The Item from Sumter, South Carolina (2024)

October 19, 1992

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The Itemi

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Sumter, South Carolina

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Monday, October 19, 1992

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I umnm Jy S' i-- Paoe 1 0A Sumter Monday October 19 1992 The ITEM i iiTaiiceegier Bush advisers concede late but hope for turnaround Commission helps abusers in many ways FROM PAGE 1 A polls conducting his independent demies and analysts from both campaign through the debates and parties a series of network television ad "By the middle of October most buys instead of traditional person-' people have made up their al appearances said Benjamin Page a i Bush who was flying to Michi- Northwestern University profes-gan today staged mock debates in sor who studies public opinion FROM PAGE 1 A tion official who spoke on condition of anonymity This official said Bush would argue that a Clinton presidency and a Democratic Congress would send axes and spending out of control well as first 45 minutes Jim Lehrer of PBS will serve as single moderator In the second 45 minutes Lehrer will serve as moderator and the candidates will be questioned by Helen Thomas of United Press International Gene Gibbons of Reu- ters and Susan Rook of CNN The Associated Press' as did 'some other news organizations did not participate in the debate' panel because it decided it was improper that the Bush" and Clinr ion campaigns were alloWed to ap-' WJU CalliyaieM wvav prove the Washington on Sunday as his cam-7the' need for strong character in paign tried to shake the air of in the OvaJ Office' He has to hit evitability settling over a race those themes very strongly but not Clinton has led since' July in a shrill-of desperate way But even as they insisted there got to get people to stop before was time to turn the tace around they close the deal with many Bush advisers conceded pri-J Perot entered the final debate vately the odds were long a senti-v running a distant third in national men! voiced repeatedly by aca- I ip' NAT White bread getting bad rap bakers say By DIANE DUSTON Associated Press Writer bread is not bad for you" said Ruth Carpenter associate director of the Cooper Institute Natural foods advocates agree profit agency It receives about $600000 from the state each year' $10000 from Sumter County and the remainder from patient fees Welsh said 1 The organization is governed by a nine-member executive- board appointed by Sumter tSKC SUCi tO 1 C0m6 UP County Council Current mem- nn(J Kvincr ckilV' be'rs are Dianne Rodriguez W1U1 gOOa UVjng SK1IIS chairwoman: Judy- DuCom SQ that they' get-vice-chairwoman David Forte Karen Zimmerman the Revs James Blassingame and Horace Ward Kenny Rose -Thomas Dabbs and James Boyd Located in the County Office Building on Harvin Street the commission operates through four units education and prevention intervention treatment and residential services and through those divisions it provides more than 30 counseling services Although the services free the commission will not turn away any person who seeks help and is unable to pay Welsh said use ftinds and because of that we figure those dollars can be used to treat people who pay for their he said Perhaps the least popular but best-known component of the commission is its intervention unit There hundreds of Sumter County residents who drink and drive or do other crimes while under the influence of alcohol and drugs seek reftige not always by choice Each year an average 400 first-time convicted drunken drivers in Sumter County enroll in the intervention Alcohol and Drug Safety Action Program (ADSAP) according to the intervention director Eugene Baten South Carolina law requires that a person convicted of driving under the influence (DUI) attend the counseling program before getting a license reinstated And even though a license is automatically suspended after a DUI offense about 150 people in the ADSAP program each year are multiple offenders Baten said college participate in special events with area celebrities Last year Miss Wheelchair South Carolina was among the headliners to visit Sumter County schools rWe do this so the kids can see a positive role model as opposed to those guys on the street who are selling them drugs Peagler said The commission's Student Assistance Program (SAP) provides counseling to students whose substance abuse is causing them to have trouble in the classroom helps us to identify people who are headed for Peagler said The unit director said that counselors also give free presentations on alcohol and drug abuse to local churches and civic groups The New Alternatives Family Counseling Center is the main artery of the treatment unit and it provides outpatient treatment programs for substance abusers and their families Jim Thomas New adult services coordinator said the people who come to the center are given therapy to help them overcome such things as denial and drug dependency Patients go through treatment each day for five weeks And Thomas said drug families are encouraged to participate because you become involved with that person going through the same things going through