11 you a 11 In Memory Deaths Deaths And Funerals 10A Anderson Independent-Mail, July 29, 1986 Rice Services Mrs. Minnie Hackel ELBERTON, Ga. Services for Mrs. Letha Zelma Ray Rice, 79, of Route 9, Harmony community, widow of Elmer Rice, at 11 a.m. Tuesday at Elberton Church of God by the Revs.
James Butler, James L. Olds and Frank Owens. Burial in Harmony Baptist Church Cemetery. The body is at Hicks Funeral Home and will be placed in the church 10 a.m. Tuesday.
The family is at the home of Benjamin Rice, Ginn Street, Bowman. Don Wheeler BELTON Don Ray Wheeler, 64, of Route 4, Crawford Road, husband of Ada Whitelee Wheeler, died Monday at his home. Born in Lead Ore, Idaho, he was a son of the late Burns John and Edith Workman Wheeler. He was a machinist with Torrington a U.S. Army World War II veteran and of the Mormon faith.
Surviving are widow; sons, Wayne Wheeler of Taylors and Joel D. of Sacramento, daughters, Mrs. Dawn McPherson of Rocklin, and Mrs. April Fields of Denver; sisters. Mrs.
Irene Ellewien of Tacoma, and Mrs. Genevive Lee of Middleton, Idaho; six grandchildren. Memorial services at 7 p.m. Wednesday at Cox Funeral Home Chapel by Rev. James Jones.
The family is a at the home Wednesday. The family requests that flowers be omitted. Memorials may be made to the American Cancer Society, 210 N. McDuffie Anderson, S.C. 29621.
Mrs. Grace Keesee CARNESVILLE, Ga. Mrs. Grace Gailey Keesee, 92. of Nail's community, widow of Jim Keesee, died Monday at BJC Hospital, Commerce.
Born in Banks County, she was a daughter of the late Gus and Neal Carlin Gailey. She was a homemakand a member of Nail's Creek Baptist Church. Surviving are daughter, Mrs. Mamie Sue Pruitt of Carnesville: nine grandchildren; eight greatgrandchildren; three great-greatgranchildren. Services at 1:30 p.m.
Tuesday at Nail's Creek Baptist Church by the Rev. John King. Burial in the church cemetery. The body is at Ginn Funeral Home and will be placed in the church at 1 p.m. Tuesday.
The family is at the home of her daughter, Mrs. Mamie Sue Pruitt, Nail's Creek community. Mrs. Jewell Strange ELBERTON, Ga. Mrs.
Jewell Madden Strange, 69, of Fifth Avenue, McCormick, S.C., died Sunday at St. Joseph's Hospital, Augusta. Born in Hart she was a daughter of the late Bradford and Lula Cain Madden. She was a member of Broad Street Baptist Church, Augusta. Surviving are sons, Willard A.
and Samuel J. Strange of Augusta; brothers. Leland Madden of McCormick. Jake Madden of Anderson and Andrew Madden of Clinton. S.C.: sisters.
Icie Johnson of Elberton and Mrs. Lola Price of Camden, S.C.: five grandchildren; one great-grandchild. Services at 3 p.m. Tuesday at Hicks Funeral Home Chapel by Father Daniel Munn. Burial in Fortsonia Cemetery.
The body is at the funeral home. My Answer Billy Graham Dear Dr. Graham: I am worn out all the time. As a single mother of two children divorced several years ago I find the daily routine is almost more than I can bear. I feel trapped, but don't know how to get out of this pit.
Dear S.I.: This is not an easy question to answer in a few paragraphs and one thing that might help you is to find out from other single parents what they have discovered about practical ways to cope with the demands of single parenthood. We are told that some 12 million children in our country today live with a divorced parent; many churches have developed special programs to help single parents, and you could profit from such a program. What can you do? First, step back and examine your life and your routine to see if there are any practical steps you can take to ease your load. Perhaps there is a grandparent or other relative, for example, who would to have your children one morning a week so you could get a break. A little planning about your household routine planning meals a week at a time, for example, so you aren't constantly running to the grocery store may help you greatly.
