Remembering Eleanor Haasis of Aiken and Her Gardening Life
Eleanor Haasis died after a short illness. A longtime Garden Club leader and columnist for the Aiken Standard she authored Gardening Southern Style and was known as Turtle for her Girl Scout work. Her life blended Southern horticulture civic service and hospitality at Twin Cedars with a summer cottage on Edisto Island. Committal services will be held Saturday at Edisto Island's historic Episcopal church.
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Aiken
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Savannah River
Knoxville
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United States
C. W. Haasis
American Association of University Women
AAUW
American Cancer Society
St. Thaddeus Church
Eleanor Hansis
Edisto Island
Edisto
Episcopal Church
Miss Hansis
Letters to the Editor raise front page concerns in Aiken
Two readers critique the Aiken Standard for bold Jackson expulsion headlines and for underplaying local good news. They urge balanced reporting and point out dangers of mountain laurel kalmia, noting its toxicity for families with children.
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Aiken Standard
Jackson
Juanita Scott
Melvane
Jackson, S. C
Aiken
Louise R. Plodinec
Community letters welcomed with signature and address
The Aiken Standard invites letters to the editor signed in the writer's handwriting and including a mailing address. Anonymous letters are rejected. Letters should be legible, preferably typewritten, and may be edited for space and clarity. A 200 word limit applies, with editors retaining discretion.
Asian Auschwitz? Who Cares?
Smith Hempstone argues that Cambodias genocide under Pol Pot mirrors the Nazi holocaust in scale and cruelty. He condemns indifference abroad and notes refugees estimate 500,000 to 2 million dead amid a closed regime with restricted aid. He likens Cambodia to a vast penal colony where daily life is annihilated.
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Cambodia
Newspaper masthead listing editors and staff
Samuel A. Cothran publisher Scott Hunter managing editor A B Cubbedge advertising director Charles O Grice classified adv manager all named in the publication's header.
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Charles O. Grice
New Drug for Teachers Who Struggle with Kids
A humorous column notes a fictional pill described as aspirin for teachers unable to calm pupils. It comments on timing for bargains, a thief traveling salesman who died leaving 2000 Gideon Bibles, and a barbed wire dove hunter survived by wife and 14 doves. It weaves jokes about bets, stamps, and political fundraisers.
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John Cross
Salvation Army
South Carolina
Braves
Atlanta
Hate Can Endanger Health by a Pastor
Rev W L Truman uses Helen Baxter’s case to show how repressed hostility harms health. Her ulcerated colon improves after she vents anger in therapy, illustrating denial as a defense and the need for honest feeling over intellectualized counseling.
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Helen Baxter
Helen
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