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Newspaper

Aiken Standard

Location

Aiken, South Carolina, United States of America

Date

Nov 20, 1973

Page

2

Deaths And Funerals Mrs James Irvin Jones Aiken

Mrs Sylvia Becht Jones of 36 Ward Circle Aiken died Sunday at Aiken County Hospital from a personal safety related gunshot wound. Funeral at 3 p.m. in Poseys Chapel Graniteville with Rev John S Pollock. burial Graniteville Cemetery. Survived by widower one daughter Evelyn Teresa Jones and several relatives. pallbearers named.

James Irvin Sylvia Becht) Jones Ward Aiken Aiken County J.L. Gregory Charles W. Jones John Baird Jeffery Larson Bill Lot H.R. Bagnal J.W. Woodward Evelyn Jones Gaston Road Ext

Mrs J L Leopard Sr obituary in Augusta Georgia

Mrs. J L Leopard Sr 46 of 522 Berry St Martinez died Monday in a local hospital. Funeral arrangements by Elliott Sons Funeral Home. Native of Statesboro Ga she lived in Augusta most of life employed at Barney's Pharmacy Baptist. Survived by son Jack L Leopard Jr and daughter Tina Leopard both of Martinez mother Frances Richardson three brothers W L Richardson Rufus Richardson and Cecil Richardson McDuffie County.

Augusta Jack L Eloise Richardson) Leopard Berry St Martinez Elliott Sons Funeral Home Statesboro Barney’s Pharmacy Jack L. Leopard Jr Tina Leopard Frances Richardson McDuffie County W.L. Richardson Rufus Richardson Belvedere Cecil Richardson

Mrs Roscoe Burns Ruth Carpenter Burns Dies at 78

Mrs Roscoe Burns also known as Ruth Carpenter Burns aged 78 of 226 Barnard Ave SE Aiken died Sunday in an Augusta Hospital Funeral services were held today at 11 a.m. in the chapel of George Funeral Home Ai

Roscoe Ruth Carpenter) Burns Barnard Ave S.E Aiken Augusta Chapel of George Funeral Home

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Belvedere Woman Mrs H P Padgett dies in Belvedere Ga

Mrs Har mon P Padgett of 333 Serpentine Drive Belvedere Ga died Monday at home with services Wednesday at 10 am at Immanuel Baptist Church officiated by Revs Joseph W Smith and Jack M Corry Burial in Harlem Ga City Cemetery She native of Waverly Ga had lived in Belvedere two years Survived by four sons Lester C Padgett Charleston William M Padget Augusta the Rev Harold R Padgett Belvedere James B Padgett North Augusta one daughter Mrs Renva Clifford Augusta five brothers Robert Seats Indianapolis Walter Seats Augusta Bernard Seats Harlem Ga Rudolph Seats Colorado Herbert Seats Columbus Ga two sisters Mrs May Cawley Augusta Mrs Allene Moore Harlem Pallbearers were grandsons Honorary Pallbearers Bethany Sunday School Class

Belvedere Harmon P Bertha Marie Sears) Padgett Serpentine Drive Immanuel Baptist Church Joseph W. Smith Jack M. Corry Harlem Waverly Bethany Lester C. Padgett Charleston William M. Padget Augusta Harold R. Padgett James B. Padgett North Augusta Renva Clifford Robert Seats Indianapolis Ind Walter Seats Bernard Seats Rudolph Seats Colorado Herbert Columbus May Cawley Allene Moore

Miller Rites Planned for Mrs. M. W. Miller in Aiken

Mrs. Maurice W. Miller 72 of 654 Vincent St. N.E. Aiken died at home. Native of New Orleans she had lived in Aiken six years. Survived by widower and two sons Elmo J. Miller Somerset NJ and Maurice W. Miller Jr. Chicago IL. Memorial services to be announced by George Funeral Home Aiken. Friends may call at the fu

Maurice W Beatrice Tranchina) Miller Vincent St. N.E Aiken George Funeral Home New Orleans Elmo J. Miller Somerset N.J Maurice W. Miller Jr Chicago Ill

Ridge Spring Mourns Bill B Padgett

Bill B Padgett 50 of Ridge Spring died Monday at an Augusta hospital. Funeral services 3 p m Wednesday at Ridge Spring Baptist Church officiated by Revs Rufus Chaney worth and Paul Sullivan. Burial Ridge Spring Cemetery. He worked 19 years at Savannah River Plant. Survived by son Wade Padgett Manning. sisters Mrs Sarah Powell Ridge Spring and Mrs Tiny Harmon Saluda. brothers Colie Padgett Edgefield and Sam Padgett Batesburg. Cumbee Funeral Home Ridge Spring in charge.

Ridge Spring Bill B. Padgett Augusta Ridge Spring Baptist Church Rufus Chaneyworth Paul Sullivan Saluda County Savannah River Hampton Lodge Wade Padgett Manning S.C Sarah Powell Tiny Harmon Saluda Colie Padgett Edgefield Sam Padgett Batesburg Cumbee Funeral Home

Frist outlines plan for new county hospital facility

Site locations to be studied in December as county officials consider proposals for an eight to ten million dollar brick and steel hospital including land and equipment. The hospital aims to provide acute emergency care with competitive rates, modeled after a Richmond, Virginia facility visited by commissioners.

