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Taylor to seek second term as sheriff
Cites promises kept, achievements of the past four years
Charles Warner
Editor
New technology to
modernize local law
enforcement, policies
to assist employees,
and greater visibility in
and cooperation with
the community and
Today’s
Obituaries
• Berry C. Wix
GOOSE CREEK 1/28/2012
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other achievements of
his term in office were
cited by Sheriff David
Taylor in announcing
his intention to run for
reelection.
In a statement
released Monday morning,
Taylor announced
that he will seek the
From today’s viewpoint
sweet tea: Greatest threat to s.C. since sherman
A recent visit to a local restaurant found me waiting behind three wide
bodies blocking the tea dispensers. Despite tilting the sweet tea canister at
45 degrees they found none to be had, so they waited for it to be filled. It
didn’t enter their minds to try unsweet tea just as it wouldn’t have entered
mine several years ago.
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Democratic Party’s
nomination for a second
term as sheriff of Union
County. Taylor, who was
elected in 2008 on a
platform of change in
the sheriff’s office, cited
the changes he’s implemented
since becoming
sheriff in 2009.
Democrats select precinct officials, county convention delegates
Derik Vanderford|Daily Times
The Union County Democratic Party gathered Saturday at Truluck Activity Center to elect delegates to their county convention and
precinct officials as well as support President Obama's reelection bid.
Charles Warner
Editor
The Union County
Democratic Party came
together Saturday to elect
more than 300 delegates
and alternates to its county
convention in March,
elect precinct officers,
and endorse the reelection
of President Obama.
Party Chair Ann
Stevens said Monday that
the precinct reorganization
meetings and presidential
primary, which
was held at Truluck
Activity Center, drew a
large turnout including
one very special participant.
“There was a lady who
came in from a nursing
home,” Stevens said. “Her
name is Betty Glenn, she’s
a double-amputee and her
son, Robert, brought her
there in her wheelchair.
The first thing she said
was ‘I came in to vote for
my president.’”
Stevens said Glenn did
just that, signing the signin
sheet which everyone
attending the meetings
did. By doing so, Stevens
said they cast their vote
for President Barack
Obama to be nominated
for a second term by the
Democratic Party.
Delegates
And Alternates
In addition to voting
for a second Obama term,
those attending also met
to elect 177 delegates
and 177 alternates to the
party’s county convention
March 19 at the Union
County Courthouse.
See MEETING | 9
Derik Vanderford|Daily Times
Union County Democratic
Party Chair Ann Stevens
speaks during Saturday's
meetings.
Church raising funds for youth ministry retreat
Derik Vanderford
Staff Writer
Volunteers from Wyatt’s Chapel
Baptist Church raised $1,124 during
fundraiser held Saturday for
the church youth ministry.
The parking lot of Union County
Stadium was separated into three
areas Saturday morning, with each
area containing a different event.
One area displayed clothing,
appliances and various odds and
ends donated by church members
to be sold as part of a yard sale
fundraiser.
See CHURCH | 3
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This group of volunteers took on the role of official Wyatt’s Chapel Baptist Church car
wash team during Saturday’s fundraiser.
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“A little over four
years ago we started
a mission together to
change the direction
of law enforcement in
Union County,” Taylor
said. “On Nov. 19, 2007
I stated to Charles
Warner of the Union
Daily Times that I felt
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like people of Union
were ready for change.
I stated that they were
ready to see new ideas
and new technology
that was available to law
enforcement implemented
in Union County.”
See TAYLOR | 9
Charles Warner|Daily Times
Hope Hospital may soon be reopened as "Jacob's Well," a mission
center operated by Jubilee Fellowship Ministries
Hope Hospital
to become
‘Jacob’s Well’
Group seeks to turn former
hospital into missions center
Charles Warner
Editor
But ye shall receive
power after that the
Holy Ghost is come upon
you: and ye shall be witnesses
unto me both in
Jerusalem, and in all
Judea, and in Samaria,
and unto the uttermost
part of the earth.
— The Acts Of The
Apostles, Chapter 1,
Verse 8
LOCKHART — It’s
been closed for nearly a
decade, but Hope Hospital
could soon have a new
name and a new mission
that continues its old one
of serving the Lockhart
community while expanding
that service to surrounding
communities.
Jubilee Fellowship
Ministries plans to lease
the hospital from the
Town of Lockhart and
renovate to it serve, initially,
as a missions center
to provide lodging
for mission groups that
come in to work with
area churches. One of
the group’s founders is
Spencer Ledford who said
the members of Jubilee
Fellowship Ministries see
renovating the hospital to
serve mission groups visiting
and working in the
area as a way of ministering
in Union County.
“We have a group of
individuals looking at
becoming more involved
with the ministry as seen
in the Bible,” Lefford said.
“In Acts Chapter 1, Verse
8, the scripture tells us
missions are in four areas
of the world. You have it
in Jerusalem which for us
our Jerusalem is Union
County. Judea is South
Carolina, Samaria is the
United States, and the
ends of the earth is the
rest of the world.
“This ministry is in
Jerusalem which is Union
County and we’re looking
at trying to enhance
the lives of the people of
Union County,” he said.
“The location in Union
County will be known as
‘Jacob’s Well.’ It is first
going to be a missions
center.”
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PRAYER
Read Psalm 1:1-6
[Those who trust in
the Lord] shall be like
a tree planted by water,
sending out its roots by
the stream. It shall not
fear when heat comes,
and its leaves shall stay
green; in the year of
drought it is not anxious,
and it does not cease to
bear fruit.
— Jeremiah 17:8
(NRSV)
TODAY IN HISTORY
By The Associated Press
Today is Tuesday, Jan.
31, the 31st day of 2012.
There are 335 days left in
the year.
Today’s Highlight in
History:
On Jan. 31, 1961,
NASA launched Ham the
Chimp aboard a Mercury-
Redstone rocket from
Cape Canaveral; Ham
was recovered safely
from the Atlantic Ocean
following his 16½-minute
suborbital flight.
On this date:
In 1606, Guy Fawkes,
convicted of treason
for his part in the
“Gunpowder Plot”
against the English
Parliament and King
James I, was executed.
In 1797, composer
Franz Schubert was born
in Vienna.
In 1865, Gen. Robert
E. Lee was named general-in-chief
of all the
Confederate armies.
In 1917, during World
War I, Germany served
notice it was beginning
a policy of unrestricted
submarine warfare.
In 1929, revolutionary
Leon Trotsky and
his family were expelled
from the Soviet Union.
In 1944, during World
War II, U.S. forces began
a successful invasion of
Kwajalein Atoll and other
parts of the Japaneseheld
Marshall Islands.
In 1945, Pvt. Eddie
Slovik, 24, became the
first U.S. soldier since
PRAYER: Dear God,
help us to trust you
throughout our lives.
May we be nourished
and enriched by you,
confident of your love
and care, and a blessing
to others. Amen.
THOUGHT FOR THE
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the Civil War to be executed
for desertion as he
was shot by an American
firing squad in France.
In 1950, President
Harry S. Truman
announced he had
ordered development of
the hydrogen bomb.
In 1958, the United
States entered the Space
Age with its first successful
launch of a satellite
into orbit, Explorer
I.
In 1971, astronauts
Alan Shepard, Edgar
Mitchell and Stuart
Roosa blasted off aboard
Apollo 14 on a mission
to the moon.
In 1992, leaders of the
U.N. Security Council’s
member states held an
unprecedented summit,
after which they issued a
declaration on collective
security, arms control
and nuclear non-proliferation.
In 2000, an Alaska
Airlines jet spiraled into
the Pacific Ocean off Port
Hueneme, Calif., killing
all 88 people aboard.
Ten years ago: The
Bush administration
handed abortion opponents
a symbolic victory,
classifying a
developing fetus as an
“unborn child” as a way
of extending prenatal
care to low-income pregnant
women under the
State Children’s Health
Insurance Program.
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OBITUARIES
Berry C. Wix
World War II Veteran
GOOSE CREEK —
Berry Carol Wix, 96,
of Goose Creek, SC, a
retired ironworker for
Westvaco, died Saturday
morning in a local nursing
home.
His funeral will be 2
p.m. Tuesday afternoon,
Jan. 31, 2012, in the
Chapel of Dial-Murray
Funeral Home, Moncks
Corner. Interment
will follow in Berkeley
Memorial Gardens. The
family will receive friends
at the funeral home from
6-8 p.m. this Monday
evening. Flowers will
be accepted or memorials
may be made to
Charles Warner
Editor
A Union woman ended
up in jail after she allegedly
stabbed her husband
eight times and then
threatened to injure herself
and claim he did it.