such as guilt and loss of Thomas said an average 25 people seek treatment through New WASHINGTON For kids the beauty of white bread has always been its squishability Peanut butter sandwiches could be flattened into an almost paper-thin slightly sticky misshapen square plain slices rolled nicely the same response in your colon Our dFet has into balls to lob at siblings or mash into mock become so refined The intestinal tracts need Communion wafers for kids who liked to play to be church 7" Nevertheless the study was ac- Then came the natural movement' whole cepted for presentation to the American Die-grain high-fiber breads-and the notion that tetic annual conference starting somehow white bread was bad for you and Continental be prouder In an attempt to dispel negative attitudes to-1 reason we are doing the rally is be-ward white bread Continental Baking Co of St cause white bread gets knocked so said Louis which makes the granddaddy of sliced Lisa Wolford spokeswoman for Continental white Wonder bread paid for a study of bread which introduced the first sliced bread in 1930 body is set up to digest and breakdown whole said Michael Tims manager of Cash Grocer a natural foods store in Alexandria Va With white bread are not getting the study 92 women and 26 men 50 were divided into four groups followed its normal eating routine' group added four slices of reduced bread to their daily diet the third of reduced calorie bread and the slices of regular bread could choose between white bread wheat" which has the same fiber said the participants described overweight and sedentary did lose weight in the eight weeks but the experiment had gone on longer eaters would see a weight reduction experts consider bread an important the diet because it usually is low in a good source of fiber and is filling that whole grain breads are more also naturally are higher in fiber have a low fiber diet whole wheat is said Carpenter are getting fiber from fruits and vegetables bread is an OK and diet by' the Cooper Institute for Aerobic Research in Dallas The conclusion: white bread make you gain weight and when used in a high-fiber diet is an OK nutritional choice Because there is a belief that bread is fattening Carpenter conducted a study to find out if eating different amounts and types of bread regular or low-calorie would affect nutrient intake levels body weight and body compo OBITUARIES Alternatives each month Which is located in the Liberty (halfway) House Welsh said the commission is planning a campaign drive to raise money to build a new facility for New Alternative The Freedom House and Liberty House make up the residential component of the commission and both are shortterm residential centers for recovering drug abusers The Freedom House at 221 Liberty St is a six-bed detoxification center and four-bed halfway house The center is a place where drug abusers can go and before entering treatment said Wayne Bird the director of residential services There recovering abusers get intense counseling to overcome withdrawal and other ills associated with recovery Bird said Patients can stay at the detoxification center from five days to a month depending on the type of drug a resident was addicted to The Liberty House at 441 North Main St is a 10-bed halfway house that offers a home-like atmosphere to recovering addicts who have completed treatment and are preparing to return to independent living Bird said Patients at Liberty House receive counseling and emotional support as well as job placement referral he said halfway house affords them 'the opportunity to get he said time so late there many things he' can do and the most dramatic things he could do might very well backlash I think at this point people would be inclined not to believe it and any attempts to rrtuddy the wa- tersr 13 4 format is split In the Louise Thomas of Gaithersburg Md a brother Abraham Robinson of Chester three grandchildren six great-grandchildren and a great-great-grandchild Services will be held at 1:30 pm Tuesday at High Hill Baptist Church with the pastor the Rev EW Palmer officiating Burial will be in the church cemetery The body will be placed in the church at 12:30 pm The funeral cortege will leave the home at 1 pm The family will receive friends atthehome Williams Funeral Home Inc is in charge of arrangements CLIFFORD CGIFFIN COLUMBIA Clifford Charles Giffin 70 of 2151 Windale Drive died Friday morning Oct 16 1992 at Richland Memorial Hospital Born in West Virginia he was a son of the late Loman and Pauline Vance Giffin Mr Giffin was a member of Alpine Baptist Church He was a retired sergeant first class from the US Army having served in World War II and the Korean War Mr Giffin later retired as a civil service employee at Fort Jackson Survivors include a son James Bums Giffin Sr of Sumter a daughter Beth Louise Montano of Shreveport La two sisters Lulubele Everett and Dottie Brooks both of Chauncey Ohio two brothers Bill and Ted Giffin both of Cutler Ohio six grandchildren and two great-grandchildren Services were held Sunday at Talbert-Shives Funeral Home Colonial Chapel with the Rev Dr Alvin Fleming officiating Burial with frill military honors was in Greenlawn Memorial Park Talbert-Shives Funeral Home was in charge of arrangements