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Aiken Standard

Location

Aiken, South Carolina, United States of America

Date

Dec 16, 1981

Page

2

Deaths And Funerals in South Carolina Area

A series of obituaries and funeral notices reports Mary Ella Banks Foster 73 of 905 Valley View St died yesterday in an Aiken County nursing home. Funeral at St. Thaddeus Episcopal Church with burial at Chattanooga Memorial Park. Also listed are services for Elizabeth Phinizy 55 and Ida Zeb Bethmann 87 with local church services and burials. George Funeral Home arranged several of the services including for Brian Loyd Varner 21 and North Augusta resident George H. Bragg 73.

Mary Ella Banks Foster Valley View St Aiken County St. Thaddeus Episcopal Church Robert R. Shahan Chattanooga Memorial Park Chattanooga Tenn Foster Hamilton County Aiken Stephen Virginia W.C. (Elizabeth) Phinizy Runs Baptist Church G.C. Williams J.S. Harrison R.W. Turner New Ellenton North Augusta Annie Bright Burnside Ave Young Macedonia Baptist Church M.S. Adams Williams Funeral Home Ida Zeb Bethmann Silver Bluff Road George Funeral Home Brian Loyd Varner Oakbrook Dr New Ellenton Church George H. Bragg West Martintowne Road Posey’s John M. Younginer Jr Jerry Henry Pineview Memorial Gardens Bragg Georgia Southern Bell Telephone Co Scottish Rite Temple Landrum Lodge No American Red Cross Pioneers of Southern Bell Grace United Methodist Church Myrtle M. Bragg William T. Driscoll Tampa Fla J. William Self Jr Statesboro Richard J. Murtaugh Jr Greenville Morgan T. Payne Atlanta

Aiken Community Calendar and Meeting List

A wide slate of local meetings and events scheduled today across Aiken and surrounding areas. Toastmasters clubs, AA and Al Anon groups meet at multiple venues including H Odell Weeks, Ramada Inn and Smith Hazel Recreation Center, plus health clinics, film viewings, Kiwanis and Sertoma gatherings, and a request for event notices to Ellison Garvin at the Aiken Standard.

Ramada Inn Margaret J. Weston Conway Diet Institute H. Odell North Augusta Sertoma Club Smith Hazel Aiken A.A Linden St Al-Anon Family Group

Social Security Benefit Preserved After Senate Backing

The Senate unanimously endorsed keeping the minimum Social Security benefit at $122 monthly for three million recipients after earlier Senate action to repeal it. President Reagan had opposed elimination but reversed following public outcry. The House and Senate also approved a $199.7 billion Defense appropriation for 1982, plus $7.06 billion for military construction. The Senate urged embargo on Soviet trade if Poland action occurs.

Washington House Senate Congress Reagan Defense Department Pentagon Soviet Union Poland

Rain Returns with Higher Chance Tomorrow

The forecast shows cloudy skies moving into Aiken County overnight with precipitation chances rising from 20 percent tonight to 70 percent tomorrow. Lows drop to the upper 30s and highs reach the upper 40s with a weekend warming trend and fair skies by Saturday.

Aiken County Northwest Eastern Gulf Great Lakes

Video games draw players of all ages at local venues

A spread on video game popularity notes players from 7 to 20 and adults flocking to machines at The Statesman in Kalmia Mall and Piggly Wiggly. Frank Lock spends about six dollars weekly, while others seek challenge and bragging rights as they rack up high scores.

Frank Lock Scofield Middle School Todd Baughman Laurens Street Elementary the Statesman Kalmia Mall Ray Chip Fulmer Piggly Wiggly Fulmer Mark Doebler Usc-Aiken Troy Heyward Fred Allen Ray Baughman

Council Delays Reading on $95,000 Agriculture Building Bond

District population shifts reported with Homer McGee Cullinan and Clyburn districts each showing revised totals. The council postponed final reading on a $95,000 agriculture building bond after a $629,787 low bid from Trangle Contractors Inc. exceeded the bond limit. Barnes proposed cutting $40,175 from project cost to reduce the award to $599,573, with total project funding around $675,000 including fees.

Homer McGee Cullinan Clyburn At Ofttinatice Traingle Contractors Inc Martinez Barnes

Banks Raise Prime Rates Amid Inflation Fears

The Central National Bank of Cleveland and Crocker National Bank in San Francisco boosted their prime rates to 15.75 percent from 15.5 percent. Standard & Poor's reports 1980 labor costs at a 26 year low, 19 cents of every sales dollar, or 29 cents excluding oil. Inflation, recession, and automation cited. The Treasury to seek delay on ending savings account rate caps, reversing Reagan stance.

Central National Bank of Cleveland Crocker National Bank San Francisco Standard & Poor’s Corp Treasury Department Congress Reagan

Community Donors Support Jaycee Shopping Tour

Local donors including Lillie's Tour Social Club pilot club and Salvation Army contributors give to the Jaycee Shopping Tour in Aiken. The final total shows 1,243.16 dollars raised from multiple households and church groups.

Aiken Salvation Army Gayle Dr Lillie’s Tour Social Club Ray and Jane Vaughters Jr Stephen and Antonett VanHouten III George Dickey Helen D. MacKay Emery Kirk James W. Maloney S.E. Piercy Hubert Renew Harry P. Young Eleanor T. Kuntze Pilot Club of Aiken Inc

Talking Tree Aids Boy With Speech at Fargo Store

In Fargo North Dakota a Christmas tree used by a department store to entertain children sparked a speech improvement in Duane Ross 10 whose teacher Kathy Kasper credits the talking tree with helping him form full sentences. Four mentally handicapped children visited the tree with Miss Kasper as employees animated it using hidden microphones and speakers.

Duane Allen Pat Ross Moorhead, Minn Miss Kasper

School budget talks explore four day week and cuts

Dr. Green cautioned that a four day week would lengthen the school day for students and teachers and noted possible fringe benefit shortfalls. Cabinet members discussed across the board salary cuts vacant positions and program cuts while the SOAR gifted program is to be retained. He reassured staff that payroll concerns are unfounded.

Green

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Mary E. Foster C.W. Phinizy Mrs. Annie Bright Ida Z. Bethmann Memory Gardens Mike Sieczkowski Fred Haas Christopher Bethmann Rudolph Bethmann Martin Chick Pioneers Aiken Public Library Margaret J. Weston Health Center S.C Ellison Garvin Aiken Standard Us National Weather Service NOAA U.S. Dept. of Coma Joseph Morrison Council The Martha A. Morgan George Deily Christine B. Mattocks D.M. Kaber Jay Boot Peterson Charles W. Harnsberger Kenneth Timmerman George L. Fowler Roger Roy Huang James. Green Donald Griswold G. Emmett Kauffman Charles H. Mitchum Harry C. Cooke Richard Wehler William Meehan Ernest C. Arthur J.B. Wingard Jr Charles Armour C.P. Jones Allan Schifferli Willie Fady Robert W. Taylor Isaac A. Hobbs J. Carroll Williamson John T. Bodenheimer Samuel Christine Synameerts Bos Silverbluft Talking Tree Little Boy Opento Carrier Greyhound Prees Barnwell Ave C Whiskey RD
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