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Vol. 22 No, 42 NOV. 5 - 11, 2009 Celebrating 22 Years of Community Service To The Pee Dee
Public Option A
Civil Rights
Struggle
By Zenitha Prince
Special to the NNPA from the
Afro-American Newspapers
WASHINGTON (NNPA) - The
Rev. Walter Fauntroy remembers
well the successes of the Civil
Rights Movement. And he wants
to see them replicated in the final
push for a robust government-
sponsored option to be included
in the health insurance reform
legislation that is even now being
wrangled over in Congress.
“When we peaceably assem-
bled in Selma, there were people
who didn’t respect the First
Amendment and threatened us
with billy clubs and prison and
we said, ‘Do it; do it in front of
the cameras.’ That raised public
Florence Emergency Safe Shelter recognized supporter and friends during Domestic Vioence Month. The shelter also celebrated awareness and pricked the con-
twenty years of service to the community and honored staff members that have made it all possible. Above Mae McFadden, Director science of enough people to say
of the emergency shelter is serenaded by a friend while being recognized for 20 years of servioces to battered women and their children to their political leaders, ‘Don’t
in the Pee Dee. let your name show up on my bal-
lot if you haven’t voted for the
Civil Rights Act…[or the] Voting
Rights Act,” recalled Fauntroy, a
key organizer of the 1963 March
on Washington and 1965 marches
in Selma, Ala., a compatriot of
the Rev. Martin Luther King Jr.
“There is a direct parallel
between what we did in the Civil
Rights Movement and what
we’re doing now to protect access
to health care,” Fauntroy said,
adding that such activism would
be necessary “as long as we are
subjected to the tyranny of the
insurance companies, who terror-
ize hospitals and terrorize doctors
and terrorize individual citizens
for the benefit of their stockhold-
ers.”
The civil rights heavyweight
was a chief organizer along with
U.S. Rep. Sheila Jackson Lee, D-
Texas, and Judiciary Committee
Chairman John Conyers, D-
Mich., of an informal, near five-
People of all ages will gather in downtown Florence this weekend for the largest festival in Eastern South Carolina. The South hour long hearing held on Capitol
Carolina Pecan festival will feature food, music and family fun on November 7, 2009. This year’s festival adds new music with the Pee Hill on Oct. 27 to discuss the
Dee Blue Bash, which offers four days of Blues music at locations all over Florence County. (see page 6 and 7 for more information). costs of a broken health system
and the benefits of a government-
sponsored plan.
18-Year-Old To Lead South Carolina Money has, so far, dominated
discussions about health care
reform, said Jackson Lee, who
added that most detractors of the
NAACP Youth And College Division
Eighteen-year-old, Columbia has held membership for over five youth and college units, which plans to increase state youth and
public plan already had insur-
ance.
“This hearing aims to allow
native, Kambrell H. Garvin was years and has served in various are located throughout the state college membership, voter regis- the voice of the American people
elected to lead the South Carolina capacities on the national, region- and on nearly every college cam- tration and will encourage chap- who want a strong public option
NAACP Youth and College al and state levels. Garvin served pus. He cites the importance of ters to be effective in problem to be heard in the halls of
Division at the organization’s as the President of the Columbia youth activism, “Youth have solving as well as taking on a host Congress—voices that have been
annual state convention in Youth Council from 2007-2009 been involved in every major of other issues. Garvin believes drowned out by insurance com-
Charlotte, North Carolina, which and had been the Secretary for the social movement, from civil and that, “Membership is the life pany propaganda, and disruptive
was held on October 8 – 11, 2009. S.C. Youth and College Division women’s rights, to this present blood of the NAACP, which has tea-baggers at health reform town
Garvin is the son of Sonji since 2006. He is now actively age in the continued battle to pro- been the driving force behind hall meetings,” Jackson Lee said.
Garvin Baxter, Rev. John Baxter involved with the Winthrop vide every child in this state with nearly every major advancement Those voices—physicians,
and Reginald Garvin, Sr. and is a University Chapter, serving as the a high quality education.” Garvin for people of color in this country activists, church leaders patients
freshman at Winthrop University, NAACP Student Government says that improving the public and in order for the organization and loved ones of those who died
where he is majoring in Political Representative. education system will be one of to continue for another 100 years, due to lack of health coverage—
Science with a minor in As state president, Garvin will his platform issues over the next youth must take ownership of all agreed that the public option is
Secondary Education. He is a Life lead the organization’s nearly 30 two years. “The South Carolina these issues that affect our a “necessity” if ethnic and racial
Member of the NAACP where he Constitution states that schools futures.” health disparities are to be
are only required to provide a He encourages the community addressed, if health costs are to be
‘minimally adequate’ education, to make an investment in young managed and if lives are to be
which is unacceptable; who people by supporting NAACP saved.
would hire a minimally adequate Youth and College chapters, and “Like a good mother I brought
astronaut, doctor, lawyer, under- he encourages active NAACP pictures,” said Philadelphia resi-
taker, teacher or even skilled youth membership within dent Joan Kosloff, showing off
worker.” churches, schools and even fami- photos of her son, Eric, a “street
As state president, Garvin lies. lawyer,” who died of pneumonia
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Rev. Walter Fauntroy
after several visits to the ER.
“I am haunted by the loss of
my son, who would have been
alive this day if he only had health
insurance and regular physician
to care for him,” she sobbed.
Several doctors testified about
sick patients they were forced to
treat for free, turn away and who
died because of a lack of health
insurance or the unwillingness of
an insurer to cover a medical pro-
cedure or medicine.
According to a September arti-
cle in the New England Journal of
Medicine, 63 percent of doctors
support a public option.
“If you don’t think the system
is broken, ask your doctor. We see
the gaps and inequities every day
in a system that all too often puts
every other interest ahead of
patient care,” said Dr. Alex Blum,
a pediatrician and field director
for Doctors for Americas, an
organization of 15,500 physicians
who support universal health
care. “We can do better than allow
profit-driven bureaucrats to
decide what medicines my
patients receive.”
Dr. Renaisa Anthony, whose
dream was to treat the underpriv-
ileged in her home city of Detroit,
said she hung up her coat after
losing an aunt and grandfather to
cancer and heart disease because
they lacked health insurance.
“I boycotted our current health
care system because I was dis-
gusted and disheartened by the
reality that 90 percent of the
patients I choose to serve as a
doctor—my family and commu-
nity—could not get an appoint-
ment with me if their life depend-
ed on it,” said Anthony, who
teaches at George Washington
University.
Vilified as a socialist agenda
by Republicans, deemed too
expensive by conservative
Democrats and undermined by
the faltering support of the White
House, the public option had been
declared dead by Senate commit-
tee leaders a few months ago.
That is, until lawmakers—per-
haps goaded by public polls
showing overwhelming support
for a public option—two weeks
ago reintroduced the provision to
the measure that has now come
out of committee.
The fact that the provision
made it back into the bill is “sig-
Rights Cont’d On Page 11
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Dear Editor: was faced with a short fall of two tion because, as far as we know,
Our nation, state and county million dollars, requiring the this is the only explanation that
are in the grips of the worst reces- increase in the solid waste fee and has been given. This increase
sion since the great depression. a transfer of $740,000 from the was imposed despite the fact that
The Pee Dee area is struggling General Fund Balance. We are Council members had accumulat-
with high unemployment. bringing this to the public’s atten- More Cont’d On Page 11
Property values have plummeted
with foreclosures at an all time
high. Rental property stands
vacant and the sale of commercial
and residential property is in a
slump from which it might not
emerge for years. Not the best
timing for an increase in property
taxes, but that is just what hap-
pened in Florence County this
year. Not only did property taxes
go up but there was a 63%
increase in the solid waste fee.
For residents living in School
District One, the total increase
(property taxes and solid waste
fee) on a personal residence is
around 36%. This includes an
eight-mill increase in the School
District One operating tax and a
15.3 mill increase in the School
District One bond tax. Many citi-
zens are concerned and letters
have appeared in the local papers,
but the people have not been
given an explanation for these
higher taxes and fees.
In the Florence County 2009-
2010 Annual budget, on page (i)
is a report written by the county
administrator to Florence County
Council, stating that among other
budget challenges, the county
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Kayla Roberts, a student from Francis Marion University and church member, takes a moment
to smile for the camera as she has fun attending the face painting booth at the Hallelujah Carnival
held at Divine Destiny Family Worship Center on Saturday, October 31, 2009.

