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She GJimea Democrat Pago 2B, Orangeburg, S.C., Tuesday, May 2, 1995 StateLocal ation Sept. 1 The average hourly wage for workers will be about $11.00. Austin proposes panhandling zones COLUMBIA Police Chief Charles Austin wants to make clear that his proposal to limit panhandling to specific downtown zones isn't intended to infringe on anyone's rights. Yet the rights of shopkeepers who complain that the homeless scare away customers also need to be considered, he says. "In the absence of being able to eliminate a problem I thought we could at least try to contain it," Austin said Monday.

The chief would have panhandlers remain in the designated areas rather than wandering along downtown streets. The zones would be near areas where the panhandlers congregate, such as a downtown mission or the Salvation Army's shelter. I "It really just seems like a good idea," he said. "It's not anything I've Cool, dry weather derails planting COLUMBIA South Carolina's cool dry spring weather has brought almost all of the spring planting and field activities to a halt, the South Carolina Agricultural Statistics Service says. Although scattered showers did sprinkle parts of the state last week, the agency said Monday more significant rainfall is needed to improve soil moisture levels to the point of sustaining adequate crop development.

Cotton and tobacco planting are still lagging behind last year's levels. Seventy-four percent of the tobacco and 24 percent of cotton crops are already in the fields. Last year, tobacco transplanting was at 76 percent and cotton planting was at 14 percent, the service says. Corn planting has increased, as planting has caught up to last year's levels at 95 percent. The peach, cantaloupe and watermelon crops are also slightly below average.

But most of the peaches, watermelons and cantaloupe still are in good condition, the service says. Cucumbers and snap beans are all in fair condition, but the planting of the tomato crop has came to a standstill, thanks to the dry weather. Small grain fields are showing some signs of damage from the dry weather, and producers are worried about yield potentials being reduced due to dry soils. Inmates face more charges in uprising COLUMBIA Four of the six inmates involved in last month's uprising at the Broad River Correctional Institution now face additional assault charges, the state Corrections Department says. Willie Gray was charged with aggravated assault and battery Monday, Corrections Department spokeswoman Robyn Zimmerman said.

Gray previously was charged with assault and battery with intent to kill and three counts of taking a hostage from the incident, the department said. Theodore Harrison, Kevin Smith and Sheldon Crawford each face a new charge of assault and battery with intent to kill from the April 1 7 uprising. The three men were also charged with hostage-taking and aggravated assault and battery. Crawford previously was charged with one count of assault and battery with intent to kill, while Smith was charged with two counts. Zimmerman said the new charges were the result of additional investigations and interviews with those taken hostage.

Five guards were injured in the uprising. Postal coding center means jobs in Charleston CHARLESTON, S.C. A U.S. Postal Service computer center to help process mail with hard-to-read addresses will create 135 full-time and 315 temporary and part-time jobs in the Charleston area, officials announced. U.S.

Rep. Mark Sanford, said Monday the Postal Service will lease one of two sites for the 1 5,000 square-foot facility which will help process mail from across the state. The building will be selected within the next few weeks, he said. Charleston was selected over Columbia and Evansville, for the new center which should be in oper Thomas K. Adams The funeral for Thomas K.

Adams, 67, of 5162 Williams Orangeburg, will be held at 4 p.m. Wednesday at Trinity United Methodist Church in Orangeburg, with the Rev. George F. Manigo officiating. Burial, with full military honors, will be in Belleville Memorial Gardens.

The casket will be placed in the church at 3 p.m. Pallbearers will be U.S. Army personnel. Honorary pallbearers will be members of Alpha Phi Alpha Fraternity. Mr.

Adams died Thursday. He was born in Orangeburg County, a son of the late Paul Adams and Veado Walker Adams. He was educated in the Orangeburg city schools, attended South Carolina State College and was graduated from the University of Nebraska-Omaha. Mr. Adams was in the military for 21 years and retired as a second lieutenant.

After retiring from the military, he obtained a security license, a broker's license in real estate and operated his own real estate and insurance business. He was vice president and manager of Palmetto Garden a former member of Edisto Lodge 39 P.H.A. Masons and Jeddah Temple 160 A.E.A.O.N.M.S., and a member of Delta Zeta Lambda Chapter of Alpha Phi Alpha Fraternity Inc. Mr. Adams was married twice.

