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Newspaper

Aiken Standard

Location

Aiken, South Carolina, United States of America

Date

Aug 22, 1973

Page

2

Deaths And Funerals Brooker Hickson 68 Route 5 Silver Bluff

Brooker Hickson 68 of Route 5 Silver Bluff died Tuesday in a North Augusta nursing home. Funeral today at 4 p.m. in Posey’s North Augusta chapel with Rev. Norman R. Ferrell and Rev. David Miller officiating. Burial Sunset Hill Cemetery. Surviving widow Estelle Hickson and two sisters. Active in North Augusta, former city council member and deputy clerk, etc. Funeral arrangements by Jackson Brooks Aiken.

Brooker Hickson Silver Bluff Road North Augusta Jackson- Brooks Funeral Home Aiken Aiken County Hickson Zion Fair Baptist Church New Ellenton Taft Masonic Lodge Estelle Hickson Mary Crear Chicago Ill Posey Norman R. Ferrell David Miller Sunset Hill Lynch South Carolina Augusta Chronicle Acacia Masonic Lodge American Legion Post Camp Hancock Barracks Carolina Heights

Joseph W. Bell Rites Held in Savannah Beach

Joseph W. Bell 83 of 77 Chatham Ave Savannah Beach Ga died Tuesday in Savannah Funeral services were set for Thursday 3 p m at Westover Memorial Park with Rev Robert G Matthews Sr officiating He was a native of Augusta lived in Savannah Beach 15 years retired owner of Southeastern Fur Co Augusta past master of Richmond Lodge 412 Hephzibah a Masonry York Rite and Scottish Rite member and St Pauls Episcopal Church He is survived by his wife Clara Doreing Bell one son Warren B Bell and four sisters Mary Hardy Agnes Cosgrove Ruth Roberts and Edith Bell Love Pallbearers were W B Matthews Jr L D Poteet Roscoe Coleman W V Hensley R J Dickson John Sewell and Dr E R Hensley Friends may call at Poteet Funeral Home Greene Street.

Savannah Joseph Warren Bell Chatham Ave Savannah Beach Westover Memorial Park Robert G. Matthews Sr Augusta Hephzibah Bell Southeastern Fur Co Richmond Lodge Masonry St. Paul’s Episcopal Church Clara Doreing Bell Warren B. Bell Mary Hardy Grovetown Agnes Cosgrove Lakeland Fla Ruth Roberts North Augusta Edith Bell Love WB. Matthews Jr L.D. Poteet Roscoe Coleman W.V. Hensley RJ. Dickson John Sewell E.R. Hensley Poteet Funeral Home Greene Street

Lynch Rites Set for North Augusta Civic Leader

Funeral services for Jesse C. Lynch a North Augusta civic leader who died Sunday in a Fayetteville North Carolina hospital. He was a longtime figure in local affairs and community service.

North Augusta Jesse C. Lynch Fayetteville, N.C

Aiken Standard Publication Details and Rates

Aiken Standard established 1867 publishes every afternoon except weekends from 124 Rutland Drive Aiken SC 29801. Includes AP dispatches rights and advertiser corrections policy with subscription rates by carrier and mail.

Aiken Standard Rutland Drive Aiken S. C S.C Associated Press

Toole R L Neeses 79 Died In Orangeburg Regional Hospital

Robert L Toole 79 of Route 1 Neeses died Monday afternoon in Orangeburg Regional Hospital Funeral services were held at Rocky Grove Baptist Church with Revs Don Corley and Lynn Corbett Burial followed in Oak View Cemetery He was a native of Orangeburg County and a retired farmer member of Rocky Grove Baptist Church He is survived by his wife Nita Bell Nettles Toole two daughters and nine sons plus a brother and other relatives Funeral Home North SC.

Rocky Grove Baptist Church Don Corley Lynn Corbett Oak View Orangeburg County Toole Nita Bell Nettles Toole Martha Jo Mosley Tulaire Calif Betty Lee Davis Orangeburg

Knights of Columbus Evening Meeting Calendar

Community Calendar lists Knights of Columbus at 8 p.m. 1003 Spaulding Tomorrow NAACP at Friendship Baptist Church 6:30 p.m. Hospital proposal Senior Men 1 p.m. Commercial Hotel Chess Club 7:30 p.m. Farmers and Merchants Bank Duplicate Bridge 7:30 p.m. Senior Citizens Club Crosland Park Administrative Area Three Schools Advisory Council 7:30 p.m. Administrative Office Jefferson Junior High Bath Public invited.

