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Newspaper
Aiken Standard
Location
Aiken, South Carolina, United States of America
Date
Jun 27, 1978
Page
2
Obituary notices report Richard J. Tidwell 65 of Edgefield and other locals dying at area hospitals. Services, survivors, and memorials to Shriner's Hospital noted. plus multiple funeral arrangements across Allendale Graniteville Wagener and surrounding towns.
Mrs. Anna Lott Nobles of 222 Fairfield St. died yesterday in an Aiken County nursing home. She served on the Stewardess Board No. 2 and Pulpit Aid Board at Cumberland A.M.E. Church and was the widow of the late Samuel Wallace Nobles.
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Florence (Mrs. Richard) Mooney a prominent Aiken businesswoman and civic leader died Sunday in Macon Ga She taught at St Angela Academy and served as director of the Aiken County Tuberculosis Association She belonged to the American Legion Auxiliary the Aiken BPW Club and the First Presbyterian Church A Knoxville Tenn native she had long lived in Aiken Memorial services in Aiken will be announced later.
Warner cautions the council as the salary freeze moves forward amid uncertainty for Thursday. Grant and six others did not sign the prior petition to state officials yet he met with them before a press conference led by Bath attorney Robert M. Bell and officials Sue H. Roe Margie H. Plunkett signed by Roe Plunkett and four magistrates plus county auditor George A. Williams.
Lt. Gov. W Brantley Harvey Jr a Democratic candidate stressed Aiken County and the Third District in his push for the gubernatorial runoff. He cited Dorn s current support and warned voters to judge by records while promising fiscal restraint and more county funding.
John Stroud, Republican candidate for lieutenant governor, says he has been operating quietly to build support and plans a blitz in a few months. He argues voters are tired of politics and emphasizes steady industrial growth and an upgraded technical education program as keys to South Carolina's future.
The Aiken County Council debates state money and funding for the council on aging and rescue squads. A 26 000 line item for the aging service is discussed as councilors push for action. Debates over libraries and rural services spark division with a 3 3 vote looming. A budget meeting is set for Thursday at 7 pm with WLOW FM providing live radio coverage.
Former primary contenders W J Bryan Dorn and state Senator Tom Turnipseed urged support for Riley at a June 13 primary in Aiken County where Dorn won 53 percent and Riley and Harvey had narrow margins. Dorn called Aiken a key Third District target in today’s election.
Greene and Warner urge department heads to watch compensatory time and limit 85 to 90 percent of annual budgets. A 10 to 15 percent reserve would need council approval. Heads must justify frozen funds to prevent end of period shortfalls and curb requests for more money. Mim Woodring calls it insurance against misfunding.
An advertisement from Beltone Electronics Corp offers a free non operating model of the smallest Beltone aid to anyone who requests it. The unit weighs less than a third of an ounce and is worn at ear level. No cost or obligation is involved and requests should be sent to Dept. 2245, Beltone, Chicago.
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