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Newspaper
Aiken Standard
Location
Aiken, South Carolina, United States of America
Date
Jan 15, 1979
Page
5
A humorous reminiscence about a stubborn four-wheel drive car that malfunctioned at every turn. The narrator recalls failed parts, broken memories, and a running joke about trading in a vehicle that stubbornly refused to quit, culminating in a farcical car lot encounter.
Larry Seymour, a coach at St. Angela's Academy, is a multi talent artist who now pursues scrimshaw. He learned the craft from a knife maker, using ivory scraps to carve delicate designs. He explains scrimshaw as a Native American art tied to whalers and the use of whale teeth, now mainly elephant tusks.
Aiken artist Seymour creates detailed scrimshaw scenes on ivory, mainly ships and huskies, while balancing teaching biology at St. Angela's Academy. He photographs famous figures, from Burt Lancaster to the Globetrotters, and mentors students, hoping his art gains recognition like Jim Harrison.
Readers argue over address usage for clergy and the role of adjectives. Abby discusses respect for titles, equal rights in hiring, and notes that employers should ask family plans of both men and women to comply with law. Lollie in Phoenix jokes about chastity belts and Abby promotes a popular booklet.
Olivia Maxon of Williston wrote and mimeographed a bedtime tale about granches little woodland trolls then published it after rejection of other manuscripts. Ed Langry who drew the granch faces and the publisher’s illustrator helped finalize illustrations now credited on the title page. The book is for preschoolers and early graders and is on sale in Williston and Aiken drug stores and bookshops.
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