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Newspaper
Aiken Standard
Location
Aiken, South Carolina, United States of America
Date
May 25, 1972
Page
2
Mrs. H K Leila E Holmes, 80, died yesterday at Edgefield County Hospital. Funeral arrangements will be announced by Mercantile Funeral Home of Edgefield.
S T Dobbs 47 of Johnston died Tuesday. Amos and Sons Funeral Home Johnston to announce. He belonged to Lotts Grove Baptist Church. Survived by widow Justine. sons Eugene Dobbs Aiken and S T Dobbs Jr Johnston. daughter Lilly Belle Mathis Johnston. Parents Mr and Mrs John Dobbs. seven sisters Pauline Hartley Ruth Freeman Doreen Johnson Nancy Miles Mary Ann Johnson Edith Dobbs Annie Henderson. three brothers Leroy Cherry Wallace Dobbs John Dobbs.
Mrs Sallie Meads Hood of 540 Grant Ave North Augusta widow of Isaac D Hood died Tuesday at a local infirmary Funeral services were held today at 4 pm at Poseys Funeral Home chapel with Rev Robert H Ledbetter and Rev Neil Cochran officiating Burial was at Westover Memorial Park Pallbearers named Malcolm McPherson David Faircloth Bill Greenway Guy Hall Bob Logan and Marcellus Verdery She was Georgia born living in North Augusta nine years a retired Graniteville Company employee and member of the Ladies Auxiliary to the Brotherhood of Railroad Trainmen Surviving are three daughters Mrs Vernon D Verdery Eunice D Hood both of North Augusta two sons Lester D Hood Augusta Isaac D Hood Jr Verona NY Mrs Jack Bazel Tacoma WA one sister Mrs Bertha Putman Manassa VA and two brothers E H Meads Augusta Roger Meads Martinez
The Aiken Standard, established 1867, publishes afternoons except Saturday and Sunday from 124 Rutland Drive Aiken South Carolina. It declares AP dispatches exclusive use for local news and AP material. It warns no responsibility for ad errors with corrections in next issue and lists mail and carrier rates.
Tony Holley a 15 year old from Aiken won first runner up in a state teen talent contest at Thermont Avenue Church of God in Greenville. He competed with pianists from across the state and is the son of Mr and Mrs Earl B Holley of 3416 Seneca Ave. He has six years of piano study under Mrs Dorinda Cato.
RCA Laboratories announces a front mounted radar system to warn drivers of close following distances and reduce rear end collisions. The device could auto regulate throttle and brakes, with mass production hoped within five years at 50 to 100 dollars per car and a reflector requirement for rear license plates.
Bath Langley Bath Clearwater High School has announced four students chosen for Palmetto Boys State. Delegates headed to The Citadel Charleston June 4 to 11 include Spencer Glenn Beard Michael James Rhoden Gregory Marvin Jones and Wayne Cole. Sponsored by L B C American Legion Post 153 are three students with Cole sponsored by Aiken County Voiture 1177 Forty and Eight.
The Aiken Duplicate Bridge Club convenes at 7 30 p m at the Senior Citizens Clubhouse. The Aiken Recreation Department gathers 12 30 to 3 30 p m at Virginia Acres Activity House. The Senior Citizens Club meets at 7 30 p m in the Do Clubhouse in Cros.
North Augusta will join 75 Southeastern cities in Roanoke Virginia to compete for HANDS top honors. Local representatives include Mrs. R L Smith and Mrs L R Smith. The team seeks prize money to improve on a past $500 SNAPS beautification award from two years ago.
The article notes a two part agreement to limit strategic nuclear weapons to be signed on Friday and a machinery to pursue U.S.-Soviet trade questions. It mentions possible sizable grain sales to the Soviet Union and Nixon's talks with Brezhnev Podgorny Kosygin and Andrei Aleksandrov. Nixon and Kissinger were accompanied by National Security Council staff. Nixon planned limited time in Zelenograd but kept talks open. The Nixons would attend a Bolshoi Ballet Swan Lake performance tonight.
E. E. Child, founder and Director Emeritus of Palmetto Savings and Loan in Aiken, marked his 92nd birthday at the Aiken Nursing Home. A party organized by Mrs. Fran Conant featured friends, a poem, and Child’s quip about loving women amid remarks about returning to service.
Equestrian lobby failed to secure a horse underpass or bridge as the planned bypass proceeds. State officials say no horse path is justified by the chosen location while promising two miles of fencing along the highway near APS property to improve safety for riders.
The Budget and Control Board approved construction of a new state office building in Columbia for 14 agencies currently paying 460 290 annually in rent. Officials estimate costs at up to 4.5 million with about 150 000 square feet of space needed at roughly 30 per square foot.
The Agriculture Department reports the market basket price for a typical family dropped by 9 dollars in April with farmers absorbing 3 and middlemen 6 of the cut. The annual rate stood at 1283 dollars, down 0.7 percent from March but up 0.7 percent from January and 3.7 percent from last April.
The June 27 primary faces a 60 day review by the Justice Department, with concerns the department may strike the numbered seat clause. Republicans rush to file with only 10 days for nominating conventions, while counties like Aiken Lexington and Greenville use primaries to choose candidates. If no opposition, GOP filings appear on the November ballot. The party must decide this Saturday whether to hold nominating conventions or another method amid cross county districts.
Astronomers in Pasadena report the brightest exploding star seen in 35 years. They warn observatories worldwide to monitor its death throes as they study how a star burns its fuel collapses and explodes. Charles Rowland of CALTECH remarks the finding could yield key insights into pulsar formation.
The defense finished its case without calling Angela Davis to testify. The 28 year old black Communist was not asked to take the stand as the trial in San Jose California moved toward verdicts.
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