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Aiken Standard

Location

Aiken, South Carolina, United States of America

Date

Jul 25, 1973

Page

2

Deaths And Funerals Raymond Fields Jr. 46

Raymond Fields Jr. 46 of Rt 3 Box 251 Aiken died Sunday at Good Samaritan Hospital in Columbia. Services Friday at 3:30 p.m. at Ebneezer AME Church near Reynolds Pond with Rev. George Cobin officiating. Burial in church cemetery. Lifelong Aiken County resident. Survived by parents Mr. and Mrs. Raymond Fields Sr. of Aiken. One sister Lizzie Graham of The Bronx. Eight brothers John Henry Fields and Jacob Fields of Aiken Joseph Fields of Baltimore Arthur Fields of Jamaica N Y Elijah Fields Charles Fields David Fields Harrold Fields of The Bronx.

Raymond Fields Jr Rt. 3 Aiken Good Samaritan Hospital Columbia Ebneezer A.M.E Reynolds Pond George Cobin Church Aiken County Raymond Fields Sr Lizzie Graham The Bronx John Henry Fields Jacob Fields Joseph Fields Baltimore Arthur Fields Jamaica N. Y Elijah Fields Charles Fields David Fields Harrold Fields

Death Notice of Mrs. Roy Rearden of Aiken County

Mrs Roy Rearden 82 of 2005 Town Creek Road Aiken died Monday at Aiken County Hospital Funeral services were held today at 5 p m in Poseys Funeral Home Graniteville with Dr Felton S James officiating Burial was in Sunset Memory Gardens Langley She was a lifelong resident of Aiken County and a member of St Johns United Methodist Church Surviving are her husband two sons William T Rearden Aiken and Boyce Albert Rearden Ft Walton Beach Florida Pallbearers were John Wheaton William E McGee W K Dennis W F Pitts L R Shirley and Howard B Shaw Friends may call at the residence of her son or at the funeral home

Roy H Ollie Yaun) Rearden Town Creek Road Aiken Aiken County Posey Graniteville Felton S. James Sunset Memory Gardens Langley St. John's United Methodist Church

Mrs Kittie Bell Gay Goings Gay obituary notice

Mrs Kittie Bell Goings Gay 79 of 1419 Moultrie Dr Ai ken died Tuesday at Aiken Nursing Home. Funeral Thursday at 5 p.m. Memorial Baptist Church with Rev Clinton D Henderson and Rev L H Fowler officiating. Burial Sunset Memory Gardens. Born in Aiken County she was a daughter of John and Cornelia Goings. Lived in Graniteville most of life. Retired from Graniteville Company after 44 years. Surviving two nieces Mrs John A Morton of Aiken and Mrs Una R Coleman of Manitou Springs Col

Kittie Bell Goings Gay Moultrie Memorial Baptist Church Graniteville Company John A. Morton Aiken Una R. Coleman Manitou Springs Col

Aiken Standard Information and Rates

The Aiken Standard dates from 1867 and publishes daily except weekends. It lists mailing options and rates, including 4c weekly carrier, 1.73 monthly carrier, 22.00 yearly mail, 11.66 half-year, and 6.40 quarterly by mail. It notes AP dispatches and republication rights and correction policies.

Death of Willie James Matthews in Allendale County

Willie James Matthews 35 of Asbury Park N J died Saturday at Nettleton Hospital. Funeral Thursday 2 p.m. at New Hope Baptist Church Allen dale with Rev. Johnson officiating. Burial in All Cemetery Allendale. Surviving widow Cora Matthews of Aiken. father Buster Priester of Allendale. one daughter Carolyn L Matthews. two sons Charles and Carl Matthews of Aiken. five sisters Burnice Boylston Dessie Johnson Claritha Fields Bernel Miles Mary Fedwick. two brothers Sammy Murphy and Buster Preister Jr. of Allendale.

Willie James Matthews Asbury Park N.J Nettleton New Hope Baptist Church Allendale Rev. W. Johnson All Cora Matthews Aiken Buster Priester Carolyn L. Matthews Charles Matthews Carl Matthews Burnice Boylston Dessie M. Johnson Claritha Fields Bernel Miles Brooklyn Mary Fedwick Baltimore Sammy Murphy Buster Preister Jr

Grant Services Set Today At First Baptist

Funeral services for George Henry Buck Grant of 111 Gregg Ave Ai ken will be held today at 5 pm at the First Baptist Church with Rev John B McCullough officiating. Burial will be in Aiken Memorial Park. Pallbearers include Robert E Penland Lonnie A Garvin Sr Douglas Garvin Howard Williamson Rufus W Gosnell and Arthur D Rich. Honorary pallbearers are the Aiken County Bar Association USC Board of Trustees and regional officials and lawmakers.

