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LIBRARY DRAWER * First Of The Week t (CeorocfoUm ®imco Edition ESTABLISHED 1797 15' Per Copy IN COUNTY $7.00 INSTATE $8.00 Georgetown, S.C. 29440 Tuesday, May 13, 197$^^^" < t uBKAgyol. 179 No. 46 OUT OF STATE $9.00 Man Drowns Fishing TEC Chairman With Son Clyde Fanning, 35, of Georgetown drowned in the Resigns; Horry Black River Saturday while fishing with his 13-year-old son, Sheriff Woodrow Carter reported. Fanning had placed catfish hooks in the Black River near the Shrine Club on U. S. 701 Saturday evening, Sheriff De legation Splits Carter said. About 9:30 P. M. Fanning with his son returned on a small By TOM DAVIS has resigned, the Horry legis Hodges sharply attacked Dr. boat and began checking the (Editorial Correspondence) lines the Sheriff eported. lative delegation has been Charles Palmer, the State Director of Technical and He went up the river for about A whirlwind of events is blasted by a Horry fellow legis Comprehensive Education, for one-half mile, the Sheriff said, swirling about the Horry- lator "for an arrogant and not certifying the Horry man when the boat began taking on Georgetown Technical illegal abuse of power" and certain members of that water and sank. Education Center. threatened with a law suit. delegation want to have the job, The Sheriff said he did not In the short span of a week, The dilemma first arose over Horry County funds have been a deadlock in selecting a calling Palmer a "czar" of know the reason for the boat technical education, usurping CONTINUED ON PAGE 11 cut off, the TEC center director for Horry-Georgetown Fire Completely Gutted The New AH Saints Waccamaw Parish House chairman from Horry County TEC to replace George W. the authority of area ("Bill") Dudley as adminis commissions. trative head of the two county Two Georgetown County technical education center. commissioners who served on Horry County officials had the TEC commission since wanted an Horry man named to Georgetown joined Horry $200,000 Fire Ravages Church Building the director's post, but State County for the area TEC center TEC and Georgetown County have stated that at no time has TEC representatives had not the state director dictated to "We didn't realize the Two men were injured during seating for 400 and the parlor felt he was the most qualified them or usurped commission By BOB GORMAN fire, but all walls remained Midway Fire Chief Marvin man for the position. authority. The two standing. Thompson, who had an eye building had two ceilings," the battle that lasted until 2 received the most damage. The new Parish House of All witness to the start of the fire, continued Thompson," we a.m. Lorenzo Green of Midway Thompson thanked Officer The deadlock has existed commissioners, this writer and Saints, Waccamaw Episcopal The freak fire actually wasn't reported he received a call at couldn't get to the fire and it was hit in the head by a falling Weaver, the Deputy Sheriff of since last September when C.E. Rhodes, said they favored Church received an estimated visable until the Midway Fire 7:30 p.m. Wednesday night that definitely hampered our beam and burned on the Pawleys Island, Fire Chief Dudley left his post with Horry- selection of the best qualified $200,000 damage when a fire department had reached the lightning struck the new Parish efforts." shoulder and an airman from Odell Avant of Georgetown and Georgetown TEC to become an man available to be the new scene. Myrtle Beach was overcome by Chief Callaway of the Air Base assistant to the State TEC director. This also was the caused by lightning ravaged the House building. When the Midway Fire building last Wednesday night heat and smoke exhaustion. for their help during the fire. director in Columbia. The position of third commissioner Department's two trucks, one from Georgetown County, Ovid for seven hours. "We arrived in four and a half Both men were released within commission was scheduled to Murrells Inlet with 750 gallons and one with 24 hours from the hospital. meet last night after The Times Culler of Andrews, when Dudley The ceiling in the new minutes," said Thompson," and 1000 gallons, ran out of water, resigned last September. Culler building collapsed during the when we got there we saw no Dr. Tiller went to press in another effort Thompson sent calls to Thompson said 5,000 gallons to select a director. has since been promoted by his Water Plans flames. There was smoke DeBordieu, Georgetown and were used to bring the fire company, M & T Chemical, to a though and when we tried to get under control. Last week, it became known Andrews Man Myrtle Beach Air Force Base. that the Horry County legis new position in New Jersey. through a louver in the roof, the Those trucks also ran out of New