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PAGE 8 — The Newberry Sun, Newberry, S. C., Thursday, Oct. 9, 1969 EAGr.E SCOI T HARRY DOMINICK represented the eij?ht counties of the Blue Council, Boy Scouts of America, as a candidate fur ‘’Report to the Nation” dur ing screening in Charlotte, N .C. last week. (Sunphoto) Local guardsman is now general The U. S. Senate has confirm ed the promotion of two South Carolina National Guard colonels to the rank of brigadier general, according to Major General F.D. Pinckney, State Adjutant Gen eral. Brigadier General Robert L. McCrady of Columbia. Assis tant Adjutant General of South Carolina and Brigadier General James W. Henderson of New berry, commanding general of Emergency Operating H e a d- quarters Number 51, Columbia, received notice of confirmation this week. General Henderson, owner and manager of Newberry lumber Company, is a veteran of 28 years National Guard service. He entered Guard service 1940 as a private and was commis sioned while serving five years on active dutv with the Ninth Infantry Division during World War Two. He was federally re cognized as a captain in the National Guard in 1947 and has served since that time in the command position at battery, battalion, brigade and support command levels. General Henderson is a native of Saluda County, attended the Newberry public schools and is a graduate of Newberry Col lege. His military education in cludes completion of the Air De fense Artillery Advanced Course and the Associate Command and General Staff College. He is married to the former Miss Mary Nobles of Newberry and they have three sons. Gen. Henderson is a teacher and past chairman of the board of ste wards at Central Methodist. He is also a member of the Kiwanis Club. Pancake supper Friday night Coming, another one of those famous Kiwanis Pancake Sup pers, on Friday, October 17, from 5:30 until 8:00 p.m. at Speers Street School. This date was selected as to afford the public the opportunity to get a good supper and then go to the football game. The Kiwanis put on this sup per to raise funds for a scholar ship which they will give to some Newberry County student at Newberry College. Tickets are now on sale by all members of the Kiwanis and Key Clubs, members of the Kap pa Delta Sorority of Newberry College, Boy Scouts at Oakland Mill and others. TEC speaker not popular Harold Estes, instructor of chemistry at Richland TEC, sel dom makes a return engage ment as an after-dinner speaker. He usually proves that someone is too drunk to drive home. Estes, who is coordinating the instruction of law enforcement officers of South Carolina in the use of breathalyzers, is being asked to explain the use of this equipment in controlling drunk en driving. He goes out to din ner meetings of civic organiza tions armed with his equipment and watches while the members enjoy their “social” hour before supper. They drink. They eat. Then he starts his talk. He briefly summarizes the law governing the use of the equipment and the Implied Con sent Law passed by the Gen eral Assembly this year. He re views the Supreme Court's de cisions regarding the use of equipment designed to measure the alcoholic content of blood. The group “volunteers” one of its members to demonstrate the equipment. If the volunteer has enjoyed his “social” hour excessively, Estes can usually show that he could be charged with drunken driving if he were to try to drive home from the dinner meeting. Classes in administering the Implied Consent Law are being conducted by the South Caro lina Technical Education System at technical education centers in Richland, Greenville and Char leston counties for the South Carolina Law Enforcement Ag ency. State, County and muni cipal law officers are being giv en instruction in the operation of the equipment. Those who successfully complete the course will be certified by SLED to operate the equipment and to testify in court as to their find ings. Such certification is ne cessary before the operator can be judged competent to testify, Estes said. When the test is to be admin istered, the agent breaks open a small ampul containing a yel low oxydizing liquid. This open ampul is put in front of a light source in the instrument and a glass tube inserted in such a way as to connect’ the breath trapping chamber with the am pul. A saliva trap is then at tached to the intake tube and the person to be tested blows into the trap. His breath is trapped in a cylinder in the instrument. The agent administering the test then opens a valve which allows a measured amount of breath to bubble through the oxydizing agent. As the alcohol in his breath oxidizes, it changes the color of the liquid and the amount of color change affects the light beam passing through the li quid. This change is registered on a meter which indicates the percent, by weight, of alcohol in the person’s blood. “An ounce of 100 proof will raise the blood alcohol level of a 150 pound person to .025 per cent,” Estes explains. “Two ounces raise it to .05 percent, and between .05 and .10 percent, a person is presumed to be und er the influence of alcohol. A .10 reading on the scale is proof that the person driving is leg ally under the influence. It takes four ounces to bring a 150 lb. person to that state. “The guage will measure up to .40 percent, but by that time the suspect has passed out. “There are variables. A big meal will slow down the absorp tion of alcohol and the weight of the individual is a factor. But, the reading is valid for several hours after the person has stopped drinking. “For example, a .20 reading will be .185 an hour later and it will take a person with a .20 reading 13.33 hours to get the alcohol completely out of his system.” When the training program is complete, a breathalyzer will be placed in every county in the state and some in the larger population centers. BAZAAR SET FOR NOVEMBER 20 St. Luke’s Episcopal Church women have named Thursday, November 20 as the date for their annual bazaar and lunch eon. The parish house on Main St. will be the site of the bazaar; the hours will be from 10 a.m. until 4 p.m. with luncheon to be served from 11:30 a.m. until 2 p.m. Mrs. Price Padgett is chair man of the 1969 bazaar. She announced committee chairmen as follows: Mrs. J. E. Wiseman, Sr. and Mrs. J. E. Wiseman, Jr., luncheon; Mrs. T. H. Pope, attic treasures; Mrs. C. H. Shope and Mrs. Martyn Cava naugh, handwork and gifts Price Padgett, wood room; Mrs. A. C. Garlington, Mrs. W. F. Rutherford and Mrs. W. L. Hub bard, pickles; Mrs. Robert Brown and Mrs. Charles Whit tle, baked goods. ATTEND MEETING IN SPARTANBURG The Northern District Confer ence of the South Carolina Fed eration of Womens Clubs met October 3 at the YMCA in Spartanburg. Mrs. John Flack, the conference director, presid ed. The state officers and chair men who were present gave brief discussions of their plans for the year. Among these was Mrs. F. Scott Elliott, chairman of the Library Services Division. She also spoke on Epsilon Sig ma Omicron Division which she initiated in 1952. Mrs. Fred H. Dominick, pres ident of the Woman’s Club of Newberry, gave an interesting report on the history and ac complishments of the club. Mrs. W. M. Garlington displayed the scrapbook and Mrs. Gordon Blackwell the Yearbook. The conference next year will be held with the Piedmont club in Spartanburg. Smokey Bear was one of the big attractions during the Fire Prevention Parade Tuesday af ternoon. (Sunphoto). TAX NOTICE City Taxes are Due & Payable on and after OCTOBER 1, 1969 1% DISCOUNT if paid on or before Oct. 31,1969 2% PENALTY Jan. 1,1970 through Jan. 31,1970 5% PENALTY Feb. 1.1970 through Feb. 28,1970 10% PENALTY on or after March 1,1970 City of Newberry