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Newspaper
Aiken Standard
Location
Aiken, South Carolina, United States of America
Date
May 29, 1973
Page
3
The Aiken Area Council on Aging designates May as Senior Citizens Month under President Nixon. Charles Thomas chairs a fundraising drive to secure $8,000 by July 1 to receive matching funds from the South Carolina Commission on Aging and sustain programs. The council offers the Senior Citizen Discount Program.
The Aiken County Chapter of the American Red Cross cited area donors for service. Names include Edward F. Becker with nine gallons and Gordon Cox with eight gallons, among many others reaching from four to one gallon.
In a St. Louis Spring Nationals semi final, Jack Kennedy and D A Hadden of Shreveport won the event edging Kit Walsey and Steve Robinson of Washington DC. The hand featured a six heart slam with precise play by Hadden and Kennedy and a key spade lead by Kennedy. East and West posted a top score on the deal.
The Rev. W. E. Starnes has assumed the role as minister of Warrenville Baptist Church succeeding the Rev. Oliver Howard at the Warrenville church.
Southern Bell urges digging caution as summer projects begin to avoid cutting underground telephone cables. Last month 12 cables were severed costing about $1,500 in repair hours, with 800 customers in the Aiken Group affected. The company advises calling the telephone company before any digging.
Water Safety Courses Set offers free junior and senior life saving and water safety instruction this summer in Aiken. Classes start June 4 at Eustis Park Pool with morning 9 to 11 am and evening 8 to 10 pm sessions. Registration at Red Cross Office 267 Laurens Street SW.
Clemson University alumni kick off a 1973 Personal Contact Program countywide in Aiken to boost the Alumni Loyalty Fund. The drive aims to surpass last year’s $1,062,633 with in-person visits by the Alumni Association to all Clemson alumni in the state. Albert George of Aiken heads the county executive council coordinating the effort.
The American Red Cross continues an appeal for funds to aid disaster victims across the country including floods and tornadoes. Contributions may be sent to the Aiken County Chapter at 267 Laurens Street SW or P O Box 384 Aiken. Local quota for disaster relief is $2 159 00.
Dr W Calvin Smith of the University of South Carolina Aiken attended a Library of Congress symposium in Washington DC celebrating the Bicentennial of American Independence. The May 10 11 event focused on Fundamental Testaments of the American Revolution and four key documents: Common Sense Declaration of Independence Articles of Confederation and the 1783 Paris Peace Treaty.
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