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Newspaper
Aiken Standard
Location
Aiken, South Carolina, United States of America
Date
Mar 10, 1981
Page
3
Windsor officials will hold a second reading at 7 30 p m of an ordinance establishing a fine for destruction of public property. Mayor Frank Mizell says a recreation committee report on upcoming projects and costs will be heard. Meeting at town hall on U S 78.
The 13th annual Wagons to Wagener beauty contest will be held Friday May 15 at 7 p.m. in the Wagener-Salley High School Auditorium. Open to girls ages 3-6 and 16-21 from Wagener and nearby areas with winners receiving a round tiara trophy banner and flowers. Entries due by May 6 with applications at town halls or by writing Carolyn Jones, pageant director, Busbee Elementary School Wagener 29164.
The Aiken Optimist Club invites students to age 15 for an oratorical contest with trophies for first second and runner-up in each division. First place may advance to a $750 scholarship. Subject is A Commitment to Share and speeches must last four to five minutes. Training sessions run today and Thursday and March 19 at 7 p.m. at St. John’s United Methodist Church. The USC Aiken contest date is to be announced. Contact E. Vaughn Geddes and H. T. Smoland for details.
The USC Aiken Alumni Board met to staff envelopes for the 1981 membership drive. All USC Aiken Alumni Association members belong to the Greater USC A Alumni Association. For information contact Robert B Porter USC A Director of Alumni Affairs.
The Salley Town Council commended the Garden Club at last night's meeting for beautifying Salley. The club planted shrubs and flowering trees along two blocks of Main Street, per Councilman Hink Salley.
The Data Processing Management Association convenes its regular meeting at 6 30 p m tonight at the Town Tavern in Augusta. Sherri Gantt a Merrill Lynch stock broker will discuss investments.
The Aiken County School Board correction notes Kneece and Moseley already serve as chair and vice chair. Tonight at 8 in the Education Center new officers will be elected. The meeting will consider Pinecrest additions, Jackson area housing for K-8, Aiken High gym renovations, a sports medicine policy, NSBA membership, attendance line changes, and a dissertation research request from Nancy Smith.
Jennifer Leigh Holmes of Aiken and William Blake Rodgers of New Ellenton are among 15 Carolina Scholars chosen by the University of South Carolina. Each will receive eight thousand dollars in scholarships for four years of study. Selection followed interviews with 100 finalists conducted in Columbia in February.
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