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LakelandsState Tuesday. April 2, 1996 j4A Th Index-Journal, Greenwood, S.C. DEATHS AND FUNERALS iProfessor's project produces peach predictability Johnny L'lhy, iZ2 Wodd a Eu'JJr 113 tL Clnct, -od Johnny Mobley Jr. GREENWOOD Johnny Mobley 43, of 106 Westpoint husband of Brenda Norris Mobley, died March 31, 1996, at Self Memorial Hospital. Born in Saluda County, he was a son of Harriet Pace Mobley and the late Johnny Mobley Sr.

He was a graduate of Riverside High School and a member of Pleasant Hill Baptist Church. He was a former employee of Greenwood Mills. Surviving, in addition to his wife of Greenwood and his mother of Saluda, are three daughters, Angela Norris of Atlanta, Onekia Mobley and Takeyia Mobley, both of Greenwood; four sisters, Dorothy Pace of Bronx, N.Y., Loray Brown of Norristown, Darlene Mobley of Brooklyn, N.Y. and Dollicia Mobley of Charlotte, N.C.; and maternal grandmother, Fannie Scott of Washington, D.C. Services will be at 2 p.m.

Thursday at Pleasant Hill Baptist Church with the Rev. Clarence Kenner and the Rev. Calvin Robinson officiating. Burial will follow in the church cemetery. A wake service will be held Wednesday from 7 to 8 p.m.

at Butler and Son Funeral Home. Pallbearers will be friends of the family. Flower bearers will be friends of the family. The family is at the home of his mother, Harriet Mobley, 103 Bowie Saluda. rtjr, KcCom.U.k I LonnUt treemzn, C.C 3 said, but a simplified version will be offered to fanners through the climate center.

The early-blooming peach crop in the Upstate was all but destroyed in March after overnight lows, dipped into the 20s. In the Ridge, which includes counties along Interstate 20 between Columbia and the Georgia border, many of the peaches that usually are ready for market in late May and early June also were ruined, according to estimates from the Clemson extension service. Bob McCurry, executive director of the South Carolina Peach Council, said the research would help producers with planning. Cold-hearty varieties like Cresthaven and Parade probably will be planted more, and early bloomers like Juneprince will be abandoned, he said. The estimated harvest dates also would give the state's 16 or so packing houses information about the availability of the fruit, enabling them to plan better, McCurry said.

ular variety. We wanted to know when is the most likely harvest date for a particular variety," Carbone said. The predicting model combines measured temperatures with known information about how temperatures affect the blossoming and maturity of each peach variety. Carbone has been working for two years with a Clemson University peach specialist and a scientist at the University of Wisconsin at Milwaukee who studies the effect of temperatures on plants. Carbone tested his model using data collected at a weather center in Johnston from the 1930s through the 1980s.

Johnston is in Edgefield County, one of the state's prime peach-growing areas. The new computer-based model, which might be available to growers next year, would let farmers use their own temperature data or information from their nearest weather center to predict when their crops will bloom. "There's a lot of inner workings that are pretty complex," Carbone COLUMBIA (AP) Next season, peach farmers could prevent some of the damage done by late frosts like those last month with a new method to predict when the fruit will bloom and ripen. The forecasting model was developed by Greg Carbone, a University of South Carolina geography professor who specializes in climatology, and was funded by the Southeastern Regional Climate Center. "Fanners are odds players," Carbone said Monday.

"Generally speaking, they want to make sure they get a crop nine out of every 10 years. Therefore, that 90 percent predictability becomes a pretty important threshold. "Currently, a 90 percent confidence level means being able to estimate bloom date within a 14-day window. Our model has improved the margin of error to between six and seven days." If an early bloom is expected, farmers can slow a plant's development with chemical sprays. "We wanted to know when is the most likely bloom date for a partic Jim KeCemry, Haute 1, CJ; Hszj, a A.

JDpAei tout S.C. $73, field Jim McCartney WATERLOO Doyle James "Jim" McCartney, Kenneth Crawford 70. of Rt. 1. Twin Oaks Road, husband of Peggy Donation Beasley, Condon want magistrate loophole closed ABBEVILLE Kenneth Crawford, 34, of 140 Adams died April 1, 1996, in Abbeville.

Born in Abbeville, he was the son of McKinley and Eune Bell London Crawford. He was employed by Standard at Monsanto and attended Abbeville High School. He was of the Methodist faith. Surviving, in addition to his parents of the home, are a daughter, Christine Crawford of Abbeville; a brother, Marvin Crawford of Abbeville; and seven sisters, Dorothy Shaw of Olanda, Cathleen Anderson, Ellen Mattison, Helen Brownlee, Linda Crawford, Sandra Brittain and Cynthia Napoleon, all of Abbeville. Services are incomplete and will, be announced by Brown and Walker Funeral Home.

The family is at the home. COLUMBIA (AP) Top state officials want to make sure unqualified magistrates lose their jobs and senators cannot reappoint them. Magistrates who fail their certification test would be kicked out under a proposal being drafted by Gov. David Beasley and Attorney General Charlie Condon. Their plan also would bar state senators from giving unqualified people judgeships as political rewards.

