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Newspaper
Aiken Standard
Location
Aiken, South Carolina, United States of America
Date
Jul 04, 1980
Page
2
Forecasters expect another warm period with low temperatures in the mid 70s and highs near 90s. Tonight remains mostly fair with Sunday slightly unsettled and a small chance of thundershowers. The Sunday to Tuesday stretch stays partly cloudy to sunny with no lows below 70.
Ernest James Williamson a Williston native died Wednesday in a Barnwell County hospital. He owned City Barber Shop in Blackville and was a Pine Hill Freewill Baptist Church member. Funeral at 3 p.m. tomorrow at Pine Hill Church with Rev. Gerald Fitch. burial Gin Branch Cemetery. Survivors include his widow Eliase Driggers Williamson four daughters four sisters and two brothers.
Security Federal Savings and Loan announces its plan to offer interest-earning checking accounts in Aiken by December 31. The program targets funds idle in regular checking, with a minimum balance and some free checks, offering at least a 5 percent rate. Augusta already offers the service, but Aiken will host the first local instance.
The second session of summer school will begin at Aiken High School on July 10. Interested students should contact the school for enrollment details.
The bookmobile routes run Monday through Friday visiting multiple locations in North Augusta Edgefield Midland Valley Cherokee Dixie Lee Green Acres Comb s Drive and other sites with time windows from 9 a.m. to 4 p.m. including lunch breaks and late afternoon stops. The schedule lists specific stop names and times for each weekday.
The John Baker Trio will play at Hopeland Gardens Monday at 7 p.m. as part of the Aiken Recreation Department Summer Concert Series. John Baker, Sherry Woods, and Benjamin Woods Jr. perform works by BachMozart and Bruth. In case of rain the concert moves to First Baptist Church.
Anderson seeks 10 000 voter signatures to run as an independent in South Carolina. Petitions are available at the Aiken County Board of Voter Registration, with a noon September 18 deadline for submission. Signature checks will verify each name by the registration board and election commission.
Listings show multiple events across today tomorrow and Sunday including senior citizens and Narcotics Anonymous meetings at various venues Aiken County Health Department health screenings at the county museum and church affiliated clubs Rotary Sertoma Toastmasters and town council sessions with contact for event representation in Aiken Standard.
The article follows Miss Hale aiming for the Miss South Carolina title in Columbia as 53 contestants compete and 10 finalists perform. Family and three key observers, George Seigler Fred Sides and Karen Sides, back her bid while local pageant organizers plan next year’s show.
Hundreds of Marines stand by as officials monitor the Blue Fire possibly leaving Mariel with 2 000 to 5 000 Cuban refugees. Coast Guard and refugees report delays and questions about the vessel ownership and potential political prisoner status of some evacuees.
Investigators may question Richard Pryor as arson detectives align with police on the June 9 accident at his Northridge home. Pryor remains in serious condition after skin graft surgery at Sherman Oaks Community Hospital and doctors expect results in days.
The deposed Shah of Iran, Mohammad Reza Pahlavi, is in stable but serious condition in Cairo. Doctors monitor him around the clock as antibiotics for typhoid infection weaken him, complicating recovery from surgery for lymphatic cancer that spread to his liver and required removal of his gall bladder and spleen.
Aiken County inmate Benny Baker, of Horse Creek Valley, was treated and released after a Wednesday night attempted hanging at the Aiken County Jail. Chief Deputy C W Ray said Baker is back in the jail with no details on how the incident occurred.
Aiken Department of Public Safety reports thefts from Steeplechase Apartments and a First Baptist Church construction site. A 1972 Triumph valued at 2500 and a 1976 Suzuki valued at 800 were taken from Ronnie M Stone and Ronald Higgenbottom units after 1 am Thursday. A forklift valued at 20000 was stolen from a Chesterfield Street church construction site between 4:30 pm Wednesday and 8 am Thursday.
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