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Newspaper
Aiken Standard
Location
Aiken, South Carolina, United States of America
Date
Jan 05, 1971
Page
12
Funeral services for Alexander Bolden Couch Jr. 78 who died Sunday will be at 3 p.m. at Poseys Funeral Home chapel Graniteville with Rev. Earl Satcher and Rev. Rhett Winters officiating Burial will be in Warrenville cemetery Nephews will serve as pallbearers
Funeral services for Oswald Edward Boyd, infant son of Mr. and Mrs. Oswald E. Boyd of Rt. 1 Aiken, were held at 11 a.m. at Vaucluse Cemetery. Rev. E. B. Boatwright officiated. Surviving relatives include two sisters Beverly Diane Boyd and Tabatha Leekarrine Boyd maternal grandparents Albert H. Widner of Vaucluse and R. H. Boyd of Aiken.
Beech Island veteran Raymond M. Dicks 78 of Pine Log Road dies Sunday. Funeral at 3 p.m. today at Capers Chapel Methodist Church with military honors. burial in church yard cemetery. World War I veteran awarded Silver Star with Oak Leaf Clusters and Purple Heart. Survived by daughter Martha Warren of Chattanooga Tennessee, sister Corine Baker of Zebulon Georgia, brother Joseph L. Dicks of Augusta.
James T. Walling of 120 Marvin Dr. Aiken died Monday at his home. Funeral services will be held at 3 p.m. tomorrow at Mill Brook Baptist Church with Rev. W James Rivers and Rev. J N Preveaux officiating. Burial in Aiken Memorial Park. Survived by widow Velma J Walling, his parents, two daughters Terri and Sherry Walling, two sons Derrial and Steve Walling. Friends may call at George Funeral Home or residence.
George W. Schulz of 2 Field Place Charleston dies Sunday. He is survived by widow Estelle Schulz and sons Henry and Clinton with Harry Schulz in Aiken. Funeral at 3:30 p.m. at Stuhr Funeral Home with burial in Charleston. He also leaves a son in the U.S. Marine Corps.
Horace W. Price of Aiken died Saturday at Aiken County Hospital after a brief illness. Funeral conducted at 4 pm Thursday at Second Baptist Church by Rev. M C Adams. Interment Pine Lawn Memorial Gardens. Survived by widow Louise. mother Louree Price. four sons William Milledge US Air Force Germany, James Milledge Aiken, Horace W. Price Washington DC, George R. Price Aiken. two daughters.
Four men face charges in a December 30 home robbery in Aiken. Curtis Hickson Willie Lloyd and Sammy McKevie are charged with receiving stolen goods. Sammy Bussey is charged with housebreaking grand larceny for breaking into Mrs. Jessie Lissaman’s Marion Street home and stealing watches a necklace an instamatic camera coins and opera glasses. They were released on $500 bail to await General Sessions trial.
Sumter investigators question classmates of 13-year-old Margaret Peg Cuttino, daughter of State Rep. James Cuttino. No new developments reported as weekend interrogations occur. Autopsy teams at MUSC indicate death by strangulation or head injury. body found near Wedgefield, buried Saturday.
Four Republicans compete for county supervisor with a Feb 23 advisory election and five run for the District 7 Senate seat across Aiken Lexington Edgefield and Saluda. The Senate winner faces Dooley for the unexpired Floyd Spence term in Feb. 23. Aiken County delegation may appoint the supervisor winner. A separate state Senate primary in Pickens selects a Democrat challenger to Edward Simpson. The legislature opens Jan 12 with a 42 2 ratio.
In Saigon, military spokesmen said a U S Air Force F4 Phantom went down Sunday night during bombing missions over southern Laos. Both crewmen are missing. In nearby South Vietnam a convoy on Highway 20 was ambushed leaving one American dead and one wounded. In eastern Cambodia, South Vietnamese forces with tanks and air support clashed with North Vietnamese and Viet Cong at four points, with 37 enemy killed reported and South Vietnamese losses of two killed and 17 wounded.
President Nixon aired on national TV radio saying troop withdrawals from South Vietnam mark his top foreign achievement. He warned Congress shares responsibility for homefront setbacks and outlined plans for welfare reform revenue sharing and a major health program. He expressed optimism for 1972 prosperity and peace and discussed arms limits with the Soviets and potential summit talks.
Quotations from the NASD show inter dealer prices at roughly noon today with changes through the day. Figures are supplied by Merrill Lynch Pierce Fenner and Smith and names include Miss Cressie B. Price and Miss Celia L. Price of Aiken and brothers George L. Price William H. Price and John A. Price.
The Aiken County delegation discussed authorizing library funds tied to a surplus of $9,237 from this year’s appropriation due to uneven per capita allocations among four counties. Douglas Garvin urged estimates to fix a leaky roof and a review of surplus spending, with other needs including books a projector and microfilm. The group also weighed junkyard car limits proposed by anti litter advocate J F Elliott and reviewed requests for Veterans Service Office and Rescue Squad funding, while routing road repair plans through the county engineer.
In Columbia AP reports that 18 to 21 year olds in South Carolina may be the first nationwide to vote under a new federal law. About 30 000 in the 1st District could vote in a special election to replace the late Mendel Rivers. Registration began Monday and McNair plans a late spring election with several candidates from both parties already announced.
Palmetto FCA will dedicate its new branch building with an open house from 2 to 5 p.m. in Aiken across from Timmerman Motor Co. Robert A. Carr, president of the Federal Intermediate Credit Bank and the Federal Land Bank of Columbia, speaks. H Odell Weeks conducts the ribbon cutting.
Daily astrology note for Tuesday January 5 outlines personality traits and career guidance. It links Capricorn through Sagittarius to daily tips about finances, work, and social life with emphasis on balance, prudence, and pursuing opportunities.
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