Aiken Standard (Newspaper) - August 24, 1973, Aiken, South Carolina MKN PUBLIC LIB 61974 A KEN S Sheriff Calls Sudlow Lake Case Baffling By JUDY RICH SUM Reporter Today is an anniversary of sorrow The Sudlow Lake murder case a year old today is de scribed by Aiken County Sheriff Paul D Grant as one of the most baffling cases Ive ever worked He gives two reasons the motive why would anyone want to shoot some children fishing on a creek bed he asks pleadingly To date he said there is no motive for the killing of Julie Widgeon and the wounding of Gary Jerrell August 23 at a Belvedere pond The case was not dis covered until the next day The sheriff adds until we come up with a motive theres no way to clear the case A second point he em is the lack of per sons with knowledge of the fatal day From all the people we have talked to no one saw anything or heard any thing he said With apparently no leads to pursue Grant states Maybe the motive was jealousy or something maybe it was some one tike the fellow in Texas who killed 27 was his motive Aiken County Sheriff Paul Gram asks the case is being work ed on just as hard as it can be were still interview ing and still questioning its as open as its ever been he said Despite the cases com Grant affirms were determined to solve it I feel we will solve it The efforts to break the case have been suming Grant noted Weve used some ques the department has never used before in an effort to bring the person or persons responsible for the shootings to justice Locally the effort to aid the sheriffs investigation took a different form On Dec 18 the Aiken Standard initiated a reward of for information which results in the arrest and conviction of the mur derer or murderers of Julie Widgeon Presently the reward fund stands at How ever an additional reward separate from that of the Aiken Standard was offered in February by an Augusta Union Members of 1579 offered Union mem bers include Julie Widgeons father Other monies offered to boost the Aiken Standard reward fund are as follows radio station Aiken Jaycees Ma rine Sales of Williston and RD Cook an Aiken re sident Contributions to the fund can be made through the Sudlow Lake Reward Fund established at the South Carolina National Bank Judge Julius B Ness of Bamberg has agreed to de termine who the Aiken Standard reward fund will be paid to after a convic tion At the time the reward fund was established She riff Grant acknowledged the move by saying maybe this will prove to be the catalyst we need Ultimately the fund may prove just that But for now the burden of the case remains on the sheriffs department Puzzled Sheriff Grant admits readily the case has caused him great anxiety with worry over the fact such a type person could have been or may still be in the county In search of a motive Grant continues to ask him self What could a 15year old do to cause someone to kill her Maybe the motive was jealousy or something else or maybe it was some one like the fellow in Texas who killed 27 people what was his motive question ed Grant The Jaycees have already begun work on this years coun ty fair They plan to hold it Oct 813 Aiken have their own little library drive They to bay we book a week for the Aiken County library President Cecil McFerrin has already donated WDM on the Mail itory pirates in the old days of South ud Georgia Vol 106No 170 14 Pages Aiken South Carolina Friday August 24 1973 lOc Per Single Copy Telephone 6482311 On this day 1394 years ago the city of Pompeii went under buried by the volcano of Mount Vesuvius in Italy Government Change Slowed Anderson Charged In Bribery BALTIMORE AP Dale Anderson a Democrat who suc Vice President Spiro T Agnew as chief executive of Baltimore County has been charged with extortion and bribery in a kickback scheme involving architects and engi The indictment by a federal grand jury Thursday was the first in a farreaching investi gation of political corruption in Maryland The grand jury em panelled in December is ex to begin probing soon al legations of similar illegal pay ments to Agnew Agnew has branded as dam ned lies reports that he re such kickbacks Meanwhile Atty Gen Elliot L Richardson said Thursday he is enlarging his investigation of alleged leaks from the Jus tice Department of information about the Agnew matter Kissinger Promises SAN CLEMENTE Calif AP Henry A Kissinger says he and President Nixon will do their best to conduct foreign policy in an open man ner if he is confirmed as secre tary of state He told a news conference Thursday that he would be more accessible to Congress and would testify as frequently as the Senate Foreign Relations Committee desires He said he believed the effect