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Newspaper
Aiken Standard
Location
Aiken, South Carolina, United States of America
Date
Oct 04, 1972
Page
4
A diary style October note describes cool winds and park crowds on October 1, autumn breezes and heat turning on on October 2, and hazy sunrises with busy squirrels on October 3. It reflects on bird migration, fall scents, and neighborhood quirks including Wimple the cat and a jay’s feast.
South reaches six spades after Blackwood and heart control handling. North shows a 13 15 high card range, West misleads with overruff in diamonds, and a club finesse secures the final tricks for declarer to claim the contract.
Graniteville Co receives a second place award for its stockholder annual report in the textile classification from the 1973 Annual Report Survey by Financial World. A certificate will be presented at the 28th Annual Report Awards Banquet at the New York Hilton on Oct. 25. Spruce Knob, at 4,862 feet, is West Virginia's highest point while the Potomac near Harpers Ferry sits at 240 feet.
The Great Atlantic & Pacific Tea Co. reports a sharp quarterly loss amid rising food-price competition. A&P alongside others expect slim margins, while Safeway posts rising profits and volume. Bohack calls A&P moves desperate and cites unfair competition.
Teacher training sessions for child evangelism will meet at 7 p m on Mondays at Gloverville Baptist Church and 7 p m on Tuesdays at Westside Baptist Church on Vaucluse Road. An earlier release had reversed the days and locations.
John Garrson and Phil ip Arthur Pridgen, agents in the Aiken branch of Liberty Life Insurance Co., recently completed a sales skills school at Liberty Life's Greenville, South Carolina headquarters.
Mrs. W H Winans of Aiken, president of the South Carolina Association for Retarded Children, will lead a four member Palmetto State delegation to the 23rd annual convention of the National Association for Retarded Children in Montreal Canada, held with the fifth International Congress on Mental Retardation. Accompanying her are Sylvia Moore, Elaine Eilenburg, and Jack Nimmick, all ARC and council officials from Columbia Spartanburg and Charleston County.
Paramedical Ambulance Service of Aiken County will no longer accept Medicare assignments. Manager John Surles cites substantial losses in three months as charges under Medicare aren’t paid in full. Medicare patients will be billed directly, then told how to file for reimbursement, while Medicaid claims will continue to be processed.
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