Carol Vante Kingsmore,
66, 177 Kingsmore Road,
Union, is charged by the
Union County Sheriff’s
Office with criminal
domestic violence and
aggravated assault.
The incident report
states deputies were
dispatched the night of
Jan. 25 to Kingsmore’s
residence in reference
to a domestic dispute
involving a knife. While
en route, deputies were
advised that the caller had
been stabbed. When they
arrived, the report states
deputies found Kingsmore
and the victim in the living
room. Kingsmore was
sitting on a couch while
the victim was sitting in a
recliner. The report states
there was blood on the
victim’s hands and there
was a cut on his left calf.
Deputies asked the victim
if he was cut anywhere
else and he lifted his shirt
and showed them several
stab wounds in the area of
his right shoulder blade.
The report states these
wounds were bleeding
heavily and had soaked
the right side of the victim’s
shirt.
Deputies asked both
Kingsmore and the victim
what had happened
and the report states the
victim said his wife was
out of control. Kingsmore,
however, said she had
no idea who could have
stabbed her husband.
Deputies noted that both
Kingsmore and her husband
and had been drinking.
The report states
Kingsmore was highly
intoxicated and making
no sense as she continued
to scream at deputies.
Union County EMS was
called to treat the victim
while Kingsmore was
placed under arrest and
transported to jail.
The report states the
victim told deputies his
wife had attacked him
with a steak knife which
in the corner behind his
chair. He said Kingsmore
had told him that she was
the Moncks Corner
Pentecostal Holiness
Church, 209 Newell
St., Moncks Corner, SC
29461.
Mr. Wix was born Nov.
28, 1915, in Union, SC, a
son of Jack Cleveland Wix
and Corrie Darcus Brock
Wix. He was a Navy veteran
of World War II, and
a member of the ironworkers
union. He was
preceded in death by two
daughters, Mary Ann
McClannahan and Bette
Carolyn McLaughlin, and
a great-grandson, Austin
McLaughlin. Mr. Wix
was a devoted husband,
father, grandfather, and
great-grandfather. The
family wishes to extend
a special thanks to Mr.
going to hurt herself and
tell law enforcement that
he’d hurt her. Deputies
located the knife and
collected it as evidence.
The report states EMS
determined the victim
had a knife wound to his
left calf, right hand and
approximately six stab
wounds to his back and
shoulder area. Deputies
photographed the wounds
for evidence as well.
Criminal Domestic Violence
A Buffalo man was
arrested after he allegedly
attacked a woman over a
car key and then trapped
her in a bedroom.
Criminal Domestic Violence
William M. Cameron
III, 55, 139 Harley Drive,
Buffalo, is charged by the
sheriff’s office with criminal
domestic violence.
The incident report
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at the Life Care Center
of Charleston and to Dr.
Donald Hanna.
Mr. Wix was one of 15
children born to Jack and
Corrie Wix. He was preceded
in death by eight
of his brothers and three
of his sisters, Johnny
T. Wix, Willie N. Wix,
Lewis M. Wix, Herman
C. Wix, Veston R. Wix,
Lee R. Wix, Jack D. Wix,
Henry E. Wix, Mary Belle
Moates, Lelia T. Wilson,
and Laura E. Foster.
Surviving are his wife
of 72 years, Eva Liza
Clark Wix; three sisters,
Dorothy C. Eaves
of Union, Sara W.
Dempsey of Blackville,
and Lydia G. Campbell of
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the night of Jan.
25 to Cameron’s residence
in reference to a domestic
disputed involving an
assault. While en route,
the deputy was advised the
complainant had locked
herself in a bedroom and
that Cameron was trying
to break through the door.
When the deputy arrived,
he found Cameron standing
in the garage smoking
a cigar. The deputy
asked Cameron what
had happened at his residence.
The report states
Cameron that nothing
had happened, that his
wife may have called but
he was unsure, and then
asked the deputy why he
came up the driveway so
fast.
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entered the house with
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with the complainant
who the report states was
trapped inside the spare
bedroom. When another
deputy arrived to watch
and detain Cameron,
the responding deputy
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woman from the room
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the complainant told
the deputy she was in
the shower and heard
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“At this location we’re
going to develop the
rooms that were at one
point hospital rooms into
living quarters. The rooms
will be occupied by people
who are coming into this
area to do missions. A
mission team may come to
the area to help a church
but the church may not be
able to house all the people
coming. This is where
the missions center will be
able to help.”
In addition to rooms,
Ledford said the building
will be outfitted with
a kitchen, a dining hall,
shower facilities, and storage
areas.
“Everything a mission
team will need,” Ledford
said. “It is our hope that
teams that are coming to
this area will use Jacob’s
Well as a haven of rest.”
Ledford pointed out
that the building, which is
located on Hope Drive in
Lockhart, is within 30-45
minutes of Union, Chester,
Rock Hill, Spartanburg,
and York.
“These are the areas
we’re hoping to influence,”
Ledford said. “The
mission center is just the
first step of what we pray
will be many ministries.
With God’s direction and
His strength we can do all
things through Christ.”
In addition to a missions
center, Ledford and
fellow Jubilee Fellowship
member Mitchell Sinclair
said their group hopes to
eventually add a food pan-
try, a soup kitchen, and
clothes ministry.
“Most importantly, we
want to serve God, we
want to be servants of
God,” Sinclair said. “All
those other things are
what we do to serve God.”
According to Leford,
Jubilee Fellowship
Ministries was formed
shortly before the end
of 2011 with the goal, as
stated in its mission statement,
of being “a serviceoriented
ministry that has
a three-pronged approach
to its ministry application.”
Each prong begins
with the letter “S” including:
• Share: We will be
sharing our lives together
as we seek to follow Jesus.
We will also be sharing
Jesus’ message with everyone
we have the opportu-
nity to do so.
• Shape: We will be
improving our shape as we
study God’s word together
in a small group Bible
study.
• Send: We will be
sending ourselves into the
mission field as described
in Acts 1:8. Our mission
field includes local, state,
national and international
locations.
Jubilee Fellowship
Ministries will hold a
prayer service at Hope
Hospital at 6 p.m.
Wednesday. Ledford invited
the people of Lockhart
and anyone else interested
in helping the group seek
God’s guidance to attend
the service.
“We’re just going to pray
over it and seek God’s
direction,” Ledford said.
Hope Hospital closed
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Sis gives Hoyt an extreme makeover
Sis and Hoyt were vacationing
at Hilton Head
Island. One morning as
they were strolling along
the beach, Sis kicked up
an old bottle. She took
the cork
Pea Ridge
News
By Hoyt
Haney
out and out
popped this
Genie. The
Genie said,
“Whew, I’ve
been in that
bottle over
200 years and I thank
you and I will grant you
any two wishes that
you want.” Sis said, “I
want you to make me
the best looking woman
in the world.” Poof, she
turned into Vanna White.
She then told the Genie,
“Now I want you to make
Hoyt the sweetest thing
in the world.” Poof, he
turned Hoyt into a box of
Russell Stover chocolate
candy!!
Fact
Did you know that
on Tuesday, Jan. 31,
1865, the Thirteenth
Amendment was passed?
Now, you know.
Sympathy
Our sympathy to
the family of Mr. Gene
Tollison. Gene was a fine
Church
From page 1
Another area contained
deep fryers, crock
pots, dishes and coolers
as volunteers prepared
fried fish, hot dogs, sides
and homemade baked
goods to sell. The third
area consistently had
cars in line as volunteers
stood by with power
sprayers, brushes, soap
and water for washing
cars. The volunteers in
each of the three areas
had one common cause
— the youth of Wyatt’s
Chapel.
Saturday’s fundraiser
was held to defray costs
of a Christian youth
retreat for nearly 50 children
who are involved
with the church. Youth
from the church will
go to Orlando, FL for
the retreat, which was
described by volunteer
Cory Rice as a reward.
“Our youth bring in
report cards, and most
of them have been getting
on the honor roll,”
Rice said. “We wanted
to take them to Florida
during spring break to
show our appreciation
for their hard work.”
The youth of the
Hospital
From page 1
Christian man who loved
helping his fellow man.
He will be missed.
Chicken Stew Sale
Mt. Joy Masonic Lodge
will be selling chicken
stew on Saturday,
Feb. 4 at 11 a.m. at the
Lodge Hall on Pea Ridge
Highway. Proceeds go to
the building fund.
