Allendale residents weigh plant proposal and town impact
Community members favoring a new plant say it would create jobs and reduce long commutes, while opponents fear loss of farm labor and potential impacts on agriculture. Some foresee more town activities but worry about traffic and pollution.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Perately
A. C. Manuel
Allendale
Jennie Mae Jones
Ulysses Smoaks
Barnwell
Kay Hawkins
Sam Bennett
Yeas
John Hinson
Deaths Funeral services for James Johnson 15
Funeral services for James Johnson age 15 of 428 Florence Street drown Monday in Reynolds Pond will be held Sunday at 2 30 pm. R B Brighthorp will officiate and burial will follow in the church cemetery Pallbearers named Terry Sanders Jacob Harrison Wendell Williams George Toomer Charlie Hamilton and Alvin Sanders. Friends may call at the home or Jackson Brooks Funeral Home Aiken.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
James Johnson
Florence St
Reynolds Pond
R.B. Brighthorp
Tec Church
Terry Sanders
Jacob Harrison
Wendell Williams
George Toomer
Charlie Hamilton
Alvin Sanders
Jackson- Brooks Funeral Home
Aiken
Mitchum James E. longtime Graniteville resident dies
James Eugene Mitchum of 11 B Green St Breezy Hill community died Thursday in an Augusta hospital. Funeral services are set for 3 p.m. Saturday at Posey's Funeral Home Chapel Graniteville with Revs Earl Satcher and L H Fowler officiating. Burial in Sunset Memory Gardens Langley. He was a World War II veteran and member of South Side Baptist Church. Survived by widow Lillian Steedley Mitchum two daughters Donna Marie Courtney and Darlene Mitchum one son Donald Eugene Mitchum and his mother Salley C Mitchum.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Graniteville
James Eugene Mitchum
Green St
Breezy Hill
Augusta
Posey’s
Funeral Home Chapel
Earl Satcher
L. H. Fowler
Sunset Memory Gardens
Langley
Aiken
Graniteville, Co
Mitchum
South Side Baptist Church
Gloverville
Lillian Steedley Mitchum
Donna Marie Courtney
Darlene Mitchum
Donald Eugene Mitchum
Salley C. Mitchum
Aiken Standard Form 1867 Publisher Notice
The Aiken Standard established in 1867 publishes daily except Saturdays and Sundays from 124 Rutland Drive Aiken South Carolina 29801. It notes exclusive AP entitlement for local news and reserves republication rights while offering correction in the next issue if ads err and warns about advance payments limits.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Aiken Standard
Rutland Drive
Aiken
S. C
Associated Press
North Augusta Council Approves Police Retirement Upgrades
Public Safety Director Walter Newman praised the North Augusta city council for unanimously approving three police benefit programs the South Carolina Retirement System pre retirement death and accidental death plans. The move aims to boost recruitment and retention with city funding around $16000 and higher employee contributions, reducing the high dropout rate among officers and allowing back pay for retirement credit.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
North Augusta
Public Safety
Walter Newman
South Carolina
Newman
Raymond Walters
Kerry Smith
Walters
Morrison Brothers Seek Bail In Modoc Murder Case
James Calvin Morrison and David Morrison face a 3 p.m. Portland time bail hearing at Multnomah County Courthouse before Judge William Dale as extradition to South Carolina is set for July 15. Sheriff J. P. Gable confirms ongoing checks with no expected further suspects.
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Modoc
Ft. Gordon
Portland
Ore
James Calvin Morrison
David Morrison
Multnomah County
William Dale
Aiken Standard
McCormick County
J. P. Gable
Gable
Morrison Brothers
South Carolina
Portable signs face deadline for sign ordinance enforcement
The owner of two portable signs has been reminded of Monday's deadline as officials enforce a sign ordinance. Blinking lights atop the signs were mistaken for traffic signal lights. The council adopted the amendment on February 25, effective March 18, with enforcement moved to June 24.