But more than that, God wants to encourage you and help you. He loves you, and if you have never turned to Christ and asked him to come into your heart, don't delay making your commitment to him. In addition, God wants to help you in your responsibilities as a mother; they are very important in his eyes. For example, your children may be having hard time emotionally, because a divorce can be difficult for children (as well as adults). If there is hurt.
bitterness or guilt in them. ask God to get rid of it as well. Helping them will help you realize God has entrusted with a very important opportunity. Howard Services TOCCOA, Ga. Services for Mrs.
Betty Woods Howard, 48, of Route 6, wife of Grafus Howard, at 2 p.m. Tuesday at Deer Court C.M.E. Church by the Rev. James Leon Harris. Burial in Jarrett Cemetery.
The body is at Moss-Stovall-Neal Funeral Home and will be placed in the church at 1 p.m. Tuesday. The family is at the home. Stockbridge Services ELBERTON, Ga. Memorial services for Mrs.
'Olive Mattox Stockbridge, 87, of Stockbridge, widow of Deery L. Stockbridge at 2 p.m. Tuesday at Druid Hills Baptist Church, Atlanta. Announcement courtesy of Hicks Funeral Home. Henderson Services DEMOREST, Ga.
Services for Mrs. Jettie Davis Henderson, 82, of Route 2, wife of Burlin Henderson, at 11 a.m. Tuesday at Hazel Creek Baptist Church by the Revs. Billy Burrell and Alvin Burns. Burial in the church cemetery.
The body is at the McGahee-Griffin Funeral Home and will be placed in the church 10:30 a.m. Tuesday. The family is at the home. Hunter Services WESTMINSTER -Services for Mrs. Ruby Katie White Hunter, 79, of Route 5, Oakway Road, widow of John Frank Hunter, at 3 p.m.
Tuesday at Pleasant Hill Baptist Church by Drs. R.L. Walker and W.H. Neal and the Revs. Sidney Durham, Darnell Moorer, George Garrison and Efford Haynes.
Burial in the church cemetery. The body is at Gilbert Funeral Parlor, Seneca, and will be placed in the church at 1:30 p.m. Tuesday. The family is at the home. Lawrence Gilboy SENECA Lawrence A.
Gilboy, 85, of W-82 E. S. Second husband of Mary O'Malley Gilboy, died Monday at Born in Scranton, he was a son of the late Michael and Bridget Stanton Gilboy. He was a retired truck driver with Pennsylvania Highway Department and a member of St. Andrew's Catholic Church, Clemson.
Surviving are widow; daughter, Mrs. Molly Wempe of Seneca; sister, Mrs. Pauline Walsh of Euclid, Ohio; seven grandchildren. Mass at 10 a.m. Wednesday at St.
Andrew's Catholic Church, Clemson by Father Greg Apparcel. Burial in Cathedral Cemetery, Scranton. The body is at Seneca Mortuary, where the family will receive friends from 7 to 8:30 p.m. Tuesday. The family requests that flowers be omitted.
Mrs. Helen Norris Mrs. Helen Clinkscales Norris, 66, of 813 Apt. South Fant Street, widow of Kockue Norris, died Monday at Anderson Memorial Hospital. Born in Anderson County, she was a daughter of the late Walter and Cora McDowell Clinkscales.
She was a member of Pleasant Grove Baptist Church, where she served as organist for many years. Surviving are daughters, Mrs. Etta N. Andrews of Anderson, Misses Cora Helen and Fredda Norris of New York, Mrs. Ida Louise Norris of Detroit; brother, James Clinkscales Detroit; sisters, Mrs.
Tecola White and Mrs. Lula Thompson of Anderson; 15 grandchilren; three greatgrandchildren. Funeral arrangements will be announced by Johnson Funeral Home. Mrs. Ethel Smart GREENWOOD Mrs.