Survivors include two sisters, Bernice Roderigues of New Haven, and Ruth Gadsden of Nashville; and two brothers, Russell C. Adams of Fairbanks, Alaska, and Paul T. Adams of Springfield, Mass. The family will receive friends from 7 to 9 p.m. Tuesday at Newton Funeral Home in Orangeburg.

George Willie Beard BAMBERG, S.C. The funeral for George Willie Beard, 60, of South Carlisle Street, Bamberg, will be held at 3 p.m. Wednesday at Gethsamane Baptist Church in Bamberg. Burial will be in Maceadonia Christian Church Cemetery in Ehrhardt. The casket will be placed in the church at 2 p.m.

Mr. Beard died Friday. He was born Nov. 13, 1934, in Bamberg County, a son of the late Henry Beard and Lottie Dortch Beard. He was a member of Macedonia Christian Church and was employed by Ducane Heating Co.

in Blackville. Survivors include his widow, Mrs. Mary Louise Beard of Bamberg; a daughter, Cindy Beard of Bamberg; three sons, Herbert Willie Beard of Charleston, and Micheal Jerome Beard and Charlie Beard, both of Bamberg; a stepdaughter, Stephanie Williams Patterson of Denmark; nine sisters, Ardina Henderson of Orangeburg, Lenell Beard of Denmark, Ester Mae Edward of Summerville, Betty Ann Beard of Ehrhardt, Verba Beard of Bamberg, Mary Coney and Minnie Beard, both of Brooklyn, N.Y., Thelma Grace Wright of Jacksonville, and Emma Beard of Roselle, N.J.; four brothers, James Henry Beard of Roselle, Matthew Beard and Sherman Beard, both of Ehrhardt, and Louis M. Beard of Spring, Texas; and eight grandchildren. at 11 a.m.

Tuesday at Thompson Funeral Home Chapel in Orangeburg. Burial will be in Sunnyside Cemetery in Orangeburg. Mrs. Mixson died Saturday. Friends may call at the residence of Mr.

and Mrs. Kent Taylor, 416 Dantzler St. Matthews. The family suggests memorials be made to the Restoration Fund, First Baptist Church, Orangeburg. John O.

Smith Jr. John O. Smith 63, of 339 Broughton St. NW, Orangeburg, died Monday at Orangeburg Nursing Home. Funeral plans will be announced by Thompson Funeral Home of Orangeburg.

Mr. Smith was born June 26, 1931, in Orangeburg, a son of the late John O. Smith Sr. and Annie Mae DeMars Smith. He was retired from the Orangeburg Fire Department and retired as the city animal control officer.

He was a member of Garden City Baptist Church and was a U.S. Army veteran of the Korean War, serving with the 82nd Airborne. Survivors include his widow, Mrs. Viola Dukes Smith of Orangeburg; a daughter, Mrs. Walter (Cindy) Smoak Jr.

of Cordova; a son, Paul F. Smith of Woodland Hills, a sister, Mrs. Marion (Delores) Marsh of Columbia; a granddaughter; and a number of nieces and nephews. The family will receive friends from 7 to 9 p.m. Tuesday at the funeral home.

Friends may call at the residence of Mr. and Mrs. Walter Smoak 121 Four Wheel Drive, Cordova, and the funeral home. Rev. Wilbur Stroman WAGENER, S.C.

-The Rev. Wilbur Stroman of 7165 Wagener Road, Wagener and formerly of Neeses, died Sunday at the Veterans' Administration Hospital in Columbia. The funeral will be held at 4 p.m. Thursday at Turkey Branch Baptist Church in Neeses. Burial will be in Bethel Church Cemetery.

The Rev. Stroman was born in Orangeburg County, a son of the late Alex Stroman and Georgian-na Walker Stroman. He was a U.S. Army veteran of World War II and was a member of Turkey Branch Baptist Church, where he was a Sunday school superintendent and teacher, a trustee and an a associate pastor. He was vice moderator of Beavor Creek Sunday School Union.

Survivors include six nephews, Jasper Jackson of Columbia, Jasper Stroman Jr. of Washington, D.C, Cyrus Stroman of Hanover, Alexander Stroman of Charleston, Robert Smith of St. George and Johnny Richardson of Wagener; six nieces, Eartha Oliver, Eartha Jackson, Eartha Davenport and Johnnie Mae Staley, all of Wagener, Deborah Yeadon of Odenton, and Barbara Stroman-Sin-gleton of Charleston; and an uncle, John Walker of Washington, D.C. The family will receive friends from 7 to 8 p.m. Wednesday at the church.

