cain. He was a graduate of Clemson University with a bachelor's degree in architecture. He was formerly associated with Lockwood-Greene Architects of Spartanburg and founded and later operated O'Cain Architecture of Spartanburg. He was a member of The American Institute of Architects and a board member of the Spartanburg American Red Cross chapter and the Spartanburg Clemson Club. He was a director of the Spartanburg Kiwanis International chapter and a member of St.

Paul's United Methodist Church of Orangeburg. Survivors include his widow, Mrs. Jodi Davis O'Cain of the home; his parents of Orangeburg; a sister, Mrs. William H. (Ann) Glover of Orangeburg; three brothers, Dr.

C. Lynwood O'Cain of Delanson, N.Y., T. Michael O'Cain of Raleigh, N.C, and Bruce E. O'Cain of Orangeburg; and a number of nieces and nephews. Friends may call at the residence of his parents on Belleville Road, Orangeburg.

The family suggests memorials be made to Covenant Christian Church, 2700 72nd Urbandale, Iowa 50322 or to the charity of one's choice. Dukes-Harley Funeral Home of Orangeburg is in charge of arrangements. shoplifting and one arrest for simple possession of marijuana. Officers responded to four accident others; one assault other; one simple possession of drugs; three larceny shoplifting; one mental case; five alarm responses and two animal calls. Fir The fire division responded to no calls during the 24-hour period ending at 8 a.m.

Friday. Orangeburg County Sheriff's Department The OCSD responded to 24 calls The funeral will be held at 3 p.m. Saturday at Double Branch Baptist Church, with the Rev. Paul Reid and Lanier Singleton officiating. Burial will be in the church cemetery.

The casket will be placed in the church at 2 p.m. Pallbearers will be Bill Zion, Chad Sprague, Darrell Thornton, Ned Fogle, Hammond Fralick and Andy Johnston. Mrs. Fralick was born Feb. 5, 1946, in Sampson County, N.C., a' daughter of Shelton Warren and Annie Barefoot Warren.

She was a member of Double Branch Baptist Church, served for 25 years with Southern Bell as a material service coordinator and was a member of the Orangeburg Baptist Association-Sunday School Assist Team. Survivors include her husband, Edmund H. "Bobo" Fralick of Orangeburg; a son, Edmund H. "Eddie" Fralick of Orangeburg; her parents of Dunn, N.C.; three brothers, Curtis Warren, Charles Warren and Bill Warren, all of Newton Grove, N.C.; and eight sisters, Vivian Tyndall of Dunn, N.C., Anna Home of Fayetteville, N.C., Betsy Darden, Peggy Bass and Vibra Herring, all of Newton Grove, N.C., Judy Best of Clinton, N.C., Delia Barefoot of Raleigh, N.C., and Catherine Sprague of Linden, N.C. Friends may call at the residence and at Thompson Funeral Home.

James L. Johnson ST. GEORGE, S.C. James Leroy Johnson, 62, of Route 2, Box 1265, Bowman, died Tuesday at The Regional Medical Center. The funeral will be held at 1:30 p.m.

Saturday at Shady Grove United Methodist Church, with Dr. John H. Elliott officiating. Burial will be in the church cemetery. Mr.

Johnson was born in Dorchester County, a son of the late Willie and Celia Kitt Johnson. Survivors include a daughter, Louise Pelzer of Washington; three sisters, Mrs. Edna Leggett and Mrs. Hazel Bowman, both of St. George, and Mrs.

Ophelia Harris of Washington; a brother, Theodore Johnson of St. George; 15 grandchildren and six great grandchildren. Brown Sons Funeral Home is in charge of arrangements. Joseph D. Lemon ELLOREE, S.C.

The funeral for Joseph Dozier Lemon, 72, of Route 1, Box 275, Elloree, will be held at 3 p.m. Sunday at Union AME Church in Elloree, with the Rev. Helen Zeigler officiating. Burial will be in the church cemetery. Pallbearers will be relatives and friends of the family.

Mr. Lemon died Tuesday. He was born in Lone Star, a son of the late Gabriel Lemon and Ida Brantley Lemon. He a member of Union AME Church and the YMCA and was employed as a carpenter. He attended the Orangeburg County public schools.

Survivors include his widow, Mrs. Corine Hampton Lemon of the home; two sons, Hercules Lemon of Orangeburg and Joseph Lee Lemon of Gastonia, N.C; two brothers, Junior Martin of Elloree and Freddie Martin of New York; seven grandchildren; and two great-grandchildren. Friends may call at the residence and at Williams Funeral Home of Elloree. Mrs. Juanita Murray McAlhany REEVESVILLE, S.C.

Mrs. Juanita Murray McAlhany, 71, of P.O. Box 97, Main Reevesville, died Friday at Trident Regional Medical Center in Charleston. The funeral will be held at 3 p.m. Sunday at Reevesville Baptist Church, with the Rev.

Roy Ryan and the Rev. Richard Abel officiating. Burial will be in the church cemetery. Pallbearers will be Doug Reeves, Durham Reeves, Don Canaday, Dr. J.

Gavin Appleby, Newton Bruce and Emory Reeves. Mrs. McAlhany was born in Dorchester County, a daughter of was released from TRMC Friday, said a hospital spokesperson. Gerald Randolph, 34, of 105 Carroll Boulevard, Orangeburg, was allegedly involved In an argument with a Columbia man that turned Into a fight. According to the incident report the Columbia man smashed a bottle on the victim's face.

City Department of Public Safety Folic The police division made four arrests during thd 24-hour period ending at 8a.m. Friday. These included three arrests for Gap, came off the exit ramp and attempted to make a left turn into the Exxon Station across 301. His car was struck by Holmes's 1989 Plymouth. Chandler said Christian is being charged with failure to yield the right of way.

