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Newspaper
Aiken Standard
Location
Aiken, South Carolina, United States of America
Date
Jan 02, 1970
Page
3
Evelyn Couch Roe ends 42 years as Aiken County Clerk of Court after a career begun in 1927. She plans to rest first and spend time with family, noting her husband urged her to stay home. Her departure follows a surprise party and recognition from courthouse staff.
A reader recalls a teen coping with a mother and her male guest staying overnight and the gossip that follows. Abigail responds urging empathy, context, and compassion while advising the teen to cultivate positive traits and to avoid judgment. A second letter asks about table manners after dinner toothpicks, suggesting proper timing if the relationship is serious.
The Women s Board of the Aiken County Heart Unit will host an annual tea on a Wednesday from 3 to 6 p m at 463 Whiskey Road the home of Dr Robert Lipe and Robert Mc Creary. Tickets available for workers volunteers and luncheon dinner fashion show attendees with Mrs George Poda as chair.
Mr. George Anderson executive director of Aiken Edgefield Counties Community Action Commission will discuss program workings at the Tuesday meeting of Community Service Leaders at the Aiken Edgefield Industrial Center 127 Barnwell St NW. The session includes family planning and adult basic education by Neighborhood Youth Corporation with Raymond W Mizell as vice president and program chairman.
Miss Martha Deborah Redd of Jacksonville Florida married Donald Edward Bennett of Frishtkill New York at 11 a.m. December 18 in a double ring ceremony at the Redd home. Rev Hoyt Murray officiated and the couple plans to reside in Jacksonville where Bennett will study mechanical engineering at the University of Florida and Deborah is employed at a Jacksonville department store.
By 2000 the Gross National Product is expected to surpass 2 trillion dollars. Projections show output rising four times faster than population, with the average worker producing 10.50 dollars of goods and services per hour versus 4.18 in 1965. The typical workweek is slated at 31 hours.
Ben Saulnier of Alfred Street is in St Josephs Hospital Augusta after surgery. Rev George MacNamara returns home after months away in the North. Downie family heads to Ludington Michigan after Christmas visit. Meaker and Glaettli households host and visit Croft Street. Bea Treutel returns for eleventh season with guest Mrs Cornwell. Ludwigs host Christmas dinner at Alderman Street. Elbert Boltons family hosts 15 relatives for Christmas. Out of town Ford and King families attend holiday gatherings. King family to tour Germany with Army.
Marjorie Elaine Mills and Robert Allen Tamplin of Calhoun Georgia announce their engagement. Miss Mills is an Aiken High School graduate employed by Georgia Railroad Bank Augusta. Tamplin will graduate from the University of Georgia School of Pharmacy in August and is past president of Alpha Tau Omega. The wedding is planned for March 21 at St Johns United Methodist Church.
Miss Janie Conan of Aiken led 800 teenage artists in the Scholastic Art Awards judged by Liberty Life Insurance Co. Also honored were Janie Huntoon of Aiken Senior High School blue ribbon and Juanda Adams and John C. Groves of Aiken High with certificates of merit. Winners’ works will show at the Columbia Museum of Art starting January 10 with a Gold Key ceremony and reception. After January 23 Gold Key and blue ribbon recipients will travel to New York for National High School Art Exhibit jurying. Also noted is future packaging using dissolvable protein containers for edible food packaging with flavor options.
Aiken landscapes feature dominant hollies alongside magnolias and dogwoods. Magnolias, including Star Magnolia and hybrids like Dr Merrill, thrive with minimal care and early spring blooms. Dogwoods such as Florida rubra and White Wonder provide varied blossoms, bracts, and red stems, while red bud adds early color, all suited to local soils and light shade.
The Aiken Great Books Discussion group meets Tuesday at 8 pm in the Aiken County Public Library. Mrs. George Caskey will lead as readers explore The Existence and Simplicity of God by St. Thomas Aquinas. Copies may be available at the county library.
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