Josie Hazel remembered as a pillar of Aiken’s civil progress
lifelong Black leader Josie Hazel shaped community life in Aiken South Carolina through teaching, youth work, and civic projects. She helped found the Croft House elderly housing project and inspired the SmithsHazel Recreation Center, earning honors as Woman of the Year and Older American of the Year while remaining active into retirement.
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Hazel
Aiken
SmithsHazel Recreation Center
Shiloh Heights
Aiken County
Council On Aging
Croft House
York Street
Miss Brown
Notable Aiken figure Josie Hazel Chronology
Josie Hazel, born 1898 in Edgefield, a longtime Aiken social worker and educator, built a career from Schofield High to S C State College, led YWCA and public service programs, directed Aiken Services Council 1959 1969, and earned multiple honors for community service and aging programs. She also mentored youth, promoted integration, and remained active in Friendship Baptist Church teaching Sunday School.
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Marie Brown
Mrs. Hazel
Aiken Services Council
USC
YWCA
Josie Hazel
Aiken
Hazel
Josie Smith
Edgefield
Leila
Joseph Smith
Schofield H. S
S. C. State
S. C
U. of Mich
Clemson
James Hazel
Schofield
S.C
Aiken Asst
NYA
TB Assn
USC/YWCA
Pacific Northwest
Aiken Civic League
Wilkinson Orphan Home For Girls
Cayce
V. P. Women’s League of Voters
Area Council On Aging
Golden Age Club
Salvation Army
Aiken Reading
NAACP
Nat. Baptist Convention Auxiliary
Ch. Women United
Hospital Auxiliary
National Council of Negro Women
Cancer Society
Girl Scouts
Friendship Baptist Ch
C. of C
Sigma Phi Chptr
Omega Phi Fraternity
Aiken County
Schofield High School
Martha Schofield
God Is
S. C. State College
S.C. State
Highland Park
S.C. Tuberculosis Association
Michigan University
Miss Brown
Friendship Baptist
Energy efficient upgrades for open fireplaces described
Open fireplaces are only about five percent efficient, wasting heat up the chimney. The piece outlines improvements such as glass doors with bottom vents, radiant grates, convection grates with or without fans, and combination units like convection/grate doors or inserts, plus a reference to a DOE booklet for further guidance.
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U.S. Department of Energy
Consumer Information Center
Pueblo
Colo
Home Fire Safety Essentials for Every Home
Key tips from the U S Consumer Product Safety Commission stress tight dampers smoke detectors near sleep areas and proper storage of flammable liquids to cut fire deaths and injuries. Follow guidelines on space heaters upholstery and clothing fire drills and obtain the Home Fire Safety booklet by sending $1 50 to Pueblo Colorado.
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U.S. Consumer Product Safety Commission
Consumer Information Center
Pueblo
Colo
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Elizabeth Harrington
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