EVELYN KINGWOOD STRATFORD Conn Evelyn Kingwood died Wednesday Oct 14 1992 at Bridgeport Hospital Bora on Jan 21 1924 in Alcolu SC she was a daughter of the late James and Aline Harrison King-wood Ms Kingwood attended the public schools of Clarendon County SC and was a member of Mt Nebo Baptist Church in Alcolu After moving to Connecticut she joined Grace Baptist Church in Norwalk Survivors include two brothers Ollie Kingwood Sr of Sumter SC and Willie James Kingwood of Norwalk and four sisters Emma Ramsey and Curlene Seldom both of Bridgeport Lillie Francis of Stratford and Ann Lights of Alcolu SC Services will be held at 2 pm Tuesday at Mt Nebo Church with the Revs AL Smiling and Daniel McCloud officiating as- sisted by Rev Welbert White Burial will be in Harmony Cemetery Alcolu SC The family will receive friends at the home of Ollie Kingwood Sr 2731 Tindal Road Sumter SC Fleming-DeLaine Funeral Home of Manning SC is in charge of arrangements JAMES FLOWERS TURBEVILLE James Timothy Flowers 29 died Saturday afternoon Qct 17 1992 at Lower sition For ages 25 to One group A second calorie eight slices fourth eight Subjects and content Carpenter as moderately not gain or felt that if the bread Nutrition part of fat can be Most agree filling They you a good enough then white few people drop out of the program because they want to be he said Pre-Trial Intervention (PTI) is another counseling program offered through the unit The program is for people who have substance abuse problems and are first-time offenders of nonviolent crimes Baten said It allows these new members of the criminal system to complete the program do 25 hours of community service attend a prison tour and have their record cleared of the charges against them an opportunity for people to realize made a mistake and to come up with good living skills so that they get in trouble Baten said we do have some people who get re-arrested but mostly drug The Employee Assistance Program (EAP) offers counseling to workers whose alcohol or drug problem is affecting their job performance The education and prevention unit of the commission provides information about the negative effects of drug use One of the most successful programs offered by the unit is the annual Dream Week said Glenn Peagler the director of prevention During Dream Week students from primary school to 3 Florence County Hospital in Lake City from injuries received in a motorcycle accident in Clarendon County Bora in Sumter County he was a son of James Ray Flowers and Sybil Gause Brosnan Mr Flowers was a member of Lake City First Baptist Church He served in the US Army and was employed by Hanora South Manufacturing Company of Lake City Survivors besides his father of Myrtle Beach and his mother of Myrtle Beach include his stepfa-1 ther Brosnan 'Of Myrtle Beach his wife Gwendolyn Flowers of Turbeville two daughters Angel Flowers of Germany and Holly Flowers of Turbeville and his paternal grandmother Irene Flowers of Pamplico Services will be held at 3 pm' today at Northside Baptist Chapel in Lake City Burial will be in High Hill Cemetery Floyd Funeral Home of Olanbt is in charge of arrangements ELEANOR REAVES BISHOPVILLE Eleanor Hal-liday Reaves 94 widow of Joseph Earle Reaves died Saturday Oct 171992 Bora on Dec 22 1897 near Venice Ga she was a daughter of the late Dr William Chisholm and Nellie Patterson Halliday Mrs Reaves attended Winthrop College for two years and graduated from College at Due West in 1918 She was a former teacher and retired from the South Carolina Department of Social Services Survivors include two daughters Eleanor Peter of Seattle and Susan Mitchell of Mt Pleasant a son Clifford Reaves of Winston-Salem NC seven grandchildren and a great-grandchild Services will be held at 2 pm Tuesday at Bethlehem United Methodist Church with Rev Larry Jenkins officiating Burial will be in Bethlehem Methodist Cemetery The family will receive friends from 7 to 9 tonight at Norton Funeral Home Memorials may be made to Bethlehem United Methodist Church 115 Church St Bishopville SC 29010 Norton Funeral Home is In charge of arrangements SIDONAW WILLIAMS FOUNTAIN INN Sidona Woodham Williams 92 widow of Robert Williams died Sunday Oct 18 1992 at her home Bora in Lee County she wasj daughter ofvthe late Jared Manly Eugene and Tasher May Bruce Smith Mrs Williams was a member of the First Church of God of Hartsville and had attended Trinity United Methodist Church in Fountain Inn for the past 18 years Survivors include a son Robert Williams Jr of Fountain Inn two brothers Bruce Smith of Hartsville and Carroll Smith of Bishopville two sisters Helen Boulineau of North Myrtle Beach and Reba Wright of Hartsville and five grandchildren Graveside services will be held at 4 pm today in Bethlehem Cemetery in Bishopville Hanco*ck-Elmore-Hill Funeral Home of Bishopville is in charge of arrangements David Anderson Columbia Herman Anderson Hilton Head Sandy Beasley Hartsville Albert Boatsman Lake Wylie Fannie Boozer Batesburg Edna Brazier Summerville Aundrea Campbell Varnville PR Drummond Anderson Hoyt Faulkner Jr Abbeville Cedrita Gilmore Jenkinsville Edward Graham Society Hill Brandon Lawyer Garnett Isabell Martin Winnsboro Howard Mathews Laurens Lillie Miles Elgin Eddie Murphy