Metropolitan Funeral Service of West Columbia is in charge of arrangements. Friends may call at his daughter's residence, 112 Walnut Bamberg. The family will receive friends from 7 to 7:30 p.m. Tuesday at Carroll Mortuary of Bamberg. Lowman Busby BROOKLYN, N.Y.

The funeral for Lowman Busby, 79, of 407 Hancock Brooklyn, will be held at 10 a.m. Wednesday at First AME Zion Church in Brooklyn. Burial will be in Brooklyn Memorial Gardens in Brooklyn. Pallbearers will be the Methodist Men of First AME Church. Mr.

Busby died Wednesday. He was born July 3, 1915, in Orangeburg, a son of the late William Busby and Sarah Hick-son Busby. He was educated in the Orangeburg County public schools, joined Jerusalem United Methodist Church at an early age and was a U.S. Navy veteran of World War II. He joined First AME Zion Church in 1946 and was a member of the Knights of Pestit Masonic Order of Far Rockaway, N.Y.

Mr. Busby retired from Long Island Railroad where he was a lineman, after more than 32 years of service. He was the widower of Rosa Holmes Busby. Survivors include a son, Willie Evans Busby of Orangeburg; a sister, Mrs. Wilhelmenia Busby of Orangeburg; two caregiver nieces, Mrs.

Betty Venable Brown of Brooklyn and Mrs. Susan Hampton Thorne of Hempstead, N.Y; a caregiver grandniece, Pearl Venable of Brooklyn; five grandchildren; and five greatgrandchildren. Friends may call at the residence or the residence of Mrs. Wilhelmenia B. Hampton, 413 Lawton Road, Orangeburg.

David Lane Funeral Home of Brooklyn is in charge of arrangements. Simmons Funeral Home of Orangeburg is in charge of local arrangements. Calvin Coulter SPRINGFIELD GARDENS, N.Y. Calvin Coulter, 47, of 167-ll-144th Terrace, Springfield Gardens, died Saturday at St. Mary's Hospital in Brooklyn, N.Y.

Funeral plans will be announced by Carson's Funeral Home in St. Matthews, S.C. Friends may call at the residence of his parents, Mr. and Mrs. Perry Coulter, 110 Turkey Heights, St.

Matthews, and the funeral home. John Walter Fogle JACKSONVILLE, N.C. -John Walter Fogle, 79, of Jacksonville, died Saturday at the Veterans Affairs Medical Center in Fayetteville, N.C, after an extended illness. The funeral will be held at 2 p.m. Wednesday at Jones Funeral Home Chapel in Jacksonville, with the Rev.

Rick Osborne officiating. Burial, with Masonic and military rites, will be in Onslow Memorial Park in Jacksonville. Mr. Fogle was born July 22, 1915, in Orangeburg County, S.C, a son of the late Royal Mc-Call Fogle and Maris Grethel Stack Fogle. He joined Ebenezer Baptist Church at an early age and was a member of Brookwood Baptist Church in Jacksonville, Semper Fidelis Lodge 680, the Scottish Rite, the Sudan Temple and Disabled American Veterans Chapter 16 of Jacksonville.

He was a volunteer reserve for the Jacksonville North Carolina Police Department for more than a decade and was voted reserve officer of the year in 1977. Survivors include his widow, Mrs. Soretta Wannamaker Fogle of Jacksonville; a son, Robert Fogle of Jacksonville; a daughter, Linda Hilton of Jacksonville; a brother, Royal Malcolm Fogle of Summerton, S.C; two sisters, Edith Frances Fogle of Neeses and Katherine Sevada Crosby of Orangeburg; and three grandchildren. Mrs. Blanche W.

Greene SANTEE, S.C. The funeral for Mrs. Blanche Whaley Greene, 86, of 1324 Bonner Santee, will be held at 3 p.m. Wednesday at Chapel Hill Baptist Church in Santee, with the Rev. James Council and the Rev.

I.S. Jenkins officiating. Burial will be in the church cemetery. Mrs. Greene died Saturday.

Mrs. Greene was born May, 7, 1908, in Orangeburg County, a daughter of the late Fred Whaley and Mary Moore Whaley. She attended the Vance public schools of Vance, and was a member of Chapel Hill Baptist Church, where she was a deaconess, and a member of the Christian Aide Society, YWCA and NAACP. Mrs. Greene was the widow of Adam Green.

