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Newspaper
Aiken Standard
Location
Aiken, South Carolina, United States of America
Date
Jan 22, 1970
Page
5
The piece outlines pruning cautions for camellias azaleas oleander roses and tea olives advising to delay pruning until late February to avoid stimulating vulnerable new growth. It discusses repairing damaged shrubs including oleanders gardenias and roses and notes tea olive varieties osmanthus and their fragrance and hardiness. It also covers seed sowing indoors for spring planting and seedbed preparation with heat sterilization and spacing guidance.
Veronica Carmack says a young couple can establish a first home at similar cost to a single person. Unfurnished one bedroom setup runs about 1600 to 2000 dollars cash with extras. furnished costs about 1000. Brides’ survey shows 3000 worth of gifts for a home, while leftovers and loans cut initial outlay.
A letter from a business catering to top clients complains that many celebrities fail to pay bills, citing collection costs and dubious credit. Abby notes the issue is common, advises creditors to verify credit, and suggests C O D as protection. A reader from the Seventh Step Foundation offers help to ex-convicts seeking jobs and housing, directing others to contact their San Francisco office.
AP reports fashion designer Rudi Gernreich previewed a 1970s collection featuring shaved heads to symbolize unisex style and freedom. Models Tom Broome and Renee Holt, heads shaved, discuss liberation and a shift from sensuality to rationality in fashion.
Cereus Gardeners met last week to view two Aiken films, Happy Days Day Camp and Camellias in Aiken. Walter Bergman producer and photographer and camellia expert Frank Wauters led the program and answered flower questions. Mrs J E Walls spoke on Roadside Development and Mrs Carl Angerman gave a brief commentary. co hosts were Mrs Glenn Burney Mrs Richard Foster and Mrs N H Seebeck.
Salley notes honor local deaths James Harry Newman 56 of Orangeburg and former State Senator John F Williams 85 of Aiken County. Also reports sick townsfolk, a Clemson graduate teaching in Pa and a ceramics class display at Crescent Cities Vocational School led by Miss Vernelle Stone. The tuning fork invention by John Shore in 1711 is recorded.
Antique buffs chase artifacts for the Savannah celebration with Mrs. Dora Rich seeking Indian items from 1500 to 1700 era including shell cups harpsichord and a fowling piece while inviting Castillian axe and related relics. Also note births Camp Flintlock brochures and a bridge luncheon event at St. Thaddeus Church with details on reservations and tea.
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