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Aiken Standard

Location

Aiken, South Carolina, United States of America

Date

Mar 26, 1971

Page

2

Deaths And Funerals In Langley And Canton Districts

Funeral services held for Malcolm E. Stevens 66 of Piney Heights Langley at Pine Forest Baptist Church with burial in Sunset Memory Gardens. Surviving widow two sons Mark and Marvin two daughters and two stepdaughters plus four sisters. Separate obituary note lists Canton Ohio native William G. Stanley 68 who died in Aiken County and details his family including wife four daughters six sons and siblings.

Langley Malcom E. Stevens Piney Heights Larney Mae Smoak Stevens Aiken County Hospital Pine Forest Baptist Church E. L. Collins Roy Hayes Sunset Memory Gardens Mark Stevens Harlem Marvin Stevens Swainsboro Griffith Roberts Canton, Ohio William G. Stanley New Ellenton Aiken West Virginia R.P Minnie McDowell Stanley Canton Ohio Aiken County Canton Drop Forge Co Margaret Ludington Stanley Edna Pearl Nasty Louisville Beatrice Null Elizabeth Louise Costello Phylis Nadine Warnick Homer K. Stanley Maynard D. Stanley Earl L. Stanley Egland Afb William R. Stanley Paul E. Stanley Marvin L. Stanley Faye Nelson Kissimee Fla Cary N. Stanley

Mrs. Mattie Cato Scott Rites Held in Aiken

Funeral services for Mrs. Mattie Cato Scott 88 widow of A L Scott of 111 Pendleton Street N W were conducted at 2 30 p m Saturday in the George Funeral Home chapel with Dr Robert L Cato and Rev John Wrenn officiating Burial followed at Mt Pleasant Church Cemetery Surviving are two sons Grady R Scott and J Lagrange Scott both of Aiken a daughter Mrs Dorothy S Shanks of Aiken a sister Mrs J W Copeland of Greenville and a brother Otis Cato of Aiken

Mattie Cato Scott A.L. Scott Pendleton St. N. W Aiken County Hospital George Funeral Home Chapel Robert L. Cato John Wrenn Mt. Pleasant Church Cemetery Grady R. Scott J. Lagrange Scott Aiken

Charles E Penn Jr Funeral Services Held

Charles Edward Penn Jr. 43 of Evans Ga died after an extended illness. Funeral services were held at the Lutheran Church of the Ascension with Pastors Donald Hanberry and John Ohsiek officiating. Burial followed at Westover Memorial Park. Survived by his widow Lorraine Chavous Penn a son Charles J Penn a daughter Lori Lynn Penn his father and stepmother Charles E Penn North Augusta his sister Mrs Hubert Bishop North Augusta and a brother James L Penn Hampton Beach Va.

Charles Edward Penn Jr Evans Lorraine Chavous Penn Lutheran Church of the Ascension Donald Hanberry John Ohsiek Westover Memorial Park Charles J. Penn Lori Lynn Penn Charles E. Penn North Augusta Hubert Bishop James L. Penn Hampton, Beach, Va

Aiken Standard Operational Details and Rates

The Aiken Standard established 1867 publishes weekday afternoons with AP and UPI dispatches. Address is 124 Rutland Drive, Aiken SC 29801. Rates shown: 35e weekly, 1.50 monthly by carrier. 18.50 yearly by mail. 9.50 six months. 5.00 three months.

Aiken Standard Rutland Drive Aiken S. C S.C Associated Press United Press International

Funeral services for Hillery T Newsome

Funeral services for Hillery Thomas Newsome 69 of Clarks Hill were held at 11 a.m. at Seventh Day Adventist Church with Rev. R. H. Shepard officiating. Burial followed at Hillcrest Memorial Park. Survived by widow Eula Duke Newsome and four sisters including Mrs. Lewis Jackson and Mrs. C. W. McNeal of Aiken.

