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Newspaper
Aiken Standard
Location
Aiken, South Carolina, United States of America
Date
Aug 20, 1979
Page
8
Seven new trash bin sites were located in Beech Island after weeks without pickup. Residents had complained about previous sites, prompting BFI Inc. to relocate containers away from the area under contract with Aiken County to collect garbage.
Aiken County Council chairman Carrol H. Warner proposes radical action to unify the council by eliminating all standing committees and reducing executive sessions. He argues this will increase transparency and keep members informed, though he faced a five day session he claims was leaked. Warner vows future talks only if taped.
LIN SMITHWICK reports that Aiken County's governing body struggles after a 1977 foundation of cooperation frays. A 1976 leadership shift and past county commission tensions surface as members debate abolishing committees to reduce involvement. Warner urges teamwork to regain unity.
The Apple Ensemble will perform at Hopeland Gardens tonight at 7. Yollie McKenzie and Dan Harmon return to Hopelands for a third year. Harmon plays banjo mandolin and guitar. McKenzie counsels at Aiken Mental Health Center and plays guitar. The concert is free.
Lt Gov Nancy Stevenson will address the American Legion Post 77 meeting in Graniteville at 7 30 p m. The Democrat will discuss national defense at the Gregg Park Civic Center venue.
Aiken man William James Moody aged 65 died after his car left the road and struck a tree on Trolley Line Road around 12 30 p m Saturday. Moody resided at 2934 Mississippi Ave according to a South Carolina Highway Patrol report.
NORTH AUGUSTA The Aiken County Public Service Authority schedules a 7 30 PM meeting at the Horse Creek Pollution Control Facility conference room The agenda covers plant start up updates new personnel training programs and new equipment at the wastewater treatment plant located on SC 125 south of US
The Area III Ad visory Council will meet tomorrow at 7 30 p.m. in the conference room of the area office on U S 1. The session is open to the public.
Windsor Town Council will hold a regular meeting at 7 30 pm to discuss obtaining a water system for the Windsor area. The agenda includes an ordinance for a franchise agreement with Southern Bell and a clubhouse next to the volunteer fire department on U S 78.
North Augusta City Council will consider a resolution to adopt rules for the Riverview Park picnic shelter. The meeting advances final readings on ordinances to join the Horse Creek Wastewater Treatment Plant. Pre-council session at 7 p.m. at City Hall 400 Buena Vista Ave.
A Hilltop Drive-In theater was broken into Sunday night with $1500 in property stolen including a television, tape recorder, 8 track player and a Cinemascope lens, per Aiken County Sheriff's Department. On Friday night vandals damaged a tent belonging to the North Aiken Assembly of God on S.C. 19 North, estimated at $650.
Tonight features the Aiken Sertoma Club at Ramada Inn and Kalmia Toastmasters at Hungry Bull. Concerts at Hopeland Gardens and various meetings run through the evening at libraries clubs churches and civic groups across Aiken North Augusta and Langley.
Prime Minister Charan Singh resigned after failing to win a confidence vote and urged President Sanjiva Reddy to dissolve Parliament for mid term elections Jagjivan Ram, former Defense Minister and leader of the largest party in Parliament, submitted his bid to succeed him Gandhi withdrew support that had enabled Singh to take office three weeks ago.
South Carolina lawmakers enacted changes affecting drivers homeowners seniors workers and couples. Gas tax rises penny per gallon now in effect. exemptions for homestead taxes rise from 12000 to 15000. retirement age extended to 70 for state employees and teachers. minimum auto collision deductible set at 50. trespass penalties up to 200 or 30 days. Labor Department can issue warrants for inspections. Human Affairs Commission gains private sector powers. divorce time reduced to one year. alimony potential introduced. cross state work tax deductions ended for NC workers. bad check penalties stiffened.
Aiken County Council Chairman Carrol H. Warner calls for a written DSS commitment to provide Medicaid and Medicare funding for a proposed 132 bed nursing home. The county has a $1.4 million contract with Cecil Inc. and awaits DSS letter to proceed with project and possible contract renegotiation.
In Washington during the Senate recess Senator Strom Thurmond tracks bills he backs and opposes. He cites a nudity and obscenity on television bill in subcommittee led by Ernest Hollings and notes a health warning on liquor bottles and anti trust for unions among 32 measures watched by the Judiciary Committee. He opposes relief for the Slovik widow as financially risky and supports funding for James Thornwell and aid for forgotten widows.
Oil tides washed away most heavy crude off Padre Island and over 50 miles of Texas beaches. Coast Guard Capt. Roger Madson said aerial surveys show lighter concentrations remaining, with 10 to 65 percent oil cover on some sand. He expects two to three days with no significant new arrivals.
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