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Newspaper
Aiken Standard
Location
Aiken, South Carolina, United States of America
Date
Feb 05, 1980
Page
2
Snow to continue through tomorrow morning from the Great Lakes to the mid Atlantic and into northern Georgia and perhaps South Carolina. Showers expected in the Northwest and Southwest. Most areas remain cold across the nation.
John Carter of Byte Shop Columbia tells Rotary Club of Aiken that computer generations have shrunk from rooms and millions to hundreds of dollars. Microcomputers now serve small businesses and homes for inventory, ledgers, forecasts, and word processing. Ken Akin introduced the speaker. club president is John T. Beckum.
Ford Conger outlines steeplechase funding woes for the Aiken Hunt Meet set to debut March 22. He notes the event costs about 20 000 dollars and relies on purses and charity boosts including a luncheon and a door to door booster drive for Helping Hands. Enthusiasm grows for a Carolina breeders race and fox hunting gatherings before the race.
Exxon official John Reidy urged reducing oil reliance at Aiken Wakin breakfast noting U S oil production peaked in 1970 and the Middle East holds major fields He called for a national resolve and an energy mix with coal solar and nuclear by 2000 Also announced Aiken’s Rakin’ cleanup Feb 23 to Mar 1 with co chairs John Elliott and Jim Glass Clemson President Bill Atchley to speak Feb 19
Forecasters warn of increasing clouds and cold air with a 50 percent chance of precipitation tonight possibly snow. By Wednesday afternoon the chance drops to 20 percent and skies stay cloudy. Temperatures fall to mid 20s tonight with highs in the upper 30s and 40s later in the week.
George W. Odom 84 died at home in Augusta. Funeral 3 p.m. tomorrow at Poteet Greene Street Chapel with Rev. J Yates and Rev. Lewis Lowe officiating. Burial Hillcrest Memorial Park. Survivors include widow Fay H. Odom two daughters Mrs Leo K Shelton Evans Ga and Mrs Frank Marioni Evans Ga step son J Ronnie Bell Augusta two brothers E J Odom Evans and Marion B. Odom Blackville. Friends may call at home or the funeral home with viewing tonight 7 to 9.
Obituaries from Aiken Conway and Augusta regions note Erik Kling of Evans is survived by Linnea Kling and children with burial at Sunset Memory Gardens. Bessie Jordan Bland, 83, of Ridge Spring, buried at Hillcrest Cemetery after services at Goldfinch Funeral Home. Donald A. Owens, 62, Augusta native and former salesman, honored with Masonic rites at Westover Memorial Park. Charles Hixson and Chester B. Kirkland memorials list survivors and burial plans in local churches and cemeteries.
The North Augusta City Council will discuss joining the National Flood Program and authorizing a full application for community development block grant funds. They will also consider annexing 4.33 acres near North Augusta High School. Meeting at City Hall 400 Buena Vista Ave 8 p.m with a 7:30 p.m pre-council session.
The Aiken Elementary Advisory Council will meet Wednesday at 7 p.m. in the school library to discuss parent surveys and review the annual report items. The meeting is open to the public and the school is at 314 Chesterfield St.
The Salvation Army in Aiken celebrated 100 years in the United States at the advisory board dinner held at Millbrook Baptist Church. Lloyd T. Olsen cited Eisenhower as a quotation about brotherhood and welfare, while J. Carroll Williamson received a standing ovation for long service. Five new advisory board members were inducted and officers announced include H. William Thurlow as chairman James E. Stewart as vice president John G. Molony as secretary and Guy M. Minard as treasurer.
Alfred Sanders of 435 Chesterfield St. reported a strong arm robbery by five Black males on Two Notch Road yesterday. He was near his disabled car when the incident occurred, according to an Aiken Department of Public Safety report.
A fire at 2034 Lorraine Drive damaged a utility room for Evan Clarke. The blaze started in a clothes dryer around 11 a.m. yesterday, causing about 4000 dollars in damage per the Aiken Department of Public Safety report.
After a two month controversy Wagener voters go to the polls to choose a winner for the unexpired two year term. Polls open at the town office building Park and Earle streets until 7 pm. Candidates Daniel E. Player and William E. Stone contend with the earlier Dec 11 vote voided over ballot irregularities.
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