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Newspaper
Aiken Standard
Location
Aiken, South Carolina, United States of America
Date
Feb 28, 1980
Page
2
The forecast shows a brief warm spell giving way to cooler temperatures. Tonight's low near 38, Friday's high around 55 with little chance of rain. Weekend warms, then colder by Monday with lows near 32 and highs around 50.
A busy schedule lists events today and tomorrow across Aiken in Midland Valley Clear Water and North Augusta. Highlights include meetings at Weeks Center St Johns United Methodist Church Furman Band Concert and various clubs and support groups with times ranging from 5 p m to 9 p m.
Frank Blair state chairman says SC Heart Fund must raise 732000 this year, about 150000 more than last year, due to inflation. He has visited 52 heart units statewide, noting more funds come from mid sized towns like Aiken than larger cities. Blair praises volunteers and states only 11 percent goes to management and expenses.
Aiken County hosts an open house Sunday at the County Office Complex and county council offices. Department heads, council members, and staff will greet visitors. The former Aiken County Hospital on Richland Avenue is now fully renovated and open for inspection from 2 to 5 p.m.
Representatives from the Kennedy, Carter and Brown campaigns will debate the issues of occupational diseases and Social Security tomorrow afternoon in Gloverville. The event is sponsored by the Aiken Chapter of the Brown Lung Association and will be held at Our Lady of the Valley Catholic Center at 3. The public is invited.
Representative Norma Russell of Lexington will hold press conferences in Aiken at 1:30 p.m. at the Holiday Inn and in North Augusta at 3 p.m. at Banker's Trust to announce her bid for the state Senate. She will challenge Democratic Senator Tom Turnipseed in the November election.
A GOP front runner forum will convene at 7 30 a m tomorrow at the S S Cafeteria North Augusta with four candidates delivering 10 minute talks and answering audience questions Mayor Henry R McKenney Jr will introduce James B Edwards for George Bush Marshall Cain for Howard Baker and Raymon Finch for Ronald Reagan The event is hosted by the North Augusta Chamber of Commerce legislative action committee A $3 breakfast is offered and reservations are available through the chamber.
Elam C. Shuford 47 owner of S and S Truck Stop was sentenced to one year in jail for one count of failing to file a Federal Excise Tax Return. The sentence is to be suspended after six months served, with three years probation. Shuford pleaded guilty January 7 to the $61,223 tax return, and was sentenced February 26 by Judge Robert F. Chapman. he is to begin March 15.
The Aiken County Sheriff's Department said a North Augusta home was broken into with jewelry valued at 1290 dollars stolen. David Bottwell reported two diamond rings 800 and 280 dollars a pair of diamond earrings 150 dollars and a turquoise ring 60 dollars stolen. At Silver Bluff High School site 800 dollars of equipment including a utility saw 50 feet of hose gauges and a cutting torch were taken from a utility trailer.
The funeral for Mary Green Corley 54 of 155 Harry St. will be held tomorrow at 4 p.m. at Hampton Avenue Church of Christ with Rev. James Jones officiating. Burial is in Zion Baptist Church Cemetery. Survivors include her widower, a daughter in Germany, five sons in Spartanburg and Aiken, five siblings and three brothers. Pallbearers listed and visitation at Jackson-Brooks Funeral Home from 5 p.m. today until 2:45 p.m. tomorrow.
Obituaries and funeral notices from Aiken County and nearby towns report deaths and planned services. Rosa G Housgard, a Madrid native long resident of Aiken, funeral 11 a.m. at Calvary Cemetery. James Fogle, 68, Springfield area, service 3 p.m. at Folk Funeral Home. Robert A Taylor, 53, Lincolnton, service at Poseys with NJROTC rites. James Hendrix 63 Edgefield died, service at Mount Calvary Lutheran Church. Edith E Martin, Augusta, died, funeral at Elliott Sons Lumpkin Road. Katie Kneece, Aiken County native, graveside Ridge Spring Cemetery. Ossie Lott, 73, Vaucluse, funeral at Posey’s Graniteville chapel.
Hazelle Slagle Gibbs 79 mother of Doris G. Durand of North Augusta died yesterday in Warrenton Georgia. Funeral 11 a.m. tomorrow at Poteet Funeral Home Chapel South with Rev C W Edwards Jr officiating. Burial Hillcrest Memorial Park. She was born in Wichita and lived in Warrenton 18 years. Survivors include widower Maxine G. Johnson Wayne sboro Ga a son Laurie C Gibbs Jr Wichita and two sisters Ruth Conrad Pearl Phillips. Pallbearers listed.
Ambrose Gonzales Hampton longtime publisher of The State The Columbia Record and five other newspapers died Tuesday at age 79. He retired in 1972 as president of State-Record Co. and remained publisher. A former highway engineer and The Citadel graduate, he led media and TV interests in several states. Funeral 5 p.m. at Trinity Episcopal Cathedral Columbia.
The Aiken Standard corrects the misspelling of Chem Nuclear low level waste burial ground site manager LeRoy D. Hebbard Jr. The newspaper regrets the error.
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