Beasley and Condon aim to close an embarrassing legal loophole that two state senators used last year in persuading the governor to reappoint four magistrates who had flunked law tests. Beasley and Condon say the entire magistrate system needs upgrading. But other officials say it might be too late to introduce major reform in this legislative session. Robyn Zimmerman, Beasley's spokeswoman, said the governor Considers the proposal "a good step. It addresses one major flaw, but only one." She said Beasley believes a comprehensive legislative effort is needed to "address all of the broken pieces." Cam Crawford, special assistant to Condon, said Monday the attorney general plans to work with the governor, legislators and magistrates this summer and fall to come up with a workable plan to improve the magistrate system, which now handles two-thirds of all court cases.

But the immediate goal before this session ends in June is to close the loophole, Crawford said. The Legislature adopted the certification test to weed out unqual McCollum McCartney, died April 1, 1996, at Self Memorial Hospital. Born in Orrville, Ohio, he was a son of Olena Smarr McCartney and the late James Deward McCartney. He was a graduate of Orrville High School and attended Ohio State University. He was a U.S.

Navy veteran of World War II. He retired from South Fulton Medical Center in Atlanta, as chief engineer. He was a member of Bethlehem Union Church, where he was a member and teacher of the Adult Bible Class. He was a member of the Palmetto Masonic Lodge No. 19 in Laurens and the American Legion.

Surviving, in addition to his wife of the home and his mother of Orrville, are a daughter, Mrs. Carl (Bonnie) Brock of Simpsonville; a stepson, Michael McCollum of Lawrenceville, two sisters, Dottie Barnes and Peggy Faught, both of Wooster, Ohio; and seven grandchildren. Services will be Wednesday at 3 p.m. at Bethlehem Union Church with the Rev. Jones Davenport officiating.

Burial will in the church cemetery. The body will be placed in the church at 2 p.m. Pallbearers will be Ronnie Byers, Jay Byers, Robert Burns, Crawford Cobb, Nathan Simpson, Randy Mays, Jim McAlister and Ronnie Sprouse. Honorary escort will be Paul Kemells, A.C. Brock, Harold Webb, Richard Anderson, Clarence Smith and Clyde Phillips.

The family will receive friends from 7 to 9 tonight at Blyth Funeral Home. The family is at the home. Memorials amy be made to Bethlehem Union Church, co Rev. Jones Davenport, Rt. 1, Box 240, Waterloo, S.C.

29384. Frances A. Mitchell EDGEFIELD Frances Adams Mitchell, 84, of Rt. 2, Box 77, Highway 378, widow of Julian Edward Mitchell, died April 1, 1996, at her home. Born in Edgefield County, she was a daughter of the late James Pinkney and Catherine Alice Powell Adams.

She was a member of McKendree United Methodist Church. Surviving are two sons, Julian Adams Mitchell of Aiken and Michael Francis Mitchell of Edgefield; four daughters, Willie Mae Walker of Mauldin, Flor-ine Hutto of Aiken. Daphine Weaver of Batesburg-Leesville and Eddie Shuford of Saluda; a sister, Pauline Witt of Saluda; William Ollie Adams of Troy; 19 grandchildren; 14 great-grandchildren; and two great-great-grandchildren. Services will be at 3 p.m. Wednesday at McKendree United Methodist Church.

Burial will be in the church cemetery. The family will receive friends tonight from 7 to 9 at Ramey Funeral Home. The family is at the home. Memorials may be made to HospiceCare of the Piedmont, Greenwood Medical Center, Greenwood, S.C. 29646.

Lonnie Freeman McCORMICK Services for Lonnie Freeman will be Wednesday at 2 p.m. at The Kingdom Hall of Jehovah's Witnesses in McCormick with Brother Dana Price officiating. Burial will be in Greenwood Memorial Gardens. The body will be placed in the Kingdom Hall at 1 p.m. Pallbearers will be George Freeman, Ulysses Freeman, Johnny Freeman, Walter Freeman, David Freeman, Jesse Freeman and Bobby Gilchrist.

Flower bearers will be nieces. The family is at the home on Highway 28 South in McCormick. Walker Funeral Home is in charge. Eulalar Wright GREENWOOD Services for Eulalar Wright will be Wednesday at 3:30 p.m. at Tabernacle Baptist Church with the Rev.

Marvin Hughes officiating. Burial will be in Evening Star Memorial Gardens. Pallbearers will be deacons and trustees of the church. Flower bearers will be friends of the family along with Vemell Arnold, Eunice Baten, Florence Gilchrist, Juanita Griffen, Lillie Ann Patterson and Anna Perrin. The family will receive friends at the home, 118 New Greenwood.

Percival-Tompkins Funeral Home is in charge of arrangements. Daisy Fleming McCORMICK Daisy McMahan Fleming, 87, died April 2, 1996, at McCormick Health Care Center. The family is at the home of her daughter, Wilma Fleming Flanagan, Little River Cottage Site, McCormick. Services are incomplete and will be announced by Strom Funeral Home. ified magistrates.