Ethel Moody Smart, 71, of 2117 Montague Avenue Extension, widow of Thurman Cary Smart, died Monday at her home. Born in Greenville, she was a daughter of the late Joseph M. and Minnie Allison Moody. She was a volunteer at Greenville Nursing Home and was a member of Providence Pentecostal Holiness Church. Surviving was son, David Smart of Columbus, sisters, Mrs.
George O. (Evelyn) Thompson of Clinton, Mrs. T.Q. (Lillie) Ward and Mrs. Roy (Annie Mae) Caldwell of Greenville and Mrs.
Lewis (Ora) Reid of Winston-Salem, N.C.; brother, Thomas J. Moody of Westminster; two grandchildren. Services at 11 a.m. Wednesday at Harley Funeral Home Chapel. Burial in Greenwood Memorial Gardens.
The body is at the funeral home. The family is at the home. Virgil Swanger Sr. GREENWOOD Virgil S. Swanger 61, of Route 4.
Woodlawn Road, died Monday at the VA Hospital, Columbia. Born in Greenville, he was a son of the late Doc Dillard and Flora Mae Swanger. He was retired from Capssugel a World War II veteran, a shriner and of the Baptist faith. Surviving are daughter, Mrs. Douglas (Anne) Jackson of Lyman; son.
Sam Swanger Jr. of Greenville. Graveside services at 11 a.m. Wednesday at Oakbrook Memorial Park by the Reuel Westbrook. The body is at Harley Funeral Home, where the family will receive friends from 7 to 9 p.m.
Tuesday. The family is at the home of Mr. and Mrs. E.I. Sterghos, 322 Chinquain Road.
Fire Report Anderson City Stations No. 1 and 2 answered no calls between 7 p.m. Sunday and 7 p.m. Monday. Anderson County Fire Stations answered the following call during the same hours.
11:09 a.m. Homeland Park Station No. 3 responded to a wreck on Bypass 28. Ga. Teachers Who Failed Test Can Teach In Fall Of Ira Dennis Sr.
February 2, 1907-July 29,1983 Been Three Years, Since You Away, But Your Loving Memory Lingers, Though Were We Walk The Old World Lonely, And For Years Gone By, We Long To See Your Smile Again With Hearts Too Sad To Cry. But, We Live In Hope, Beloved Summer Turns To Fall one We Gaze Into ForeverAnd Wait For God To Call The Eliza Jane Dennis Family Jones Services DECATUR, Ga. Services for Lloyd Lee Jones, 81, of 3202 Bluebird Lane, husband of Winnie Lou Lankford Jones, at 3 p.m. Tuesday at A.S. Turner and Sons Funeral Home Chapel by the Rev.
Jerry W. Light. Burial in Floral Hills Memory Gardens. The body is at the funeral home. The family is at the home.
Howard Services EASLEY Graveside services for Freddie Leroy Howard, 34. of Route 3, George's Creek Drive, at 2 p.m. Tuesday at Woodlawn Memorial Greenville, by the Rev. George Tate. The body is at Robinson Funeral Home.
The family is at the home. Grady Bryson ROYSTON. Ga. Grady T. Bryson, 81, of 522 Turner Homes, husband of Sallie Bell Gibson Bryson, died Sunday at Cobb Memorial Hospital.
Born in Hart County, he was a son of the late Jose and Emma Palmer Bryson. He was a retired farmer and member of Riverside Baptist Church. Surviving are widow; sons, Gerald Winfred Bryson of Conyers, Billy Bryson of Canon; daughters, Mrs. Charles (Evelyn) Freeman of Anderson, S.C., Mrs. James (Mary) Reed of Hartwell; sister, Mrs.
Mary Bryson Gibson of Tarpon Springs, 12 grandchildren; five greatgrandchildren. Services at 10 a.m. Tuesday at Pruitte Funeral Home Chapel by the Revs. Donald Smith and Ted Kelley. Burial in Franklin Memorial Gardens North, Lavonia.
