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Newspaper
Aiken Standard
Location
Aiken, South Carolina, United States of America
Date
Nov 10, 1978
Page
10
A reader defends living with a partner and eight shared children while awaiting marriage. Abby expresses concern that very young children may view marriage as unimportant, urging mature handling and family values.
The School Food Service presents a week of menus for November 13 17 during National Education Week. Each weekday offers a main dish plus sides and desserts with activities in Aiken County schools. Menu highlights include pizza on Monday fish on Tuesday barbecue or fried chicken Wednesday corn dogs Thursday and vegetable beef soup Friday with fruit and dairy items.
Augusta College Theater presents J M Synge lively Irish comedy The Playboy of the Western World tonight and tomorrow at 8 p m and Sunday at 3 p m Admission free with college ID $1 students and $2 general public Tickets at box office Announcements include Atlanta quilt exhibit Southern Comfort and Middleton Place Plantation Days events with free exhibit admission and weekend activities Exhibition runs through Dec 31 with hours listed In Charleston a Plantation Days preview at Middleton Place Nov 18 19 and a Japanese Indonesian fabric art exhibit at USC McKissick Museum through Nov 22 A Lyceum Series lecture recital American Piano Music and the Future by Neely Bruce free of charge in Augusta Also Smithsonian History of American advertising exhibit Nov 13 Dec 9 at Erskine College Center Free admission in Due West and a Low Country Christmas Festival at Gaillard Auditorium next week with daily hours 11 a m to 10 p m
The Christian Women's Club of Aiken hosts a salad luncheon at Houndslake Country Club on November 16 at 2 p.m. Guest speaker Jo Cook of Decatur Alabama, Craft Junction presentation, and vocalist Delores Lindley. Luncheon price 3.75 with free nursery at Town Creek Baptist Church. Reservations to Mrs Sam Thorpe or Mrs D J Brunson.
The Gamma Rho Chapter of Beta Sigma Phi met at Lindy Bell's home for its first regular October session with Freida Walker Ann Gordon and Faye Nelson as guests as Mary Jeffcoat led a program Learning to Earn. A second October meeting covered new bylaws and guidelines by president June Yarborough. A Halloween party was hosted by Kay Marbert for members and guests. The Audubon Planters Garden Club met at Carole Anne Smiths home with Vicki Derrick drawing the winning hand embroidered floral quilt sold by members. winner was Mieke Defever. New officers elected: Vicki Alen president Mary Jacob vice president Frances Garner secretary Jean Simons treasurer.
Mr and Mrs George F Stanton of Aiken announce a son George Shelton born Oct 30 at Aiken Community Hospital. Grandparents Jacob Mills Langley and Mary A Stanton Winsted Conn. Also Sherry Lynn born Oct 29 to Mr and Mrs James Edward Derrick of Aiken with grandparents Reginald Derrick Langley and Thomas Raborn Aiken. plus William Lawrence born Nov 3 to Mr and Mrs Robert F Epps III Aiken, grandparents Mrs Richard D Elliott Jr Williamston NC and Mr and Mrs R Fleetwood Epps Lake City. Finally Blaine Keith Jr born Nov 6 to Mr and Mrs Blaine Keith Bachelder Batesburg and Henry L Jones and Mr and Mrs Wendell Lorimer Batesburg.
Pfc James E Sanders a 1977 Leavelle McCampbell High graduate completed a Nike missile radar and computer repair course at the Army Missile and Munitions Center Redstone Arsenal Alabama He is the son of Mr and Mrs James Sanders of Graniteville Two Aiken County men Pfc Morris F Maxey and Spec 4 Donald J Boyd served with American and allied troops in REFORGER 78 NATOs largest yearly exercise in Germany Also listed are birth notices from local families including Donald Loyd Jr born Oct 28 to Donald and Barbara Roberts of Aiken and Daryl Neil born Oct 26 to Richard Cutler of Windsor and Windsor area families Christopher Paul Hamilton born Oct 23 at Anderson Memorial Hospital. grandson of Edward Lee Hamilton and Harold Holbrook. announced by Paul Ray Hamilton and wife in Anderson
The Aiken Public Library announces two new books to spark ideas and solutions. The Ann Landers Encyclopedia promises emotional medical sexual social and spiritual guidance from Ms Landers and leading medical professors. It covers A to Z topics from acne to widowhood and zoonoses.
The 4 H Horse Club holds a house tack and riding apparel yard sale tomorrow from 8 am to 4 pm at the 4 H Clubhouse on Williamsburg Street behind the Farmer's Market. Open to all to sell buy or trade.
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