African American museum concerns spark debate over funding
A letter questions the upkeep and expenses of a proposed African American museum in South Carolina. The author argues it could become a money pit, cites NAACP travel guidance, and urges a public vote amid worries about competing community projects. The note also mentions Ferma Club plans for a shaded eight-lane pool sports complex on Whiskey Road.
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NAACP
South Carolina
Fermata Club
Aiken
Whiskey Road
Readers weigh in on racism and local issues in letters
Letter writers criticize misuse of racism terms while discussing the NAACP Savannah River tanks and the Aiken Standard page content. Calls for fact checking on public topics and notes on the New Ellenton Police Chief firing, urging brief replies via Talkback and email.
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Aikenstandard
Aiken
Niue Missionary Recalls Cyclone Rescue and Relief
Dennis Taylor of Aiken returned with wife Janice to Niue after four decades to find a country village changed by Cyclone Heta. They endured 14 hours of 187 mph winds, aided recovery, and started the Nine Island Recovery Fund to aid four Niue families through donations to The Niue Islands Recovery Fund at Dennis Taylor, 1208 Evans Road, Aiken SC 29803.
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Dennis Taylor
Aiken
Taylor
Janice
Heta
Taylors
Andrew
South Florida
U.S
Nine Island Recovery Fund
Niue Islands
Evans Road
Savannah River
Savannah River National Laboratory
Janice Taylor
New Zealand
Rob Novit
South Pacific
Rushton earns praise for shop safety screen invention
Aiken County Public Works welder Oscar Rushton salvaged tubing and canvas to create a portable weld screen protecting co workers from flash and UV IR radiation. The effort earned a $50 safety bonus at a April council meeting and recognition for improving shop safety.
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Public Works Department
May Royal Road
Oscar Rushton
Rushton
Howard
Wates
J.C. Lexow
Flexow
Aikenstandard
Riddick outlines Aiken County’s 1950s boom towns and new schools
Aiken County Historical Society president Allen Riddick traces the 1950s surge sparked by the Savannah River Site. He cites 30 plus new schools from 1951 to 1955, the 1954 opening of Aiken High School, new neighborhoods, tract housing, and a flood of businesses from McCrory to Belk as well as price and rent changes.
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Aiken County Historical Society
Savannah River
Aiken County
Allen Riddick
Memory Lane
Aiken Standard and Review
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Atomic Energy Commission
Aiken
Aiken High School
Rutland Drive
Millbrook
Aiken Estates
Harlem Heights
Crosland Park
Robbins Trailer
McCrory
Woolworth and
Belk
Mitchell
Fox Drive-In
Pine Log
Whiskey Roads
Alvano
First Baptist Church
South Airicn Presbyterian
First Baptist
J.C. Lexow
Flexow
Aikenstandard
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