Our Church
Rev. Dr. William P. Diggs: The Father
Of Church Leadership And
Educational Giving In The Pee Dee
The “Messenger” for this
week has served as pastor at
Trinity Baptist Church for over
47 years. Dr. William P. Diggs
has been instrumental in bringing
many “highly acclaimed individ-
uals” into the Florence Area
including Dr. Benjamin Mays,
the late president of Morehouse
College. Among others gracing
the pulpit of Trinity Baptist
Church are Christine King Farris,
Congressmen Charles Diggs,
Gregory Meeks and Majority
Whip Jim Clyburn as well as a
plethora of other dignitaries.
Dr. Diggs attended Morehouse
College during the same time that
Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr., was
there. “I used to ride in the car
with Martin and his father on
many occasions,” Dr. Diggs
recalled. “I’m sure if he had
lived, Martin would have come to
preach for me!” Dr. Diggs
believes that Trinity Baptist
Church has benefited the commu-
nity in many ways. “We have
sought to bring people to this city,
by way of our church, who have
made noted contributions. We
feel that it is part of our mission
to expose our community to peo-
ple of this status. Virtually every
black college president in the
state has spoken at Trinity Baptist
Church”, commented Dr. Diggs.
During the course of our con-
versation, we frankly discussed
the perception of some that
Trinity is a “stuck up” church.
Dr. Diggs appeared slightly agi-
Dr. William P. Diggs
tated at this perception and
replied. “You must weigh a
church by what it does. I think
they need to look at what Trinity
does beyond itself. We give to
those who help those in need,
such as the Boys and Girls Clubs,
the Pee Dee Transitional Shelter
and Pee Dee Coalition.” Dr.
Diggs continued, “Those who
really know me know that I want
to be helpful to people but that
doesn’t mean that everyone that
come by won’t get sharp ques-
tioning. Our desire at Trinity is to
help the less fortunate, but we
don’t want to leave them in their
thinking. Our highest goal is to
provide education! Education is
not just for making money but for
making men and women.”, Dr.
Diggs quipped. The church has
been one of the highest contribu-
tors to the United Negro College
Fund, private black education
and has not only given to Morris
and Benedict Colleges, but
beyond the state. “There are
some things I’m proud of”, Dr.
Diggs remarked. “One is we
have a Federal Credit Union with
assets of approximately $2 mil-
lion dollars that has been in oper-
ation since 1960. I don’t know if
there’s another church that has a
credit union. We have a pre-
school that is fully accredited by
the state.” Trinity’s Train Depot
has been used as a Santa Claus
Store for giving to those in need
since 1987. The church has also
been instrumental in supplying a
place for the feeding of senior cit-
izens. Trinity Baptist Church also
has the designation of being the
only church rendering service
every Sunday as far back as the
turn of the century. Dr. Diggs
commented that many people are
not aware that Trinity has a
“daughter” church. Mt. Pisgah
Baptist Church was planted out
there on Old Marion Highway. E.
Rainey Roberts served as pastor
until Rev. Lazarus Smart took
over. Trinity has had well pre-
pared preachers historically
whose legacies last even until
now.
Dr. Diggs had this response
when asked what it means to be a
pastor. “A pastor has a congrega-
tion.” One can be a minister and
a preacher and not be a pastor.
When I retire from preaching, I’ll
still be a pastor.” Dr. Diggs has
been preaching since his late
teens. He grew up in a family of
preachers. His grandfather, who
founded Friendship College in
Rock Hill in the 1890's, was a
preacher. “Preaching was some-
thing I did not relish from a social
point of view,” Dr. Diggs
remarked. He jokingly pointed
out that “the girls didn’t like
preachers” back then. Today it
seems to be very attractive to
them (marrying a preacher)” In
sharing concerning his “calling,”
Dr. Diggs recalled that even at the
age of 8 or 9 years old, he could
remember and demonstrate the
preacher’s messages. “I was
intrigued by them,” he remarked.
“I felt a definite urge to preach at
eighteen years old. I thought
about being a dentist because I
had an acumen for science. I
went to service and afterwards
attended Morehouse in Atlanta
under Dr. Benjamin Mays, a very
strong leader who exemplified
character and integrity.” Dr.
Diggs also attended Colgate
Divinity School in Rochester, NY
and received a Doctorate of
Ministry at McCormick
Theological Seminary in
Chicago. During his course of
study in which he received a
degree in Sociology, Dr. Diggs
wrote his thesis on “classes.” “I
developed a sensitivity about
classes, Dr. Diggs remarked.
“Class is inevitable by virtue of
the fact that people give certain
value to different things. Dr.
Diggs alluded to people that try to
lead just for the status even
though they don’t have the ability
to play the role that the status
demands. “How well you play
the role determines your effec-
tiveness” he added.
When asked about his passion,
Dr. Diggs remarked that all pas-
tors are interested in people giv-
ing themselves to the Master. “It
is a natural thing for us to “feel”
God, but the important thing is
what is our response to God. We
must understand that we are His
co-laborers and He works
through us. The Black church
must never forget its responsibili-
ty to civil rights and economic
enhancement. “That carries with
it a responsibility that demon-
strates itself in one’s overall life
and goes further than having an
emotional feeling.” That state-
ment was my cue to ask my
“naughty” question to Dr. Diggs.
“It has been said that you can’t
“shout” at Trinity. Can you elab-
orate on that for me.?” After a
short chuckle, Dr. Diggs gave a
thoughtful response. “Too often
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certain responses in church are
orchestrated. I resent seeing a
deliberate attempt to emotionally
stir people up. If it happens spon-
taneously and not through orches-
tration, I don’t have a problem
with it. When you go into wor-
ship and you don’t get anything
out of it that means something
after you leave, then it hasn’t
done you any good.!” The black
church must never neglect its
responsibility to civil rights and
economic enhancement with the
emphasis being put upon charac-
ter. To do less than your best is
failure! The call to preach is also
the call to preparation. Paul said
“study to show thyself approved
unto God, a workman that
needeth not be ashamed, rightly
dividing the word of truth.”
Dr. Diggs shared a funny story
to illustrate his point concerning
education and preparation for
ministry. Dr. Charles Brown, a
great seminary professor went to
hear one of his students preach.
The student looked back and saw
Dr. Brown wiping his eyes and
crying. Feeling he had moved his
professor, the student found him
after the sermon and asked, “Dr.
Brown what was it that I said that
made you cry?” Dr. Brown
replied, “Everything you said
made me cry!” Dr. Diggs contin-
ued to say, “The Lord wants us to
use our minds and He is not dis-
turbed by anything you may find
or discover. He’s still God after
that! My contention is this... if
people feel that they are called
they should not be satisfied until
they get all they can. “The gospel
must be brought at a level those
we preach to can understand and
be able to apply where they are.”
Dr. Diggs remarked. He would
counsel young pastors to think
first and foremost of giving right
leadership to the church which
will enable it to be effective
beyond itself. He warns them not
to be so concerned with how
much they can get from the
church! “The church should
maintain a prophetic stance
where it is able to be critical of
the system in general, politically,
economically, etc. We must not
be overly concerned about
reprisals. I am concerned about
churches in debt. I have misgiv-
ings about grants that churches
get. It can have a tendency to tie
your hands in terms of injustices
that might prevail by the systems.
If I expect certain businesses to
give the church thousands of dol-
lars, I might have to “cow-tow” to
get it.”
Regarding women preachers,
Dr Diggs commented,
“Objectively I have to recognize
that the Lord can use women
preachers. We don’t have it
emphasized in the scriptures. Out
of our cultural conditioning, I
haven’t been accustomed to
women preachers.” Dr. Diggs
believes the day will come when
many churches will be manned
(no pun intended) by women
because many of them are pre-
pared where men are not. Dr.
Diggs shared that when he was
doing his student preaching in
Rochester, New York, he substi-
tuted for a woman pastor. “When
I graduated it was Dr. Georgia
Harkness, a professor of theolo-
gy, that gave the baccalaureate
sermon”, Dr. Diggs added.
When asked how he would
like to be remembered, Dr. Diggs
Diggs Cont’d On Page 11
Pastor Modestine Brody
Pancake Supper
Relay For Life Pancake Supper will be held from 5:00 to 7:00
p.m. Nov. 6th at West Hartsville Baptist Church. Plates are $5 each,
eat in or take out. Tickets may be purchased at Burry bookstore, the
Hartsville Family YMCA or by calling the church office at (843)
332-6221. Proceeds will benefit the American Cancer Society.
Little Miss & Teen Miss Hartsville and
Darlington County Pageant
Little Miss & Teen Miss Hartsville and Darlington County
Pageant will he held on Nov. 7th at the Center Theater in Hartsville.
Competition is open to all young ladies between the ages of 2 - 19
(age as of June 1, 2010). This is an official preliminary advancing to
the Little Miss & Teen South Carolina Pageant, which will be held in
Hartsville in June. More than $38,000 in scholarships will be award-
ed at the State Pageant. For additional information or application
email Cathy Israel at rcisrael02@aol.com or call (843) 383-5273
after 7 p.m.
Yard Sale
The Darlington Humane Society Rescue Fund Yard Sale will be
from 3:00 to 5:00 p.m. on Nov. 6th and 7:00 a.m. to noon Nov. 7th
at 113 Spring St., Darlington. Turn off Cashua, second house on left
facing Spring Street. Donations: Any items EXCEPT adult clothing
are welcome. Adult shoes and purses ARE needed. Children’s cloth-