The body is at the funeral home. The family is at the home. Henry Cheek TOCCOA, Ga. William Henry Cheek, 88, of 349 Edwards husband of Icie Busha Cheek, died Monday at Toccoa Nursing Center. Born in Stephens County, he was a son of the late William Thomas and Eliza Whitlock Cheek.
He was retired from Trogdon Furniture Co. and a member of Mullins Ford Baptist Church. Surviving are widow; daughters, Mrs. Eunice Tyson of Atlanta, Mrs. Bertha Ramsey, Mrs.
Pauline Treadwell and Mrs. Dorothy Williams of Toccoa: sons, Lloyd, Thomas, Kenneth and Henry L. Cheek of Toccoa, Talmadge Cheek of Anderson. S.C.: 28 grandchildren; 39 great-grandchildren; eight great-great-grandchildren. Services at 11 a.m.
Wednesday at Mullins Ford Baptist Church by the Revs. James Whitlock and Ernest Nichols. Burial in the church cemetery. The body is at Whitlock Mortuary. where the family will receive friends from 7 to 9 p.m.
Tuesday. The family is at the home of Mr. and Mrs. Henry L. Cheek, 343 Edwards Toccoa.
Mrs. Betty Jo Trotter ELBERTON. Ga. Mrs. Betty Jo Blackmon Trotter.
53. of 49 Reese widow of Earl Junior Trotter, died Monday at Elbert Memorial Hospital. Born in DeKalb County, she was a daughter of the late Howard and Ethel Eugenia New Blackmon. She was a nursing assistant at Nancy Hart Intermediate Care Home and of the Baptist faith. Surviving are daughter, Debbie Gillam of Elberton: son.
Donald Trotter of Elberton: sister. Evelyn Prince of Elberton: brother, Kenneth and Howard Blackmon Jr. of Elberton: four grandchildren. Services at 3 p.m. Wednesday at Memorial Chapel of Berry Funeral Home by the Rev.
J.B. Reese Jr. Burial in Forest Hills Memorial Park. The body is at the funeral home. where the family will receive friends from 7 to 9 p.m.
Tuesday. The family is at the home of her daughter, Mrs. Debbie Gillam. 74 Reese St. Elberton.
Mrs. Thelma Hall ELBERTON, Ga. Mrs. Thelma Hendricks Hall. 68.
of 884 Lower Heard wife of Joe H. Hall, died Monday at Elbert Memorial Hospital. Born in Madison County, she was a daughter of Etta C. Coile Hendricks of Elberton and the late J.B. Hendricks.
She was a member of Elberton Christian Church and a homemaker. Surviving are mother: widower; son, Leonard Chastain of Ras Tanura, Saudia Arabia; stepdaughter. Sue Ann Blackmon of Elberton: sisters, Nina Black. Ozelle Hall. Ellie Mae Hendricks.
Pauline Parham and Mrs. Don (Edna) Tawney of Elberton: brothers. James Randolph Hendicks of Lexington. Carl Hendricks of New Ellenton. S.C: two grandchildren.
Services at a.m. Thursday at Memorial Chapel of Berry Funeral Home by the Revs. Byron Miller and Jerome Jordan. Burial in Elmhurst Cemetery. The body is the funeral home.
where the family will receive friends from 7 to 9 p.m. Wednesday. The family is at the home. In lieu of flowers, memorials be made to Elberton Christian may Church. Elberton.
GREENWOOD Mrs. Minnie Ninety Six Highway, widow of John Gibson Hackel, 2 69, of Route 7, Anderson Hackel, died Sunday at her home. Born in Georgia, she was a daughter of the late Sam and Minnie Lee Bellote Gibson. She was a member of Newmarket Baptist Church and Fairview Homemaker's Club. She was the last surviving member of her immediate family.
Surviving is daughter, Mrs. Georgia C. Sheets of the home; four grandchildren; 11 greatgrandchildren. 2 p.m. Wednesday at Harley Funeral Chapel by the Revs.
