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Newspaper
Aiken Standard
Location
Aiken, South Carolina, United States of America
Date
Jul 10, 1987
Page
13
Glover M Hickson III withdraws from the District 7 Aiken County Board of Education race planned for September 15. The pharmacist cites community harmony and leaves Bertha Williams and Mark Gibson as the two remaining candidates in a single member district election for nine seats.
Aiken County residents report three break ins yesterday with items stolen including video cassette recorders televisions and firearms. One entry at 451 Greenville St involved a VCR valued at 250 police say. Another at 154 Kershaw St NE saw two televisions valued at 1500 removed. A third theft on Rt 3 Box 268 involved a VCR 450 a .308 Winchester with scope 500 and a .22 caliber pistol 150.
The event at H. Odell Weeks Activities Center starts tomorrow at 10 a.m. with a cancelled 1 mile race. Demonstrations in body dynamics karate guitar crafts contests and games fill the day. For more information call Lisa Hall at 648-0151.
The Trenton Town Council directed secretary Sandra Grandy to prepare a citizen notice on how to contact the fire and sheriff departments. Councillors discussed new street signs and the potential hiring of a new police officer with no action taken.
Rumor says a sign reading Happy 40th Birthday Kay Honk if you like older women appeared on Huntsman Drive. The post links Kay to an era joke and names Steve Talbert as alleged by rumor, suggesting marital trouble.
Aiken area telephone service was down for approximately five hours on Wednesday, correcting yesterday's figure. The outage affected the region served by the Aiken Standard and caused brief communication delays.
State Sen. Thomas L. Moore proposed a three member committee to research and decide which of two women should hold the mesne conveyance registrar post in Aiken County. Peggy Boylston and Peggy Whitman both claim appointment authority amid disputed unexpired term.
Sheila R. Caldon, 30, of Rt. 3 Box 375 A, spent hours after her car overturned on the Interstate 20 frontage road near S.C. 19. She was found by a passerby and rescued by Aiken County officials, then taken to HCA-Aiken Regional Medical Centers for injuries. The exact condition was not provided.
North Augusta Planning Commission discussed a long overdue land use plan first presented by Wismer McGill Bell of Columbia. Officials noted a potential shift from apartments to patio homes and townhouses as the population ages. Annexations have slowed progress with much land labeled Planned Unit Development.
South Carolina fourth and seventh graders scored above national averages on the Comprehensive Test of Basic Skills, reaching a five year high. Aiken County results show improvement over last year, says Dr. Nancy M. Smith associate superintendent for instructional services. She notes broad improvements though she has not completed a full review.
Greenville hosts the last day of preliminaries as Miss Aiken County Danette Day competes in evening gown. Dawn Smith, the reigning Miss South Carolina, will crown her successor tomorrow at the televised finale. Smith will perform and the theme honors Miss America’s 50th anniversary. Susan Perkins serves as host with Doug Swander as featured entertainer.
The Miss South Carolina Pageant finals will be broadcast at 9 tomorrow on WYFF-TV Greenville WRDW-TV North Augusta and WIS-TV Columbia.
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