Under that law, magistrates had a certain time period in which they had three chances to pass the test If they didn't, they were to be booted, off the bench. Nothing, however, prevented senators from renominating magistrates who bad failed the test. And the governor traditionally ap saves YMCA CHARLESTON (AP) A $75,000 donation from a New York philanthropist will help keep one of the nation's oldest black YMCAs from closing. Bill Murray, a New York lawyer who grew up in Charleston, engineered a deal that involved buying the Cannon Street YMCA's mortgage from another group, plus using additional money to repay other outstanding loans and back taxes. The mortgage was transferred to the Community Foundation, which will allow the Cannon Street to defer payments for as long as three years without interest accruing, said Ruth Heffron, the foundation's executive director.

Once the payments are made, the money will go into an endowment fund. Once the fund reaches $10,000, the can receive some of the interest earned each year, she said. In addition, about $7,000 is left in a reserve fund. Murray, who learned about the Cannon Street Y's problems two weeks ago during a visit to Charleston, said he helped because "I thought it was a shame that for a nominal amount of money, an institution well-grounded in Charleston history would be allowed to go under." The Cannon Street dates to 19S0. Its 1955 Little League team was the state's first chartered black Little League team.

It won the state and regional titles by default after all other all-white teams boycotted the tournaments in those days of racial segregation. But the team was not allowed to play in the Little League World Series because it had not won its titles on the field. LOCALISMS Miles and driving time from Greenwood to major Southeastern cities are: Asheville, 115 miles, 2.2 hours; Atlanta, 148, 3.3; Augusta, 59, Charleston, 175, 3.5; Charlotte, 121, 2.2; Columbia, 74, 1.5; Greenville, 53, Savannah, 182, 4. points whomever local senators nominated. Democratic Sen.

Yancey Mcuw or Kingstree, wno urged Beasley to reappoint two magistrates who had flunked, says he will introduce a bill to close the loophole within two weeks. McGill said he thought the two magistrates bad done a good job and deserved another chance to pass the test. He now says he will work for improvements in magistrate qualifi cations, training and funding. A separate bill, expected to be approved by a House subcommit tee this week, would amend the state constitution to give die state Supreme Court power to remove magistrates for incompetence or misconduct. Three House Republicans seek documents from White House The place that became Ninety Six was at first merely a campground along the Cherokee Path on the most direct route from the Indian towns to Charleston.

BMBBIlMBiraBIMMBIIWIIMMIIIIIIIIW constitutional principle of separation of powers. However, McCurry said, "We will review the letter and respond consistent with our foreign policy, national security and constitutional responsibilities." Specifically, the lawmakers requested: All documents on Clinton's conversation with Yeltsin on March 13 in Sharm el-Sheikh, Egypt, following an anti-terrorism summit as well as papers used to brief Clinton before the meeting. All documents relating to "communications between Arkansas poultry producers and your administration regarding the Russian ban on imports of chicken from the United States." All documents relating to a telephone conversation between Clinton and Yeltsin on Jan. 13. ETIHUDGE MONUMENT CO.

WASHINGTON (AP) Three senior House Republicans are urging the Clinton administration to turn over documents relating to President Clinton's efforts to restore chicken exports to Russia, a key issue in his borne state. In a letter to Clinton Monday, the three Republican House members said they were concerned the president was allowing domestic politics to enter into international relations. The letter came days after media reports of a conversation between Clinton and Russian President Boris Yeltsin in which the two leaders promised to support each other politically. Clinton had asked Yeltsin for help on a poultry dis-' pute over a Russian ban on U.S. chicken Imports.

Arkansas, Clinton's home state, produces 40 percent of America's chickens and is a major importer to Russia. "In recent days there have been a number of press reports suggesting that you and Russian President Boris Yeltsin may have reached a deal to support one another's reelection bids," Reps. Benjamin Gilman, Henry Hyde, and William dinger, wrote to Clinton. "We are alarmed by any suggestion that your policy toward the Russian elections may be tainted by domestic partisan political considerations." Gilman is chairman of the House International Relations Committee, Hyde chain the House Judiciary Committee and Dinger chairs the Government Reform and Oversight Committee. White House press secretary Mike McCurry complained that the lawmakers were asking for "everything under the sun" and suggested they were indifferent to the Hwy.

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Shell officials said only a few employees were in the area at the time of the explosion. They said there was only one blast, but residents claimed they heard a second explosion five minutes after the first one. On Feb. 1, a hydrogen pipeline exploded at a nearby plant that makes steam to heat Shell's refinery. Two workers suffered minor injuries in that explosion.

MARTINEZ, Calif. (AP) An explosion at a Shell Oil refinery erupted into shooting flames and thick, black smoke that forced nearby residents to stay indoors. There were no injuries. Shell officials said they would begin investigating today to determine the cause of Monday's blast The fire followed an explosion just before 7 pjn. in the refinery's light oil processing area, where gasoline is produced.

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