NAACP Friendship Baptist Church Commercial Hotel Chess Club Farmers and Merchants Bank Duplicate Bridge Crosland Park Three Schools Advisory Council Jefferson Junior High School Bath

North Augusta Chamber Officials Attend Bus Hearing

Great North Augusta Chamber representatives attend a hearing in Augusta to justify a proposed Public Transit System. The $1.849 million plan aims for 80 percent urban Augusta bus service with 33 buses, funded two thirds by Urban Mass Transportation Administration and one third by Augusta.

North Augusta Greater North Augusta Chamber of Commerce Augusta Mary Mittleberg Floyd Moore Community Betterment Committee North Augusta Chamber Tal Mittleberg Urban Mass Transportation Administration City of Moore

Aiken County Board Amends Discipline Code for All Students

The Aiken County Board of Education adopted two resolutions to amend the district's Student Discipline Code adding provisions from a new state law. The changes authorize suspensions expulsions hearings and corporal punishment with appeals allowed and apply to all students district wide. The board also discussed transportation studies and potential out of state tuition for nonresident students, with members set to attend the state school boards meeting in Myrtle Beach.

Aiken County T.B. Willis Ben C. Rusche Augusta ARTS Aiken Rusche North Augusta Willis Boylston South Carolina Association of School Boards Myrtle Beach

Aiken County Plans Soybean Farm Tour and Pest Management Demo

About 300 area soybean farmers will join a tour of local soybean farms with demonstrations and lectures on pest management. The event, sponsored by the Clemson University Extension Service, begins at 10 a.m. from the Owens-Corning softball field. Alton Weeks, associate county agent, is pictured at a tour site. The county’s soybean crop could net about $2 million this year if prices hold at $8 a bushel, says county agent Jim Evans.

Aiken County Clemson University Extension Service Owens-Corning Alton Weeks Jim Evans Wendell Hall

Community Council debates sterilization rights in crisis

Aiken County Council of Social Agencies and Community Service Leaders discussed a right to bear children and whether to take a public stand. Members debated ethics, government involvement, and the impact on doctors and welfare recipients amid concerns about over population and individual rights.

Social Security Administration Aiken Standard Council Day Waters Aiken Aiken County Lorraine Minton Jean McCroskey Patsy McManaway Clovis H. Pierce Pierce The Silent Majority

Ludlow Lake Murder Case Probes Persist Despite Leads

Six people were in the area near the bridge after the incident and seen with the youths minutes after the shooting. Investigators question parents repeatedly and describe the case as painstaking and discouraging but not abandoned.

Bowe Julie Widgeon Gary Jerrell Jerrell

Revival Services Held at Clearwater Church

The Rev. Olin Sizemore of Wagoner is guest evangelist at revival services nightly at 8 p.m. through Saturday at Clearwater Branch Baptist on New Bridge Road six miles from Aiken. Special music directs by R W Cook of Couchton Baptist Church. Sunday homecoming observance with dinner at 1 p.m.

Olin Sizemore Wagoner Clearwater Branch Baptist Church R.W. Cook Couchton Baptist Church New Bridge Road Aiken

Investment Seminar Planned at USC Aiken Campus

Merrill Lynch official Lee Curley will lead an investment seminar at the University of South Carolina Aiken campus. The event starts at 8 p.m. in Room 107 and will cover fundamentals of investment financing.

Lee Curley Merrill, Lynch Pierce Fenner and Smith University of South Carolina

City Council Races In Local Elections

Republicans hold sessions in Heritage Room while Democrats plan September meeting. Seats held by Dr. James Suher Hastings Wyman and Julson Fulmer up next election. Suher declines run for health reasons Wyman and Fulmer hint at candidacy but not final. Vaughn Geddes named as possible contender but says he has not decided.

James Suher Hastings Wyman Julson Fulmer Suher Wyman Fulmer Vaughn Geddes

Also Mentioned on This Page

American Legion Ladies Auxiliary Karnes St Belvedere Joseph W. Bell J.C. Lynch Robert L. Toole Neeses Route 1 Knights of Columbus Spaulding York Street Ed Ramsey William Wise David Holloway Youth Corp Ramsey N.A. Chamber Asset Jim Baggott Education Board R.W. Boylston Carl J. Shealy Olin Osbon Midwest Southwest Ludlow Lake Clearwater Church Elliott Obice Supply Laurens N.W Thomas F. Fox Chiropractic Life Center Whiskey Rd Aiken, S.C
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