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Newspaper
Aiken Standard
Location
Aiken, South Carolina, United States of America
Date
Mar 14, 1972
Page
5
The Aiken Trials weekend draws community members together for a festive time. Mr. and Mrs. Charles Goforth host visiting friends from Myrtle Beach and Lake Murray for a shrimp creole dinner after Saturday’s events, celebrating old friendships and good weather.
Graniteville defeated Wagener-Salley to claim the 4-AA conference crown. Team members include Vonnie McGee Edith Corley Lynn Melton Vera Holmes Loretta Brown Nancy Busbee Connie Creed Linda Berry Katherine Dunbar Margaret Mitchell Melvis Stewart Patricia Garrett coached by Mrs. Jean Johnson. Vonnie McGee and Edith Corley earned all conference honors with Vonnie McGee named tournament MVP. The Leisure Years Club met at Gregg Park Civic Center for its March session with bingo and a bake sale planned for March 16 at the club house. Sympathy extended to Mrs. Dorothy Bowden on her husband T S Bowden.
Former Aiken residents Mr and Mrs Skip Ashton hosted in Atlanta with many Aiken friends visiting. Mrs Phillip Gingry welcomed sister-in-law Mrs William Gingry now from Columbia. Mrs Richard Nixon to speak at Republican conference in Atlanta March 23 25. DeVores move to Aiken from Columbia. Joe W DeVore manages Bankers Trust. Rhennie and Mrs Smith, now in Gaithersburg Maryland, invite friends to write 9020 Edgewood Dr Gaithersburg MD 20760.
The Henry Middleton Chapter of the NSDAR will donate 25 to the Coker Spring Restoration Fund. Regent Mrs. Robert Lee Swope announces a luncheon at Meadow Garden in Augusta, home of George Wallton. Mrs. Pat Nixon attends the 51st WNRC convention at the Waldorf Astoria. the first lady turns 60 this Thursday.
The Aiken Camellia Club and Weight Watchers met March 9 at Pearle Cooper's Nurseries in Springfield S C with forty guests. Officers elected were W C Robertson president E Vaughn Geddes vice president Mrs W W Burn secretary and B T Barnes Jr treasurer. Plans for future blooms and camellia shows were announced ahead of the next show in Aiken January 27-28 1973.
Garden Makers will gather Wednesday March 15 at 10 a.m. at the home of Mrs. Fritz Schulhofer 140 Greenville St S W for a club meeting and discussion of garden topics.
Ronald Grant of Jackson competed in Erskine College scholarship trials along with 53 high school seniors. Thomas Carroll Bates Jr. will present a sophomore recital at North Greenville College on March 17 with Carla Jean Brice. Calvin Johnson of Aiken was elected Georgia Tech Industrial Management College representative to Student Government and is a National Merit Scholar with a 3.9 GPA.
Dear Abby answers questions about bovine twins and human twins. She explains dairy twin biology with a free martin risk for female twins and reassures a 16 year old about his girlfriend's twin brother, then fielded unrelated relationship woes and a letter about earrings with practical responses.
Mrs Bill Ballenger and children of Clemson visited Mrs Ballengers parents Mr and Mrs Mudd Robinson. Mrs Billie Jones returned to Columbia after visiting Mr and Mrs Mike Pasciella. Garden club ladies attended West Low Country District meeting in St George.
Mrs Gray Swingle named president at the Four Seasons Garden Club installation dinner held at Midland Valley Country Club. Mrs James Boswell, outgoing president, urged members to prepare for April white elephant sale. Guest speaker and council president Mrs H C Scott outlined federation benefits and installed officers.
Mr and Mrs Otis Bush of Sleepy Hollow marked their golden wedding anniversary at Bean Pond Baptist Church. Aiken County residents and long time farmers, they are parents of nine children.
Mr and Mrs A B Killingsworth announce the engagement of their daughter Kathy to Jeffrey Keith Derrickson son of Mrs J Edward Derrickson and the late Mr Derrickson of Millsboro Del Kathy is a Seaford High School graduate and a Columbia College senior set to earn a BA in special education in May Mr Derrickson is a Millsboro High School and University of Delaware graduate and a graduate student in ocean engineering A June 11 wedding is planned.
The Leavelle McCampbell Library Club hosted district librarians and assistants at Gregg Park Civic Center. Area schools represented included North Augusta Williston Ridge Spring Monetta Aiken Bamberg Carlisle Military Langley Bath Clearwater. Guest speaker Owen Clary discussed Africa with slides titled African Venture. About 90 attendees enjoyed a themed display and a menu of hot dogs chips ice cream cake jelly beans and Easter baskets.
The Aiken Standard invites couples to submit engagement and bridal notices at 124 Rutland Dr. The paper accepts engagement and bridal portraits as long as they are suitable for reproduction.
The Aiken Junior Woman's Club announces the fourth annual bridge luncheon to be held Thursday March 23 at the Owens-Corning clubhouse. Tickets are $12 per table with morning coffee and a 11:45 luncheon. Proceeds benefit a local organization in Aiken and past two years raised $620 for Aiken County Hospital.
Elizabeth Jane Douglas of Aiken announces her engagement to Frampton Wyman Durban Jr. son of Mr. and Mrs. Durban of Aiken. Durban will graduate from Clemson University in May. Miss Douglas attends the University of South Carolina Aiken Regional Campus. The wedding is set for June 10 at St Mary Help of Christians Church.
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