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Newspaper
Aiken Standard
Location
Aiken, South Carolina, United States of America
Date
Jan 16, 1981
Page
2
Numerous obituaries and funeral notices across Aiken County and nearby towns. Details include names ages and addresses, funeral times and locations, burial sites, officiants, and survivor lists. The notices span George Funeral Home Wagener Jackson Brooks Elliott Sons and DeLoach with services at churches and cemeteries in Aiken Waynesboro Augusta and Conway.
Mrs. Rosa James H Phibbs 76 of Newberry died yesterday in a Newberry County hospital. Funeral will be tomorrow at 11 a.m. at Whitaker Funeral Home with burial at Newberry Memorial Gardens. She was born in Rome Georgia and formerly belonged to the Home Demonstration Club. Survived by husband James H Phibbs, daughter Mrs Johnny W Smith, sons James H Phibbs Jr and J Alfred Phibbs, sister Mrs Narvice Padgett of Pittsburgh and brothers Walter Julius and Gene Crapps.
Frigid air continues from Canada and drives gusty winds as the Southeast braces for a cold weekend. Lows dip to the low 20s tonight with northwest winds 10 to 20 mph. tomorrow highs reach the low 40s with similar winds. The extended outlook shows fair skies, temps moderating Sunday through Tuesday with teens to 50s highs and no precipitation.
The Aiken Standard corrects an error from yesterday by stating Tony Bolt of New Ellenton was charged only with driving too fast for conditions after a traffic accident. The newspaper regrets the mistake.
The Aiken County School Selection Committee reduced 72 inquiries to 10 candidates for the district superintendent post to replace Ted B. Willis, who retires in July. Chairman B L Jackson cited an objective screening process and said a progress report will go to the Board of Education this month, with a final selection by February.
Wagener residents will gather Monday at 7 30 p m in the Busbeen Elementary School cafeteria to discuss plans for the 12th annual Wagons to Wagener event.
The Aiken County Public Service Authority will hold its regular meeting Monday night at 6 30 in the Horse Creek Pollution Control Facility conference room located on S C 125 Beech Island.
The Aiken Alumnae Chapter of Delta Sigma Theta will hold its founders day program Sunday at 2 p.m. at Wesley United Methodist Church on Richland Avenue. Soror Clem mie Webber, a retired chemistry professor from South Carolina State College, will speak. A reception follows in the church activity building. For more information contact Rosemary English.
Aiken police report says about 375 dollars in valuables were taken from a car in the Holley Inn parking lot. Russell Winchester of Greensboro North Carolina reported a briefcase calculator dictaphone and tapes were removed.
Mary Meeks, 47, of North Augusta remains missing. Lt. Gary Neverla of the North Augusta Public Safety Department says she was last seen by her husband Monday and the case is under investigation.
Aiken residents on the south side will lose water Monday morning as water lines on Whiskey Road between Taylor Drive and Shannon Lane are shut from about 9 a.m. to noon. Weather could delay the work. Areas including Bonnieview Estates Millbrook subdivision Elmwood Park and Eydewood Manor may see pressure fluctuations and water discoloration though not health-related. The cut marks the first in a series of improvements to the south side water system.
Martin Luther King II son of the late Martin Luther King Jr will speak at USC Aiken MLK Birthday celebration Sunday. The event sponsored by the USCA Minority Affairs Committee starts at 6 p m in the Student Activities Building auditorium. Public invited.
The Aiken County Planning Commission approved plats for Country Place II on Ascauga Lake Road near Belvedere and Hollow Creek Estates on S C 278 near Petticoat Junction with two acre lots. Contingent approval was given to Monetta Street plats in Aiken and final signing authorized for Thompson. Pixie Baxter reported New Hope Redevelopment progress with road clearings done and construction expected soon on scattered sites.
Aiken Standard corrects yesterday’s report stating Broadway Encore is not free for all. The event tonight is open only to Aiken Community Concert Association members.
Houston AP reports doctors have begun human tests of manufactured interferon after an injection given to a cancer-stricken housewife. The goal is a cheap plentiful substitute for natural interferon as a potential cancer fighter.
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