On Our Prayer List
Donald Farr, Lewis
Clark, Mickey Crayne,
Johnny Black, Tony
Gault, Andrew Glenn,
Willie Scales, Anna
Harris, Joyce Bishop,
Sis Haney, Willie Alman,
Gene Gregory, Grady
Harris, Acie Blanton, Bo
Inman, and Mary Groves.
Birthdays
We wish a happy birthday
to Lena Scales, Jan.
22, Robin Shields, Jan.
23, and Allen Whitner on
Jan. 26. Many more to
you guys.
Guitarism
Guitar Thompson
called to ask this: “If I
laid an egg in my right
hand and if I laid an egg
in my left hand, how
many eggs would I have?”
None, because I can’t lay
eggs.”
Hey, I just write what
he calls in, don’t blame
us.
Insight
J.D. Bright offers this
one: No matter how
hard you try to improve
Mother Nature, you are
not kidding Father Time.
What Mother Nature
giveth, FatherTime
taketh away.
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Fried fish, hot dogs and a variety of sides and homemade baked
goods were available for purchase Saturday.
church meet weekly
for Awana meetings in
which they enjoy fun
and fellowship while
learning lessons —
based on the Bible —
for everyday life.
Awana is a worldwide
organization which
includes fully integrated
evangelism and discipleship
programs for ages
2-18, actively involving
parents, church leaders
and mentors.
The founders of
Awana derived the
Awana name from
R.E. Gallman
Chief R.E. Gallman sees that the trucks are kept clean at Kelly-Kelton Fire Department.
the first letters of
“Approved workmen are
not ashamed” as taken
from 2 Timothy 2:15 of
the Bible.
Today, more than
12,000 U.S. churches
run Awana with programs
in all 50 states.
Awana can also be found
in over 10,000 churches
in 110 countries.
Wyatt’s Chapel
Baptist Church volunteers
say they plan to
hold another fundraiser
in the future at a date
yet to be determined.
Sympathy
Our sympathy to the
family of Mrs. Ruth
Knox. Ruth was a long
time neighbor of ours
and a good one at that.
She suffered a long time,
but she is where there
is no pain and suffering.
We will keep this family
in prayer.
shortly after the beginning
of the century after
decades of serving as the
community hospital and
doctor’s offices. It was
owned by Milliken &
Company and was originally
established to serve
the medical needs of the
employees of Lockhart
Mill and their families
which made up practically
the entire population
of Lockhart. After it
was closed, the hospital
was given to the Town
of Lockhart by Milliken
& Co. and since then the
town has sought a new
tenant and/or buyer for
the facility without success.
Sinclair presented the
Jubilee Fellowship’s proposal
to Lochhart Town
Council in December and
the council approved leas-
Hoyt Haney photo
More Insight
Mr. Ralph Harris called
to offer this: “It is one
thing to feel that you are
on the right path, but it
is another to think that
yours is the only path.”
Good Food
Have you tried the
lemon pie at Kirby’s Cake
Shop on South Duncan
ing the building to the
ministry. Mayor Ailene
Ashe said Monday the
town is the process of
developing a lease agreement
and she is looking
forward to Hope Hospital
once again serving the
community.
“We think this will be
an opportunity for something
to help Lockhart
start growing more,” Ashe
said. “We hate to see a
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Sad News
We are saddened to
learn of the death of Mrs.
Jamie Rector Gilliland,
the daughter of the late
Alla Mae Rector. Jamie
was a neighbor of ours
for many years. She will
be missed.
Overheard At
Hardee’s
“An adult is a person
who has stopped growing
at both ends, but not in
the middle.”
Meeting
Prudence Lodge #139
will meet on Thursday,
Feb. 2 at 7 p.m.
Good Ministry
We at Fosters Chapel
UMC enjoyed the message
brought by Rev.
Alma Brown. Rev. Brown
shared her ministry and
her work with Hospice.
Rev. Christopher Greene
is Pastor. This was on
Sunday, Jan. 29.
Wisdom
Ask not what your
country can do for you,
ask what you can do for
your country.
— John F. Kennedy
Till next time
— Hoyt
USC Union gets five exercise
bikes from main campus
Derik Vanderford
Staff Writer
The University of South Carolina’s
main campus in Columbia showed support
of USC Union’s fitness center with a
donation of five stationary exercise bikes.
Before Christmas break, the USC
Union Student Government Association
purchased enough workout equipment
to turn a portion of the Truluck Activity
Center into a full-body workout station.
Equipment included low-, mid- and highpully
stations to allow for lat pull downs,
tricep push downs, lat rows, upright
rows and arm curls; a pec contractor; a
leg developer station for leg extensions
and leg curls; a leg press station for leg
presses and calf raises; and a press bar
station for flat, incline and decline chest
presses as well as shoulder presses.
In addition to the weight machines, the
SGA also purchased two treadmills for
cardiovascular exercise.
USC Union Health & Safety/Security
Officer Tony Gregory personally donated
a free weight bench along with a straight
bar, curl bar, plates and dumbbells.
SGA President Brittany Moss said the
Truluck Activity Center had been open
during previous semesters for basketball,
ping pong and Nintendo Wii, but
those who participated were few. She
said the SGA began distributing surveys
over a year ago to find out what would
make university students spend more
time there, and workout equipment was
the clear answer. Moss said many of
the male students wanted weights and
female students were mostly interested
in treadmills.
Since the beginning of the current
semester, Moss said there has been a significant
increase in student participation.
“Students like having a place to work
out without having to pay for a monthly
gym membership,” she said.
In a show of support and assistance,
the USC main campus in Columbia donated
five stationary exercise bikes to USC
Union on Thursday. The new bikes will
give students a choice in cardio workout
equipment, as well as allow for more
students to utilize the equipment at the
same time.
The Truluck Activity Center is open
for students during the following hours:
Mondays 10 a.m.-1 p.m.; Tuesdays 11
a.m.-5 p.m.; Wednesdays 10 a.m.-5 p.m.;
Thursdays 11 a.m.-5 p.m.; and Fridays 10
a.m.-noon. Students who are enrolled at
any USC campus may utilize the Truluck
Activity Center and all equipment as long
as they can present their Carolina Cards.
Also in the Truluck Activity Center,
USC Union’s Continuing Education program
offers Zumba fitness classes —
which are open to the public — on
Tuesdays and Thursdays from 5:30-6:30
p.m. Classes are taught by Melissa Ellis,
and those who are interested are invited
to come take their first class for free.
After the first class there’s a monthly fee
for Zumba.
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A recent visit to a local restaurant
found me waiting behind
three wide bodies blocking the
tea dispensers.
Despite tilting the
sweet tea canister
at 45 degrees they
found none to be
had, so they waited
for it to be filled.
It didn’t enter their
minds to try unsweet tea just as
it wouldn’t have entered mine
several years ago.
All my life I derided unsweet
tea as “Yankee tea” and considered
most anyone who drank
it from the wrong side of the
Mason-Dixon Line. I felt strongly
there was something wrong with
people who didn’t drink sweet
tea. When the South Carolina
band Cravin’ Melon proclaimed
in song that “on the eighth day
God created sweet tea” I was in
complete agreement. Then one
day I observed the amount of
sugar that goes into making a gallon
of it. Soon thereafter my wife
had an easier time converting me
to unsweet.
That’s my story, but from looking
at the waistlines at Walmart
these days there appear to be few
other converts. Southerners are
getting fatter every year. In fact,
eight of the 10 states with the
greatest levels of obesity are in
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the South. Surely sweet tea is a
factor in our expansion.
Southerners are in the forefront
of the Type 2 diabetes epidemic.
A disease largely influenced by
one’s decisions, diabetes is killing
thousands prematurely and
leading to blindness and amputations
in many others. It is also
driving us into debt and sponging
already declining dollars away
from higher education, public
safety, and other necessary government
responsibilities. Taken
together, obesity’s cost in SC
lives and dollars likely exceeds
the damage General Sherman
inflicted here 145 years ago.
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USC system makes vital contribution
to state economy, local community
The University of
South Carolina has been
educating the leaders of
the Palmetto State for
more than two centuries.
However, the benefits
USC brings to our com-
Col.
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POLICIES
munity can
be felt well
beyond the
classroom.
Our eight
campuses
and 155,000
alumni living
in South
Carolina have an annual
positive economic impact
of $4.1 billion on the
state’s economy.
These figures, from a
study recently released
by the Darla Moore
School of Business
Division of Research,
confirm USC’s role as
an engine of economic
growth. The Economic
Impact of the University
of South Carolina, prepared
by economist Dr.
Joseph C. Von Nessen,
demonstrates that USC
creates thousands of jobs
and supplies the state
with a well-educated
workforce, providing a
better standard of living
for all residents.
