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Newspaper
Aiken Standard
Location
Aiken, South Carolina, United States of America
Date
Apr 14, 1970
Page
2
Funeral services for Mrs Beatrice Bennett Fox Quick 61 of Rt. 4 Aiken will be held at 4 p m today at Gloverville Pentecostal Holiness Church Rev Floyd Taylor officiating Burial in Aiken Memorial Park Pallbearers James F Alexander Harold Burkett Jack Scott Bobby Taylor Tommy Purdue and Claude Goldman
Charlie H. Nunn of Windsor died at home Monday evening. Funeral plans will be announced by George Funeral Home. Survivors include his wife Mrs. Nick A. Nunn, two daughters Mrs. Arlie Scott of Aiken and Mrs. Cecil Cook of Charleston, three sons Chester Nunn of Winnsboro James Nunn and Lewis Nunn both of Windsor. Funeral services will be held at 4 p.m. tomorrow at Windsor Baptist Church with Rev. Elmer Bonnette officiating. Burial is in the church cemetery. Friends may call at the residence.
Bartow B. Fulmer 69 of 4401 Ridgewood Ave died Monday at Columbia Hospital. Known as Buck or Pick he was born in Newberry to John W. and Corrie Fulmer. A deacon and Sunday School teacher at Eau Claire Baptist Church for 22 years he served as chaplain of the Eau Claire Exchange Club and worked 35 years as an engineer with the South Carolina Highway Department. Survived by his widow Frances Hitt Fulmer a daughter Mrs. Thomas J Overton Jr of Charlotte and a son Bartow B Fulmer.
Aiken Standard established 1867 publishes every afternoon except Saturday and Sunday. Aiken South Carolina address and mailbox details included. Leased wire AP dispatch rights and UPI membership noted. No responsibility for ad omissions. corrections issued in next issue.
Residents debated methods to curb stray dogs including tranquilizers and enforceable ordinances. SPCA Director Harry Young urged impounding and funding a shelter via higher licenses, while critics warned of animal welfare and safety concerns. No decision reached. next council session set for April 30 with new mayor C H Shaw.
Jacksonville youth and two brothers Wheeler Fulmer of Blythwood and John Ray Fulmer of Columbia along with two sisters Miss Mattie Lee Fulmer of Spartanburg and Mrs Pauline Crosland of Columbia await funeral services to be held Wednesday at 11 a.m. in Eau Claire Baptist Church with Reverend Calvin S Metcalf and Reverend W L Borom officiating. Burial will follow at Elmwood Cemetery.
A South Carolina man, 62 year old William S. Sandifer of Spartanburg, was accidentally shot in the back of the head by his 30 year old son in law Frank Scott while hunting near Versailles in Woodford County. They were visiting David Collins’s farm when the accident occurred.
Apollo 13 astronauts Lovell Haise and Swigert ride the lunar module to safety after an oxygen and power loss. Engineers scramble to keep them alive as they loop behind the moon and prepare to jettison the LM to rejoin the command ship.
A Mills textile import quota bill was introduced in the U S House. Companions from about 40 members followed with sponsors including Jonas and Dorn. The measure would set quotas on textiles apparel and footwear with adjustments based on 1967 1968 imports and possible voluntary limits by producing countries. Sato discussed exports with Kennedy as hearings loom.
The South Carolina House votes again on a constitutional amendment to lower the voting age to 18 while Senate debates a 1.5 percent origination fee on loans. If passed, the measure could reach the November ballot with other suffrage amendments.
J Hampton Manning, area airport manager since 1946, says the Central Savannah River Area will double airport services by 1980. He notes rapid growth in passengers to 398000 last year, cargo up 458 percent since 1960, fuel and food sales thriving, and 400 employees. Satellite ops and perimeter small airports are planned with expanded passenger routes within 200 miles.
A USC parallel program eyed enrollment of about 500 students within three to four years with adequate facilities and relaxed entrance standards next year for scores of 700 or higher plus extra help. The Higher Education Commission favored a 100 acre site owned by United Merchants near U S 1 but was rejected 6 to 2. costs included $111,000 for land and $35,000 for water and sewer. Temporary facilities at the U M and M site would cost $28,000 by tying into the Vocational Center.
Parking passed on second reading an ordinance adopting the 1969 edition of the Southern Standard Building Code the Housing Code the Southern Standard Gas code and revisions to the plumbing code. Council refunds water and sewer taps for the Chamber of Commerce office building but denies refund of the building permit fee. The City Charter forbids donations to organizations. Water meter readings and bills will be changed under a new ordinance.
The Barnwell plant will handle spent fuel from Peach Bottom Limerick Russellville Turbine Point Sequoyah and other reactors. Owned by Allied Chemical Nuclear Products and Gulf General Atomic, it plans commercial operation in late 1973 with a daily capacity of five metric tons and service for 60 to 70 plants.
Inter-dealer quotes near noon today show indicative prices across markets. Figures are supplied by Merrill Lynch Pierce Fenner and Smith, reflecting inter-dealer levels not including retail markups or commissions.
German sailors on a voyage sealed letters in a red painted barrel marked mail and threw it overboard near Cape Town. Seven days later a couple found the container on the beach with the letters two spirit bottles five dollars and a note inside a box.
The majority report proposes incorporating the technology lines into the Valley Public Service Authority. This move aims to streamline services and centralize oversight, aligning with regional governance goals and reducing redundancy.
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