Aiken George Henry (Buck) Grant Gregg Ave First Baptist Church John B. McCullough Aiken Memorial Park Robert E. Penland Lonnie A. Garvin Sr Douglas Garvin Howard Williamson Rufus W. Gosnell Arthur D. Rich

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A discussion on managing funds and planning for a Mental Health Center continues with options including acting as agent for monies, contracting for planning with the Lower Savannah Regional Planning and Development Council, or using the Aiken County Commission on Alcoholism and Drug Problems as agent, with South Carolina Commission on Alcoholism offering help.

Lower Savannah

Closed circuit TV upstages Meramec Caverns tour

Meramec Caverns on Route 66 features closed circuit television showing tourists on screen as they explore multimillion year formations. Cave owner Lester B Dill notes visitors prefer appearing on TV to viewing natural details and says the customer is always right.

Nature

Woman sterilized under pressure in Aiken County case

Dorothy Waters, a 30 year old welfare mother of five, says Dr. Clovis Pierce pressured her to sign sterilization papers during her last week of pregnancy in 1972. She alleges the nurse and doctor insisted this was paid for by tax money and refused other options. Civil rights inquiries and state investigations follow scrutiny of Medicaid sterilizations, with emphasis on demographics and consent.

Dorothy Waters Clovis H. Pierce Aiken Pierce Archie Ellis State Department of Social Services Atlanta Department of Health Education and Welfare Aiken County Virgil Dechant HEW Department of Social Services Dechant U.S South Carolina Associated Press Ellis South Carolina Medicaid Association South Carolina Council For Human Rights New Ellenton Robert A. Brown Daniel R. McLeod South Carolina Medical Association

County Bus Haulers, Ambulance Plans Go Under Study

Board discusses 24 hour coverage for Jackson, New Ellenton and Beech Island areas. Fate of funeral homes as backup ambulances for Paramed, rate schedule to Columbia to be investigated. Clay pits for road repairs proposed. Engineer Courtney to report. Pridgen and Hightower named to Mental Health Board terms to 1977, Price to Lower Savannah Planning council.

Jackson New Elienton Beech Island Warner Wagoner Columbia Ambulance Commission Granville DeWitt Arthur Courtney Durward Pridgen Aiken Janie Hightower Aiken County Trenton Mental Health Board Jo Ann Price Lower Savannah

Indigent Care Issues Prompt County Hospital Review

Board members discuss indigent care funding and hospital practices. Questions focus on who is paid for maternity and prenatal services, whether out of town emergency care is covered, and how free prenatal clinics integrate with physicians. Dr. Bland calls for a broad committee to examine multiple county health problems.

Health Department Ob’s

Aiken Chamber Sees Growth and Expanded Roles

Aiken's Chamber of Commerce reports improved finances and broader impact. An initial $100 annual investment scales with employees, funding seminars on Phase Two and shoplifting, parking meters removal, and public forums with U.S. senators. The group now supports housing, development, and arts events alongside divisions for business, community development, and national affairs.

Aiken Whitley South Carolina U.S

Fire damages Pine Log Rd residence

Aiken Fire Department responded to a Pine Log Road home owned by Lee Martin where a kitchen fire started at 10 22 a m. The blaze caused extensive kitchen damage and smoke throughout the house. North Augusta Police report two vandals aged 6 and 12 damaged cars at 124 Crystal Lane. the parents plan restitution.

Aiken Lee Martin Pine Log Road North Augusta David Derrick Crystal Lane

Youth baseball game Aiken vs North Augusta at Traughber Field

In Youth baseball Aiken faces North Augusta at 8 p.m. at Traughber Field. Tomorrow the Senior Men's Club gathers at the Commercial Hotel. The Chess Club meets at 7 p.m. in the Heritage Room of Farmers and Merchants Bank. Duplicate Bridge convenes at 7:30 p.m. at the Senior Citizen's Clubhouse Crosland Park. School Area No 3 Advisory Council will meet at 7:30 p.m. at Leavelle McCampbell High School.

Aiken North Augusta Traughber Field Commercial Hotel Farmer’s and Merchants Bank Duplicate Bridge Crosland Park Leavelle McCampbell High School

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