Survivors include five daughters, Verna Ravenell and Mary A. Riggins, both of Santee, Emma Dell Johnson of District Heights, Julia Mills of Maryland and Teabitha Void of Alexandria, three sons, Dearil Greene, Ferguson "Bobby" Greene and Thomas Greene, all of Santee; and three sisters, Adell Summers, Mary E. Redmon and Rovenia Phillip. The family will receive friends from 7 to 8 p.m. Tuesday at Dyson's Home for Funerals, Santee Chapel.

Friends may call at the residence. LB. Kemp Jr. L.B. Kemp 42, of 1151 Porter Orangeburg, died Thursday at his residence after an extended illness.

The funeral will be held at 4 p.m. Wednesday at Simmons Funeral Home in Orangeburg, with the Rev. Isiah Moultrie officiating. Burial will be in Cedar Grove United Methodist Church Cemetery in Orangeburg. Mr.

Kemp was born Aug. 19, 1952, in Orangeburg County, a son of the late L.B. Kemp Sr. and Fannie Robinson Haynes Kemp. He attended the Orangeburg County public schools and joined Cedar Grove United Methodist Church at an early age.

Survivors include his widow, Mrs. Linda G. Kemp of Orangeburg; a son, Carlos Kemp of Orangeburg; two sisters, Elouise Farmer and Susie Mae Robinson, both of Orangeburg; a special niece of the home; and a grandson. Friends may call at the residence and the funeral home. Mrs.

Evelyn H. Mixson FLORENCE, S.C The funeral for Mrs. Evelyn Hodges Mixson, 84, of Florence and formerly of Orangeburg, will be held seen anywhere before. muster is another question, Austin: acknowledged. "We don't want to do anything to infringe on their rights," Austin said.

"Somewhere we have got to find a balance" between the rights of shop owners and the homeless. The U.S. Supreme Court has ruled that governments and their dyei iuibs oai i icyuicuc pai iai iuiii iy. In 1990, the court upheld a New York City ban on panhandling in its subways. Advocates for the homeless had argued that begging was a form of commercial speech.

Downtown Columbia merchants say they're eager for the city to do something about the problem. Man dies in accident at golf course MYRTLE BEACH, S.C. A truck driver has been killed in a freak accident at a Myrtle Beach golf course under construction. William Brayboy of Turbeville died Monday when a tree Himb came through the cab of his dump truck and hit him in the throat, authorities said. Abbeville man killed in tractor accident ABBEVILLE, S.C.

A 75-year-old local man has died after he fell off his tractor and was crushed while doing some bush hog work. Joseph Allocca hit a stump and was thrown from his tractor Saturday, Abbeville County Coroner Richard Simpson said. Allocca fell and was wedged between the tractor and the bush hog, Simpson said. He was pronounced dead just after 4 p.m. at Self Memorial Hospital in Greenwood.

Condon makes vow to crime victims COLUMBIA Victims of crime and their families marked their fight to gain more rights with a gathering at the Statehouse Saturday. Attorney General Charlie Condon, marking Victim's Rights Week, promised crime victims that he would spearhead an effort to get them more protection. "For the innocent, for the victims of brutal crime, the present system is a colossal failure," Condon said. He said he would create a panel of legislators and victims rights advocates to draft a new "bill of rights" for victims. treat the victim and transported him to the hospital.

A TRMC spokeswoman said the suspect was treated and released the following day. Capt. John Wolfe said the incident is still under investigation. In other reports, three thefts are under investigation by the detective's division. On Friday, a Lovell Street resident called DPS to report her 1 976 Volkswagen was stolen from his front yard.

The car was recovered hours later in Queen Village and the victim believes a suspect whom he refused to give transportation a couple of days ago was responsible. A woman leaving the bingo hall on Russell Street stated her 1984 blue Oldsmobile sedan, S.C. tag number JNN-543, was stolen from the parking lot area. Detective Dennis Romanstine is investigating the case. A 44-year-old Palmetto Place Apartments woman reported someone broke into her residence and stole a Sylvania videocassette recorder, serial number 54547589.

There was $1 00 in damage to the door as a result of the burglary. Detective Brian Powers is investigating the case. sanction N.C. The state's other member, Thomas B. Holmes, works with the Alabama Department of Economic and Community Affairs on loan from James' office.