Buddy Wiles and Joseph Ouzts. Entombment in Greenwood Memorial Gardens Mausoleum. The body is at the funeral home, where the family will receive friends from 7 to 9 p.m. Tuesday. The family is at the home.
Memorials may be made to Hospice of Greenwood, Self Memorial Hospital, Greenwood, S.C. 29646. E.E. Dorn GREENWOOD Emanuel Eugene "Man" Dorn, 70, of 236 Circle Drive, husband of Jeanette Jester Dorn, died Sunday at Self Memorial Hospital. Born in Saluda County, he was a son of the late Eddie E.
and Hope Bridges Dorn. He was retired from B.F. Shaw Laurens, a member of Masonic Lodge No. 91 A.F.M. and Hejaz Shrine Temple, and a charter member of Newmarket Baptist Church.
Surviving are widow; son, Eddie Thomas Tommy" Dorn of the home; daughter, Joyce J. Carroll of Ninety Six; sisters, Elmra and Myrtis Dorn, Mrs. George (Maude) Polatty and Mrs. Truman (Arzelle) Trotter of Saluda, Mrs. James (Wofford) Davis of Greenwood, a and Mrs.
Myrtle Lee Quattlebaum of Leesville; two grandchildren. Services at 3 p.m. Tuesday at Newmarket Baptist Church by the Revs. Buddy Wiles and W.G. Ellenberg.
Burial in Greenwood Memorial Gardens. The body is at Blyth Funeral Home and will be placed in the church at 2 p.m. Tuesday. The family is at the home. Memorials may be made to the charity of one's choice.
Hospital Report Northeast Georgia Hospitals Habersham Admissions Noly Xayavongsa, Cornelia Xayavongsa baby girl, Cornelia Renee Grant, Clarksville Frank McCallister, Cleveland James Ed Gosnall, Cornelia Carl Crawford, Senoia Lillian Shook, Clarkesville Mary Shubert, Alto Sarah Cook, Cornelia Elizabeth Harrelson, Alto Discharges W.B. Purdy, Alto Clara Gunn, Demorest Amy Boyd, Demorest Thelma Nix, Demorest Elbert Burke, Clarkesville Ruby Elrod, Demorest William McCoy, Cornelia Walter McGhee, Cleveland Carl Crawford, Senoia Hart Admissions Patricia Hyde, Canon Hugh Bowles, Hartwell Discharges Nina Carter, Hartwell Mildred Sadler, Hartwell Jessie McCurley, Hartwell Louisa Desmond, Hartwell Walt Rucker Hartwelll Annie Carnes, Bowersville Betty Sue Milford, Lavonia Wesley Willimon, Hartwell Cobb Admissions Ollie M. Hayes, Toccoa Bodie Fortson, Bowman Kay A. McWhorter, Lavonia Discharges Lisa R. Major, Lavonia Ernie Hyde, Martin James H.
Spears, Lavonia Wade Ayers, Royston Junior Haley, Carnesville Stephens Admissions Priscilla Thompson, Toccoa Thompson baby girl, Toccoa Elizabeth McGee, Hartwell Jewell Bryan, Toccoa Sula Webber, Commerce Brenda Brady, Toccoa Lola Dickerson, Toccoa Lillie Reynolds, Cleveland Winnie Burnette, Lavonia Authur Gentles, Toccoa Christine Todd, Toccoa Beatrice Mann, Portsmouth, Va. Lorraine Kelly, Danielsville Mary Hemphill, Toccoa Kenneth Burton, Toccoa William Kesler Toccoa Centwana Merritt. Hartwell Discharges Robert Null. Martin Patricia Parrett, Toccoa Frank Lowery, Toccoa Bertha Galloway, Clayton Ellen Thomason. Toccoa Gladys Roberts, Martin Michelle Likely, Martin Likely baby boy, Martin William Pitts, Toccoa Violet Dobbs.