ing in good repair sells well. Any gold jewelry will be sold for the
gold.
Ebony Pearls of the Pee Dee Award Banquet
Ebony Pearls of the Pee Dee Award Banquet to be held at 6:00
p.m. on Nov. 7th at Hartsville High School cafeteria, 703 Lewellen
Ave. Presented by the National Council of Negro Women Darlington
County Section. Info: Dr. Gwen Dixon-Coe at 260-4514; Louise P.
Jordan at 393-0740; Carolyn Govan at 861-5910; Carolyn Marine at
332-5732; or Barbara Carraway at 383-8852.
Outland Homecoming
The Outland Church of God in Hemingway will be holding home-
coming festivities Nov. 8, beginning at 11:00 a.m. The event will fea-
ture a special performance from the Singing Shireys gospel group.
Food and fellowship will follow. Outland’s pastor is the Rev. Ronald
Newton. All are welcome to attend. For more information call 843-
558-7151.
Community Breakfast
The Care and Concern Organization Soup Kitchen will hold its
annual Community Breakfast at 9 a.m. Nov. 7th.
Lake City Mayor Lovith Anderson Jr. and other city officials will
assist in preparing and serving food during the event, at 800 E. Main
St. in Lake City. The soup kitchen is asking for monetary donations;
checks should be made payable to: Care and Concern Organization
Soup Kitchen.
The breakfast has been held for five years, and the kitchen pre-
pares 900 to 1,100 meals a month, Pastor Samuel Burgess said.
For more information, call (843) 558-3267 or e-mail: careand-
concernsoupkitchen@yahoo.com.
Veterans Day Parade
The Veterans Day committee is again making plans for their 22nd
annual Veterans Day celebration scheduled for Saturday, Nov. 7, in
Mullins. The Parade begins at 11 a.m. downtown Mullins. The pub-
lic’s presence and participation would be an honor to the men and
women who have sacrificed and those who are now sacrificing so
much for freedom. If you are interested in participating in the
Veterans Day Parade please contact Gloria Evans or Gayle
Washington at (843-423-8255, Monday through Friday, from 8:30
a.m. to 5 p.m.
Church’s 25th Anniversary Celebration
New Hopewell Baptist Church’s 25th Anniversary Celebration
will be 7:00 p.m. nightly on Nov. 8th -15th at 3500 New Hopewell
Road, Darlington. Sons of the church, who are pastors, will preach;
Nov. 14th, Pastor’s banquet, Florence Civic Center, the Rev. Guy
Campbell Jr., speaker, $50 per ticket. 4:00 p.m. Nov. 15th, the Rev.
Collins Days Sr. of Second Baptist Church, Atlantic City, N.J. will
preach.
Voice of Unity Anniversary
The 10th Anniversary of the Voices of Unity will be held at 3:00
p.m. on Nov. 10 at Mt. Tema Baptist Church, Hartsville, SC
Fall Revival
The East Lake City Believers Holiness Church, at 1847
McCutcheon Road, will have its fall revival at 7:30 p.m. Nov. 11, 12
and 13 with guest revivalist Bishop Amos Major, pastor and first vice
overseer of The House of God No. 1 Holiness Church in Cades. For
information, call (843) 389-6385.
Soul Seekers Conference
There will be a Soul Seekers Conference 7:30 p.m. on Nov. 10-12
at Kay Branch Missionary Baptist Church, 1801 N. Fifth St.,
Hartsville. On Nov. 10, William Young of Refreshing Springs; Nov.
11, Youth Night, Garcia Hyman of Judea Apostolic Ministries; and
Nov. 12, Chris Brown of Sword of Truth Ministries. The Rev.
Reginald McLeod, pastor. Info: (843) 639-9181 or (843) 260-1010.
Leatherman Senior Center
November Activities: Tuesday, November 10th from 10:00 –
11:00 A.M Exercise Class; 12:30 PM Presentation By Jack’s
Comfort Shoes and 2:00 – 4:00 PM BINGO (bring $2.00 wrapped
gift); Thursday, November 12th from 10:00 -11:00 AM Exercise
Class; 1:00 – 4:30 P.M. Line Dancing and Friday, November 13th at
10:30 AM Arts & Crafts – Decorating A Cookie Jar and 7:30 – 10:45
PM Palmetto Ballroom Dance Club. Horseshoe Pitching available;
Blood Pressure Screenings – Tuesdays at 11:30 A.M.; Bridge (Party)
- Wednesday s at 1:00 P.M.; Canasta – Thursdays at 1:30 P.M.;
Computer Class – Call to enroll; Crochet – Tuesdays at 11:30 A.M.;
Duplicate Bridge – Mondays at 12:30 P.M.; Meal Program –
Tuesdays and Thursdays at 11:30 A.M.; Pinochle – Tuesdays at 1:00
P.M.; Spanish – Mondays at 9:30 A.M.; Thin and Healthy –
Wednesdays at 9:45 A.M. Events may be added. For more informa-
tion
St. Mark A.M.E. Church Usher’s Anniversary
The Usher Board of the St. Mark A.M.E. Church, Marion (Pee
Dee) will be celebrating an Usher’s Anniversary Nov. 15, at 3 p.m.
The Rev. Marie Hemmingway will be the speaker. We are inviting
the public to come.
Pee Dee Community Youth Choir
Youth age 5 to 19 are invited to become a part of the Pee Dee
Community Youth Workshop Choir. Rehearsals will be held at the
Open Door Baptist Church each Tuesday, beginning November 10th,
6 pm - 8 pm. The church is located at 236 W. Evans Street,
Florence, SC. For more information, please contact Rev. Michelle
M. Law, Pastor at 843 665-1086 or 615-7888.
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My Life:
Tanked!: America’s Former Top Sports Agent Tells His
Side of The Story man living the lifestyle of the rich
and wire fraud, and obstruction of rags to riches story would make tors in the beginning, all his prob-
justice involving a Detroit drug Horatio Alger envious. The book and famous, but losing his moral lems could have been avoided.
dealer. He was also charged with is full of intrigue – laced with compass, treading in the gray The book is a nice read, but I rec-
the illegal recruiting of college sex, lies (no videotape), ren- areas, and intoxicated by the ommend that you read it and
players in Florida, and for his dezvous in Rio, money, more power of running a business draw your own conclusions.
involvement with the payday money, betrayal and deceit. operation once valued in excess
lender Cash 4-Titles, which Black These factors played a prominent of $100 million dollars.
had encouraged his players to role in his demise. It is a tale of a Mr. Black is convinced that
invest in. had he told the truth to investiga-
Black acknowledged that he
lied to the FBI and to a grand jury,
but didn’t think he’d be charged
with perjury. He pleaded guilty in
Michigan and was found guilty at
trail in Florida. His sentence
totaled almost 12 years, and he
spent 7 years in prison before
being released to a halfway house
in December of 2007 then back
into the world in May 2008.
Reflecting on his humble
beginnings through his rise as star
athlete through the building and
demolition of his business
empire. Tank Black is intent on
telling his side of the story. He
acknowledges the mistakes that
he made, but he wants to set the
record straight on exactly how
things went down. He asserts that
many of the accusations were
false – the most damaging was
that Black and his agency mis-
managed or defrauded his clients
of $15 million. This Black vehe-
“Tank” Black mently denies, and has focused all
ominous signs of trouble on the his efforts since his release from
By Moses Brown
horizon. For Tank Black, 1999 prison on setting the record
The odyssey of William
was the beginning of his profes- straight.
“Tank” Black began on March
sional end. PMI signed five NFL Tank recently released book
11, 1957 in Greeneville,
first-round picks, but the jubila- entitled “TANKED! Behind the
Tennessee. At the time of his
tion would soon turn to exaspera- Scenes With the NFL’s Biggest
birth, the moniker of “Tank” was
tion, then desperation. Tank was Stars by the Game’s Most
bestowed upon him when his
charged with several crimes, Infamous Super Agent – The
father saw him and said “This kid
including money laundering, mail Tank Black Story.” The book’s
is as big as a tank.”
Unfortunately, the nickname
would be one of the few things he
would receive from his father;
both his mother and father were
alcoholics who left him at a ten-
der age. He was left under the
care of his grandmother who
raised him.
The Tank Black story parallels
that of many Black athletes –
born in abject poverty, but
through participation in sports
they are able to earn a scholarship
to college. Sometimes, this leads
to a professional sports career or
to a career in coaching. This sce-
nario has been played out for
decades.
In the case of Tank Black, it
went like this: following a stellar
high school football career as the
first Black quarterback at
Greeneville, Tennessee High in
the early 70s, Tank went on to
have a All-American career at
Carson-Newman, setting several
receiving records – some which
still stand nearly forty years later.
He was a 1st-Team Kodak and
NAIA All-American.
After college, Tank was signed
to a free agent contract with the
Atlanta Falcons. Unfortunately,
he was cut during pre-season. The
reason was simple – in an era
when the NFL preferred big
receivers, the Tank that his father
envisioned at birth failed to mate-
rialize. Finally grown, “the Tank”
only stood 5 feet 10 inches tall,
and weighed 175 pounds soaking
wet.
So Tank found another career
in football. He started his coach-
ing career as an assistant at the
University of South Carolina,
working on the staff of the late
Joe Morrison. It was during his
stay in Columbia that the Tank
Black story deviated from the
norm. Instead of becoming the
former star athlete who elevates
himself up the coaching ladder,
Black abruptly decided to leave
the coaching profession entirely
and pursue opportunities in pri-
vate business.
This was the beginning of a
saga that for the next decade
would see Tank Black go from
being a guy whose primary aspi-
ration was to become the first
Black Offensive Coordinator in
SEC history transition into a busi-
ness mogul who operated one of
the most successful sports agen-
cies in America. At its peak,
Tank’s sports management
agency, Professional
Management, Inc. (PMI), repre-
sented nearly 100 NFL players
and NBA star Vince Carter. Mr.
Black flew to business meetings
and contract negotiations on a pri-
vate jet at the cost of $18,000.00
a month. His clients were young
Black millionaires and so was he.
His success seemed to know no
bounds, and soon Mr. Black’s
business expanded into owning a
travel agency and a development
corporation.
But suddenly, cracks in his
armor appeared and there were
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2009 South Carolina Pecan Welcome To The 6th

