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Newspaper
Aiken Standard
Location
Aiken, South Carolina, United States of America
Date
May 24, 1972
Page
2
Funeral services for Arthur Ray Timmerman who died Sunday at a Florida hospital will be held today at 3 p.m. in Graniteville City Cemetery. The Rev. Hugh Beasley will officiate.
Rebecca Hampton 82 passed away Friday in a Columbia nursing home. Funeral services set for 4 p.m. at Pleasant Grove Baptist Church officiated by Rev. C.C. Garrett. Burial at Shaw Creek Cemetery. Native of Edgefield County. Survived by sons Matthew Moore in Bronx and Wallace Moore in Columbia and brother Mack Moore of Grassburg New Jersey.
William L. Ginn of Ridgecrest Subdivision Route 3 Aiken died yesterday in a local nursing home. Funeral services are today at 4 p.m. in the George Funeral Home chapel conducted by Rev. Clinton D. Henderson. Burial follows at Aiken Memorial Park with pallbearers Simon Jones Raburn Coward J B White Jim Vanderly G H Bridges and Claude Free.
The Aiken Chess Club gathers at 7 30 p m at the Pet Dairy Building on Highway 215. Knights of Columbus meet at 8 p m at 1003 Spaulding Drive. Senior Men's Club convenes at 1 p m in the Commercial Hotel. Aiken Duplicate Bridge Club hosts 7 30 p m at the Senior Citizens Clubhouse in Crosland Park.
Aiken Standard established 1867 publishes afternoons except Saturdays and Sundays from 124 Rutland Drive, Aiken SC. Offers postal terms, AP dispatches, and advertising corrections policy with carrier and mail rates listed.
The Greater Aiken Chamber of Commerce asks its 260 members and City Council for funds. President Carl Littlejohn says the chamber lacks money to last May and the year, seeking 7000 for promotion and cleanup costs. With only 502 in the bank and 13,750 needed June to October, officials warn that dues are not covering operations.
Area 1 Ai ken County plans to keep four elementary music teachers temporarily despite rumors of discontinuation. Beasley said teachers will be rehired next year but cannot guarantee the program’s duration. Myers cited money and accreditation needs, suggesting librarians may stay over the music staff.
Dr. Jones urged reforms in higher education noting freshmen flunk-out rates are high and students aren t turned on by the current process He called for varied learning experiences and said expansion of USC s Aiken branch should look to the future without becoming a replica of the old university.
A defense witness testified that Angela Davis bought a shotgun 46 hours before a 1970 courthouse invasion. The weapon was bought to defend the Solomon Brotherhood Defense Committee's San Francisco headquarters.
A London dispatch reports that England now has no more than six hundred bona fide butlers remaining. The figure reflects a sharp decline in a century old profession as households modernize.
The South Carolina Supreme Court affirmed Judge Julius B. Ness's January ruling allowing a $2.5 million general obligation bond issue to fund a relocated county courthouse on ten acres between Park and Richland Avenues near the state highway shop. Harold C. Morris sued on behalf of local property owners, arguing for a central city site.
Larry Abney and Gil Maroney of Aiken have been accepted by the Dallas Police Department and will join the Dallas Police Academy in June. Both men served as public safety cadets for the Aiken City Police Department while studying at USCA. Abney, an accounting major, was student body president. Maroney, a business administration major, was vice-president.
In Columbia the South Carolina Senate moved to agree on a date for the Democratic primary after a three-judge panel accepted a 16-district reapportionment plan. Filing resumes are allowed but a date fix postpones the June 13 primary.
James Walker, public relations director, says the department has tried to work individually with residents as Valley Road drainage causes flooding in yards. Builders are constructing walls to resolve some problems.
An 18 year old Don Juan Williams was charged with assault and battery of a high and aggravated nature after a scuffle among 32 students at the Aiken County Vocational Center as buses were boarding. Ladson A. Baker and Jerry Spires were treated for injuries. Baker reportedly kicked in the throat. Coroner J L Gregory reported the death of Leon Sweat from head injuries after he jumped from a car on secondary highway 732. Police noted thefts from a home and a boat missing from Ludlow Lake. Public safety chief praised over 100 student traffic guards with upcoming awards and a wiener roast and swim party.
The Senate majority defeated an attempt to send the $23.1 billion higher education bill to conference with House amendments. Pell led the push for keeping antibusing provisions, while Javits warned the bill could slow desegregation. The measure would create a general federal grant program for colleges, with funds for desegregation, Indian education, and vocational and occupational education, while banning gender discrimination in admission.
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