Mount Airy Joyce Gober, Toccoa Elizabeth McGee. Hartwell ATLANTA (AP) The state announced Monday that 1,470 teachers failed the Georgia Teacher Certification Test, some for the fourth time, but said they still will be allowed to teach while they take the test again. The results also show that 26 percent of blacks who took the test failed, compared with only 4 percent of whites. The exam, which tests skills in the area instructors teach, is required to renew a teaching certifi- Former Legislator Moss Dies At 68 YORK (AP) Services for James Lewis Moss, a longtime member of the South Carolina Public Service Commission and a former state legislator, were scheduled for Tuesday in Rock Hill. Moss died Sunday at age 68.
Moss served on the PSC board for 29 years, making him one of the longest-serving utilities regulatory commissioners in the history of the United States when he retired in 1982. He also served several terms as chairman of the commission. Moss, who was born in Chester County, represented York County in the state House of Representatives from 1950 until 1953, when he joined the PSC. He also was a sheriff's deputy for York County, a Rock Hill policeman and a South Carolina Highway Patrol officer. He was a permanent member and past president of the executive committee of the National Association of Regulatory Utility Commissioners and served as chairman of the NARUC committee.
Surviving are his sons, Charles A. Moss III of Columbia and J. Lewis Moss Jr. of Mount Pleasant; daughters, Eva M. Smith of Rock Hill and Patricia M.
Guerry of York. Services will be held at First Baptist Church in York, with burial in Laurelwood Cemetery in Rock Hill. Puerto Rican Singer, Guitarist Aviles Dies MEXICO CITY (AP) Puerto Rican singer and guitarist Hernando Aviles, a founder and lead singer of the famous trio Los Panchos, died in Mexico City after a long illness. He was 72. Aviles had been hospitalized since May 10.
He was initially treated for heart trouble and later for other problems, including a kidney infection. He had been in coma for 10 days when he died Saturday, the government newspaper El Nacional said. He was buried Sunday. El Nacional said Aviles had suffered a heart attack last Sept. 19, apparently induced by the devastating earthquakes in Mexico City that day.
Chucho Navarro, who in 1944 with Aviles and Alfredo Gil created the Los Panchos trio that was to travel much of the world, improvised a verse as he paid his last respects to Aviles Saturday night. "Your song gave us happiness and emotions, was the will of God, in the circus of life there is no good-bye, simply so long," Navarro said. He said Aviles left the trio because he was tired of traveling. Born in Puerto Rico in February 1914, Aviles had a talent as a singer and composer, which was apparent at an early age in his life. In Puerto Rico he formed the duet Azteca before joining Los Panchos.
Later he created Aviles Quartet and Los Tres Reyes, or The Three Kings. He also sang as a soloist in his own clubs. Los Panchos' hits included "Perdida" (Lost), "Rayito de Luna" and "La Magdalena." Others were "Me Pa'l Pueblo" (I'm Going to the Village), "Sin un Amor" (Without a Love), "Depende de Ti" (It Depends on You), "Sin Ti" (Without You) and "Contigo" (With You). Illness prevented him from attending a ceremony in honor of Los Panchos in the Puerto Rican congress last February. He is survived by his widow.
Malena, and four children, Elga, Ivis, Yoyis and Armando Joaquin. Easley Services GREENVILLE Services for Mrs. Jenny Lee Easley, 57, of 16 Bartram Grove, wife of Dr. Clarence Medlin Easley, at 11 a.m. Tuesday at Westminister Presbyterian Church by Dr.
John Haley. The body is at The Mackey Mortuary. The family is at the home. In lieu of flowers, Memorials may be made to the charity of one's choice. Parker Services CARY, N.C.
Graveside services for Mrs. Gena Parker, 57, of 105 E. Charing Cross Court, widow of Rufus R. Parker, at 10 a.m. Tuesday at Ebenezer United Methodist Church Cemetery, Anderson, by the Rev.
James W. Lineberger Sr. The body is at Pruitt Funeral Home. Honea Path. family is at the home of her mother, Honea Path.