Festival Entertainment Schedul
Stage 1: Stage 10:30 am Nuevo Guadalajara (Mariachi) Annual S. C. Pecan
10:00 am Wilson High School ROTC 11:30 am Lady Di & Company (Jazz)

Band Invocation/ Welcome

10:30 am Florence Men's Choral Society

12:30 pm

1:30 pm
23-19 (Rock)

Free Spirit (R/B & Beach)

Festival
The sixth annual South strawberries, funnel cakes and the vals was always my hobby when
Carolina Pecan Festival will be ever popular smoked turkey legs, I lived in New York. So one day I
11:30 am Anisha Green (10 yr. old opera 2:30 pm David Wayne (Country) held Saturday, November 7th in as well as arts and crafts, the Kids' called Jeanne and told her I want-
the heart of downtown Florence. Fun Zone (sponsored by McLeod ed to do a festival here because
Health), the third annual "Run Florence needed it’s own unique
singer) 3:30 pm Uncle Buddah & DJ J. Watts (Urban With last year's attendance push-
ing 45,000, this year's event is Like A Nut" race (sponsored by flavor, and I knew Jeanne would
sure to draw even more festival The Fitness Forum), the first ever be the perfect person to help
12:00 noon Kelly's Fine Arts & The KFA Hip-Hop) Pee Dee Blues Bash, yearly make it happen.” Gibson-Hye
attendees from around South
Carolina and the Southeast. favorites Masterworks Choir con- describes where the decision to
Dance Company 4:30 pm The Woody's (Rock/Beach) With the theme, “Let’s Go Nuts,” cert and the Pecan Cook-Off as refer to the festival as “Pecan,”
the Pecan Festival is an award- well as some new attractions such came from, “Well the pecan tree
12:30 pm Flowtown Band (Rock) Stage 4: Stage winning community event held as an expanded amusement rides is in almost every backyard in the
annually in downtown Florence. area. older homes in our area and with
1:30 pm E-Z Street (Beach) 10:30 am Vocal Reunion (Southern Gospel) The all day event is packed with Pecan Festival History Young’s Pecan located on
arts & crafts, a variety of vendors, Community activists Pat [Highway] 52, we called them
2:30 pm Pantasia (Steel Drums) 11:30 am Three Day Funk (Rock) exciting kids' activities, mouth- Gibson-Hye and Jeanne Downing and pitched the idea and they
watering food and entertainment founded the Florence Pecan loved it.” Gibson-Hye goes on to
of all kinds throughout the day. Festival in 2003. The idea for the explain the difficulties in bringing
3:30 pm School of Dance Arts 12:30 am TOS Band (Jazz, R/B, Beach) the festival to fruition, “We start-
The 2009 festival will feature festival was based on the 59th
over 200 vendors offering food Street Festival in New York, ed having meeting in 2003
4:00 pm Clay Brown & Band (R/B & 1:30 pm Borrowed Time (Bluegrass) favorites like the collard sand- where Gibson-Hye lived and regarding the Pecan Festival and
wiches, fried Twinkies, fried attended yearly. “Going to festi- really wanted to make it an annu-
Beach) 2:30 pm Sensational Brown Brothers (Gospel) al event, so we pitched it to the
Florence Downtown
5:30 pm The O'Kaysions (Beach) 3:30 pm William Taylor (Classic Pop) Development Corporation. We
had a hard time at first getting
Stage 2: Stage 4:30 pm Barry Brown (Country) people to accept the concept of a
street festival actually being on
the street and not in the park or a
10:30 am Matt Walsh Band Stage 5: Stage
parking lot. Not very many peo-
ple could grasp that idea, but
12:00 noon Charlie Sayles & the Blues 11:45 am Shrimp City Slim George [Jebaily] did. He under-
stood it and helped make it hap-
Disciples, featuring Tony Fazio 1:00 pm Juke Joint Johnny & Drew Baldwin

1:30 pm Bill Lupkin & The Chicago 2:15 pm Freddie Vanderford & Brandon Pecan Cont’d On Page 11

Blues Coalition Turner

3:30 pm Daddy Mack Blues Band 3:30 pm Cotton Blue

4:30 pm Studebaker John & The Hawks 4:30 pm Jeff Norwood

Stage 3: Stage
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Pee Dee Blues Bash Schedule

Thursday, November 5 National Bean Market Museum (Lake City), 5:30-8: Deb

Callahan Band

Friday, November 6

Florence County Main Library, 6-8: Veronika Jackson, Charlie Sayles & The Blues

Disciples, featuring Tony Fazio

Apple Annie’s, 9-1 am: Studebaker John & The Hawks

Creek Ratz, 9-1 am: Daddy Mack Blues Band

Indigo Joe’s, 9-1 am: Juke Joint Johnny & Drew Baldwin

J. Michael’s, 9-1 am: Bill Lupkin & The Chicago Blues Coalition

Red Bone Alley, 7-10: Matt Walsh Band

Victor’s, 9-11:30: Motherless Chillin’

Saturday, November 7

Stage 2, 10:30-11:30 am: Matt Walsh Band

Acoustic Alley, 11:45 am-12:45 pm: Shrimp City Slim (sob)

Stage 2, Noon-1: Charlie Sayles & The Blues Disciples, featuring Tony Fazio

Acoustic Alley, 1-2: Juke Joint Johnny & Drew Baldwin

Stage 2, 1:30-2:30: Bill Lupkin & The Chicago Blues Coalition

Acoustic Alley, 2:15-3:15 pm: Freddie Vanderford & Brandon Turner

Stage 2, 3-4: Daddy Mack Blues Band

Acoustic Alley, 3:30-4:30: Cotton Blue

Stage 2, 4:30-5:30: Studebaker John & The Hawks

Acoustic Alley, 4:30-5:30: Jeff Norwood

Apple Annie’s, 9-midnight: Studebaker John & The Hawks

Creek Ratz, 9-midnight: Daddy Mack Blues Band

J. Michael’s, 8-11: Bill Lupkin & The Chicago Blues Coalition

Red Bone Alley, 7-10: Charlie Sayles & The Blues Disciples featuring Tony Fazio

Victor’s, 7-10: Cotton Blue

Sunday, November 8

Barnes St. Activity Center, 2-5: Drink Small, “The Blues Doctor,” band

Word On The Street:
P e o p l e A r e Ta l k i n g A b o u t . . .
No Trick: 2,000 Kids Knock on
White House Door
President Barack Obama and first
lady Michelle Obama on Saturday
doled out presidential M&Ms and
dried fruit mixes to more than 2,000
trick-or-treaters, marking their
Halloween at a White House event
partly aimed at honoring military
families.
Dressed as superheroes, pirates,
fairies and skeletons, the kids came in
with their parents from Maryland,
Virginia and Washington D.C., and
lined up on the orange-lit White
House driveway. Standing outside
the White House front door, the
Obamas smiled, chatted and passed
out cellophane goody bags that were
also filled with a sweet dough butter
cookie made by White House pastry
chef Bill Yosses. Kids also received a
National Park Foundation Ranger
activity book. Mrs. Obama wore
furry cat ears and a leopard-patterned
top. Obama said the kids looked
adorable, as well as his wife, "a very
nice looking Catwoman."
Rev. Bernice King Elected
President of SCLC
The Rev. Bernice King embraced
the legacy and leadership of her par-
ents on Friday as she became the first
woman to head the civil rights organ-
ization co-founded by her father. The
youngest child of the Rev. Martin
Luther King Jr. and Coretta Scott
1st Lady Michelle Obama
Rev. Bernice King
Rev. Al Sharpton
Frankie Beverly & Maze
Gerald Albright
King vowed to be a bridge between Conference.
the civil rights generation and the hip-
hop generation as the eighth president
of the Southern Christian Leadership
Behind The Fame:
Mary J. Blige
When her debut album,
What's the 411?, hit the street
in 1992, critics and fans alike
were floored by its powerful
combination of modern R&B
with an edgy rap sound that
glanced off of the pain and
grit of Mary J. Blige's
Yonkers, NY, childhood.
Called alternately the new
Chaka Khan or new Aretha
Franklin, Blige had little in
common stylistically with
either of those artists, but like
them, she helped adorn soul
music with new textures and
flavors that inspired a whole
generation of musicians. With
her blonde hair, self-preserv-
ing slouch, and combat boots,
Blige was street-tough and
beautiful all at once, and the
record company execs who
profited off of her early
releases did little to dispel the
bad-girl image that she earned
as she stumbled through the
dizzying first days of her
career. As she exorcised her
personal demons and softened
her style to include sleek
designer clothes, she remained
a hero to thousands of girls
growing up in the same kinds
of rough places she came
from. Blige reinvented her
career again and again by
shedding the bad habits and
bad influences that kept her
down; by the time her fourth
album, Mary, was released in
1999, she had matured into an
expressive singer able to put
the full power of her voice
behind her music, while still
reflecting a strong urban style.
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November 7, 2009
Kem
w/John Witherspoon
A Night of Love
and Laughter
Ovens Auditorium
Charlotte, NC
Saturday, November 7
Gerald Albright
Halton Arena
Charlotte, NC
Friday, Nov. 13th
South Carolina
HIV/AIDS Council
presents
Kem Frankie Beverly & Maze
John Witherspoon Koger Center
Columbia, SC
Saturday,
November 21st
R. Kelly
Ovens Auditorium
Charlotte, NC
Saturday, Nov. 28th
Legends of Hip Hop
Feaguring Doug E Fresh,
Slick Rick, Whodini,
Big Daddy Kane, &
DJ Rob Base
North Charleston Performing
Arts Center
Mint Condition Doug E. Fresh North Charleston, SC
speeding through a red light to pass a
police car. The pair was taken into
custody after an argument erupted
with authorities over attempts to issue
a summons for the traffic violation.
Wife And Daughter's Arrest ed in the city on Friday. They were subsequently charged with
Civil rights leader Reverend Al Kathy Jordan, 53, and her 23- resisting arrest.
Al Sharpton Fuming Over Ex- Sharpton has taken to the internet to year-old daughter Dominique were The incident has left Sharpton
blast New York police after his ex- pulled over in Harlem for allegedly
wife and oldest daughter were arrest- Word Cont’d On Page 11
With her fifth album, No More doing her friends' hair in her local mall in White Plains, NY,
Drama, it wasn't just Blige's mother's apartment and hang- she recorded herself singing
style that shone through the ing out. When she was at a
structures set up for her by Fame Cont’d On Page 11
songwriters and producers, it
was her own vision -- spiritual,
emotional, personal, and full
of wisdom, it reflected an
artist who was comfortable
with who she was and how far
she had come.
Born in the Bronx on
January 11, 1971, Blige spent
the first few years of her life in
Savannah, GA, before moving
with her mother and older sis-
ter to the Schlobam housing
projects in Yonkers, NY. Her
rough life there produced more
than a few scars, physical and
otherwise, and Blige dropped
out of high school her junior
year, instead spending time
Mary J. Blige
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Who says the only sex
offenders in the world are the
dirty old unemployed men?
Definitely not 66-year-old South
Carolina Deputy Assistant
Attorney General Roland
Corning, who was fired this
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year, not from statewide lay-offs,
but for being caught in a ceme-
tery of all places with a call girl.
Well then, I guess I take my first
statement back. He is a dirty old
unemployed man now.
Corning, also a former state
legislator (R-Richmond), was
pulled over by officer Michael
Wines at 3:15 PM (on a Monday
no less), according to a
Columbia Police Department
report. You know we all have
our ways of dealing with the
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“Monday-Back-To-Work Blues,” ID, Wines called his wife, who to search his vehicle. When
but draw the line somewhere worked in the state attorney gen- doing so, Wines found Viagra
before you get to public indecen- eral's office. She verified and several sex toys, items
cy or whatever they call it now. Corning’s ID, but also reported Corning said he always kept
Earlier, Wines had witnessed a the incident to Deputy Attorney with him, "just in case," accord-
Ford Explorer driven by Corning General John McIntosh, who ing to the police report. I don’t
pull into a secluded portion of forwarded the information to want to know why a 66-year-old
Elmwood Cemetery. This alerted Attorney General Henry man would need sex toys, “just
Wines because he had previously McMaster. Two hours later, in case,” so I will just leave that
received other non-related past Corning was looking for a new with an, “Eww, that is so nasty,”
complaints in reference to illegal job. Interestingly enough (which response.
activity (i.e. sex acts and drug turned out to be mistake number
abuse). two), Corning gave Wines the ok
When Corning tried to drive
away, like most guilty parties,
Wines got on the radio resulting
in Corning eventually being
stopped by another officer. I’d
hate to have been on that radio
frequency to hear how that was
described. When questioned by
Wines, Corning and the woman,
identified only as an employee of
the Platinum Plus Gentleman's
Club, gave conflicting state-
ments. Well of course her story
wouldn’t match his, what would
she have to be embarrassed
about. Questioned further,
Corning flashed his deputy asst.
attorney general's badge, and oh
what a mistake that was.
Flashing his badge eventually
got Corning out of an arrest, but
not out of hot water. To verify his
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Ask Deanna: Real People, Real Advice

