Deaths in Graniteville and Johnston noted in local notices
GranitevilleAllen Quiller 54 died Sunday at home in Graniteville He was a World War II veteran and former J M Huber Clay employee He survived by Stella Butler Quiller four daughters Oscar and other relatives Funeral arrangements by Jackson Brooks Funeral Home Also Lula Norris Moon 89 died Saturday in Greenwood services Monday at Mount Zion Baptist Church Saluda County Surviving siblings listed Butler and Son Funeral Home Saluda in charge
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Graniteville
Allen Quiller
Route 1
Breezy Hill
Jackson-Brooks Funeral Home
Quiller
Aiken County
J.M. Huber Clay Co
Jacksonville Baptist Church
Stella Butler Quiller
Gillan Quiller
Brigitte Quiller
Stephanie Quiller
Melinda Quiller
Oscar Quiller
Ella Quiller
Mamie Adams
Rosa Butler
Langley
Sam Quiller
Charles Quiller
Aiken
Lightning Blamed In Green Pond Church Fire
A Sunday morning blaze heavily damaged the Green Pond United Methodist Church sanctuary likely from lightning. Firefighters saved the parsonage and educational building as Sunday school rooms suffered water and smoke damage. Simpsonville and Gray Court departments aided the response.
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Green Pond
Green Pond United Methodist
Fountain Inn
Jack Casey
Sammy Woods
Simpsonville
Gray Court
March 1925 Tornado Terrors across Missouri Indiana Illinois
The most devastating tornado in history roared 220 miles through Missouri Indiana and Illinois in March 1925 killing nearly 700 people according to National Geographic.
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National Geographic
Missouri
Indiana
Illinois
Advance payments instruction for Aiken Standard PBM
All advance payments should be made to Aiken Standard PBM Subscription.
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Aiken
PBM
Dorn Pledges Tax Relief and PSC Reform in Aiken Visit
Democratic gubernatorial hopeful W J Bryan Dorn urged easing the tax burden and refunding liquor and gasoline revenues to counties. He endorsed electing Public Service Commission members, called for better school funding and law enforcement pay, and dismissed the idea that money alone can buy the governorship.
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Kase
W.J. Bryan Dorn
Dorn
Aiken
Public Service Commission
Commission
PSC
Harvey Urges End to 1974 Tax Freeze in SC Primary Race
Lt. Gov. W. Brantley Harvey Jr. told aiken audience he favors lifting the 1974 state freeze on tax revenues from liquor and gasoline to share funds with counties. He expects a $5 million appropriation in the 1978 79 budget and backs energy education and job growth while opposing Dorn and Riley in the Democratic primary.
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W. Brantley Harvey Jr
Aiken
Wakin
General Assembly
Beaufort
Harvey
South Carolina
W.J. Bryan Dorn
Richard Riley
Eight Mill Increase Set At Aiken County Budget Meeting
Aiken County Council meets at 7 p.m. on Richland Avenue to consider an eight mill tax increase with expectation it may rise to ten mills on third reading. Mim Woodring calls it a bare bones budget and urges avoiding borrowing while departments await hearings. The budget aims for June 21 completion for July 1 implementation.
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Aiken County
Richland Avenue
Mim Woodring
Bennettsville Man Charged In Patrolman Shooting
A 27 year old Bennettsville man, Larry Wayne Hatchel, is charged with assault and battery with intent to kill in the shooting of Highway Patrolman G J Davis. Hatchel is held at the Central Correctional Institution in Columbia with no bond. Davis is in satisfactory condition at Marlboro General Hospital after being shot with a .22 caliber pistol during a traffic stop. Davis confronted Hatchel after he allegedly violated traffic rules, leading to the exchange and shooting at Hatchel’s home.
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Bennettsville
G.J. Davis
Cecil Dilworth
Highway Patrol
Florence
Larry Wayne Hatchel
Central Correctional Institution
Columbia
Davis
Marlboro General Hospital
Hatchel
North Augusta Considers Higher Utilities Deposits
North Augusta City Council to vote on raising deposits for utilities from 25 to 45 dollars inside the city and 55 outside. The move follows about 17000 dollars in unpaid water and sewer bills cited by City Administrator Carey F. Smith. Meeting at city hall scheduled for 8 p.m.
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North Augusta
Carey F. Smith
City Hall
Jackson considers clinic offer and Budget 1978-79
Jackson Council plans to offer rent free space to lure a young general practitioner for the town clinic. It approved a general fund budget of 88,620 for 1978-79, a 6 percent rise from 83,282. The body also enforces an abandoned vehicle ban, starts insect fogging at 3 720, and reports 6,000 in new playground equipment funded with federal matching funds.
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Ment
Dunsieth
Jackson
Marion Brinkley
Albert M. Ellis
Ellis
Robert T. Thornton
Federal Bureau of Outdoor Recreation
Advisers weigh inflation risk and possible tax cut shift
Price statistics show inflation above 10 percent with months of high readings. Economists fear a looming recession next year if inflation remains unchecked. An administration source suggests Carter may accept a smaller tax reduction to curb the deficit, while bypassing formal cuts and letting Congress implement the actual reductions.
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Carter
Congress
Warner Returns To Farm After Senate Bid
John Warner heads back to his northern Virginia farm after narrowly losing the Virginia GOP nomination for U.S. Senate. He plans fundraising, easing travel, and time with wife Elizabeth Taylor, saying he and his wife are a political team and will slow the campaign tempo.
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Richmond
John Warner
U.S
Virginia
Senate
Elizabeth Taylor
Warner
GOP
Richard Obenshain
Republican National Committee
Jackson Jaycees Banquet Set With State Senator Speaker
Jackson announces its annual awards and installation banquet hosted by the Jackson Jaycees at 7:30 p.m. Saturday at the Silverton Agriculture Club. State Sen. Tom Turnipseed will be the keynote speaker.
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Jackson
Jackson Jaycees
Silverton Agriculture Club
Tom Turnipseed
Free Beltone hearing aid model offered to Chicago readers
Beltone announces a free non operating model of its smallest hearing aid for readers who hear but do not understand words. The model weighs under one third of an ounce and is kept in home use. no cost or obligation. Mail to Dept. 2245 Beltone Electronics Corp Chicago 60646.
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Chicago
Ill
Beltone
Beltone Electronics Corp
Victoria
Illinois
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