Nearly 53,000 jobs —
about 1 in every 37 — in
the state are connected
directly or indirectly to
the University’s eight
campuses.
South Carolina residents
with bachelor’s
degrees earn about
$15,000 a year more than
people without degrees,
resulting in a $1.29 billion
economic impact
from USC alumni through
their higher wages and
the money they spend on
goods and services.
Moreover, as the number
of college graduates
in an area increases, the
wages of all workers rise,
creating an “economic
spillover” of $1.62 billion.
When USC contracts
with vendors, when
alumni, faculty, and staff
spend money, those dollars
float through the
local economy, creating
a ripple effect that leads
to a stream of increased
wages and hiring.
USC Union supports
jobs, increases household
income and boosts the
state’s overall economy.
The total economic
impact of the USC Union
campus and its alumni is
more than $19 million.
Included in that figure is
a more than $5 million
contribution to South
Carolinians’ household
income. Furthermore,
USC Union and its alumni
support 167 jobs in the
public and private sectors
directly and indirectly
through purchasing in
the community.
As a whole, the
University of South
Carolina system does
all of this while providing
the taxpayer with a
generous return on their
investment — returning
about $75 million more
to the state’s tax coffers
than we receive in appropriations.
In the current economic
environment, our
school’s relationship with
our community is more
important than ever.
And, as South Carolina
emerges from the worst
financial crisis since the
Great Depression, there
is much cause for optimism.
USC President Harris
Pastides recently
announced a proposal
that calls for the four
regional campuses at
Lancaster, Salkehatchie,
Sumter and Union to
become a Palmetto
College — a virtual college
that combines the
offerings at these campuses
with upper-level,
online courses so students
can get a bachelor’s
degree without leaving
their communities.
This initiative, coupled
with Pastides’ pledge to
improve student retention
and graduation rates,
not only will expand the
numbers of educated citizens
across the state, but
also enhance their impact
in communities throughout
South Carolina—in
education, research, the
arts, health care and business.
In the years ahead,
USC will work to ensure
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that it continues to have
a positive impact on the
lives of our citizens and
the welfare of our communities.
As a living
laboratory for innovation,
the University of South
Carolina is vital not only
to the progress of education,
but also to our economic
security.
The University of South
Carolina and its alumni
have continued to drive
South Carolina’s economy
amidst the financial
turmoil of recent years.
Our $4.1 billion annual
economic impact is farreaching,
touching all
regions and every county
in the state. And, together
with intangible benefits
such as improved
community health, leadership
and lower crime
rates, all of which are
associated with an educated
populace, it will
assure brighter futures
for all who call South
Carolina home. That is
good news, indeed.
Col. William J. Whitener is dean emeritus
of USC Union.
physical fitness in our state, it’s
discernable that most people
don’t care about their health
from the standpoint of its cost
to society. Some would argue
that education regarding proper
eating habits is a factor. Really,
though, most everyone knows
which foods contribute to obesity,
and that a sedenary lifestyle
makes one fat.
What they may not know is that
Type 2 diabetes has an almost 90
percent less likely occurrence in
people of normal weight who
exercise, have a healthy diet, and
don’t smoke.
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Motherin-law
is
a witch
Dear Annie: My mother-in-law,
“Mary,” is a
demanding, conceited,
freeloadi
n g ,
depressed
60-year-old
witch. She
has made
our lives
miserable
Annie’s
Mailbox
for the five
years I’ve
been married.
Mary used to work as
a nurse, owned her own
home and paid her own
bills. Shortly after we
married, she quit her
job, saying she was too
depressed, and let her
house go. She became
an appendage to our sofa
for two years. It affected
our marriage so much
that my husband finally
asked her to leave.
Not only did she call
me every name in the
book, but she proceeded
to post fliers around
town calling me a family
wrecker. She then moved
in with my parents for
another two years. She
still tells everyone that
we threw her to the
wolves and left her for
dead.
This woman is convinced
that her depression
started the year my
husband was born. Her
parents were extremely
wealthy, and even
though she left home at
age 16, she still thinks
the red carpet should
be rolled out every time
she shows up. She makes
plans with friends and
expects to borrow our
car and our cash.
Mom has doctors and
therapists provided to
her by the state, but
she is getting worse and
refuses to apply for disability.
Now she is staying
at our local rescue
mission so she won’t
“burden anyone,” but
as awful as it sounds,
knowing that she is still
living is a burden.
We want to start our
own family, but the
stress is overwhelming.
How do we deal with
her? — Ready To Throw
in the Towel
Dear Ready: We were
sympathetic until you
said that “knowing she
is still living is a burden.”
We realize she is
difficult, but Mary also
sounds mentally ill.
Healthy, well-adjusted
people do not behave
like this. Please contact
the National Alliance on
Mental Illness (nami.
org) at 1-800-950-NAMI
(1-800-950-6264) and
ask for help.
Dear Annie: I was
divorced 18 years ago.
I do not have a good
relationship with my exwife,
who left me for
another man. Over the
years, she has encouraged
our children to dislike
my current wife, to
whom I have been married
for 17 years and
who helped raise my
kids.
Here’s the problem.
For Christmas, my son
gave us an album with
photos of our new grandson.
The album also contains
many pictures of
my ex-wife, but only one
of my wife and me, and
it’s the size of a postage
stamp. Could they not
have created an album
without all the photos
of their mother? (I think
it’s even possible that my
ex-wife put the album
together.)
See ANNIE | 7
Many bank customers have
been feeling nickeled-and-dimed
by their banks for some
time. And as banks scramble
to make up for lost
revenue, some are demanding
even steeper fees. The
country’s largest banks
are charging consumers
as much as $50 a month
if they do not maintain
minimum balances or meet
other requirements for certain
high-end checking and
savings accounts. What
lunacy! Why should we pay a
cent to have access to our own
money?
While free bank accounts are
disappearing, there are still a
few out there. You just have to
know where to look. Hint: credit
unions. While not all credit
unions offer free accounts, many
still do. In doing research for
this column, I have discovered
one that’s even better than free!
Firstmark Credit Union (www.
firstmarkcu.org) has one of the
You’ve seen them used
for dipping water, you’ve
seen them used as bird
houses; but you’ve never
seen gourds like these.
The Union County Arts
Council is featuring a display
of gourds by Pelzer,
S.C. artist Angie Craft.
The gourds are the product
of Craft’s fertile imagination
and are decorated
with everything from
twine to paint to antlers.
She began working with
gourds in 2004
“ We went to a gourding
festival at Table
Rock State Park on Lake
Keowee on an anniversary
trip the first year we were
married and I went in and
looked around and said
‘hmmm … I think I can do
this’. I had already tried
everything, except painting,”
she said. “I’d tried
cross stitch, embroidery,
all that stuff. So I thought
to myself that I’d try it.”
Craft is a member of
the South Carolina Gourd
Society, the Georgia
Gourd Society, the Florida
Gourd Society and the
American Gourd Society
best free checking accounts I
have ever seen. Firstmark is
located in Texas, but anyone
can join regardless of
where they live or work.
What makes a Firstmark
Credit Union checking
account even better than
free? Customers who use
their debit card (unlike
your humble columnist)
earn 10 cents for every
signature-based debitcard
transaction. You can
also earn $25 bonuses by
receiving statements online,
using their debit card, paying
one bill with online bill pay and
signing up for direct deposit.
Do all four (use promo code
GET100) and you can have
$100 added to your balance. But
there’s more: Firstmark’s free
checking account pays 0.10 percent
APY on your balance — not
much, but better than nothing.
Firstmark offers 11 local
branches in the San Antonio
area, but anyone can join online.
and is continually on the
lookout for new ideas to
incorporate in her work
with gourds.
“ Gourds kind of talk to
you,” she said when asked
how she decides what to
do with a gourd.
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Chicken and
Artichoke
Casserole
4 boneless, skinless chicken breast
halves
1 8-oz can sliced water chestnuts,
drained
1 2-oz can pimento, diced
1 13-3/4 oz can artichoke hearts,
drained, quartered
1/3 cup minced onion
1 cup mayonnaise
1/4 teaspoon pepper
1/2 cup grated Parmesan cheese
1/3 cup dry seasoned bread
crumbs
Place chicken in medium saucepan
and cover with cold water. Place over
high heat and bring to a boil. Reduce
heat to low, cover and simmer about 7
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and let chicken cool in water for 10
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chestnuts, pimento, artichoke hearts,
onion, mayonnaise and pepper; stir
gently to mix well. In small bowl, stir
together Parmesan cheese and bread
crumbs. Stir half of crumb mixture
into artichoke mixture. Chop chicken
and stir into artichoke mixture; spoon
into 1 1/2 quart casserole and sprinkle
with remaining bread crumbs. Place in
400°F. oven and bake about 35 minutes,
until brown and heated through.