Dear Deanna!
The last time I had a relationship
was almost 2 years ago. I had a bad
experience with a man that crushed
my heart and I’ve had a hard time
trusting again. I look at every guy as
if they’ll do the same thing. I was lied
to, cheated on, used and everything
else in between. I have myself togeth-
er and I’m ready to get back into the
dating scene but feel no man will
want me.
Paulette (Winston Salem, NC)
Dear Paulette:
Prepare yourself to be a wife
looking for a husband instead of just
another woman looking for a date. rassing him but make sure he gets the your house, you son knows more talia, how it works and how to stay
Elevate your morals, your faith and point? than you think. Don’t beat around the safe from diseases and unplanned
your confidence by looking in the Stephanie (Chicago, IL) bush. Verbally break it down and let pregnancy. Teach him that true love
mirror and seeing a woman that’s spe- Dear Stephanie: him know the function of the geni-
cial and deserves the best in life. You If you have cable or a radio in Ask Cont’d On Page 11
need to be patient and pray for what
you want. You don’t have to settle for
less and you can do bad by yourself.
It’s best to be alone and happy than
involved and miserable.
Dear Deanna!
When is it time to talk to a teenag-
er about sex? I have a teen son and I Deanna
want to talk with him about the birds I don’t know if I should try to tell him
and bees before he learns the wrong a story, show him pictures or what.
way from his friends and in the street. How can I do this without embar-

Student Selected As 2009

Youth Leadership Scholar
in the Gear up Program is that no
one can choose your mountain,
and tell you how high to climb, it
is yours alone to climb at your
own pace and time.

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Randal Hugee and Mrs. Sabb-Davis pause for a few minutes to
be photographed at C.E. Murray High School.
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Bonnie King, WCSD, Director
of Public Relations
Randal Hugee, a student at
C.E. Murray High School, was
selected as a 2009 Youth
Leadership Scholar for Gear Up
SC. During the summer of 2009,
Hugee along with 33 students
from across the United States
traveled to the National Gear-up
Conference in San Francisco,
California. This three-day confer-
ence gave scholars an opportunity
to gain leadership skills, tour San
Francisco, meet local and nation-
al political and educational lead-
ers, and to network and present
with peer leaders.
Randal wrote an essay enti-
tled, “Problems Faced by Teens in
the Educational System.”
Within this essay, Randal
openly discuss his views regard-
ing challenges that teens face in
today’s schools. He noted that
technology should be used to cre-
ate a great sense of excitement
within instruction, and that teach-
ing methods should reflect the
new generation of students.
Randal said, “My experience
in the Gear-Up program has
taught me that there are many
opportunities that allow a person
to attend college. There are no
excuses why anyone should not
go.” Mrs. Latoya Sabb-Davis,
Site Coordinator/Graduation
Coach at C. E. Murray High
School, accompanied Hugee to
California. She expressed that the
experience that Hugee and other
student leaders at the conference
in California received was very
beneficial. She also shared that
Randal is a very bright student
who is well mannered, and will-
ing to work hard. “I look forward
to Randal doing extremely well in
college, because I know that he
will work hard to succeed,” Sabb-
Davis added.
Randal enjoyed the opportuni-
ty to present during his visit to
California, and to listen to teens
from various regions across the
nation who shared similar per-
spectives related to ways that
education could be improved.
“The conference was a great
learning experience for me. Many
of us shared the same opinions
and concerns. I felt honored to be
able to voice my opinion,” Randal
said.
Randal is not only a leader in
the academics, but he also plays
offensive guard on the Eagles
football team, and center for the
Eagles basketball team. He is a
member of the Drama Club,
Future Business Leaders of
America (FBLA), Student
Council, and Future Educators of
America (FEA). He plans to
attend the University of South
Carolina, and major in Computer
Science Engineering. He is the
son of Randy and Joann Hugee.
The Gear Up Program is
designed to provide students with
increased college awareness,
mentor tutoring, college tours,
career counseling and increased
focus on the importance of the
SAT and ACT. Students are also
encouraged to utilize the comput-
er to research additional informa-
tion regarding colleges. Several
parent workshops are made avail-
able to assist parents with scholar-
ship and financial aid informa-
tion.
The message that Mrs. Sabb-
Davis tries to leave with students
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Rights Cont’d From Page..............................................................................................................................1

