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Newspaper
Aiken Standard
Location
Aiken, South Carolina, United States of America
Date
Feb 07, 1930
Page
4
Easter Williams, a former slave from antebellum days, died Sunday at Henry Jackson’s home near Langley. She outlived most kin, with two sons among relatives remaining. The service is set for Monday at Storm Branch church.
Aiken hospital reports a New York man badly injured Monday morning after being knocked from his motorcycle at York Street and Tampton Avenue when he crashed into Jamen Lybrand’s car. The rider, coming from Colombia toward Florida, suffered a possible skull fracture and brain injury in the collision.
A poultry car will be lengthened from Aiken County next week for collection from Aiken Salley and Wagener. Readiness times set: Aiken Monday 10 to 4 Salley Thursday February 13 Wagener February 14 2 to 6. Prices include leghorns fryers stags and turkeys with colored varieties at 20 to 22 cents per pound and old toms and hens at 16 cents per pound.
Miss Anna May Wright of Portsmouth Virginia and Miss Madge Case of Seattle Washington two renowned rat exterminators will appear in Aiken Monday February 10 and begin a drive to rid the business district of the pestilent rodent. They just finished a successful campaign in Columbia and expect similar success here with community cooperation.
Mrs. No M. Dorn of Augusta died last week at the home of her sister Mrs. W. O A. Whitlock Sr. in the Kitchings Mill section.
An old styled sales blurb promotes Liquid Borosone for immediate burns and scalds prevention and healing. It urges keeping a bottle handy in the medicine cabinet and notes availability by sellers.
Equity master Edward S lists multiple land sales including 22 acres near Wagener, 18 acres on a river road and four tracts near New Holland, totaling about 200 acres. Parties include Mark A Williamson, Annie R Williames, Leon Moore, Mary E Potter, and Wilton Booth. Proceedings involve First Carolina Joint Stock Registrar and judges Go Webh Soda with various plaintiffs and defendants across several Glyddy Swamp township parcels.
The Constellation Chapter No 07 Eastern Star Graniteville installed officers including Worthy Matron Mrs Clare Thanerman Worthy Patron The Whitehead Associate Matron Mrs Cecil Bone ney Associate Patron Paul H Anders on Secretary Mrs J B Rearden Treasurer Mrs John We Dadeen Conductress Mrs Henry A Wey heady Associate Conductress Hida Fleming other officers and warder Miss Mamie Cleckley Sentinel J E Reardon The year 1900 expected to bring prosperity with several applications for membership already received Also noted James H Hope State Superintendent of Education will address Aiken County Teachers Association at Langley Maverick a m This will be his first visit to the county association Cottage leases and local housing news involving McKims Snelling and Miss Ella Snelling.
Changes in ownership of the Carolina Georgia Service Company and related firms are described with plans for new plants and expansion. The story lists key officers, planned improvements, and a regional map of affiliated towns in Georgia and nearby states. Community notices follow about church events and local gatherings.
The February meeting of the Civic League will be held Friday at 11 o clock in the Rest Room on Park Avenue.
John W. Duncan, representative, challenges the Natural Resources Commission budget. He cites a proposed 43,020 for this year and an exhaustively itemized 26,000 appropriation last year, including 761.09 for a stenographer and 4,000 for other services. He warns of widespread costs from office expenses, travel, and contracts totaling about 38,000, urging scrutiny of expenditures.
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