Serves 4
Carrot Salad
2 11-oz cans mandarin oranges,
drained
2 medium carrots, grated
1 medium apple, finely chopped
¼ cup thinly sliced celery
¼ cup golden raisins
2 TBS lemon yogurt
Combine first five ingredients in a
large bowl. Add yogurt and stir to coat.
Cover and refrigerate until chilled.
Serves 4
It is your chance to
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Lemon Graham
Squares
1 14-oz can sweetened condensed
milk
½ cup lemon juice
1 ½ cups graham cracker crumbs
¾ cup all-purpose flour
1/3 cup packed brown sugar
½ tsp baking powder
Pinch salt
½ cup butter, melted
In a small bowl combine milk and
lemon juice and set aside. In a large
bowl, combine next five ingredients.
Stir in butter until crumbly. Press
half the crumb mixture into an 9-inch
square greased baking pan. Pour lemon
juice mixture over crust; sprinkle with
remaining crumbs. Bake at 375 degrees
20-25 minutes or until lightly browned.
Cool on wire rack. Makes 3 dozen
Angie Craft takes gourding to another level
See ANNIE | 7
Angie Craft has her gourds
on display and on sale at the
Union County Arts Council’s
Gallery through March.
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CONCEPTIS SUDOKU
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HAPPY BIRTHDAY for Tuesday,
Jan. 31, 2012:
This year you opt for more private,
home time. A partner plays a
more important role than in the past.
Together you work as a team to make
your domestic and personal life everything
it can be. If you are single, you
are in the mood for a live-in relationship.
Though someone could be taken
by you, don’t move too quickly into
this type of arrangement. In a partnership,
you could make some very
good investments involving property.
Independently, you might even take a
class in investments or possibly learn
how to remodel homes. TAURUS
encourages spending!
The Stars Show the Kind of Day
You’ll Have: 5-Dynamic; 4-Positive;
3-Average; 2-So-so; 1-Difficult
ARIES (March 21-April 19)
HHHH Curb a tendency to do others’
work, especially if it means convincing
them to handle something your
way. Your efforts to restrain yourself
will pay off. Accept an offer in a tentative
tone, as you might want to do
something a little differently. Tonight:
Treat time.
TAURUS (April 20-May 20)
HHHHH You could be on top of a
project, yet someone’s insightful and
different opinion could give you reason
to pause. No matter how you look at
a situation, it is changeable. Detach
and know that you might not have
reached the complete conclusion just
yet. Tonight: All smiles.
GEMINI (May 21-June 20)
HHH Sometimes less is more. You
decide to pull back to help others air
out their ideas. You might even have to
revise an opinion or two as well. A discussion
about security or property could
get heated, or perhaps a relative could
get a bit hot under the collar. Tonight:
Get some R and R.
CANCER (June 21-July 22)
HHHHH Know that once you focus,
you nearly can pull white rabbits out of
black hats. You are unusually direct
and know what you want. Your ability
to socialize and empathize quickly
becomes a strong suit in a meeting.
Tonight: Say what you feel.
LEO (July 23-Aug. 22)
HHHH Others might be too aware
of your actions for your taste. You
would like to be able to do a little more
without wondering who is watching.
You are aware of your image, and others
know it. Give yourself some mental
space, and you could feel much better.
Tonight: Could go until the wee hours.
Today’s Answers
THE LOCKHORNS William Hoest
Jacquelene Bigar’s Horoscope
VIRGO (Aug. 23-Sept. 22)
HHHH Break past what others say
and do. Clear out a certain amount of
frustration. Touch base with someone
you feel has a very different perspective
from your own. Consider a trip in the
near future or taking a workshop involving
a hobby. You need to refresh your
mind. Tonight: Follow the music.
LIBRA (Sept. 23-Oct. 22)
HHHH You might want to share
more with a key partner. You have
many differences as well as similarities.
Though this person could be taciturn,
he or she also can be very diplomatic.
Don’t worry so much about your feelings
getting hurt. Tonight: Get some
exercise.
SCORPIO (Oct. 23-Nov. 21)
HHHH You have a hard time giving
up control. But you are discovering
you only have control over yourself.
Consider that you may have created a
veil of illusion upon yourself. Listen to
a male friend who can be pushy. He
might not be right, but his perspective
triggers an insight. Tonight: Let another
person choose.
SAGITTARIUS (Nov. 22-Dec. 21)
HHH Maintain a steady attitude
when dealing with your finances. You
might not like everything you hear,
but you can deal with it. You could
be pushed to the max to perform. A
boss is demanding. Tonight: Choose a
stress-buster.
CAPRICORN (Dec. 22-Jan. 19)
HHHHH Your innate ingenuity
could carry you, as well as others,
through a major conflict. You might not
know what to think at this point, but you
have a strong idea of what you want.
Follow that course. Worry less about
everyone else. Tonight: Detach if you
are irritated.
AQUARIUS (Jan. 20-Feb. 18)
HHHH You could be taken aback
by how demanding someone could
become. You understand a lot more
than you originally thought possible.
Your reaction to run from this person
comes from a grounded spot. Still,
handle the issue. Tonight: Where the
action is.
PISCES (Feb. 19-March 20)
HHHHH You choose the right
words and naturally follow the correct
course of action. Touch base with a
relative, catch up on a neighbor’s news
and return emails. Some interesting
options tumble into your lap. Tonight:
Hang out.
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TODAY
DIXIE YOUTH will meet at
7 p.m. at the Union County
Recreation Department to
elect officers. The public is
invited to attend.
FEBRUARY 2
PRUDENCE LODGE #139
will hold their regular meeting
with a meal at 7 and meeting
at 7:30. Michael Tyler, WM;
Wayne Henderson, Sec.
THE FEBRUARY
COMMUNITY PRAYER
MEETING will be held at
noon at the USC-Union
gazebo. Everyone is invited
to come for a brief time of
prayer for our community,
our state, and our nation. If
you cannot be there, try to
take time for special prayer
at noon or sometime during
the day.
THE UNION COUNTY
ARTS COUNCIL’S reception
for the “4 photographers”
show tonight from 6-8 p.m. at
the UCAC gallery at 116 East
Main Street in Union. The
public is invited to attend.
Call UCAC at 864-429-2817
or email ucac@bellsouth.net
for more information.
FEBRUARY 4
UNION LIONS CLUB
will sell mops and brooms
at Food Lion and Jimmy’s
Fresh Air Galaxy 9 a.m.-5
p.m.
THE UNION COUNTY
Crime
From page 2
The woman said she felt
he’d gotten the spare key
she keeps in her car so
she got out of the shower
and went to check. She
discovered the key was
missing and began searching
the house looking for
it. The woman said she
found the key in a drawer
and when she picked it up
Cameron became enraged
and tried to take it from
her. In the process, she
said he pushed her down
and scratched her hand.
She said she was able to
get away from him and
locked herself in the spare
bedroom. Cameron then
began beating on the
door and trying to force
Gourd
From page 5
“I see different things
in them when I look at
them. I like to work a
lot with antlers, pine
needles, sea grass … I
try to use a lot of natural
objects.”
Craft also teaches others
to work with gourds
in workshops for adults
and children.
“For some reason, kids
love gourds,” she said.
Annie
From page 5
Should I ignore this?
Should I ask that they
consider our feelings
in the future? We don’t
want to display an album
with pictures of my ex.
— Insulted Parents
Dear Insulted: This
was insensitive of your
son, but probably not ill
intended, so try to forgive
him. You can choose
whether or not to display
any gift, but please don’t
complain about it. If
there is a way to remove
the photos of your exwife
or to have the pic-
RECREATION
DEPARTMENT will host the
14th annual Father/Daughter
Valentine Dance from 6-8
p.m. at the Union County
Recreation Department
Gymnasium. Tickets can be
purchased at the recreation
department from Jan. 16-27.
For more information call
the recreation department at
429-1670.
THE UNION COUNTY
ARTS COUNCIL is sponsoring
an Oil Painting Workshop
with instructor Diarmuid Kelly
from 10 a.m.-3 p.m. today.
The workshop will feature
Kelly, an award-winning oil
artist, guiding students by
using examples of his work.
Lunch will be included in the
price of the workshop. For
a list of workshop materials,
questions or to sign up for
the workshop; call UCAC
at 864-429-2817 or email
ucac@bellsouth.net.