Trustee (Weldon Smith of Andrews just To lie Aired fire began." Rev. John Templeton said the lative delegation (at least water eventually and water had building was insured and plans three members of that dele recently succeeded Culler on Charged With The Georgetown County Thompson explained the to be pumped from the Chapel to rebuild will begin gation, Senator James P. the Commission.) Water and Sewer District church has a tin roof and two Creek before the fire was finally immediately. Construction on Of Hospital Stevens, Representative Dr. Palmer, executive Carrying Pistol will hold a meeting Thursday ceilings. The heat from the extinguished. the Parish House began in June J.P. Parrish, Chairman of the Charles Hodges and Repre director of the State TEC night in Murrells Inlet to lightning caused the fire "We saved what we did only 1974 and the parish was board of trustees, of the sentative Sidney Floyd) had program, has denied the charge Andrews police arrested discuss the proposed water between the roof and the upper because we received assistance planning on moving in within Georgetown County Memorial directed that the remaining by Rep. Hodges and declared James Nesmith, Jr., age 40, and system for the area. ceiling, but was not visable from the other departments," two weeks. The Office complex, Hospital announced the share of Horry County funds instead that political charged him with carrying a The meeting will begin at from the outside or the inside. added Thompson. nursery, fellowship hall with appointment of Dr. Harry C. appropriated to the TEC center interference by the Horry pistol Saturday, reported 7:30 p.m. and be held at Tiller to the board of trustees for this fiscal year be withheld. County legislative delegation Andrews Police Chief Wayne Murrells Inlet School. recently, in accepting the The fourth member, James Van has been involved in the effort Morris. The progress to date of the appointment Dr. Tiller Osdell, attacked his colleagues to select a permanent director Nesmith was allegedly proposed water system for succeeds Dr. Robert L. for abuse of power. for the TEC center. carrying a .22 caliber pistol in Murrells Inlet will be Lumpkin who has resigned At first the TEC center was "We have a flagrant case of an incident that took place outlined. All interested from the board. told that the funds were being political interference and Saturday about 11 P. M., Chief parties are urged to attend. Dr. Tiller is a graduate of the withheld because of a law suit in pressure," Palmer declared. "I Morris said. University of South Carolina Horry County challenging that am very much afraid that this is and Tulane Medical School. He county's form of government, going to place Horry- has been on the hospital staff control by a legislative dele Georgetown TEC's since February of 1950. He has gation. However, Repre accreditation in jeopardy also served as Chief of Staff and sentative Hodges declared in a because political pressures and Three Fourths Of numerous committee letter that the delegation had interference are directly assignments. directed the funds be cut off contrary to the standards of the Dr. Tiller and his wife, because a local, Horry County Southern Association of Martine, reside at Windsor man was not certified for the Colleges and Secondary Schools Local Spending Plantation. position as TEC director. CONTINUED ON PAGE 11 For Education Paper Mill May Utilize (Special to The Times) average was $170 in South What price is education in Carolina. Georgetown County? How do The magnitude of local governmental education's impact on the County Garbage For Fuel expenditures for school American economy is indicated operations compare with those in reports released by the in other communities? National Education Association Garbage thrown out by obtain more steam and fuel "The county has made a lot of SLED Agent Inspects Damaged Interior Of Church Building Georgetown County residents value from process wastes," progress toward eliminating the A report recently released by and the U.S. Office of Education. may soon become an important said Smith. solid waste problem," said the Department of Commerce, source of fuel if an experiment Smith, "and even if our current They estimate that expenses following a nationwide survey, conducted by International "In addition to garbage, experiments don't prove in the current school year will K> shows that education is, by far, Paper Company proves we're looking at other forms of successful we're confident that amount to $108 billion, which is the most costly element in local successful. solid waste such as tree limbs solid waste will eventually be budgets. about 8 percent of our gross Community Needs and branches, and wood wastes converted from a problem to an national product.