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Newspaper
Aiken Standard
Location
Aiken, South Carolina, United States of America
Date
Jun 17, 1975
Page
3
The article discusses gardening as time for reflection and notes June planting progression including succession planting for beans and melons. It identifies the bean beetle pest and compares non chemical controls nasturtiums ashes and diatomaceous earth with rotenone as a last resort, warning rotenone harms fish.
Scarritt College drama troupe performs The Diary of Adam and Eve by Mark Twain at 7:30 p.m. Wednesday at St John’s United Methodist Church. Cast includes Robert Johnston as Adam Sally Kemp and Carol Fouts sharing Eve and Fred McCord as the serpent.
Indian paintings by North Augusta artist Bill Henry are on display at the Palmetto Federal Savings and Loan Association 432 West Ave North Augusta during June. Henry, a Oklahoma native, has lived in the area for 18 years and the exhibit was coordinated by Eric Fagnant of the Fort Gordon Arts and Crafts Division of Recreation Services.
South Carolina plans its first camp for children with sickle cell anemia Aug 6 to 13 in Burnt Gin Umter County. Dr J E Padgett Jr says Camp Burnt Gin will serve 100 youths ages 7 to 15 with nursing staff and on call doctor. Applications available at health departments and sickle cell groups. deadline July 11 on a first come first served basis.
South Carolina DSS reports 1.49 million dollars in travel with eleven months left in the fiscal year. Commissioner R Archie Ellis notes the figure is just over half of the 2.38 million dollar travel budget. County staff accounted for 1.12 million, averaging about 398 dollars per worker for the period.
New Ellenton band Merging Traffic will perform Sunday 2 to 6 pm at the Aiken Junior High School Auditorium to raise funds for the Aiken Area Council on Aging. Admission is 2 dollars, with proceeds supporting information counseling nutrition hot meals five days weekly and home-delivered meals for seniors 60 and over. Contact Margaret Koch or Jean Corlien at the Council on Aging in Aiken for details.
South Carolina Wildlife films form part of Aiken County Library summer festival. On June 18 the film Four Holes A Hidden World shows Four Holes Swamp near Georgetown. June 25 Room to Roam highlights South Carolina public land used for hunting.
Kathy Coleman a 15 year old 4-H member won the first annual Poultry Barbecue Contest at the 4-H center in Aiken earning a blue award. Page Alexander and Allen Seigler won red awards. Coleman will represent Aiken County in the district contest June 11 in Orangeburg. Judges included Clyde N Strange Thomas B Earle and Sylvia F Pursley.
State House moves to curb private use of government cars by requiring 18 inch decals on front doors listing the employing agency. The bill passed the House without opposition, faces Senate review next year, and aims to reduce mileage and depreciation while allowing decal removal with new chemical process.
The Congregational Holiness Church on Highway 421 hosts a Holy Ghost Rally and Youth Seminar from Tuesday to Thursday with sessions at 10 a.m. and 7 p.m. daily. The public is invited to attend.
South Carolina Republican party files suit against the Election Commission asking judges to order access to a computer tape listing all voters. The GOP argues FOIA applies and costs should be reasonable. Commission cites risk of mass mailings by commercial firms.
Clemson AP Butler Derrick rebuts a reported effort by new lawmakers to force Speaker Carl Albert from office calling the move exaggerated. Derrick says none of the freshmen he knows supports resignation and that they have no part in the push. Rep Bob Carr announced the initiative, citing Albert’s failure to override Ford vetoes on energy and strip mining.
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