FEBRUARY 10
URBAN ACHIEVEMENTS
FOR YOUTH EDUCATION
will have a “be my Valentine”
fund raiser raffle with three
prizes: first prize, $100;
second, dinner for two, and
third, a dozen roses. Tickets
may be purchased from any
Youth of Urban Achievement
or Robert Dollar Hill, 466-
5988; Catrina Brown, 251-
8345 or Melissa Brown, 441-
1145. Drawing Feb. 10.
HIRAM CHAPTER #2 will
sponsor a red and white ban-
it open.
The deputy had no
more success trying to
get the door open from
the inside than he had
getting it open from the
outside. He and the complainant
were forced to
exit the room through the
window.
The report states there
were small scratches on
the complainant’s hands
which deputies photographed
as evidence.
Next, deputies finally
managed to get the door
open and took the bolt
as evidence. Cameron
was then placed under
arrest and transported to
jail while the complain-
“They all come up at my
display at the Saturday
downtown market in
Greenville and they just
want to pick them up
and touch them. I keep
the raw ones there, too,
so they can see what it
looked like before. It’s like
it’s something different to
them; not like an Etch-A-
Sketch, Light Bright or
something like that.”
tures re-set to exclude
her, do so. Then ask your
son for a picture of his
family so you can display
it in a prominent place
in your home. If he mentions
that you already
have one in the album,
you can tell him why you
would prefer another.
Dear Annie: My sons
(now well into middle
age) would never commit
any of the cooking sins
“California” describes,
because I taught them
better. They were using
a microwave oven cor-
quet at 7 p.m. at the Pacolet
River Association Building.
Guest speaker will be Rev.
James Mason, pastor of New
Emanuel Chapel Baptist
Church. For information call
674-6304 or 674-5471.
FEBRUARY 13
MASTER GARDENERS
will meet at 6 p.m. in the
Clemson Extension Meeting
Room. The speaker will be
Billy Ballard from Carolina
Beautiful in Clinton. He will
speak on landscape and
design. Please bring a covered
dish.
FEBRUARY 14
WALLACE THOMSON
HOSPITAL will host its annual
Heart Day event 7-10 a.m.
in the main lobby of the hospital.
For more information
contact Quanisha Savage at
429-2678.
AMERICAN LEGION
POST 87 will meet at 7 p.m.
at The Flats in Buffalo.
FEBRUARY 18
10TH ANNUAL WILD
GAME SUPPER will be
held at Mt.Lebanon Baptist
Church at 6:30 p.m. For
tickets email mtlebanonbc@
gmail.com; call 427-2964;
427-4419;585-5370;; 427-
9974; 582-7164 or 576-0368.
FEBRUARY 19
SIMS HIGH SCHOOL
CLASS of 1968 will have
ant was issued a victim’s
form.
More Criminal
Domestic Violence
Richard Edwin Helms
Jr., 19, 1208 Linersville
Road, #12, Buffalo,
is charged by the sheriff’s
office with criminal
domestic violence.
The incident report
states a deputy was dispatched
the night of Jan.
25 to Helms’ residence
in reference to a disturbance.
The victim told the
deputy that Helms had
stolen a quantity of medication
from her which led
to a physical altercation
in which he dragged her
through the house, pushed
Her workshops are held
in Florida, North Carolina
and Georgia and a couple
of stores in Greenville
show her gourds.
“I think it’s neat that
you can take an object that
the Indians used to dip
water and use for bowls
and plates and make art
out of it. They’re a lot of
fun to work with.”
Craft will be on hand
rectly by the time they
were 10 years old, and
a conventional oven and
cooktop as soon as they
were tall enough to safely
reach the back burner.
If “California” has children,
I hope she is teaching
them proper kitchen
procedures while they
still live with her. And
she should insist that her
husband sit in on the lessons.
— St. Maarten
Annie’s Mailbox
is written by Kathy
Mitchell and Marcy
The Union Daily Times/Union, S.C., Tuesday, January 31, 2012 7
her down and slapped her.
The woman said she and
two witnesses managed
to force Helms out of the
house. She said he then
began yelling and beating
on the doors and windows
and continued to do so
until about the time the
deputy arrived. He then
ran into the woods.
The deputy photographed
red marks on
the victim’s chest and a
scratch on her right knee.
He also spoke with the
two witnesses who said
they saw the altercation
and corroborated the victim’s
statements.
The report states the
deputy was unable to
at the “4 photographers”
reception February 4th
at UCAC to demonstrate
how she works with
gourds. The reception
runs from 6-8 p.m. and
the public is invited to
attend.
The Union County
Arts Council’s Gallery is
located at 116 East Main
Street in Union. For more
information about this
Sugar, longtime editors
of the Ann Landers column.
Please email your
questions to anniesmailbox@comcast.net,
or write to: Annie’s
Mailbox, c/o Creators
Syndicate, 737 3rd
Street, Hermosa Beach,
CA 90254. To find out
more about Annie’s
Mailbox and read features
by other Creators
Syndicate writers and
cartoonists, visit the
Creators Syndicate Web
page at www.creators.
com.
The Community Calendar is printed daily. Prices
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its quarterly meeting at 5
p.m. at the Union Municipal
Building. Business of importance.
MARCH 9
BUS TRIP TO
WASHINGTON, DC to see
Trevor Booker and the
Washington Wizard, March
9-11. Tour the nation’s
capitol and a visit to the
Martin Luther King National
Memorial. For information
call 803-940-2506.
ONGOING
A VETERANS ADVOCATE
will be in Union every third
Friday from 11 a.m.-2 p.m. at
the One Stop, 440 Duncan
Hwy., to discuss eligibility for
health care, pension, disability
and more.
THE SPARTANBURG
REGIONAL HISTORY
MUSEUM at the Chapman
Cultural Center is pleased to
announce free admission for
the first weekend (Thursday,
Friday, and Saturday) of
each month through August.
The museum features local
history and is normally open
Tuesday through Saturday,
10 a.m.-5 p.m. For more
information, please call 864-
596-3501.
THE NEW EMANUEL
BAPTIST CHURCH has
opened a free clothes closet
in the back of the Municipal
Building in Jonesville. Hours
of operation will be Tuesday
and Friday 9:30 am – noon.
locate Helms at that time
and left the scene but was
dispatched there again
a short time later after
being advised Helms had
returned and was again
beating on the doors and
windows. While en route,
the deputy was advised
EMS had been dispatched
because the victim said
Helms was claiming he
was bleeding and the
bleeding wouldn’t stop.
When the deputy arrived,
he found Helms standing
near the back of the residence
and observed that
he had what appeared to
be injuries to his left wrist
which were obscured by
dried blood.
and other programs at
UCAC call 864-429-2917
or email us at ucac@bellsouth.net.
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UNION COUNTY ARTS
COUNCIL sponsors “Painting
with Coffee” Tuesday mornings
form 10 a.m.-12:30
p.m. Local artist Betsy
Skipper leads the group in
an informal workshop. Artists
working in all mediums are
welcome. Call 429-2817 for
information.
JAM WITH LUNCH continues
Thursdays 11 a.m.-
1 p.m. at the Union Arts
Council,116 E. Main Street.
Musicians are invited to drop
by and play a few tunes with
other musicians. This event
is also open to anyone who
would like to sit and listen.
Any instrument, any type of
music welcome. Call 429-
2817 or email ucac@bellouth.net
for information.
THE UNION COUNTY
RECREATION
DEPARTMENT is now
accepting more students
for our Yearly Tumbling/
Gymnastics Program which
is held every Friday afternoon
at the recreation
department. We are offering
Pre-School Classes, Level
1 & Level 2 Classes …
Cheerleaders are welcome.
Spots are available on a first
come first serve basis. The
instructor is Amy Ledford
from Star Makers Dance
Company from Inman, SC.
For more information please
call Heather Randall at 429-
1670.
After patting Helms
down for weapons and
allowing EMS to clean
away the dried blood,
the deputy observed two
small scratches on Helms’
wrist as well as several
marks in which the skin
was not broken. The
report states Helms said
he was not suicidal, that
he’d just been mad when
he injured himself. Helms
then refused to be transported
to the emergency
room and signed a waiver
with EMS.
Helms was then placed
under arrest and transported
to jail while the
victim was issued a victim’s
form by the deputy.

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Meeting
From page 1
Stevens said the delegates
and alternates
along with precinct officials
were elected for
most of the county’s 23
precincts.
“The state party has
allotted us 177 delegates
to the county convention
and an equal number of
alternates,” Stevens said.
