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Newspaper
Aiken Standard
Location
Aiken, South Carolina, United States of America
Date
Apr 28, 1970
Page
5
Selection of reader letters discussing a range of topics from a married couple’s issues to gossip habits and grocery store frustrations. Contributors critique advice given to a woman claiming youthfulness at 51 and discuss the impact of gossip on personal life, budget concerns, and household strain.
The Sandy Acres Garden Club met at Mrs. G.B. Percival's home with co-hostess Mrs. Gyles Hall. Officer installation by Mrs. Mel vane Scott featured orchids for each post. Officers named were Mrs. James Goodman president, Mrs. Horace Landrum vice president, Mrs. Gyles Hall recording secretary, Mrs. G.B. Percival corresponding secretary, and Mrs. William McClure treasurer. A social hour followed and door prize went to Mrs. P.K. Greene.
The Aiken Community Playhouse presents Moss Hart comedy Light Up The Sky on May 7 at 8:00 p.m. in Municipal Auditorium. Bruce Hancock directs his first season with cast members Ellen Wilds Allan Westerdahl Jackie Cato Harry Schutte Phillip Porter Barbara Beyers Ben Bowman George Tice J.C. Crabtree Tom Robinson. Admission is fifty cents.
Local schools rising seniors may apply for 18 positions on White's Fashion Board. Obtain an application at White's Cosmetic Department, return by May 15. Interviews set for May 20 from 3 30 to 6 p.m. in the Civic Room at South Carolina National Bank.
The Cereus Gardeners will hold a rummage sale on Saturday at 9 30 a.m. in the vacant lot beside the Commercial Hotel. Items include clothes, household goods and plants. Proceeds aid civic activities they support including sponsoring children to the Conservation Camp and aiding the Aiken County Mental Health Clinic.
The May family reunion will be held May 3 at Good Hope Baptist Church nine miles north of Saluda on the Saluda Greenwood Highway. Speaker is Daniel R. McCloud Attorney General of South Carolina. Col A. May of Aiken will introduce as honorary president. Charles May will show slides of Mayfield England. Dwight H. Smith is association president. All members and families invited.
The Kneece Neese family reunion will follow morning worship on May 3 at Mt. Ebal Baptist Church near Batesburg. All are invited to attend and bring a picnic basket with drinks.
Reverend George Kaulfuss visits the Wheelers at a Senior Men's Club meeting in the Hotel Commercial. Ernest Butler Sr. is a patient at Aiken County Hospital. Wesleyan College’s Spring Fling showcases campus life to prospective students. Julie Summer and Keron Saunders named May Queen's Court at Newberry College. Gwendolyn Burris named to Lake Forest College Dean's List. Jacqueline Barab earns Dean's List at Indiana University Founders Day. Former classmates Hadden and Parker return from Vietnam, Lt. Jerry Mitchell set to depart with his wife visiting family nearby.
The Women’s Symphony Association of Columbia hosts a Tri Centennial Antique Show May 3 6 at the Carolina Coliseum with 83 booths. Proceeds fund the Columbia Philharmonic Orchestra and youth programs while offering items from under $50 to rare collectibles.
All volunteers in the Aiken Reading Clinic program will meet at Mrs. Marie W. Dahlen's home 703 Laurel Drive on Wednesday at 10 a.m. The program is a pilot all volunteer basic reading effort in South Carolina and ends May with a ceremony for six years of teaching service.
The article argues for placing washers and dryers closer to bedrooms to reduce labor. It notes current setups often force long trips between living areas and utility rooms, especially in two-story homes where facilities end in basements. It promotes built-in laundry in hallways as a practical improvement.
Describes converting a closet or corner under the eaves into a laundry space in older homes. Recommends built in storage, solid lumber doors, and tight panels to conceal and insulate the setup while maintaining a tidy, hidden area.
Mrs. Charles Kneece and Mrs. Lewis Malphrus announce the engagement of Cynthia Gail Kneece to Lt. Lewis Daniel Malphrus Jr. Cynthia, a Winthrop College senior in Child Development, plans to teach. Lt. Malphrus is a Clemson University 1969 graduate stationed at Fort Benning. The August wedding will be at Bethal Baptist Church in Monetta.
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