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Newspaper
Aiken Standard
Location
Aiken, South Carolina, United States of America
Date
Feb 23, 1971
Page
2
Local calendar notes multiple clubs and activities in Aiken including meetings at City Hall Jaycees Lions Rotary and advisory councils. Also lists museum hours library events and social gatherings with times places and accessibility details for public.
A list of February and March activities organized by the Aiken County Association for Retarded Children the Aiken Senior Men's Club the Aiken Recreation Department and others. Events include chess evenings theater shows fashion shows and craft fairs with venues at Kalmia Hill School the Commercial Hotel the Aiken Municipal Auditorium and the Aiken Community Playhouse among many venues and dates. Public invited to attend and participate with reservations requested for performances and shows.
Readers learn how the IRS computes taxes for simple returns and the role of Schedule R. Questions cover dependency status for dependents, single versus joint filing, sick pay exclusions, reporting interest, seeking professional help, 1970 surcharge, and limits on capital losses against gains or other income.
Pete Frommer of Aiken High School never let go of his dream to be a fireman. At seven he decided on firefighting, earned a badge at age ten, and now plans to join the cadet program then USCA before a full engineering role. Capt. Pardue mentored him, supporting a long friendship and Pete’s public service ambition.
Negro pupils boycotted James Island two high schools and two middle schools as Superintendent Carl B. Ramsey reported very few Negro pupils attend. James Island High School reopened without incident after a weeklong shutdown amid racial flareups with police and state patrols nearby. Ramsey promised to keep schools operating despite threats faced by attending students. Elementary schools ran normally per Ramsey.
Revival services are under way at Graniteville Church of God with evangelist Rev. Leonard Widener leading nightly at 7 p.m. The church pastor is Rev. J. H. Marsh.
The Kennedy Junior High PTA will meet at 7 30 p m in the school cafeteria with Dr Kenneth Owens as guest speaker to discuss drug effects and problems. A question and answer session follows the talk.
A learning lab for adults runs 6 30 to 8 30 p m on Tuesdays and Thursdays at Schofield Campus. It offers refresher work in math English reading and social studies to help adults gain confidence while allowing self paced progress. Enrollment is free and open to all with no regular attendance required.
The American Red Cross Blood Program collected 3,174,572 units for civilians last year, an increase of over 105,000 from the prior year. Pinckney credited 59 regional centers and bloodmobiles, with 3,906 units donated locally, and highlighted projects including a hepatitis suspect registry and a Bethesda fractionation center supported by the Heart and Lung Institute.
Wide disagreement over the economic outlook fuels volatile, high volume sessions on the New York market. Analysts describe a rare clash between optimists and pessimists as traders weigh President Nixon’s inflation battle and possible Southeast Asia events, with no clear lead yet.
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