Augusta Hillery Thomas Newsome Clarks Hill Eula Duke Newsome Seventh Day Adventist Church R. H. Shepard Hillcrest Memorial Park Lewis Jackson C. W. McNeal Aiken Etna Marsh Wrens Hartwell Williford Sandersville, Ga Clara Newsome

Salley Mayor Merland Gantt Rites Set at 2 P.M.

Funeral services for Merland Gantt 73 of Salley will be at 2 p.m. Saturday at Baughmanville Baptist Church Wagener with Rev. H. P. Clark. Burial in church cemetery. He died Tuesday in Aiken. Survived by wife Ruth Thompson Gantt two sons Larmond H. Gantt Wagener and Clinton Gantt New York three daughters Dorothy Green Washington D C Burnice Guggon Baltimore and Clotee Davis Columbia two brothers Leroy Albert Gantt Wagener and Christopher Gantt Washington two sisters Julie Gantt Jamaica N Y and Eartha Bell Quattlebaum Aiken.

Washington, D.C Burnice Guggon Baltimore

Mrs Ollie Boatwright Word Dies in New York City

Mrs Ollie Boatwright formerly of Aiken has died in New York City. She is survived by a daughter Mrs Joseph Pendel of Aiken. Burial will be today in Flomaton Alabama.

New York City Ollie Boatwright Aiken Joseph Pendel Flomaton Ala

Steel tubs gain market share in home building

Armco Steel Corp reports over one million steel tubs shipped annually to the home building industry, up from less than half a million twenty years ago. The tubs cost less than cast iron and are lighter and easier to install.

New York Armco Steel Corporation

Community Child Care Center Renovation By Volunteers

A modern child care center was renovated as a volunteer project led by DuPont Construction head Scherfius. Local volunteers from North Augusta and nearby areas installed 17 child-sized plumbing fixtures, partitions for restrooms, a sick room and study area, and lowered ceilings. Maxwell Brothers Furniture donated carpeting, interior painting was completed, and the kitchen received a specialized health department compliant setup with a high temperature dishwasher, exhaust hood, washer, and dryer. Fully finished cabinets were built by experts including child-height units in restrooms.

Health Department DuPont Construction Scherffius Augusta Maxwell Brothers Furniture

Security calls rise after stockade escape probe

A county inquiry into a stockade escape reveals concern over weak security at the facility. Two convicts fled and terrorized the Osbon family, prompting calls for tighter controls, improved fencing, and potential renovations to the grounds and buildings.

W. N. Osbon Osbon Mackey Scott

Zoning plans prompt regional road and land use talk

North Augusta seeks area planning for road rights of way and wider jurisdiction toward Warrenville. Aiken contemplates extending zoning beyond city limits while builders urge countywide rules with equal representation. politicians wary on a county planning commission with real authority.

North Augusta Area Planning Commission Augusta Warrenville Edgefield City of Aiken New Ellenton Coleman Aiken County Home Builders Association Aiken County Grand Jury

Ten-year-old’s football returns after 32 years in chimney

In Chilton England Jack Usher cried when his football vanished into a Buckinghamshire chimney. After the house was demolished the greengrocer recovered the ball, finding the blade rotted but the ball intact inside a small hole.

Chilton England Jack Usher Buckinghamshire Usher

Courthouse Site Debate Rages Over Irrevocable Choice

In Aiken a floor fight over locating a $2.5 million county courthouse shifts to the courts as Representative John H. Williams leads opposition. Critics say the site favors industry and zoning rules must be weighed. The county owns only fifty feet on Park Avenue while courthouse land sits with the city, risking reversion.

John H. Williams Charles L. Henshaw Aiken Fred Cooper George Lewis Smith Julian Saller Williams Park Avenue

Salvation Army Aiken Center Plan Suspended Over Council proviso

The Salvation Army in Aiken paused plans for a Pendleton Street community center after City Council required a rescindable approval tied to incidents needing police service. The Advisory Board called the proviso unworkable citing risks of closure from a single prank. The project aimed to provide supervised youths activities in a religious setting.

Salvation Army Aiken U.S Strom Thurmond Pendleton St The Pendleton Street

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