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Newspaper
Aiken Standard
Location
Aiken, South Carolina, United States of America
Date
Jul 15, 1981
Page
2
Several notices from Gray Court to Millen report deaths including Alma Henry Morris 55 in Gray Court and Hugh C. Brown 85 in Millen. Memorials and services are listed with burial details and assisting funeral homes.
Aiken community calendar lists events today and tomorrow across venues such as H Odell Weeks Center Our Lady of the Valley church and Margaret J Weston Health Center. Activities include Toastmasters Kiwanis Club A A meetings Thoroughbred Hall of Fame film sessions and exercise classes with dates and times noted.
USGS reports preliminary magnitude 7.0 quake striking the Vanuatu Islands near Queensland Australia timing 6 59 p m local time on Wednesday. No immediate damage reported while scientists note it as the strongest quake in weeks and explain the Richter scale readings.
The region endures hot humid weather through Friday with highs near 100 and lows in the mid 70s. A slight chance of afternoon thundershowers continues, with weekend outlook showing persistent heat and increasing thunderstorm chances on Sunday.
Norman Schaffer of Augusta College outlined time management strategies to North Augusta Rotary members and area employers. He urged setting clear goals, daily planning, delegation, controlled open door policy, quiet thinking time, short stand-up meetings, and immediate action to avoid procrastination.
Larry W. Mixson Sr. of Lexington was promoted to lieutenant in District 1 Highway Patrol. A Walterboro native, he joined in 1968 in Aiken County, became first sergeant in Richland County in 1978, and is a Wade Hampton High School graduate. He served 1965 1971 in the National Guard and is married to Beverly Ann Hodges with a son Larry Wayne Mixson Jr.
Windsor council passed the third and final reading prohibiting new signs that resemble existing ones. Town clerk Thelma Blackmon announced the move at last night’s meeting.
LaVerne Tripp will present an outdoor Christian concert at North Aiken Baptist Church tomorrow night at 7. Admission is free. an offering will be collected. Attendees are asked to bring a lawn chair.
A 52 year old man named John Willis Davis was charged after witnesses saw him kick in a plate glass window at the SOC service station at Union and Richland. He allegedly pulled a knife on Officer Paradise before being subdued and arrested following a struggle during booking.
A Camden man, 28 year old George Benson, was shot in the back at L B Holmes Peach Groves in Monetta around 1 p m yesterday. He was treated and released from Aiken Community Hospital. The shooter is unidentified. officials suspect a personal dispute between co workers.
Leonard Culbertson, a state prisoner, was sentenced by U S District Judge Dudley Bowen Jr. to 25 years for kidnapping Dr Edwin D Bransome Jr and two years for using a firearm in the felony plus a $5000 fine. The incident occurred during a dental appointment at the Medical College of Georgia. Dr Bransome resides in Aiken.
Aiken Standard PBM Subscription lists advance payments for eyeglasses and hearing aids. Zenith Hearing Aids and Don Fitzpatrick Optician provide eyeglasses and sunglasses including Eveglasses. The notice specifies payments for ophthalmic products and services.
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