Whatley said Alabama's two nuclear power plants, Browns Ferry at Athens and Farley near Dothan, are responsible for about 95 percent of the state's nuclear waste shipped to Barnwell. man beats up brother and threatens mother during argument Orangeburg Continued from Page 1 In Eutawville, a 63-year-old woman said that her 21 -year-old son allegedly beat up his younger brother and threatened her during an argument. The suspect, who allegedly has mental prob- In Memory Of MONROE WAYMER, JR. who departed his life four years ago, May 2, 1991. We miss your smiling face end your memories will always be with us.

With love in our hearts. Miss you, Mother, Sisters, Brother, Family and Friends lems, also reportedly jumped through a glass door and attempted to use an electric drill on his own arm. Smith said he was transported to the hospital to receive medical attention before he was transported to the detention center on a $500 surety bond. A 36-year-old man, while undr the influence of alcohol, was charged with criminal domestic violence after he allegedly threatened to kill his father. The suspect's father allowed deputies to place his son into custody and the son is awaiting a bond hearing.

A warrant is pending in another incident involving domestic violence on Russell Street. A 29-year-old woman was reportedly beaten by her husband during an argument in their bedroom. The victim received bodily bruises and was referred to Tri-County CASA, which was started in Orangeburg in October 1991 as a domestic violence center for residents in Bamberg, Calhoun and Orangeburg counties to receive assistance and therapy in recovering from abusive relationships. Victims of domestic violence can reach Tri-County CASA at 534-2272. In other arrests, a 37-year-old North man was released on a $500 surety bond after he was charged with stalking his ex-girlfriend.

The 42-year-old victim told deputies that her ex-boyfriend had incessantly harassed her over the telephone since their breakup a month ago. Last Tuesday, the victim was driving from her residence when the suspect pulled up behind her vehicle and attempted to knock her off the road. The suspect reportedly followed the victim all the way to Swansea before departing the area. A warrant was obtained on the suspect and he was arrested over the weekend. A 23-year-old woman wanted for allegedly stealing money from her mother's mailbox was arrested after deputies responded to a call involving petty larceny.

The woman allegedly snatched a IN LOVING MEMORY OF LAURA PENDARVB who departed this life eight years ago today, May 2,1987. Still deep in our hearts your memory is kp.pt which reminds us of that special attention and love which we cherish as the days, the months and years pass. We miss you and that special spot in our house. We also thank God for that privilege that you gave as wife, a mother and a grandmother. Vt Love You, Wilson Family small amount of money from a man who gave her a ride on U.S.

Highway 21 and then she fled into a wooded area. Deputies arrived at the scene and, after locating the woman, discovered she had an outstanding warrant on her. She was transported to the detention center and released on a $300 personal recognizance bond. There were also seven warrants issued for fraudulent checks, three for public disorderly conduct and two for failure to pay child support. Meanwhile, a vehicle reported stolen by an Orangeburg woman was found badly burned Monday morning in Calhoun County.

Smith said a 1987 blue Oldsmobile Cutlass Calais was stolen Friday night after a suspect forced his way into the driver side of the vehicle. Investigators found broken glass at the scene and located the vehicle two days later. Detective Larry Williams is investigating the case. Two other vehicles, however, remain missing from the weekend. A 56-year-old woman stated she had parked her 1986 white Pontiac on Wilkinson Avenue on Sunday and returned to find it missing.

The South Carolina tag number is DAE-499. S.C. needs 11 1 tngHsfr, Continued from Page 1 The generators in the region would have to store wastes on site, but they have been planning for Barnwell to close for some time," Buckner said. South Carolina must get at least 11 of the 16 votes on the commission to impose sanctions on A 27-year-old man reported that he witnessed a vehicle pull into his yard and someone resembling either his ex-wife or girlfriend exit the vehicle. The suspect then allegedly entered the man's 1986 white Buick Summerset and drove away.

The South Carolina tag number is JJP-795. Both car thefts are under investigation by Williams. Orangeburg Department of Public Safety A 51 -year-old Orangeburg man was treated at The Regional Medical Center for a head laceration suffered during an altercation with a woman on Whaley Street. According to DPS reports, the 31-year-old woman had returned Thursday from a cookout when the suspect confronted her about alleged infidelities. He then grabbed the woman by the throat and started to choke her.

After family members intervened, the suspect continued to attack the victim until she broke away. She then allegedly grabbed an aluminum rod and struck the suspect on his head. Orangeburg County Emergency Medical Services arrived at the scene to of 16 votes to North Carolina, but it was unclear how many states supported the proposal. Alabama Republican Gov. Fob James has promised to support South Carolina, but it was unclear exactly what that support meant.

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