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Newspaper
Aiken Standard
Location
Aiken, South Carolina, United States of America
Date
Jul 18, 1972
Page
12
Auction listing announces a July 20 sale at Huckabee's Auction Barn with a 40 foot trailer of antique furniture office equipment and a baby grand piano with items sold to the highest bidder. Also includes ads for Sears appliances a carpet cleaner move and furniture pieces with contact numbers.
Miniature Poodles shots wormed trained call 6481539 English Letter puppy free to good home call 6486071 cute fluffy kittens house trained free call 6496053 Chihuahua puppies 25 each AKC Boston Terrier male 100 AKC Boston 4 mos old 100 Call Mrs E M Dubois 2842370 located 1st house on left past Barnwell State Park on Hwy 3 AKC Irish Letter pups 6481560 The Doggery reopened at 544 Palmetto Lane 6480779 Call for appointment.
William R. Dix of 307 Second Ave North Augusta died Monday in an Augusta hospital. Funeral services are set for Wednesday at 5 p.m. at Clearwater First Baptist Church with Rev. William L. Brown and Rev. H.K. McKnight officiating. Burial is in Sunset Memory Gardens. He owned W.R. Dix Construction Co and served as past president of the LBC Lions Club. Surviving are his wife Sara Faulkner Dix, his parents, two daughters Cathy Faulkner and Debra Ann Marchant, one son Richard Dix Jr., two sisters Mary Bovell and Louise Archer. Memorials may go to the Cancer Society.
Chicago mayor Richard J. Daley endorses Democratic candidates across federal state and local races though he does not name Senator George McGovern. The note appears as a public alignment with the party slate rather than a specific endorsement.
Funeral services were held at 5 p.m. today for F. Douglas Jackson of 219 Colleton Ave who died Monday in Aiken County Hospital. The First Baptist Church hosted with Rev. Dr. Robert Cate officiating. Burial followed at Bethany Cemetery. surviving sister Miss Floride Jackson of Aiken. Pallbearers named: Thomas A. Robinson, Frank Thomas, J. Monroe Johnson, Hezzie Johnson, Murray Johnson, Joe Halford.
The EPA in Atlanta schedules a public hearing in Columbia on Wednesday at 10 30 am to review South Carolina air quality plans submitted by the PCA. Officials will hear EPA suggested amendments to meet national standards and address deficiencies noted since last May.
Valley Citizens meet this evening at the Langley Clubhouse for a briefing on a proposed remedial and adult education program for the disadvantaged. William Finley, director of the local program, will discuss plans for a Horse Creek Valley Family Education Improvement Center with after school classes and adult counseling.
Former President Harry S. Truman is back in Independence Missouri after a two week stay at Research Medical Center in Kansas City for gastrointestinal tract examination and treatment.
Congress moves to bolster fight against heart and vascular, lung, and infectious diseases with three-year funding proposals. House action mirrors Senate plans for 1.29 billion hearts and 270 million for venereal disease, TB, and German measles. Administration opposes earmarked grants and rigid federal facility handling.
The South Carolina Highway Department reported two traffic accident deaths in Spartanburg County. Will Smith, 71, of Spartanburg, died in a two car wreck at rural road intersections. Roy Goodwin Jr., 29, of Laurens, was killed on U S 221 about two miles south of Woodruff.
In Aiken market farmers report rising seed prices as hybrid corn seeds tripled last year and many had to replant after poor germination. Vendors offer large ears at about 80 cents a dozen and smaller ears at 60 cents a dozen.
The Aiken County Chapter of the American Red Cross cited thirty four donors for exceptional blood contributions. Notables include William C. Copley Eugene England Robert L. Sanders and Edward Boone Jr among others with gifts ranging from one to nine gallons.
Richmond County school officials report 32 buses damaged at a high school stadium during preps for fall. Total damage estimated about 2500 dollars with broken windows mirrors and lights. some batteries and generators removed or damaged. Officials say it is mass vandalism not linked to a recent busing dispute.
Folkman says SC has few technicians now but demand will rise quickly as industries grow. He credits TEC for training efforts and notes labor underemployment with 57.5 percent earning 4000 dollars or less annually. Shortages in certain occupations persist as services outpace skill development.
New York AP reports the Children’s Land Zoo at Coney Island Broadwalk closed after thefts. Police say 11 sheep 11 goats 6 Shetland ponies 1 llama 1 tortoise 1 miniature white bull and a coop of chickens are missing.
The Center Fire Department hosts a 7 p.m. gathering at the department. Aiken Jaycees meet at 7:30 p.m. in the Jaycee Hut. The Women’s Club holds a 7 p.m. session at the Commercial Hotel with Carl Littlejohn as guest speaker. St Mary’s Women meet at 7:45 p.m. Parish hall. Citizens for Valley Progress meet at 8 p.m. Toastmasters at 7 p.m. Commercial. Chess Club meets at 7:30 p.m. Pet Dairy Building. Aiken Camera Club convenes at Aiken Day School Grace Ave at 7:30 p.m.
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