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Newspaper
Aiken Standard
Location
Aiken, South Carolina, United States of America
Date
Jan 23, 1979
Page
6
A columnist critiques disco culture noting advertising push and fashion beyond dancing. The piece laments lack of people actually dancing in public, recalling past dances and describing do your own thing as more genuine. The author jokes about closet disco dancers and warns against wasted disco shoes.
An Aiken gathering features Heideh Gareka and relatives from Tehran sharing views on Iran’s unrest and the shah’s legacy. They note demonstrations, power cuts, and travel restrictions while relatives abroad recount experiences in Esfahan and Tehran amid a snowstorm and shifting political climate.
The Aiken Community Playhouse opened Caught in the Villain's Web a melodrama by Herbert E. Swayne directed by Larry Musseman. Carol Stone Ken Hofstetter and Russ Vernon led a lively cast as a fan friendly heroine hero and dastardly villain with three hours of hammy humor and a nostalgic score. The show repeats next Friday Saturday at 8 p m and Sunday at 2 p m with reservations available.
The Pine Cone Garden Club of New Ellenton met at Mrs. W.H. Johnson’s home with a medicinal plants program. Daughters of the American Revolution Trenton Chapter members discussed heritage and land stewardship at Mrs. W.K. Murray’s talk. Xi Alpha Beta Beta Sigma Phi hosted Anita Gregory with mountain slides. Mary Wheeler and coordinators welcomed Dr. Paul Wertz on careers for women. Country Gardeners heard Tom Rapp on landscaping with slides. Public Library screened Grand Canyon and A Walk in the Forest with Disney’s Grand Canyon suite music, inviting patrons. An erratum notes Ed Landry’s name misspelling in a prior article about his drawings in The Story of the Two Grunches.
The Aiken County Board of Realtors selects Gail Mc Lain as the 1978 Realtor Associate of the Year. Mc Lain works with Eulalie Salley & Co. Inc.
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