nificant,” said Rep. Raul Grijalva,
co-chair of the Congressional
Progressive Caucus. “It’s indica-
tive that the public is having an
influence on this debate.”
But there are concerns, he
Ask Cont’d From Page......................................10
waits until marriage to avoid fornica-
tion and if he has to go there, have
plenty of condoms. So what if he’s
embarrassed. It’s better to be embar-
rassed and educated than dumb with
a bunch of babies or a sexually trans-
mitted disease.
Dear Deanna!
I have a cousin that cheats on her
husband but that’s her business.
However, she claims she’s out with
Fame Cont’d From Page.....................................8
Anita Baker's "Caught Up in
the Rapture" into a karaoke
machine. The resulting tape
was passed by Blige's stepfa-
ther to Uptown Records CEO
Andre Harrell. Harrell was
impressed with Blige's voice
and signed her to sing backup
for local acts like Father MC.
In 1991, however, Sean
"Puffy" Combs took Blige
under his wing and began
working with her on What's the
411?, her debut album. Combs
had a heavy hand in What's the
411?, along with producers
Dave Hall, Mark Morales, and
Mark Rooney, and the stylish
touches that they added to
Blige's unique vocal style cre-
ated a stunning album that
bridged the gap between R&B
and rap in a way that no female
singer had before. Uptown
tried to capitalize on the suc-
cess of What's the 411? by
issuing a remixed version of it
a year later, but it was only a
modest success creatively and
commercially.
Her 1995 follow-up, My
Life, again featured Combs'
handiwork, and it stepped back
stylistically from its urban
roots by featuring less of a rap
sound, it made up for it with its
subject matter. My Life was
full of ghetto pathos and
Blige's own personal pain
shone through like a beacon.
Her rocky relationship with
added. “How do you define the
public option? The definition is
critical.”
Chairman Conyers—who sup-
ports a public option paying
providers a rate at Medicare plus
5 percent—said he questioned the
me and our friends. On one occasion,
she had the nerve to tell me not to call
her house. The last lie was when she
told her husband that I needed a jack-
et and she was bringing it to my
house. I live 60 miles away. Now her
husband acts funny towards me.
Anonymous (Indianapolis, IN)
Dear Anonymous:
Let your scandalous cousin know done nothing wrong.
fellow Uptown artist K-Ci
Hailey likely contributed to
the raw emotions on the
album. The period following
the recording of My Life was
also a difficult time profes-
sionally for Blige, as she sev-
ered her ties with Combs and
Uptown, hired Suge Knight as
a financial advisor, and signed
with MCA.
Released in 1997, Share
My World marked the begin-
ning of Blige's creative part-
nerships with Jimmy Jam and
Terry Lewis. The album was
another hit for Blige and
debuted at number one on the
Billboard charts. Critics
soured somewhat on its more
conventional soul sound, but
Blige's fans seemed undaunt-
ed. By the time her next studio
album, Mary, came out in
1999, the fullness and ele-
gance of her new sound
seemed more developed, as
Blige exuded a classic soul
style aided by material from
Elton John and Bernie Taupin,
Stevie Wonder, and Lauryn
Hill. Mary made it obvious
that the ghetto fabulous style
and more confrontational
aspects of her music were
gone, while the emotive power
still remained.
That power also helped
carry the more modern-sound-
ing 2001 release No More
Drama, a deeply personal
legitimacy of the public option as
currently written as it allows
insurance companies to negotiate
insurance rates, allows states to
“opt out” of the plan—which he
said undermines its efficacy—and
that you want no part of her infidelity.
Advise her that the next time she
involves you that you’re going to call
her husband and clear your name on
the spot. If that means she’ll be mad,
then oh well. She’ll get over it. Your
main concern is eliminating your
assumed involvement and name
smearing. Her husband will eventual-
ly get the picture and see that you’ve
album that remained a collec-
tive effort musically yet
reflected more of Blige's
songwriting than any of her
previous efforts. The Mary J.
Blige on No More Drama
seemed miles away from the
flashy kid on What's the 411?,
yet it was still possible to see
the path through her music
that produced an older, wiser,
but still expressive artist. In
2003 she was reunited with P.
Diddy, who produced the
majority of that year's patchy
Love and Life album. The
Breakthrough followed two
years later and was a tremen-
dous success, spawning a
handful of major singles. By
the December 2006 release of
Reflections (A Retrospective),
The Breakthrough's lead sin-
gle, "Be Without You," had
spent nearly a year on the
R&B chart, while the album's
fifth single, "Take Me as I
Am," had been on the same
chart for over four months. A
year later Blige came out with
her eighth studio album,
Growing Pains. It was her
third consecutive studio album
to top both the Billboard 200
and the R&B/Hip-Hop
Albums charts. While on tour
with Robin Thicke during
2008, Blige began working on
Stronger, which was released
the November of the follow-
ing year.
would only allow the public
option to be put in place when
activated by a “trigger,” i.e. if
insurance failed to offer afford-
able coverage in that place.
Citing newspaper headlines
touting the public option, the vet-
eran lawmaker said, “Look,
please, don’t bring me that crap.
I’ve been here too long. I don’t
buy it. I suspect the [insurance
corporations] are going to try still
to take it away.”
Given the inordinate influence
of insurance lobbyists on the leg-
islation, he added, he suspects the
bill would come out of confer-
ence with even weaker language.
“I know what happens in con-
ference between the House and
the Senate….
This [conference] room has a
shortage of electricity and when
those lights are out, stuff goes out
Diggs Cont’d From Page.....................................4
replied, “Aside from traditional
worship, I’d like to be remem-
bered as one who was anxious to
lift our people to a higher level of
appreciation of themselves and of
those on whose shoulders they
stand.
Dr. William P. Diggs was born
in Columbia, South Carolina and
reared in Rock Hill. He married
Clotilda Daniels of Mobile,
Alabama after meeting her at
Pecan Cont’d From Page....................................6
pen.”
The festival, which now com-
pletely consumes the Downtown
Irby Street area, initially began a
few feet away on West Cheves
Street with only two stages for
entertainment. Today the festival
now boasts five sponsored stages
for the all day family fun filled
event. Six years after conception
Gibson-Hye is still apart of this
colossal event as the
Entertainment Chair. She
explains, “I wanted to stay with
the festival as Entertainment
Chair to make sure the type of
entertainment stays diverse,
things can always shift one way
or another, but since I am a fan of
all types of music I feel I can keep
it diverse. For example a country
[of legislation] and others get in
and when the lights are back on
there are things in there and
nobody knows how they got in.”
That lobbyists for the health
insurance industry—about 3.5 per
member of Congress—have been
so successful in undermining
health reform points to a deeper,
constitutional issue, lawmakers
said.
''The only legitimate public
option—single-payer—was taken
off the table…so who was at the
table? Health insurance corpora-
tions,” said outspoken Ohio
Democrat Dennis Kucinich.
“There is a deeper discussion
here; this isn’t only about health
care. We’re talking about whether
we are truly a democracy or
whether we have a plutocracy run
by corporations.”
People have to “become revo-
lutionary” to “overcome this over
Spellman College while he
attended Morehouse. The couple
has two children, Mary Lynn and
William Diggs, Jr. They have one
grandson, William, III.
I was greatly impressed with
Dr. Diggs. He did not seem
‘stuck-up’ at all. I was especially
impressed by his ability to quote
the dates of a great number of
events. He actually threw them
out quicker than I could write
singer sent me a [demo] to listen
to for the festival and I liked it so
much I listen to it in my car now,
even though if some of my friends
heard it they’d think I was crazy.”
Downing is no longer with the
festival planning.
Regardless of the economic
climate the festival boasts a huge
amount of growth each year from
only 7,500 in 2004 to 45,000 in
2008. Gibson-Hye explains why,
“Simply because there is some-
thing for everyone at the festival
and you do not have to spend any
money at all once you get there
unless you want to purchase
things from the vendors. The
entertainment is free, the admis-
sion is free, the parking is free and
it’s just designed for people to
step out of the everyday life and
privatization of the American
government,” Conyers said. And
the revolution could start with
just the people gathered for the
hearing.
“It doesn’t take a lot of people
to make change in this nation,
thank God. Martin King proved
that.”
Fauntroy said they are consid-
ering a march on Capitol Hill
among other measures to influ-
ence lawmakers to include a
robust public option in the legis-
lation. He admonished advocates
to continue fighting and said he
believes that like civil rights and
voting rights, universal health
care will become a reality in the
end.
“I want to assure you that if we
don’t give up and don’t give out
and don’t give in, we shall over-
come.”
them down. I was greatly
enriched by the time I spent with
this icon of the Christian faith.
It was a true gift of God to be
able to sit in the presence of
someone of the magnitude of Dr.
William P. Diggs, a man who has
endured the test of time and is still
standing.
May God bless him and con-
tinue to use him for His glory!
into another world to have fun
even if just for one day. I often
refer going to the festival like
stepping into Oz with To-to,
you’re not in Florence anymore.”
Gibson-Hye gives a special
thanks to all the City employees
who will be working day and
night Friday and Saturday getting
the area ready and cleaned up for
the festival. “I always hear com-
ments from people for days and
even months after the festival on
how much they really enjoyed
everything, and even though the
planning process is a ton of work
it’s all worth it. This is one of the
best visions I ever had, and it just
keeps getting better.”

Word Cont’d From Page.....................................8

seething - and he has gone online to die. Wal-Mart has started selling cas- share her story: “I want everybody to
vent his anger at the way cops han- kets on its Web site at prices that know he’s a rapist, and he’s done it to
dled the situation. undercut many funeral homes, long me more than once,” she told Brad
the major seller of caskets. The move Edwards. “I allowed him and his
Mary J. Blige Opens A follows a similar one by discount rival mother to live with me, and this is
Women's Shelter Costco, which also sells caskets on its what I get.”
R&B singer Mary J. Blige has site. The grandmother said medica-
stepped up her campaign to help vic- Wal-Mart, based in Bentonville, tion she takes makes her groggy, and
tims of domestic abuse - by opening Ark., quietly put up about 15 caskets she woke up recently and saw
a refuge for women in New York. and dozens of urns on its Web site last Moorer pulling up his pants.
Blige has always been open about her week. Prices range from $999 for In text messages Moorer alleged-
past family problems, alleging her models like “Dad Remembered” and ly sent to his grandmother, he asked
father often beat her mother before he “Mom Remembered” steel caskets to her not to tell anyone and threatened
walked out on the family when she the mid-level $1,699 “Executive suicide. But the grandmother offered
was just four years old. Privilege.” All are less than $2,000, no sympathy.
The star has also been a vocal sup- except for the Sienna Bronze Casket, “I just want him to be violated
porter of women's charities and set up which sells for $3,199. like he violated me,” she said. “If he
the Foundation For the Advancement goes to jail, I hope they rape him. I
of Women Now (FFAWN) with Signs The World Is Coming to hope they make him somebody’s
record executive Steve Stoute in an End… princess. I really do.”
2008. 19-Year-Old Rapes His Own Lee will face charges on Tuesday
Grandmother! that include several counts of crimi-
Low Prices Til The Casket Grandma said that her grandson nal sexual conduct.
Drops Lee raped her on several different
The world’s largest retailer wants occasions. The unidentified victim sat
to keep its customers even after they down with the television station to