of Watergate on the conduct of foreign policy can be min especially since an ef fort will be made to emphasize foreign policies that have the widest possible support among the American people Letter Bomb Injures Two LONDON AP A letter bomb exploded on the 22nd floor of the London Stock Ex change today wounding the of the ex change and his private secre tary They were the first casualties in the wave of letter and incendiary bombs plaguing the British capital Scotland Yard believes the bombers are terrorists from Northern Ire land and probably members of the Irish Republican Army Scotland Yard reported that one of the letter bombs was de livered to Prime Minister Ed ward Heaths and lay partially open in a mail tray for hours before a secre tary realized its lethal contents The bomb was defused and there were neither casualties nor damage NA Referendum Grinds To Halt By JUDY RICH Staff Reporter NORTH to hold a referendum this fall for the adoption of the form of gov grinded to a halt this week over a series of legal complications centered around further action by the SC General Assembly Fuqua chairman of the charter study commis sion explained that the city must have enabling legisla tion from the General Assembly or wait until a special legislative committee completes its recommendations on five alternative forms of local government for mu Plays Georgia Today COLOSSUS OF ROADS Entertainer Isaac Hayes got a new car 30foot long Cadillac The soul singers wheels are gunmetal gray on the outside and red and black velvet and leather on the inside Assorted conveniences shown below include radiotelephones closed circuit TV color TV refrigerator air conditioning and strobe go go lights 22500 Students Expected For Monday School Start Space Walk Planned Today SPACE CENTER Houston AP Two Skylab 2 astro plan a space walk today to change telescope film and install a new six pack of gyroscopes Dr Owen K Garriott and Jack R Lousma were to leave the space laboratory through an airlock while orbiting 270 miles above the earth Skylab 2s commander Alan L Bean was to remain inside ready to control the spaceship during the gyroscope in Economists Most Better Off WASHINGTON AP Ad ministration economists say most Americans are better off financially than they think they are Herbert Stein chairman of the Presidents Council of Eco nomic Advisers said Thursday the housewife may have an exaggerated idea of the rate of inflation because of what she sees in the supermarket Inflation is a worldwide phe nomenon and our position is relatively favorable said John T Dunlop director of the Cost of Living Council Grain Supplies Hit Low Level WASHINGTON AP Sup plies of corn and other feed grains are headed toward their lowest levels in 20 years an Agriculture Department report snows The report released Thurs day said that exports and do requirements together will consume all but 30 million toes of corn sorghum oats and barley by the time new har vests are ready in 1974 De records show this would be the smallest stockpile since the reserve dipped to 27 million tons in 1953 The diminishing surplus along with high prices strong export demand and other fac tors said the report will probably cause a modest dip in the domestic use of com The report was made by the departments Outlook and Situ ation Board Staff Reporter Within the Aiken County School District 22500 stu dents are anticipated for the first day of classes Mon day according to TB Wil lis district superintendent Aiken Public Safety tor JC Busbee expressed concern over the increase in the number of bicycles and motorcycles when school starts The total number of first day students will meet 1125 teachers professional edu cators administrators and librarians in all the schools of the district said Willis including the special schools of Oakwood and Crippled Childrens Bus routes he said will virtually be the same as last year for the first few days and adjustments in Chance Of Rain Forecast The Aiken vicinity weath er forecast calls for partly cloudy skies warm tem and a chance of showers and thundershowers today and tomorrow Partly cloudy skies and mild temperatures are on tap for tonight High temperature today and tomorrow will be in the mid 80s The low tonight will be in the mid 60s The probability of rain is 30 per cent today 20 per cent tonight and 40 per cent tomorrow Winds will be from the northeast to east at 5 to 10 miles per hour today The extended forecast for Sunday through Tuesday calls for continued cloudy skies warm temperatures and a chance of mainly eve ning and afternoon thunder showers High temperatures over the period will be in the mid 80s with the overnight lows in the mid 60s bus