Time For Gas Rethinking In Aiken
An editorial urges rethinking carpooling to save gas as supplies dwindle and prices rise. It notes DOE and DuPont backing carpools for Savannah River Plant workers, suggests rules for drivers and riders, insurance checks, and potential discounts, ending with a call to commit to carpooling.
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Aiken
Washington, D.C
Department of Energy
DuPont
Savannah River Plant
Myrtle Reardon
American Automobile Association
Merrill Keller
Aiken Prudence Insurance
Keller
Consolidating Church Meetings Cuts Trips and Boosts Attendance
In colonial and modern times churches centered community life and many groups hold meetings at the same time and place. By scheduling several circles at once at First Presbyterian Church or a single church venue, carpooling increases and trips are saved while attendance may rise. Traffic and parking limits at churches encourage shared rides and fewer trips. Civic groups also use fixed venues like City Hall and Richland Avenue complex to host multiple committees. If agendas dip, bi weekly meetings and closer locations may maintain engagement.
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America
First Presbyterian Church
Aiken
South Africa
Crosland Park
Entertainment options abound in Aiken with theaters and more
Aiken offers two movie theaters, bowling alleys, art galleries, a community playhouse, and active drama groups. The county library stays open until 9 pm three nights a week and USC Aiken shows films regularly including a Russian series on Wednesdays.
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Usc-Aiken
Aiken
Hitchcock Woods
Hopeland Gardens
Tighten Up Errand Traffic
Aiken offers diverse shopping areas with groceries prescriptions clothing and services to save trips. Downtown Laurens Street hosts groceries apparel hardware medicines and office supplies while Kalmia Plaza provides groceries cleaners banks and boutiques. Offices on Waterloo Street Hayne Avenue and post office lines encourage time saving multiple errands.
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U.S
Aiken
Kalmia Plaza
Plaza
Laurens Street
Waterloo Street
Hayne Avenue
Southern Bell
Tune Up Your Car To Save Gas And Protect The Engine
W. B. Simmons of the Aiken Shell station urges tuning cars every 15000 miles or about once a year with late fall as a preferred time to ready for winter. He cites AAA figures of 9 to 15 percent mileage gains and adds to also service oil, tube and filter every 3000 miles for short trips.
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Aiken Shell
W.B. Simmons
Simmons
American Automobile Association
South Carolina Vacation Ideas Highlight Beaches and Festivals
The article promotes South Carolina as a vacation destination with Myrtle Beach as a coastal hub. It notes camping, boating, fishing, and crabbing at state parks such as Aiken State Park and Baker Creek, plus festivals including Charleston's Spoleto Festival May 25 to June 10. The SC Division of Tourism offers a kit with event and camping information.
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South Carolina
Myrtle Beach
Palmetto
Charleston
Aiken
Aiken State Park
Hamilton Branch
Hickory Knob
Baker Creek
Clark Hill
McCormick
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