Salley Chitlin Strut draws thousands for fall parade
Salley prepares for the Chitlin Strut festival held the first Saturday after Thanksgiving. Chitlin beauty contest Friday night, Wagener-Salley vs Williston-Elko football semi final Friday, parade Saturday at 10 a.m. Grand Marshals are the widow and son of the late Ben Dekle. Eight tons of chitlins to be eaten with barbecue and other concessions available.
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Salley
Mary Ethel Clamp
Augusta
Clamp
Crescent City Vocational School
Ben Dekle
Columbia
Fridays Bring Boisterous Returners at Library
Two girls burst into the library on Friday afternoon squealing and bouncing as they dropped returned books on the desk before leaving. The librarian remarked philosophically that it’s the Fridays that bring such behavior.
Energy price to go up this winter eyed by textile firms
Textile executives warn that energy costs will rise this winter amid a projected gas supply outlook. Graniteville Company president Robert Timmerman says no shortage is expected but prices will climb. United Merchants and Manufacturing senior VP Thomas Carter notes higher costs yet no shortage, with five Horse Creek Valley facilities affected.
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Aiken County
Graniteville Company
United Merchants and Manufacturing
Owens-Corning
Robert P. Timmerman
Timmerman
Merman
Carter
Thomas W. Carter
Um&m
Horse Creek Valley
Greenwood Ends Season For Buck
A brief sports item notes Greenwood ends its season for Buck with coverage on Inside Today page IB. The segment references local features and other sections including comics Dear Abby editorials obituaries and weather.
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Aiken County
Dear Abby
North Augusta Council to Meet with Wrecker, Sewer, and Office Plans
The North Augusta City Council will meet tomorrow at 8 p.m. in City Hall. The agenda includes first reading of an ordinance amending Chapter 21 on wrecker service, plus three new business items: sewer relocation funding on East Martin Town Road, an employee performance appraisal system, and renovation of city administrative office space. A 7 p.m. pre council meeting and a public hearing on Lake Avenue rezoning follow the regular session.
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North Augusta
Lake Avenue
Marshall Cain Plans Public Meeting on Pornography Law Revisions
Marshall Cain hosts a public meeting at 5 p.m. in the Aiken County office complex to discuss revisions to pornographic laws. He proposes two options: statewide amendments or changes to the Home Rule Bill granting county councils local law authority. He will also report on plans for a Crosland Park stoplight at Aldrich Street and U.S. 1.
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Marshall Cain
Aiken
Cain
Crosland Park
Aldrich Street
U.S. 1
Council Debates Prisoner Care Policy Change
Aiken County Council plans to discuss a resolution tomorrow at 7 p.m. to curb prison medical and dental care spending. The measure would place prisoner care under the Indigent Health Care officer, review each case for indigent eligibility, and take effect immediately upon passage.
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Aiken County
Aiken
Warner
Federal pay overhaul proposed to cut blue collar raises
President Carter backs major pay reform drafting to Congress. Proposals include halving blue collar raise growth until rates match outside levels, changing white collar raise formulas, and paying clerical staff at local wage rates. Officials estimate blue collar cuts could save about 500 million dollars annually if enacted.
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Washington
Carter
Congress
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