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ed $5,774,604 of what is referred
to as "discretionary" funds. Each
councilman maintains a separate
"discretionary" account, which is
spent primarily in the council-
man's district at the councilman's
discretion. Of course, these
funds are beneficial for the
incumbent councilman to have
handy to spend at election time,
which may be why they may
have been reluctant to use them
to cover the budget shortfall.
By researching the county
website, we were able to find the
amount of the unspent funds
rolled by each councilman into
the fiscal year 2009. Rusty Smith
rolled over $637,315; Ken Ard
rolled over $320,921; Al Bradley
rolled over $867,796; Mitchell
Kirby rolled over $562,855;
Johnnie Rodgers rolled over
$389,738, Russell Culberson
rolled over $744,875; Waymon
Mumford rolled over $788,399;
James Schofield rolled over
$922,363 and Morris Anderson
rolled over $540,342. The total,
as stated above, is $5,774,604.
Citizens can find this info on the
county website (Florenceco.org)
under the long agenda as a quar-
terly report identified as
“Florence County Council
Allocation Balances by District”.
The last quarter was August
2009. It appears that approxi-
mately $1,742,100, from these
rolled over funds, has been spent
by the councilmen this year.
In this letter we are protesting
the 63% increase in the solid
waste fee, which we think could
have been avoided by returning
monies from the discretionary
funds to the general fund. This
move, on the part of the council-
men, would have been met with
great approval by the public. It
should also be remembered that
the discretionary funds do not
actually belong to the council-
men. This money belongs to the
people. It should also be remem-
bered that once fees are raised
they are seldom decreased.
We urge you to make your
voice heard. Ask your councilman
why the solid waste fee was
increased when over 5 million in
funds were available. Ask why
taxes and fees were increased but
expenses were not cut. In a recent
letter to the editor, Wade Dickens
suggests that we vote for change
in the next election. We agree, but
change will not happen if con-
cerned people do not run for
office. We need to take our gov-
ernment back at every level! It is
up to you!
Sincerely,
Licia Stone, Secretary
Florence County Citizens In
Action
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B e t t e r O f f T h a n A Ye a r A g o ?
NNPA) - President Ronald
Reagan had his flaws, but he cer-
tainly could turn a phrase. In the
1980 Presidential campaign he
asked a question that has resonat-
ed in campaigns ever since. “Are
you better off than you were four
years ago,” the former California
governor asked in his race against
Democratic President Jimmy
Carter. The people answered with
a resounding “no”, and Ronald
Reagan was elected.
The question has been asked
in every election since, but
President Barack Obama spun it
cleverly in the 2008 election,
when he said “At the rate you are
going you will have to ask are
you better off than you were four
weeks ago.” And so, just one year
ago, in a stunning moment of his-
tory, the former Illinois Senator
Barack Obama was elected the
44th President of the United
States.
I remember that election night,
November 4, 2008, as if it were
yesterday, remember the tear
trickling down the cheeks of Rev.
Jesse Jackson at that cold park in
Chicago, remember the exuber-
ance of some of the commenta-
tors as the numbers came in.
It wasn’t even close, really,
and all of us who were afraid to
believe in the possibility of an
African American president were
chastened and excited.
And many of us remain excit-
ed at this Presidency, even as
Obama’s ratings drop to some-
thing around 53 percent in late
October (from a high of 62 per-
cent in April). The drops are
understandable.
President Obama presides
over the worst economic condi-
tions in seventy years, with
unemployment rates at all time
highs, and consumer confidence
at all time lows. He has ambi-
tiously tackled some of the most
tractable policy challenges,
including credit reform and
health care reform, even as he has
had to manage military action in
Afghanistan and Iraq and the
declining popularity of our nation
in the world (Nobel Peace price
notwithstanding).
And, our President has had to
manage the hostility of the tea
party Republicans whose disre-
spectful and obnoxious behavior
has changed the tone of civic dis-
course and introduced an accept-
able racism into what might oth-
erwise be reasonable criticism
about policy matters.
Challenges notwithstanding,
there is a question that must be
answered. Are the American peo-
ple better off now than we were a
year ago? The answer is an
ambiguous yes. We are better off
for the possibility of health care
reform. We are better off for the
possibility of credit card and
banking reform. We are better off
thanks to a stimulus that has
saved some jobs and pumped
some money in the economy. We
are better off to the extent that the
federal government is attempting
to help with the foreclosure situa-
tion.
In terms of the labor market
we are emphatically not better
off. The unemployment rate was
8.1 percent when President
Obama was sworn in on January
20. It is 9.8 percent now.African
Americans had official unem-
ployment rates of 13.4 percent
last January. Now the rate is 15.4.
Those are only the official rates.
The Bureau of Labor Statistics
says that it estimates overall
unemployment as high as 17 per-
cent. Using the same formula, the
African American unemploy-
ment rate is 26.7 percent, a
Depression-era rate. If you are a
renter who is also jobless, you
probably have not seen any posi-
tive impact of the public policy
that president Obama is attempt-
ing. Are you better off than you
were a year ago? It depends on
where you stand on the economic
totem pole.
Is it too soon for us to have
this conversation? After all,
President Obama absolutely
inherited an untenable economic
situation. He has approached it
with energy and vigor, champi-
oning stimulus and counting on
stimulus to trickle down to work-
ers.
My only criticism is that there
are workers who would like to
have the same priority that Wall
Street and the bankers do. A fed-
eral employment program would
make all the difference in the
world for people at the bottom.
An unemployment rate of 9.8 per-
cent is all too high, and the cost of
living with it is way too much.
Indeed, it is not likely that our
economy can recover without a
jobs program. People won’t
spend until they feel secure about
their economic futures. We are
moving into the holiday spending
season, and what people spend in
the next two months will make
the difference between profits and
losses for millions of retailers.
On election night, a year ago,
our nation might have gone in
another direction. Are we better
off than we were a year ago? For
sure. But we’d be even better still
if we could put American back to
work.
Julianne Malveaux is
President of Bennett College for
Women in Greensboro, North
Carolina.