Pay Amid Teacher Shortage Spurs Senate Consideration
The Senate weighs an eight percent pay increase for teachers as superintendents from Areas I III and IV urge higher salaries to attract and retention. Officials claim low pay and outdated exams hinder progress with Civil War era footing cited. If lawmakers fail to eliminate the teachers exam, court action may follow.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Senate
Area I
Beasley
South Carolina
Area IV
Marion Webb
Area III
L. L. Willis
Webb
Secret Bombings Considered in Nixon Impeachment Probe
The House Judiciary Committee nears the end of six weeks of hearings on impeachment with a study of the secret Cambodia bombing in 1969 70. Witnesses will be heard Nixon's defense presented and the articles of impeachment debated as the panel reviews falsified reports and destroyed records about 3630 B52 sorties during 14 months while Cambodia's neutrality was officially recognized.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
House Judiciary Committee
Cambodia
Nixon
Congress
United States
Community Calendar for Aiken Area Today
Senior Citizens Club meets 7 30 p m at the Clubhouse. Aiken Area Council on Aging assembly at St John s United Methodist Church Education Building at 7 30 p m. Planned Parenthood Clinic open 10 a m to 12 00 p m at Johnston Clinic. Aiken County Historical Museum hours 3 00 to 5 00 p m on Ches terfield Street. Square dancing 8 00 p m to 11 00 p m at North Augusta Recreation Center. Commission meets 7 30 p m at Med Services headquarters on Newberry Street. Aiken Community Band concert 7 15 p m at Hopeland Gardens. National Secretaries Association Aiken Chapter 7 30 p m at Ramada Inn. Aiken City Council 8 p m in Council Chambers. Graniteville Vaucluse Warrenville Volunteer Fire Department open house 2 00 p m to 4 00 p m at fire station. Monday Rotary Club 12 45 p m at Commercial Hotel. Food Stamp Issuance 1 p m to 4 p m at the Catholic Center. Aiken County Ambulance service.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Senior Citizens Club
Aiken Area
Planned Parenthood
Johnston Clinic
Johnston
Aiken County
Chesterfield Street
North Augusta Recreation Center
Paramedical Services
Newberry Street
Aiken
Hopeland Gardens
Rotary Club
Commercial
The
Catholic Center
Gloverville
Sizzler Rules Seek 100 Degree Guess for Prize
Public entry details for the Sizzler contest at Farmers and Merchants Bank in Aiken South Carolina. Three prizes awarded with tiers for all entrants non employees and non subscribers. Entries must include a postcard with the predicted minute of first 100 degree temperature and sender details.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Farmers and Merchants Bank
Aiken
S.C
Aiken Standard of Farmers and Merchants Bank
Laurens Street
Park Avenue 2
US Weather Service
Busch Field
Augusta
Aiken Seventh Day Adventist Church Sermon Invitation
Aiken Seventh Day Adventist Church at 217 Gregg Avenue invites with 9:30 AM Sabbath School and 11:00 AM Worship. The message centers on repentance and justification through Christ, citing Acts 2 and 3, and offers Bible study at 648-5032.
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Aiken
Seventh Day Adventist Church
Aiken Church of Christ
South Paul
First Church of God
Pine Log Road
Frea D. Woodham
G. Dana Waters
Ladies Home League
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James E. Mitchum
AI Ken Standard - Pbm
Roger Hammond
Lawman Academy
American Legion
South Carolina Law Enforcement Division
SLED
J. P. Strom
State Legion
Nathan Wolfe
Criminal Justice Academy
Columbia
Council
Judy Rich
Wateren Rae
Northern Plains
New England
Southern Plains
Midwest
The National Secretaries Association _ (International
Ramada Inn
Council Chambers
Graniteville - Vaucluse
Warrenville
Moore
Discount Furniture
C. Ph
Sizzler
Aiken Communications Inc
First Church of Christ, Scientist
Whiskey Rd
WAKN
Hayne Ave
Church of
Gregg Avenue
Will Kowarsch
Peter
Town Creek
Town Creek Rd
Fred L. Lowery
Shiloh Baptist Church
Hwy
North of Aiken
Daniel E. Johnson
Faith Temple
Ravene! St
Hampton Ave
Pastor Martin L. Mallisham
Lutheran
Bethlehem Lutheran Church
Hitchcock
Robert Haupt Jr
First Baptist Church of
Richland and
York Streets
Robert L. Cate
Millbrook Baptist Church
W. James Rivers
South Aikien Baptist Church
Silver Bluff Road
Dougherty Road
M. Carroll Pritchard
George L. Youman
Church of Christ
Abbeville Ave
James Jones, Jr
WTHB
Church of God
St. Paul’s Lutheran Laurens
Abbeville
John McCullough
South Aikien Pentecostal Holiness Highway
South Rev. W.E
South Aikien Presbyterian
Whiskey Road
Near Mitchell Center
Salvation Army
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