schedules will be made after the best transporta tion routes are found avail able in the district Willis said school lunch es will first be served Wed at a cost of 40 cents and on an everyday basis thereafter The same opportunity as last year will be pro vided for parents to take out Student Accident insurance for their children he said Busbee said the city will show an increase in people with bicycles and motor cycles going to school and caution should be observed concerning the pupil pedes trians The first few days will SCHOOLS Aiken Gets Hits When Needed We did what we didnt do the first day we got the hit when we needed it For Aiken Post 26 as Coach Buster Smiths quote states yesterday was a re versal of Wednesdays loss Post 26 defeated Rowan County 52 Post 26 is now 11 in the double elimination tourna ment We still cant be con one of the fa Smith said We have one loss and theres a couple of teams that dont have any Post 26 was led yester day by pitcher Chip Living ston and shortstop Charlie Smith Smith had two RBIs Livingston went the distance for the win de spite a sore finger My finger is completely numb said Chip About the third inning I started losing feeling in it so 1 stay ed with my fastball Post 26 will play Calhoun Ga today at Well just keep playing them one at a time said Buster Smith Another story and picture on page 8 Aiken Elementary Gets Extensive Renovations Staff Reporter Schools throughout the county were given their summer sprucing and some received major renova tions but none as exten sive as Aiken Elementary When students return to the old structure on Whis key Road on Monday they will be greeted by a refur building dent of Aiken County Schools Ted Willis describ es Aiken Elementary as having had A complete facelifting Morgan Holley mainte nance director for the dis schools proudly re lated work done or work in the process of being com A lightning protection system was attached to the domes on top of Aiken Ele mentary and grounded so damage could be averted from the building itself These domes had been prev iously damaged by Aikens frequent electrical storms Aluminized paint with asbestos fibers added was applied to the roof to pre vent water leaks as well as making the tempera tures inside more comfort able by reflecting the heat All classrooms were paint ed a light shade of avocado light birch paneling accents the walls up to the chair rail and each room was car peted in gold The hallways were simi larly decorated although they will sport a brown slate green and gold tweed carpet The entrance halls have white paneling extend ing to the ceiling Many new window sash es shades and blinds have been added but the newly SCHOOLS Fuqua said that because the time span would run about ihe same in either case the city has decided to wait until the legislative study commit tee completes its report He predicted the wait should je over in Were just really during the time being just going to waitI assume the council manager is one of the five al being considered by the legislative committee that were looking for said Fuqua NO STEP Fuqua described the next step as no step at all He noted however that the delay was not a setback The only thing weve got as far as a setback is the timing it would have been easier at a different time but these things have a tendency to work them selves out he said In the long run Fuqua said the delay may prove an asset on two points giving the city more time to inform the public of the plan and secondly more time to locate a qualified can for the post of city man ager NOT FORMULATED Rep Marshall Cain said today that to his knowledge the five alternatives which will be considered by the legis lative committee have not yet been formulated He said the committee was not authorized until last No vember Fuqua said he was hopeful that one of the alternatives to be studied would be the coun form of govern ment He said his only con cern over whether or not the form would be recommended as suitable to North Augusta would be due to the population cutoff North Augusta is presently governed by the form of government AIKEN RENOVATED OFFICE Principal James A Williams prepares for the opening of school in the main office with its new ceiling panel ing carpeting and partitioning His private office ad joins this outer office Staff Photo by Sara Molen Gaudet Faces More Charges TAGS NM AP Edwin M Gaudet in jail on a federal charge of threatening the Presi dent has been charged by the state with intent to kill three police officers Taos Magistrate Norbert Martinez said the state charges stem from an alleged exchange of gunfire during the search for Gaudet in the north ern New Mexico mountains near Taos
