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Newspaper
Aiken Standard
Location
Aiken, South Carolina, United States of America
Date
Oct 08, 1969
Page
7
The page blends a Libra to Pisces weekly horoscope section with a photo caption noting Presbyterian College President Marc C. Weersing receiving a $10,000 Edward B. Kenney Americanism Scholarship from Sen. Strom Thurmond. Kenney, a 1950 HC graduate, later joined Thurmond's staff on the Senate Armed Forces Committee.
Mrs. De Lorenzo of Levittown New York leads a beef price boycott and clashes with Chairman Monagan over testimony as she questions who pockets the extra money while prices drop locally but not wholesale. She says the movement has spread to Connecticut Colorado and Virginia and has tied to a Florida protest.
Church Women United will hold their annual Fall Rummage Sale at Friendship Baptist Church on Richland Avenue near Kershaw Street. Donations of household goods and fall or winter clothing accepted Thursday 10 a.m. to 3 p.m. Sale runs Friday and Saturday.
James B Williams has been named staff manager of Liberty Life Insurance Companys Aiken branch. He joined in 1968 as a representative and is a 1969 President's Club member. Williams is a White Pond native, Williston Elko graduate, and lives with his wife Peggy and four children at 119 Shannon Lane in Aiken. H C Morris leads the Aiken office at 235 Barnwell Street.
Rep. Marshall Cain of Aiken leads the House Judiciary Election Laws Subcommittee to Atlanta for a study of punchcard ballots. The Greenville Chamber sponsors the trip as Atlanta completes its municipal election amid concerns over counting times and ballot issues. Also present are Heyward Belser and Thomas E. Smith.
About 50 Negro students remained absent from Lexington High after a walkout sparked by the band playing Dixie during a pep rally. Superintendent Rawls notes students suspended for rule violations must have a parent conference to return. parents seek bans on Dixie and Negro bus drivers amid limited group meetings with officials.
The page advertises help wanted for a nanny and maid with transportation, a service station mechanic, and carpet cleaning endorsements. It also features real estate listings for houses, a furnished apartment, and brick homes for sale, plus several autos including a 1968 Pontiac Catalina and a 1953 Cadillac with contact numbers and sale terms across Oct 3 to Oct 8.
If you know how to be beautiful, a million women will pay you for your secrets. Ambitious woman needed here to learn and teach professional makeup. Small business of your own possible on full or part time basis. Call Melody Martini or write Dept. 70185 1430 Peachtree N.W Atlanta Georgia. Also newspaper carrier needed for Oak Hill near New Ellenton. Call Mrs. Dorey for details. Oct. 2 TFN.
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