In lieu of flowers, memorials may be made to the American Lung Association. Pirola Services CLEMSON A Mass of the Resurrection for Joseph Francis Pirola, 86, of 618 Downs Loop, husband of Theresa Veronica Lynch Pirola, at 10 a.m. Tuesday at St. Andrews Catholic Church by Father Greg Apparcel. Burial in Memory Gardens.
The body is at Duckett Funeral Home Clemson Chapel. The family is at the home. The family requests that flowers be omitted. cate under the Quality Basic Education Act, which went into effect July 1. The Georgia Association of Educators, reacting to the results, renewed its complaint that the test is racially biased and should not be used as the only criterion for keeping a teacher on the payroll or issuing a certificate.
New teachers have had to pass the test since 1978 to get a job. Under QBE, teachers with lifetime certificates issued before 1974 are not required to take the test. But teachers with certificates that expire are required to pass test once in their career in order to renew their certification. The state has granted a one extension for teachers whose certificates expire this year to pass the test. The Department of Education said 90 percent of the 14,944 educators who took the test in the four times it has been administered since September passed.
Georgia is the only state that tests teachers in their field of certification as a requirement for maintaining a teaching certificate. To protest the exam, GAE and a black education graduate who failed the test filed a complaint with the Equal Employment Opportunity Commission July 11, charging the exam discriminates against blacks and is not jobrelated. The Department of Education results show that 81 percent of the 11,867 teachers who took the test in May passed it. Eighty-one percent passed the test in March, compared with 76 percent in December, and 68 percent in September. Ofthe teachers taking the test for the first time, 61 percent of the blacks passed compared to 94 percent of whites.
When those who failed tried again, 75 percent of the whites passed compared with 66 percent of those who are black. Campbell Calls For Insurance Rate Changes COLUMBIA (AP) Republican gubernatorial candidate Carroll Campbell proposed changes Monday in South Carolina's automobile liability insurance rates, noting they are among the highest in the nation. Campbell told a news conference that the state is ranked 14th in the country and South Carolina's rates are the highest in the Southeast, according to Best's Insurance Management Report from 1984. He said South Carolina has rates higher than larger states such as Michigan, Illinois and Florida. liability insurance are of control in South Carolina," said.
"They are sevone erely and cruelly hurting the people of this state." A 35-year-old male with a 1985 Caprice pays a premium for standard coverage in Columbia that is 26 percent higher than he would pay in Augusta, or 64 percent higher than he would pay if he lived in Raleigh, N.C., Campbell said, quoting statistics from the South Carolina Insurance News Service. Ex-Bank Head Pleads Guilty To Orangeburg Embezzlement COLUMBIA (AP) A former Orangeburg bank official pleaded guilty Monday in U.S. District Court in Columbia to embezzling and misplacing $68,000 in bank funds. Dennis M. Simpson, 39, of Columbia pleaded guilty to embezzling funds from the Orangeburg branch of the First Federal Savings and Loan Association of South Carolina, which is based in Greenville.
Simpson waived his right to a grand jury hearing and a jury trial and pleaded guilty late Monday afternoon. Simpson told U.S. District Judge Clyde Hamilton Monday that he twice embezzled funds by crediting money to a real estate corporation and depositing those funds into his private checking account. The first offense, which took place in August 1983, was for $35,000, Simpson said. In October 1983 he authorized a similar transaction for $25,000.
The money was used to pay bank loans, Simpson said. The third offense started as a legitimate bank transaction. but when neither of the partners of a company requesting a loan of $8.000 were there to collect the loan Simpson was to deliver, he kept it. Simpson said he later gave the money to his legal attorney, who told a company official that he had the funds, but the company official had been questioned by investigators about the funds and was reluctant to take it. Simpson faces a maximum sentence of five years in prison, a $250.000 fine and could be ordered to pay restitution, Hamilton said.
Simpson's attorney, Charles Porter, said Simpson had already paid $87.038 in restitution, which includes interest..
