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Newspaper
Aiken Standard
Location
Aiken, South Carolina, United States of America
Date
Dec 01, 1978
Page
2
A correction notes the USC Aiken Department of Continuing Education workshop on organizing and operating a small business will be held Friday December 8 rather than Wednesday as previously published in the Aiken Standard.
Pre paid rates listed for three, six and twelve month subscriptions with amounts for PBM and standard mail. All advance payments should be made to Aiken Standard PBM Subscription.
A cool stretch continues with weekend highs in the upper 60s and nightly lows around 40. A mostly dry spell favors Saturday with 10 to 20 percent rain chances, while Sunday through Tuesday expect more of the same in the 60s highs and 40s lows.
Four men lost while hunting near the Georgia border survived a night in cold wet woods after wandering from Cowden Plantation. Rescue crews used bullhorns and gunfire to attract attention before a timber crew member heard them and guided them to a waiting family and rescuers six miles away.
Obituaries report multiple deaths in North Augusta Atlanta Langley and surrounding towns. Harry Samuels Estell Samuels and two sons survive. Calvin Corley and James P Cunningham are among the deceased with extensive survivor lists. Funeral services and burial details include designated churches and cemeteries with calls to visit funeral homes for arrangements.
An Associated Press market basket survey shows the family grocery bill rose more than 8 percent since January. In November the overall increase was 0.2 percent, with an 8.4 percent year to date rise, driven by staples like orange juice eggs paper towels and butter across 13 cities.
Yesterday's pre trial hearing before Judge James E Moore involved attorneys from Fidelity and Casualty Company in New York and the South Carolina attorney general's office. The state sues the bonding company for 45000 on bonds held when Mrs Scott served as Aiken County Clerk of Court and Registrar of Mesne Conveyance. The jury civil trial docket includes many cases to be tried next week.
A long list of donors contributes to a Salvation Army drive including Taylor $10 and Neil O Johnson $10. Individuals and firms such as Ellington Owensby Buick Cadillac, Montengohl $50, R.F. Swingle $100, Dr. T W Mappus Jr $25, and Farmers Merchants Recreation Fund $25 are named alongside many others in a community roundup.
The annual Aiken Jaycee Christmas Shopping Tour plans to aid about 80 underprivileged children on Dec 16 at the Big K Edwards store in Mitchell Shopping Center. Jaycees will sponsor 1-3 children each providing clothes and toys. current balance is 890.98 with multiple donations totaling 575.98 due last year.
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