Bobby Myers Camden James Neeley Columbia Everette Nesmith Andrews William Aiken Andrew Pellman Orangeburg Mary Phillips Great Falls Mary Powell Florence Penny Reed Hartsville Gladys Ruff Columbia Larry Rutland Norway William Smith Estill TK Swygert Surfside Beach Mozelle Tinsley Clinton Myrtle Tyson Hartsville Marshall Welch Columbia Edna Wheeler Bennettsville Joe White Winnsboro Woodrow Wimberly Orangeburg A JERRY FRAZIER BISHOPVILLE Andrew Frazier 71 died Sunday Oct 18 1992 at Lee County Memorial Hospital Born in Wirgate Texas he was a son of the late SB and Ethel Jackson Frazier Mr Frazier was a member of Bishopville Presbyterian Church He was a retired US Air Force major having served as a pilot for 22 years and a World War II veter-! an Mr Frazier also retired from the Rockwell Corporation in Los Angeles and the Northrup Corporation of California He was active in civic affairs in each of 32 cities in which he resided and served as Bishopville VIP until his health failed Mr Frazier was a member of the Bishopville Masonic -Lodge No 104 waS a 32nd Degree Scottish Rite Mason a member of the Order of Eastern Star and a life member of the Sertoma International He received an EE degree from the University of Illinois and a degree from California State University in Dominguez Hills Survivors include his wife Louisa Frazier two sons Andrew Frazier Jr of Long Beach Calif and Roddey Frazier of Lomita Calif a daughter Edy Frazier of Rockledge Fla three brothers Admiral GK Fraser of Wallops Island Va Denson Fraser of Duluth Ga and William Fraser of Bishopville five sisters including his twin Jane Bowen of Greenville Grace Beene of Kerrville Texas Rosemary Hasbrock of Richmond Va Sue Skinner of Orangeburg and Martha Hahn of Columbia two grandchildren and two great-grandchildren A memorial service will be held at 11 am Tuesday at Bishopville Presbyterian Church with Rev Scott Bowerman officiating A private burial with frill military honors will be held at 10 am Tuesday in Bishopville Presbyteri- an Church Cemetery The family will receive friends from 7 to 9 tonight at Hanco*ck-El-more-Hill Funeral Home Hanco*ck-Elmore-Hill Funeral Home is in charge of arrangements MARGARET BROWN Margaret Richbow Brown of Horatio widow of Homer Brown died Saturday Oct 17 1992 at Richland Memorial Hospital in She was a daughter of the late The family will receive friends at the home Services will be announced by James Funeral Home JIM SINKLER Jim Henry Sinkler of Lot 5 Oak Grove Trailer Park died Sunday Oct 18 1992 in Wedgefield Born in Sumter County he was a son of Lucille Pringle Dow and the late John Henry Sinkler and the husband of Lucinda Law Sinkler The family will receive friends at the home Services will be announced by Mortuary Inc WILLIAM GREEN William Bill Green of Route 1 Box 1990 Alcolu died Sunday Oct 18 1992 at his home Born in Sumter County he was a son of the late Jeff and Sally James Green and the companion of Ella Wilson The family will receive friends at the home Services will be announced by Mortuary Inc LUCILLE LEWIS Lucille Bennett Lewis widow of Flagler Lewis died Sunday Oct 18 1992 at Tuomey Regional Medical Center Born in Clarendon County she was a daughter of the late Charlie and Luticia Bennett The family will receive friends at file home of her daughter Anna Marie Jenkins 118 Webb Ave Services will be announced by Palmer Memorial Chapel HERBERT NATHANIEL Herbert Nathaniel died Sunday Oct 18 1992 at his home 213 Clement Road after a brief illness Born in Sumter County he was a son of the late Marie Blair and Macedonia Nathaniel The family will receive friends at the home of his sister Minnie Crawford 229 Laurel St Services will be announced by Sumter Funeral Service Inc ALEAN WILLIAMS Alean Robinson Williams 90 widow of Arthur Williams Sr died Thursday Oct 15 1992 at her home Route 2 Box 16 Meetinghouse Road Dalzell Born in Sumter County she was a daughter of the late Arthur Sr and Ellen Corbett Robinson Mrs Williams attended the public schools of Sumter County and was a member of High Hill Baptist Church in Dalzell Survivors include two sons Rev Arthur Williams Jr of the home and- Thomas Williams of Bridgeport Conn a daughter Republicans could get caught in Clinton undertow FROM PAGE 1 A you look at our tracking polls I see a big impact of the presidential election on our Senate candidates" he said Larry Sabato a political scientist at the University of Virginia said' he believed some Republicans would get in the of a Clinton victory and said it could be a "potential for the party Thirty-five Senate seats are up for grahs this fall Twenty are held by Democrats and 15 by Republicans At least 10 Democratic seats seem safe But only five GOP seats including are in that Category Republicans believed to be on the endangered list include: Sen Robert Hasten Jr of Wisconsin locked in a tough race against Democratic state Sen Russell Feingold Sen Alfonse R-NY trailing Democratic Attorney General Robert Abrams and Packwood But some Democratic incumbents seem vulnerable as well They include Sen John Glenn of Ohio who is facing Lt Gov: Michael DeWine and Sens Terry Sanford of North Carolina and Ernest Hollings of South Carolina liiUMlifci fc 1 ii Mu.

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