Ve t e r a n s D a y I s F o r O r d i n a r y P e o p l e
Accomplishing The Extraordinary
By Clarence E. Hill
When then-Governor Ronald
Reagan introduced returning
POW John McCain at a speaking
engagement in 1974, the future
president asked, “Where do we
find such men?”
He was speaking of many vet-
erans, when he answered, “We
find them in our streets, in the
office, the shops and the working
places of our country and on the
farms.”
In other words, President
Reagan was referring to ordinary
people accomplishing extraordi-
nary things. And it isn’t just the
men.
Army Spc. Monica Brown
was still a teenager when she
went on a routine patrol as a
medic in Afghanistan in 2007.
Caught under insurgent fire in
Paktika Province, she and her
platoon sergeant ran a few hun-
dred yards toward a burning
Humvee.
Dodging rounds by only inch-
es, Brown helped pull injured
soldiers from the vehicle and ren-
dered life-saving first aid. For her
actions, she was awarded a Silver
Star, the nation’s third highest
combat decoration.
When she enlisted at age 17,
the native of Lake Jackson, Texas,
had hopes of becoming an X-ray
technician, but the Army con-
vinced her that being a medic
would offer her the greatest
opportunity to help her fellow sol-
diers. But to credit the Monica
Browns and other brave heroes in
our military with helping only
their comrades is short-sighted.
They are helping us. It is America,
not America’s military that al
Qaeda and other terrorists have
To Get The
declared war on.
Fewer than 10 percent of
Americans can claim the title
Community
“military veteran,” and what a
list of accomplishments can
those 10 percent claim. From
defeating Communism, Fascism
T imes
and Imperialism, to keeping the
peace during the Cold War and
battling terrorism today, America
owes a debt to her veterans that
can never be fully repaid.
Call (843)
Historians have said that
Dwight Eisenhower was prouder
of being a soldier than he was of
being
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ESTATE: Ludie Esther B. McCall
PERSONAL REPRESENTATIVE:
J. Rick Newell, William T.
McCall and Linda M. Jacobs
Address: PO Box 338,
Johnsonville, SC 29555
CASE NO. 2009ES2100601 JLR
ATTORNEY, IF APPLICABLE:
Kenneth F. Smith
ADDRESS: PO Box 999,
Charleston, SC 29402-0999
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ESTATE: James P. Howle, Jr.
PERSONAL REPRESENTATIVE:
Mary H. Howle
Address: 263 Quinby Circle,
Quinby, SC 29506
CASE NO. 2009ES2100629 CKF
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ESTATE: Evelyn O. McCutcheon
PERSONAL REPRESENTATIVE:
Carmen G. Gregg
Address: 222 S. Acline St., Apt.
1, Lake City, SC 29560
CASE NO. 2009ES2100611 CKF
ATTORNEY, IF APPLICABLE:
William J. Rivers, III
ADDRESS: PO Box 6589,
Florence, SC 29501
AND
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FLORENCE COUNTY
PROBATE COURT
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ESTATE: James K. Craig
PERSONAL REPRESENTATIVE:
Jennifer K. Craig
Address: 1716 Stratford Circle,
Florence, SC 29506
CASE NO. 2009ES2100632 BGC
ATTORNEY, IF APPLICABLE:
John R. Kirven, Sr.
ADDRESS: PO Box 324,
Florence, SC 29503
AND
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ESTATE: Fannie Mae McPherson
PERSONAL REPRESENTATIVE:
Jane P. Hatfield
Address: 472 Bay Drive,
Garden City, SC 29576
CASE NO. 2009ES2100618 JAM
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ESTATE: Myers C. Floyd
PERSONAL REPRESENTATIVE:
Melanie R. Foley
Address: 11 Sherburn Place,
Wilmington, MA
CASE NO. 2009ES2100635 JLR
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AND
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ESTATE: Frederick S. Ericksen
PERSONAL REPRESENTATIVE:
Syble L. Ericksen
Address: 3003 S. Canal Drive,
Florence, SC 29505
CASE NO. 2009ES2100651 LSG
ATTORNEY, IF APPLICABLE:
Charles R. Rhodes, Jr. Esq.
ADDRESS: PO Box 14607,
Surfside Beach, SC 29587
AND
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PROBATE COURT
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ESTATE: Ernestine Pressley
PERSONAL REPRESENTATIVE:
Alfadene Armstrong
Address: 11686 N. Fraser,
Georgetown, SC 29440
CASE NO. 2009ES2100600 BGC
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AND
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ESTATE: Jean S. Young
PERSONAL REPRESENTATIVE:
Sherry S. Daniel
Address: 1811 W. Sandhurst
Drive, Florence, SC 29505
CASE NO. 2008ES2100643 CKF
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ESTATE: Anna C. Timmons
PERSONAL REPRESENTATIVE:
Raymond E. Timmons, Jr.
Address: 98 Suffolk Drive,
Aiken, SC 29803
CASE NO. 2009ES2100606 JLR
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AND
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County, the address of which
is Box L, City-County
Complex, Florence, South
Carolina, on or before the
date that is eight months after
the date of the first publica-
tion of this notice to creditors
(unless barred by operations
of section 62-3-803), or such
persons shall be forever
barred as to their claims. All
claims are required to be pre-
sented in written statements,
indicating the name and the
address of the claimant, the
basis of the claim, the amount
claimed, the date when the
claim will become due, the
nature of any uncertainty as
to the amount claimed and the
date when due, and a descrip-
tion of any security as to the
claim.
ESTATE: Mary Frances B. York
PERSONAL REPRESENTATIVE:
Rosemary Y. Harris
Address: 2696 Pineland Circle,
Hartsville, SC 29550
CASE NO. 2009ES2100641 JAM
ATTORNEY, IF APPLICABLE:
ADDRESS:
AND
W. KENNETH EATON, JR.,
JUDGE
FLORENCE COUNTY
PROBATE COURT
180 N. IRBY STREET,
MSC-L FLORENCE,
SOUTH CAROLINA 29501
Run Dates: October 29,
November 5, & 12, 2009
NOTICE TO
CREDITORS
NOTICE TO CREDITORS
OF ESTATES
All persons having claims
against the following estate
are required to deliver or mail
their claims to the indicated
personal representatives,
appointed to administer these
estates, and to file their
claims on form #371PC with
the probate court of Florence
County, the address of which
is Box L, City-County
Complex, Florence, South
Carolina, on or before the
date that is eight months after
the date of the first publica-
tion of this notice to creditors
(unless barred by operations
of section 62-3-803), or such
persons shall be forever
barred as to their claims. All
claims are required to be pre-
sented in written statements,
indicating the name and the
address of the claimant, the
basis of the claim, the amount
claimed, the date when the
claim will become due, the
nature of any uncertainty as
to the amount claimed and the
date when due, and a descrip-
tion of any security as to the
claim.
ESTATE: Gerald J. Throwe
PERSONAL REPRESENTATIVE:
Anita N. Throwe
Address: 2853 Middlecoff Lane,
Florence, SC 29506
CASE NO. 2009ES2100523 JLR
ATTORNEY, IF APPLICABLE:
Cyrus T.Sloan, III
ADDRESS: 111 Witcover St.,
Marion, SC 29571
AND
W. KENNETH EATON, JR.,
JUDGE
FLORENCE COUNTY
PROBATE COURT
180 N. IRBY STREET,
MSC-L FLORENCE,
SOUTH CAROLINA 29501
Run Dates: October 15, 22, &
29, 2009
CREDITORS
NOTICE TO CREDITORS
OF ESTATES
All persons having claims
against the following estate
are required to deliver or mail
their claims to the indicated
personal representatives,
appointed to administer these
estates, and to file their
claims on form #371PC with
the probate court of Florence
County, the address of which
is Box L, City-County
Complex, Florence, South
Carolina, on or before the
date that is eight months after
the date of the first publica-
tion of this notice to creditors
(unless barred by operations
of section 62-3-803), or such
persons shall be forever
barred as to their claims. All
claims are required to be pre-
sented in written statements,
indicating the name and the
address of the claimant, the
basis of the claim, the amount
claimed, the date when the
claim will become due, the
nature of any uncertainty as
to the amount claimed and the
date when due, and a descrip-
tion of any security as to the
claim.
ESTATE: Finley P. Lucas
PERSONAL REPRESENTATIVE:
Finley S. James
Address: 108 Oakview Drive,
Darlington, SC 29532
CASE NO. 2009ES2100640 JLR
ATTORNEY, IF APPLICABLE
John Jay James, II:
ADDRESS: PO Box 507,
Darlington, SC 29540
AND
W. KENNETH EATON, JR.,
JUDGE
FLORENCE COUNTY
PROBATE COURT
180 N. IRBY STREET,
MSC-L FLORENCE,
SOUTH CAROLINA 29501
Run Dates: October 29,
November 5, & 12, 2009
NOTICE TO
CREDITORS
NOTICE TO CREDITORS
OF ESTATES
All persons having claims
against the following estate
are required to deliver or mail
their claims to the indicated
personal representatives,
appointed to administer these
estates, and to file their
claims on form #371PC with
the probate court of Florence
County, the address of which
is Box L, City-County
Complex, Florence, South
Carolina, on or before the
date that is eight months after
the date of the first publica-
tion of this notice to creditors
(unless barred by operations
of section 62-3-803), or such
persons shall be forever
barred as to their claims. All
claims are required to be pre-
sented in written statements,
indicating the name and the
address of the claimant, the
basis of the claim, the amount
claimed, the date when the
claim will become due, the
nature of any uncertainty as
to the amount claimed and the
date when due, and a descrip-
tion of any security as to the
claim.
ESTATE: Joan O. Douglas
PERSONAL REPRESENTATIVE:
Kenneth E. Douglas
Address: 148 Douglas Road,
Hemingway, SC 29554
CASE NO. 2009ES2100649 JLR
ATTORNEY, IF APPLICABLE:
ADDRESS:
AND
W. KENNETH EATON, JR.,
JUDGE
FLORENCE COUNTY
PROBATE COURT
180 N. IRBY STREET,
MSC-L FLORENCE,
SOUTH CAROLINA 29501
Run Dates: November 5, 12, &
19, 2009
CREDITORS
NOTICE TO CREDITORS
OF ESTATES
All persons having claims
against the following estate
are required to deliver or mail
their claims to the indicated
personal representatives,
appointed to administer these
estates, and to file their
claims on form #371PC with
the probate court of Florence
County, the address of which
is Box L, City-County
Complex, Florence, South
Carolina, on or before the
date that is eight months after
the date of the first publica-
tion of this notice to creditors
(unless barred by operations
of section 62-3-803), or such
persons shall be forever
barred as to their claims. All
claims are required to be pre-
sented in written statements,
indicating the name and the
address of the claimant, the
basis of the claim, the amount
claimed, the date when the
claim will become due, the
nature of any uncertainty as
to the amount claimed and the
date when due, and a descrip-
tion of any security as to the
claim.
ESTATE: Margaret C. Prosser
PERSONAL REPRESENTATIVE:
Margaret J. Vancil
Address: 196 Hicks Road,
Coward, SC 29530
CASE NO. 2009ES2100630 JLR
ATTORNEY, IF APPLICABLE:
ADDRESS:
AND
W. KENNETH EATON, JR.,
JUDGE
FLORENCE COUNTY
PROBATE COURT
180 N. IRBY STREET,
MSC-L FLORENCE,
SOUTH CAROLINA 29501
Run Dates: October 29,
November 5, & 12, 2009
NOTICE TO
CREDITORS
NOTICE TO CREDITORS
OF ESTATES
All persons having claims
against the following estate
are required to deliver or mail
their claims to the indicated
personal representatives,
appointed to administer these
estates, and to file their
claims on form #371PC with
the probate court of Florence
County, the address of which
is Box L, City-County
Complex, Florence, South
Carolina, on or before the
date that is eight months after
the date of the first publica-
tion of this notice to creditors
(unless barred by operations
of section 62-3-803), or such
persons shall be forever
barred as to their claims. All
claims are required to be pre-
sented in written statements,
indicating the name and the
address of the claimant, the
basis of the claim, the amount
claimed, the date when the
claim will become due, the
nature of any uncertainty as
to the amount claimed and the
date when due, and a descrip-
tion of any security as to the
claim.
ESTATE: Beller S. Frierson
PERSONAL REPRESENTATIVE:
Frank Burgess
Address: 514 Metting Street,
Lake City, SC 29560
CASE NO. 2009ES2100634 BGC
ATTORNEY, IF APPLICABLE:
ADDRESS:
AND
W. KENNETH EATON, JR.,
JUDGE
FLORENCE COUNTY
PROBATE COURT
180 N. IRBY STREET,
MSC-L FLORENCE,
SOUTH CAROLINA 29501
Run Dates: October 29,
November 5, & 12, 2009
CREDITORS
NOTICE TO CREDITORS
OF ESTATES
All persons having claims
against the following estate are
required to deliver or mail
their claims to the indicated
personal representatives,
appointed to administer these
estates, and to file their claims
on form #371PC with the pro-
bate court of Florence County,
the address of which is Box L,
City-County Complex,
Florence, South Carolina, on
or before the date that is eight
months after the date of the
first publication of this notice
to creditors (unless barred by
operations of section 62-3-
803), or such persons shall be
forever barred as to their
claims. All claims are required
to be presented in written
statements, indicating the
name and the address of the
claimant, the basis of the
claim, the amount claimed, the
date when the claim will
become due, the nature of any
uncertainty as to the amount
claimed and the date when
due, and a description of any
security as to the claim.
ESTATE: Claudia Lea Matthews
PERSONAL REPRESENTATIVE:
Kathy M. Middleton and Ann
M. Pate
Address: 3558 West Cummings
Road, Timmonsville, SC 29161
CASE NO. 2009ES2100631 CKF
ATTORNEY, IF APPLICABLE:
ADDRESS:
AND
W. KENNETH EATON, JR.,
JUDGE
FLORENCE COUNTY
PROBATE COURT
180 N. IRBY STREET,
MSC-L FLORENCE,
SOUTH CAROLINA 29501
Run Dates: October 29,
November 5, & 12, 2009
NOTICE TO
CREDITORS
NOTICE TO CREDITORS
OF ESTATES
All persons having claims
against the following estate
are required to deliver or mail
their claims to the indicated
personal representatives,
appointed to administer these
estates, and to file their
claims on form #371PC with
the probate court of Florence
County, the address of which
is Box L, City-County
Complex, Florence, South
Carolina, on or before the
date that is eight months after
the date of the first publica-
tion of this notice to creditors
(unless barred by operations
of section 62-3-803), or such
persons shall be forever
barred as to their claims. All
claims are required to be pre-
sented in written statements,
indicating the name and the
address of the claimant, the
basis of the claim, the amount
claimed, the date when the
claim will become due, the
nature of any uncertainty as
to the amount claimed and the
date when due, and a descrip-
tion of any security as to the
claim.
ESTATE: Paula R. Jonas
PERSONAL REPRESENTATIVE:
Sabine D. Altman
Address: 3714 Pine Haven Dr.,
Florenc SC, 29506
CASE NO. 2009ES2100638 CKF
ATTORNEY, IF APPLICABLE:
ADDRESS:
AND
W. KENNETH EATON, JR.,
JUDGE
FLORENCE COUNTY
PROBATE COURT
180 N. IRBY STREET,
MSC-L FLORENCE,
SOUTH CAROLINA 29501
Run Dates: October 29,
November 5, & 12, 2009
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Mr. Linton and Mr. McKenzie of Linton & McKenzie Construction and Repair pose in front of
the newly renovated Pee Dee Transitional Women’s Shelter on October 29, 2009.

(L to R) Betty Scott, Leroy Graham, Jerry Miller, Margaret Nash, Jannie McClain, and
Reverend Dr. Mack T. Hines share a photo during the Pee Dee Transitional Shelter Open House on
October 29, 2009.

Director Ellen C. Hamilton of Pee Dee Domestic Coalition

shares some tears with Mae McFadden, Director of the emer-
gency shelter, during 20th Anniversity Celebration held last
week.

Lashelle Smith, Chuck Smith and Taylor McClam help the

children choose a tattoo the Tatto Parlor, at the Hallelujah
Carnival held recently at Divine Destiny Family Worship Center.

Randal looks on as Mrs. Call (843) 629-0103

Sabb-Davis compares various
college sites that offers pro-
grams that fit Randal's career
interest.

Mr. Gee of Gee and Gee

Furniture and Upholstery
stands inside one of the shelter
bedrooms during the Pee Dee
Transitional Shelter Open
House on October 29, 2009.