“We elected delegates and
alternates as well as precinct
officials for all the
county’s precincts except
Adamsburg, Buffalo Box
1, Bonham, Monarch Box
1, Ward 4 Box 2, and
West Springs. We hope
Taylor
From page 1
Those changes and
new ideas and new technology
were included in
Taylor’s platform which
he announced in March
2008. They included an
Employee Assistance
Program, a Policy and
Procedures Manual, new
law enforcement techniques
and technology,
working with the community’s
youth and elderly
citizens, increased visibility
by law enforcement in
the community, and seeking
grants to help fund law
enforcement activities.
Employee Assistance
Program
Meeting the needs of the
employees of the sheriff’s
office was among Taylor’s
top priorities as candidate,
promising to set up
an Employee Assistance
Program to help employees
deal with a wide range
of difficult situations
that often occur in law
enforcement. During his
first year in office, Taylor
implemented the program
which provides services
such as counseling for
deputies in a shooting and
their families.
Those services were
most recently used
in the aftermath of the
fatal shooting of Rick
Lee Eison by Sgt. Jared
Gilstrap of the Special
Response Team. The team
— which was established
by Taylor — was called
to Kelly One Stop on July
13 after Eison shot and
wounded a woman inside
the store and then shot
at several other people.
Eison then emerged from
the building and was shot
by Gilstrap after refusing
commands by deputies to
drop his gun.
In accordance with the
sheriff’s office policy, the
shooting was investigated
by SLED. In October,
SLED announced that it
found Gilstrap’s shooting
of Eison completely justified.
Even though the shooting
was found to be justified,
Taylor said Gilstrap
and all the other deputies
who were on the scene
when Eison was killed
underwent counseling
provided by the Employee
Assistance Program.
Taylor said this proved
beneficial to them and the
sheriff’s office as a whole
and will continue to be
offered along with the program’s
other services.
“I stated that the sheriff’s
to have the delegates,
alternates and precinct
officials elected in those
precincts very soon.”
The precincts’ allotments
of delegates and
alternates are based on
the voter turnout from
the 2008 election. The
2012 allotments are:
• Adamsburg — 7 delegates
and 7 alternates
• Black Rock — 3 delegates
and 3 alternates
• Bonham — 11 delegates
and 11 alternates
• Buffalo Box 1 — 8
delegates and 8 alternates
• Carlisle — 6 dele-
office needed an Employee
Assistance Program,”
Taylor said. “Working
with local churches and
the South Carolina Law
Enforcement Assistance
Program, we were able to
make this happen. In 2011,
we had an officer-involved
shooting where this type
of program was very beneficial
to our department.
Although other things
have happened in the
past, this incident was
probably the most serious
in nature. Fortunately, the
sheriff’s office was able
to get assistance from the
State Law Enforcement
Division (SLED) to assist
us with that situation.
Policy And Procedures
Manual
At the time of his election,
the sheriff’s office
did not have a manual
that spelled out in writing
what the office’s policies
and procedures were.
Taylor had one drafted
and implemented in 2011.
Deputies can now refer to
the manual for instruction
on how to deal with most
situations they encounter
while on duty.
“I also stated that we
needed a Policy and
Procedures Manual for
the safety of our deputies
as well as the safety of
the general public,” Taylor
said. “The Union County
Sheriff’s Office now operates
under that new Policy
and Procedures Manual.”
New Techniques, New
Technology
Since taking office,
Taylor has sought to
bring the sheriff’s office
and related agencies into
the 21s century with new
technology that makes
sharing information easier
between law enforcement,
emergency and jail personnel.
“I stated that we as a
sheriff’s department need
to stop living in the past
and move forward with
new law enforcement
techniques and technology,”
Taylor said. “We
have implemented new
technology software in
our department that is
simple and easy to use
for our employees. The
technology is used almost
statewide and it combines
law enforcement, jail divisions
and 911 into one
service. It also is compatible
to surrounding agencies
which includes Union
Public Safety. It will allow
us to share case infor-
gates and 6 alternates
• Cross Keys — 7 delegates
and 7 alternates
• East Buffalo — 3
delegates and 3 alternates
• Excelsior — 15 delegates
and 15 alternates
• Jonesville Box 1 — 6
delegates and 6 alternates
• Jonesville Box 2 — 7
delegates and 7 alternates
• Kelton — 10 delegates
and 10 alternates
• Lockhart — 6 delegates
and 6 alternates
• Monarch Box 1 — 12
delegates and 12 alternates
• Monarch Box 2 — 3
mation from both of our
agencies. We will soon be
able to view each other’s
files, so if a case occurs in
the city similar to one in
the county, we can share
that information easily.”
Educating Youth And
The Elderly
Since taking office,
Taylor has sent deputies
into the schools to talk to
students about the dangers
of gang activity and
peer pressure that can
lead to alcohol and drug
abuse. In the case of the
elderly, deputies have visited
church senior citizens
groups talking about identity
theft, fraud and scams
that target the elderly.
“I also made a commitment
to work with our
youth and elderly to better
educate them of the
dangers they may face
each day in our community,”
Taylor said. “We
have been able to do this
by going into schools and
senior citizens’ meetings
and discussing things that
were of concern to them.”
Increased Visibility
One of Taylor’s first
orders when he became
sheriff was for patrols to
be increased from two to
four, both during the day
and at night. As a result,
the response time of deputies
to a call has dropped
to just below 15 minutes.
“We have increased
our visibility by putting
each deputy in a vehicle
to increase patrols and
response time throughout
Union County,” Taylor
said. “We have also provided
them with Tasers
to add another level of
safety for our officers in
the event that a prisoner
becomes hostile or violent
during an arrest.”
Grants
During his campaign,
Taylor said he would
work to seek grants to
improve law enforcement
in the county. Since that
time, the sheriff’s has
used grants to purchase
bulletproof vests, a live-
The Union Daily Times/Union, S.C., Tuesday, January 31, 2012 9
delegates and 3 alternates
• Putnam — 4 delegates
and 4 alternates
• Santuc — 10 delegates
and 10 alternates
• Ward 1 Box 1 — 9
delegates and 9 alternates
• Ward 1 Box 2 — 12
delegates and 12 alternates
• Ward 2 — 14 delegates
and 14 alternates
• Ward 3 — 7 delegates
and 7 alternates
• Ward 4 Box 1 — 12
delegates and 12 alternates
• Ward 4 Box 2 — 3
delegates and 3 alternates
scan fingerprint system,
and security equipment
for the Union County
Courthouse.
“We have actively
pursued federal, state
and local grants to help
fund law enforcement in
Union County,” Taylor
said. “In three years of
being in office, the Union
County Sheriff’s Office
has obtained more than
$250,000 in grant monies
that are non-matching
funds for Union County.
Turbulent Times
In addition to these
achievements, Taylor said
his three years in office
“has seen some turbulent
times in our county,” especially
where gang activity
and drugs are concerned.
Even in those areas, however,
Taylor said progress
has been made.
“During the last election
there was a lot of controversy
of whether or not
there was gang activity
in Union County,” Taylor
said. “Our office has identified
at least 10 operating
gangs in Union County.
We have indicted individuals
in federal court for
gang crimes in the past
three years. We have also
assigned a deputy to the
Federal Upstate Gang Unit
that will include working
Union County gang
crimes.”
As a candidate, Taylor
said he would make cracking
down on drug trafficking
a top priority if
elected sheriff. Since
taking office, Taylor
has launched several
major anti-drug sweeps,
the most recent being
the ongoing Operation
P.O.C. (Protecting Our
Community) which to
date has resulted in the
arrest of 31 individuals
for dealing drugs ranging
from marijuana to
cocaine and crack cocaine
to prescription medications.
Operation P.O.C.
was the result of a fivemonth
investigation that
began with information
• West Springs — 2
delegates and 2 alternates
Primary
Stevens also reminded
party members, the general
public, and potential
candidates that filing for
the Democratic primary
is March 16-30. Party primaries
for local, state and
congressional candidates
will be held June 12. If
needed, runoffs will be
held June 26.
The SC Democratic
Party will hold its state
convention, May 12 in
Columbia at the Columbia
Convention Center.
gathered by the sheriff’s
office in a previous antidrug
sweep in 2011.
While progress has
been made, Taylor cautioned
that the effort must
continue, not only against
drug activity but the related
crimes it spawns.
“Three years ago I stated
that drugs were rampant
in Union County,”
Taylor said. “Our drug
arrests are up 45.9 percent
from where it was
before I took office.
Illegal drugs and illegal
prescription drug sales
are both on the increase.
Methamphetamine
arrests went up 100 percent
the first year I was
in office.