Frist Richmond

Professional Opera Planned for Aiken County

The South Carolina Opera Guild announced a February professional chamber opera to be produced in Aiken County. Singers will be professionals from metropolitan areas with piano and string quartet. funding from the guild, Augusta Opera Association, and possibly a federal grant. New officers elected include Mrs. William Murphy president and Mrs. H.W. Thurlow secretary with Victor Montenogloh as treasurer.

South Carolina Opera Guild Aiken County Augusta Terrance Cuske Ed Bradberry Augusta Opera Association Robert B. McKellar Guild William Murphy Ed Hennelly H.W. Thurlow Victor I. Montengohl

Hydrogen powered trucks eyed as fuel future

Los Alamos scientists and researchers at several labs study hydrogen powered vehicles. They warn fossil fuels are finite and expect the nation may run largely on hydrogen in a few decades as a virtually inexhaustible energy source.

Los Alamos N.M

Beech Island Plant Appoints New Operation Manager and Director

New manager appointed at Beech Island plant to oversee operations and in 1969 named manufacturing director for Kimberly-Clark household products in Neenah Wisconsin. Since 1970 he serves as mill manager at the New Milford Connecticut plant. the family has resided in Aiken since March 1971.

Upp Beech Island Neenah, Wis Kimberly-Clark New Milford

Allied Gulf Hires Three For Barnwell Nuclear Plant

James H. Mestepey American Gulf Production Supervisor joins Allied Gulf Nuclear Services as production superintendent of the Barnwell facility to oversee start up and operation of converting uranyl nitrate output to uranium hexafluoride. Also joining are Herman J. Baker and Melvin N. Tate in engineering and safety roles with ties to Iran and Michigan respectively.

Barnwell James H. Mestepey AFO Allied Gulf Nuclear Services Mestepey Ufo Allied Gulf Metropolis Works Metropolis Ill Louisiana State University Herman J. Baker Melvin N. Tate Baker Shahpur Chemical Co., Ltd Iran Washington and Lee University Clemson University Aiken Dawn Mary Eric Carl Taie Safety and Environmental Control Department Tate Consumers Power Company Palisades New Haven Mich Wayne State University Public Health Service University of Michigan Karren Parker Jon

Energy Policy Shultz Pushes Sharp Energy Use Limits

Shultz tells the Senate committee the nation must be relentless in curbing consumer energy use. Germany Denmark Holland Belgium ban Sunday driving amid oil squeeze. defense officials shift to smaller cars to save fuel. Klasen warns Christmas mail could suffer from fuel cuts including 300 daily flight eliminations. Environmental Defense Fund seeks bus speed relief. Love cites East Coast residual oil surge. DiBona warns winter fuel shortfalls and thermostat limits to cut heating fuel deliveries by 20 percent.

Treasury George P. Shultz Senate Foreign Relations Committee Germany Denmark Holland Belgium Europe Pentagon Defense James R. Schlesinger Environmental Defense Fund National Science Foundation Love DiBona Congressional Economic Committee New England East Coast

Installment Selling Origins Traced to France Over a Century

The article notes that installment selling in the country was adopted from French practice more than one hundred years ago. It discusses how lenders and retailers introduced monthly payment plans shaping consumer credit and retail finance.

France

County asks sheriff to assess 60 day crackdown impact

Aiken County Board of Commissioners directs Sheriff Paul D. Grant to study the effect of raids and heightened patrols on crime and gambling in Aiken County. Chairman Harold Graybeal asks for a written report within 60 days, due by January 15.

Richland County Aiken County Beck Augusta Anderson Richmond County Board of Commissioners Grant Harold Graybeal

Community Calendar Highlights For Aiken North Augusta This Week

Local organizations list meetings and events across Aiken and North Augusta. Notable items include council meetings, service club gatherings, cultural activities, youth sports awards, and public health clinics scheduled today and tomorrow at various venues such as Georgia Railroad Bank Au gusta North Augusta Recreation Center and Commercial Hotel.

Georgia Railroad Bank Daniel Village Augusta Aiken Council of Social Agencies Aiken TEC School Aiken County Horse Creek Valley Sertoma Club American Legion Hut Gloverville Ted Willis North Augusta Recreation Center North Augusta Toastmaster Club Chess Club Virginia Acres Beech Island First State National Bank Ann Hoval

Sheriff Grant Hospitalized After Minor Surgery

Aiken County Sheriff Paul D. Grant underwent minor surgery this morning at Doctors Hospital in Augusta at 8 30 am. A spokesman said he would likely return home tomorrow.

Aiken County Augusta

War and Peace Debuts on PBS Tonight

A nine part dramatization of Tolstoy's War and Peace premieres on PBS tonight. The production, three years in preparation and a year in making, comes from the BBC and previously aired in England last year in 20 installments of 45 minutes each.

Television Washington Leo Tolstoy Public Broadcasting System British Broadcasting Co England

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