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Aiken Standard

Location

Aiken, South Carolina, United States of America

Date

Dec 18, 1974

Page

2

Deaths And Funerals Mrs Patterson Sr 66

Mrs Oscar L Patterson Sr 66 of Route 1 Box 278 Dry Branch died yesterday at home. Funeral arrangements by Hunnicutt Funeral Home Swainsboro. She was treasurer of Zion Fair Baptist Church New Ellenton and member of Zion Fair Society. Survived by two daughters and three sons, plus siblings. Services at the church with visiting at the funeral home.

Oscar Sarah L.) Patterson Dry Branch Jackson-Brooks Funeral Home Aiken Talatha Zion Fair Baptist Church New Ellenton Zion Fair Society Greendale Society Viola Craig Philadelphia Magdalene Kay Oscar Patterson Jr Patterson Mack Patterson John Henry Bates

Arthur B Schulhofer Dies After Long Illness in Aiken

Arthur B Schulhofer husband of the late Mrs Bessie Coward Schulhofer of Banks Mill Rd died yesterday at an Aiken nursing home after a long illness. Funeral arrangements by George Funeral Home. He was a North Carolina native, long time resident of Aiken, retired insurance salesman, First Baptist Church member, WWII veteran, and active member of the 40 and 8 and the American Legion honor society. Surviving is a son Louis Schulhofer of Atlanta.

Arthur B. Schulhofer Bessie Coward Schulhofer Banks Mill Rd Aiken George Funeral Home Schulhofer North Carolina First Baptist Church Honor Society of the American Legion Louis Schulhofer Atlanta

Doc Riner 59 of Swainsboro dies at home

Gordon N Doc Riner 59 of Swainsboro died Tuesday at his residence. The funeral will be held tomorrow at 2 p.m. at Union Primitive Baptist Church with Elder R M Riner officiating assisted by Elder William Claxton. Burial will follow in the church cemetery.

Swainsboro Gordon N ‘Doc’ Riner Union Primitive Baptist Church R.M. Riner William Claxton

Aiken Standard Publication Information

Aiken Standard established 1867 publishes each afternoon except weekends. Located at 124 Rutland Drive, Aiken South Carolina 29801 with PO Box 456. AP is exclusive for local news and dispatches. rights to republication of other matters reserved. No liability for ad errors. corrections in next issue.

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

Luther M. Lott dies at 70 in Mount Calvary Lutheran Church service

Luther M Lott 70 died Monday in Aiken County hospital at 3 p m Funeral held at Mount Calvary Lutheran Church with Rev Louis Shealy officiating Burial followed at the church Aiken County native and longtime resident he worked for National Kaolin Products Co Survived by widow Essie Sanders Lott daughter Mrs Byron Bodie Wagener SC two sons James Lott Batesburg Leonard Bates Monetta one foster son George Ergle Leesville SC sister Mrs Ethel Johnson Wagener Cumbee Funeral Home Ridge Spring in charge

Monetta Luther M Lott Aiken County Hospital Mount Calvary Lutheran Church Louis Shealy Aiken County National Kaolin Products Co Essie Sanders Lott Byron Bodie Wagener S.C James Lott Batesburg Leonard Bates George Ergle Leesville Ethel Johnson

North Augusta Adopts Record 1975 Budget At Hearing

North Augusta City Council approved a 1,850,922 budget for 1975, an 11 percent rise over 1974. Mayor Raymond L. Walters praised the plan while one resident questioned flat water rates. Revenue comes from property taxes, garbage fees, licenses, state revenue sharing, utilities, and a 43,000 federal surplus. The 1975 plan emphasizes vehicle maintenance and updated employee benefits. A mobile home ordinance for campuses was discussed with a public hearing set for January 21 and a zoning decision on Martintown Road deferred to January 7. A new garbage truck will join the fleet after ownership papers are signed.

North Augusta Raymond L. Walters Smith Kerry Smith Walters Planning and Zoning Commission Education Board Planning and Zoning Commis

Benson Named Wagener Police Chief Effective Jan 1

William Benson, a jailer with the Aiken County Sheriff's Department, will take over as Wagener police chief on January 1 after Melvin Padgett resigned November 16 following a controversy. Benson, a native of Utah now living in Clearwater, has 20 years in military police and served in Tokyo, Korea, Pearl Harbor and the South Pacific before retiring as a sergeant in 1964. He previously worked two years at Augusta College security police before joining the county sheriff's department. The Benson family plans to move to Wagener.

Wagener William Benson Aiken County Sheriff's Department Military Police Army Benson Tokyo Korea South Pacific Augusta College

Arrest Made in Zippy Mart Robbery Case

A 16 year old white male was arrested in connection with the armed robbery of a Zippy Mart on Highway 25 November 22 in which $40 was taken. The sheriff's office is also investigating a Belvedere man stabbed to death last weekend with no leads yet.

Aiken County Sheriff's Office Belvedere

Jamaica Tourist Board notes big savings on brand items

The Jamaica Tourist Board says shoppers can find many items there at 60 percent below North American prices and most major brand name china and crystal run about half the mainland list price.

Jamaica Tourist Board

Aiken County Board Appoints More to Hospital Task Force

The Aiken County Board of Commissioners expanded the Hospital Task Force to 12 members at its Tuesday meeting. New appointees include W. E. Vernon Jr. and John Cherry, William C. Clyburn, Dr. James M. Ford, Dr. Paul D Weston, Ken French, and Charles E. Simons III. Existing members Ronnie Royal, Robert Leminick, George Bundrick, John Lyons, and Frances Garland also serve. The board also approved payment of accumulated charges for indigent patients admitted to University Hospital on an emergency basis.

Aiken County James M. Ford North Augusta Cleve Ken French Aiken Charles E. Simons III Ronnie Royal Robert Leminick George Bundrick John Lyons Frances Garland Clearwater University Hospital

Hamlet Stirs Debate Over Magistrate Salary Changes

The dialogue centers on salary adjustments for county magistrates and staff. Prosser admits possible abstention in past votes while noting he supported several increases. A study led by Commissioner Lucas Ray reviews May and June budget actions that lowered Addy from 4410 to 2500 and prompts other magistrates to seek raises.

Prosser Addy Lucas Ray Lester Chitty Chitty Otis Barr Wagener Ernest W. Padgett Oak Grove QA. Wise Graniteville

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