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Newspaper
Aiken Standard
Location
Aiken, South Carolina, United States of America
Date
Nov 22, 1987
Page
13
Salley residents prepare for the annual Chitlin Strut starting Friday with a beauty pageant at the old Salley High School gym at 7 30 p.m. Saturday features a parade at 10 a.m. The event, held the Saturday after Thanksgiving, blends local pageantry with traditional chitlin scents and community celebration.
The Aiken Jaycees announce their annual Christmas parade on December 6 at 6 p m with prizes for best civic government commercial religious and youth floats. Organizations or individuals interested in entering should contact Lin Livingston.
An Aiken man Willie Davis Jr. 25 was arrested Thursday and charged with armed robbery in a Nov. 12 incident in front of the Beech Island Package Shop. Charles B. Pendleton of Augusta reported the robbery in front of the store. Sheriff Carrol Heath announced Friday.
Acting on information from prior arrests, deputies executed a search warrant at the Bath home of Thomas L. Faircloth Sr. 40, and Barbara L. 34. Officials recovered a stolen Chow dog and about an ounce of marijuana. The couple faces felony charges of buying and receiving stolen property and possession of marijuana with intent to distribute.
Aiken resident reports a Friday break in where a burglar jimmied the front door and took about $50 in coins from a piggy bank. A separate West Aiken burglary occurred the same day with four guns and electronics stolen, with the homeowner saying the thief used a key left under the door mat.
A Trenton man Edward D. Myers, 29, was charged with arson and assault after an Aiken woman said he set a fire in her home on November 13 and prevented her escape. Myers was booked into the Aiken County Detention Center on Thursday.
Clayton L. Vause, 17, of Aiken, and three others pleaded guilty to burglary and larceny in connection with October home break-ins in Aiken and Windsor. Vause faces possible Youthful Offender Act sentencing, with adult options later. other defendants await evaluations. Sheriff Heath cited 60 break-ins solved and over $10,000 recovered.
William Bell, a Clemson graduate running 1600 acres, pursues diversification to weather volatile markets. He splits his day between field work with strawberry pickers, cattle checks, cotton planting, delivering produce, and engaging customers at his pick-your-own stand while supporting family.
Harriet Delaney seeks a conditional use to permit 16 237 acres with horses north of Dibble Road and east of Rhone Street. The meeting will also address rezoning proposals for nearby properties, a subdivision, annexations, and a 72 hour vehicle parking ban.
National Farm-City Week activities launch in Aiken County with a breakfast featuring Bill Riser and a tour of The Groves Nursery. A special program on landscaping for next fall’s color is planned Tuesday at Grace United Methodist Church annex featuring Ted Stephens of Nurseries Caroliniana. The event is free and open to the public.
The Associated Press reports three traffic deaths over the weekend in South Carolina. A 16 year old Neeses driver Wade Donald Williams and 40 year old passenger Bud J. Scott died when their car hit a tree on U.S. 321 in Orangeburg County. A separate pedestrian death involved Charles Geiger Jr. 40 of Ridgeway struck on U.S. 2 near Ridgeway.
Public interest groups and lawmakers voiced support for South Carolina Mental Health Commissioner Joseph Bevilacqua at a Columbia news conference. They credited his leadership with opening the department and improving patient care while acknowledging ongoing problems and the need for reform.
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