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Newspaper
Aiken Standard
Location
Aiken, South Carolina, United States of America
Date
Jan 11, 1979
Page
2
Five North Augusta residents report petty larceny after car batteries were stolen early Wednesday. Die Hard batteries were popular and all batteries valued about 40 dollars. Three incidents occurred on Bismark Circle and two at Plaza Terrace Apartments. cables were cut in several cases. No arrests yet.
The North Augusta Rotary Club will hold its charter meeting at 7 p.m. tomorrow at the North Augusta Country Club, not today as previously reported. The Aiken Standard regrets the error.
Members of the Valley Empty Stocking Fund will meet tonight at 7 30 at the Lions Hut in Bath. The gathering aims to organize assistance for families in need during the holiday season.
The notice instructs that all advance payments should be made to Aiken Standard PBM Subscription as the designated payee. The fragment specifies the exact recipient without additional details or dates.
The forecast calls for cool, cloudy weather with a 10 percent chance of rain tonight and about 30 percent Friday. Highs will be in the 50s, with overnight lows in the 30s. Saturday and Sunday remain cool with similar rain chances and 50s highs. Monday turns fair and colder with highs in the 40s and lows in the 20s.
Frank J. Moore of Aiken was arrested at 12:35 AM at Moore's Bait and Tackle Shop on Vaucluse Road on charges of possession with intent to distribute marijuana and possession of controlled substances. The incident stems from an estimated 4000 dollars worth of drugs.
Multiple notices detail funerals and services for Tony Edward Cumbee Don E. Lankford Mamie Williams Margaret Smiley Willie Jay Joseph Joseph Butler Maude A Sawyer and William Wilson Joseph with service times burial places and surviving relatives listed at various local churches and funeral homes in Aiken North Augusta Langley and surrounding communities.
Richmond cites a major NIH style report detailing higher risks from smoking for women and fetuses, noting difficulty quitting, rising teen female smoking, and minority disparities. The piece also highlights declines in national smoking rates and a large bill for billboard removal programs.
The audit centers on stocks in the Florence P. Leaphart trust fund, with $7,331.65 in dividends and $1,051.91 in interest. The $100,000 fund, created to furnish a ward for the aged and infirm, has spurred settlement talks between the county and Leaphart heirs in a case active since 1975. The Mattie Hall Trust, worth well over a million, funds indigent health care after the hospital closure, but no immediate changes are indicated by trust officer Thomas.
A workshop by the South Carolina Department of Social Services outlines new food stamp rules. Deductions drop to only income based amounts and housing and child care costs while total processing aims at 30 days. Officials note bilingual help for Spanish speaking migrants and printed Spanish materials to aid applicants.
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