There were three other people in Christian's car, and five of the people, including these passengers, Myers and Christian were taken to The Regional Medical Center by the Orangeburg County EMS. Chandler said Holmes had an bag in his car and this, he said "proved to be a safety factor." The trooper said neither driver was seriously injured and while some of the passengers did suffer broken bones, and Myers had a shoulder injury, none of the injuries were life-threatening and mostly consisted of bruises. Christian had a slight injury to one leg and a cut mouth. SCHP Trooper First Class Melanie Anderson assisted Chandler at the scene of the accident. vestigation, the highway department has been ordered to turn over hundreds of pages of documents relating to business with Thrift Brothers and its subsidiaries between 1979 and Jan.

17, 1990, during which time the company received $114 million in road and bridge contracts. Beasley and other lawmakers said the federal probe involves Herman P. Snyder the state highway engineer, and W.A. Keller, director of construction. Snyder has worked for the department for 23 years, Keller 31 years.

Both Snyder and Keller, who remained on the job Friday, have declined to comment on the investigation, as has U.S. Attorney E.Bart Daniel. Snyder's attorney, Lionel S. Lofton, said he is confident his client will be exonerated. "Somebody made a mistake and offered him a gift and he gave it back," Lofton told the Greenville Piedmont.

IN MEMORY OF OUR BELOVED MOTHER MRS. TINY H. JOHNSON who departed this life January 27, 1983. May all the joys of life you left continue to be with us. The memories we have of you are as fresh in our minds as your beloved face in our hearts.

We love you. Sadly missed by, Your Children, Grandchildren, and Great-grand-children LA By JOYCE W.MILKIE Staff Writer Five people received injuries when a Virginia car came off Interstate 26 at the U.S. Highway 301 intersection about 3:30 p.m. Friday and was struck by a car headed south on 301. South Carolina Highway Trooper First Class Joseph Chandler Jr.

said none of the people were seriously injured, although some of the passengers in the cars suffered broken bones and cuts. He said both of the vehicles involved were totaled. Chandler said it is possible at least one of the drivers avoided more serious injury because there was an air bag in the car, which was activated when the collision occurred. Chandler said a car driven by Maxie Holmes, 21, of Myrtle Beach, was headed south on U.S. 301, with one passenger in the car, Lamont Myers, also of Myrtle Beach.

As they came by the exit ramp off the Interstate, a 1988 Dodge Colt, driven by Billy Christian, 21, of Big Stone Probe Continued from Page 1B concerns of the public," Passailaigue said. "If there are problems over there, then the state needs to get busy at spotlighting what those problems are," McConnell said. "If there are no problems, then the state needs to quickly make that information available to the public. "If we have a lingering doubt about the highway department, that is going to interfere with their mission." The department, which has about 7,000 employees, is "almost too big to keep up with," Lee said. "It's grown so over the years, yet it's still being operated like it was 25 years ago." But executive director Joseph G.

Rideoutte denied the highway department had any deep-rooted problems and called the federal investigation "an isolated incident." "Maybe they know something I don't," he said of the lawmakers' claims. "I think the highway department, on the contrary, has had a very good record." Passailaigue disagreed, citing problems of shoddy workmanship and drug and alcohol use on the sites of the Mark Clark Expressway and a project on James Island. "At the least it's a question of management, and it could be more than that," Passailaigue said. "If nothing else we need to have an attitude adjustment." As part of the grand jury in stolen vehicle; grand larceny auto; disposing of property under lien; public disorderly conduct; three alarm responses; unlawful use of phone; first offense DUI; suspicious vehicle; and gas driveoff. Orangeburg County EMS The County Emergency Medical Service responded to 37 calls during the period from midnight Wednesday to midnight Thursday.

There were 28 emergency calls and 9 non-emergencies. They also had six canceled calls. Antley and Pauline Jennings Antley Jones. She joined Emanuel AME Church at an early age, where she was a member of Stewardess Board No. 3 and the Gospel Choir.

She was the widow of Levi Williams Sr. Survivors include a daughter, Mrs. Pauline W. Frazier of Brooklyn, 1 N.Y. two stepdaughters, Mrs.

Blanche W. Simpson of Brooklyn, N.Y., and Mrs. Gaydeen W. Heyward of Jamaica, N.Y.; a son, Anthony Frazier of Orangeburg; a stepson, Levi Williams Jr. of Lakeland, a niece and nephew, Mrs.

Madell Jennings and George Jennings of the Canaan community; 12 grandchildren; 21 greatgrandchildren; and a special friend, Mrs. Sarah Green of Bowman. Friends may call at the residence of Mr. and Mrs. George Jennings in the Canaan community and at Simmons Funeral Home.

during the 24-hour period ending at 8 a.m. Friday with three arrests made. There was one arrest each for trespassing, public disorderly conduct and first offense driving under the influence. Deputies responded to two suspicious person complaints; two civil disputes; domestic Incident; vandalism the destruction of two family tombstones in the amount of $525; two trespassing first Offense; vandalism to a vehicle; shooting incident; and recovery of an abandoned coffee table. Also they responded to two break-inlarcenies; recovered a For the record Man treated, released following auto accident A Bamberg man was treated and released from The Regional Medical Center Thursday night after suffer ing minor injuries in an automobile accident on Riverside Drive.

Ronald Anderson Black III of 114 E. Church Bamberg, was apparently headed east on Riverside Drive and as he came into a curve his vehicle swerved to avoid hitting a car in the road. In doing so, he lost control of the vehicle and hit a lightpole, based on the police report. In another incident, an Orangeburg man involved in a fight 1.