“With drug arrests on
the rise, property crimes
will show an increase
because addicts steal to
support their daily drug
habit,” he said. “Our narcotics
unit works closely
with our investigators to
fight both crimes together
and solve more cases.
Union County’s commercial
drug arrest rate
of 56.6 per 10,000 was
the highest among South
Carolina counties in 2009.
While our county’s opiate
arrest rate of 17.9 per
10,000 was the highest
among South Carolina’s
counties in 2009.”
Cooperation
Taylor also pointed to
the increased cooperation
between his office and
other law enforcement
agencies.
“We have a very close
working relationship with
surrounding agencies
as well as the Highway
Patrol in our district,”
Taylor said. “To be an
effective agency, you must
have a working relationship
with all agencies. If
you remember I stated
that there was not an ‘I’
in teamwork. We have
proved in this county that
we can work together and
accomplish goals.”
Hard Questions
The Democratic prima-
Delegates to the state
convention from will be
elected at the March
19 county convention.
Delegates to the national
convention in Charlotte,
NC, will be elected at the
state convention.
The Democratic national
convention will be held
Sept. 3-6. The general
election will be held Nov.
6.
For more information
about local party activities
and being a delegate
to the national convention
contact Ann Stevens
at 427-6887.
ry will be held June 12 and
the general election Nov.
6 and Taylor asked the
people of Union County to
consider the choices they
make at the polls and the
impact they will have on
law enforcement during
the next four years.
“As election time draws
near, citizens need to ask
themselves some hard
questions,” Taylor said.
“Do you want law enforcement
to continue to move
forward as it has in the
past three years or do you
want it to go back where
it was before I took office
in 2009? We, as a county,
must continue to move
forward with new ideas
and new innovations for
law enforcement. Please
consider this question
when you go to the polls
to re-elect Sheriff David
Taylor as your sheriff for
the next four years. I made
campaign promises and I
delivered these promises
to the very best of my
ability.”
Taylor pointed out that
the experience gained during
the past three years
has prepared him to continue
to lead his office into
the future.
“I attended the FBI
National Academy in Sept.
2010 and graduated in the
class number 243,” Taylor
said. “This experience
provided me with new
ideas and cost-effective
methods to stay abreast of
new developments in law
enforcement. It also supplied
me with a broader
network of contacts in law
enforcement in the United
States as well as all around
the world. I am asking
your support to re-elect
David Taylor, Democratic
candidate for sheriff of
Union County.”
Taylor and his wife
Betty Jo are the parents of
four children and grandparents
of five grandchildren.
They attend West
Springs Baptist Church
and Foster’s Chapel
United Methodist Church.

The Union Daily Times
SPORTS
Tuesday, January 31, 2012, Union, S.C. — Page 10
Tiffany Grady-Hudgins
Sports Editor
Lockart Middle School
hosted Campobello-
Gramling last Thursday
and the gymnasium was
at maximum capacity for
the Homecoming game.
Fans said it was like the
old days during a varsity
game with the outpouring
of community and
the excitement of a hard
fought win in the boys
game.
The Red Devils’
32-29 win was truely a
cinderella story, with
Campobello-Gramling
the obvious favorite and
Lockhart the underdog.
Lockhart had not broken
the Wildcats’ 1-3-1 press
in three years previous to
Thursday night where the
boys settled in and picked
up their second win in a
row.
At halftime, the Red
Devils found themselves
down 15-6 but there
was no quit in the team.
The Wildcats had kept
Lockhart’s leading scorer,
Ryan Vaughan quiet in
the first half, their six
points coming by way of
Dylan Sanders and Ethan
Bailey. Vaughan made it
to the free throw line late
in the second quarter to
collect one point.
However, Lockhart
coach Jay Voiselle worked
up a new strategy at intermission
that freed up his
sharp shooter and in the
second half Vaughan netted
20 points.
The second half surge
was enough to earn a
homecoming victory and
Tiffany Grady-Hudgins
Sports Editor
Lockhart Middle
School had it’s first
homecoming since the
consolidation of the high
schools last Thursday
night between the girls
and boys games.
Miss Kailyne Parker
was named 2011-12 LMS
Homecoming Queen and
Mr. Clint Smallwood was
named King.
The kindergarten
through fifth grade each
chose a prince and princesses
through a drawing
based on good behavior.
Sixth and seventh grade
princes and princesses
were voted on by classmates
in their grade. The
middle school student
body nominated a court
and then voted on a win-
satisfy a gym full of Red
Devils.
“Borrowing a line
from Steve Spurrier,
‘God smiled on Lockhart
tonight,’” said Voiselle.
“We had our first homecoming
since the high
school closed, it was
Dylan Sanders’ birthday,
and we won our first
home game in quite a
while. The gym was jampacked.
Congratulations
to our boys on a come
from behind win.”
Vaughan led the way
for Lockhart with 21
points. Bailey and Hunter
Plemmons put up four
apiece. Dylan Sanders
had two points and Jordan
Mobley added one.
Girls Action
The Lockhart Middle
girls lost their last home
game of the season,
37-26.
Too many second
chance points for
Campobello-Gramling
proved costly for the Red
Devils and the Wildcats
went on a 8-0 run late in
the second quarter.
The Devils rallied in
the third quarter, but the
Wildcats pulled away in
the fourth, taking the
win.
Macy Scarborough was
the leading scorer for
Lockhart with 13 points.
Caitlyn Grant followed
with five points.
“Our girls played our
most aggressive game
this year. Unfortunately
it wasn’t enough to win,”
said Voiselle. “We’ve
got to regroup and get
ready for Jonesville on
Monday.”
ner.
“We always have excellent
community support,”
said LMS principal Besty
Trakas. “But this turnout
was extraordinary. It was
a big success and we plan
to continue and add more
activitis next year.”
This year’s activities
included Spirit Week
with a different theme
each day. The themes
were Nerd Day, Western
Day, Dress to Impress
Day, Fake an Injury Day,
and, finally, Team Day.
Homecoming
King Court: Hunter
Vanderford, Dylan
Sanders, Jonathan
Williams, Les Wentz
Homecoming Queen
Court: Mary Catherine
Scarbrough, Macy
Scarbrough, Caitlyn
Grant
Princes and princesses
of each grade:
Kindergarten: Andrew
Latham and Zoie Cromer
First Grade: Sam Parris
and Riley Shuhart
Second Grade: Peyton
Bieler and Alexis Lanier
Third Grade: Corbin
Eubanks and Cierra
Goldman
Fourth Grade: Gavin
Vanderford and Gracie
Crocker
Fifth Grade: Trey Parks
and Savannah Garcia
Sixth Grade: Justin
Brannon and Hannah Hill
Seventh Grade: Ethan
Bailey and Gabby Garcia
If It’s local sports, It’s In.
Call Tiffany at 427-1234 ext. 25 or
e-mail thudgins@heartlandpublications.com
Second half surge leads Red
Devils to Homecoming win
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Above, Macy
Scarborogh on a
fast break. Left,
Elizabeth Parks
looks to take a
shot.
Tiffany Grady-
Hudgins|Daily
Times
Parker, Smallwood named LMS 2011-12 Homecoming king and queen
Tiffany Grady-Hudgins
2011-12 LMS Homecoming Queen Kailyne Parker and King Clint
Smallwood.
Tiffany Grady-Hudgins|Daily Times
2011-12 LMS Homecoming Queen Miss Kailyne Parker being
presented her crown and flowers by Principal Betsy Trakas.
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McKale Hardy, alone under the
basket in Friday's game versus
Clinton.
Yellow Jacket
of the Week
Tiffany Grady-Hudgins
Sports Editor
Union County guard
McKale Hardy had another
impressive week on the
court and was honored
with the Spartanburg
Herald-Journal
Girls Basketball
Player of the
Week award.
Hardy continued
to dominate
the boards last week,
grabbing 19 rebounds
against the Jackets’ tallest
competitors in the region,
the Clinton Red Devils.
Hardy also had 15 points
in the game.
“Although our team
lost to Clinton, McKale
gave a valiant effort and
has been providing us
with consistency in the
post.” said coach Yoneko
Washington.
Hardy was honored at
the Spartanburg Tip-Off
Club meeting on Friday
along with the Herald-
Journal Boys Player of
the Week and Team of
the Week at the Golden
Corral in Spartanburg.
Guest speaker Mike
Wood who is the supervisor
of Southern
Conference referees talked
to the athletes about
life and basketball.
Hardy said she was
proud to have been recognized.
“It just shows me what
hard work can do,” Hardy
said, “You have to work
hard to get what you want
and this just motivates me
to keep it up and do even
better.”
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